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France celebrates Bastille Day with a tribute to India amid tight security

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was guest of honour during France's Bastille Day celebrations on Friday, which are taking place under tight security two weeks after riots swept the country.

Radio France Internationale

India’s Modi guest of honour at France’s Bastille Day parade

Indian leader also awarded the French government’s highest honour in a visit marked by high-profile defence deals.

Al Jazeera

‘Just pathetic’: France’s ‘make do and mend’ green strategy proves divisive

Policies such as refunds for repairing old clothes put too much responsibility on consumers, say critics

The Guardian - UK

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London losing out to Paris and Milan over tourist shopping, says Burberry

British brand’s sales jump by 18% year on year on back of post-Covid bounceback in China

The Guardian - UK

The IOC says it will not invite Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris

While Russia and Belarus will not receive formal invitations, the International Olympic Committee says it will not stop athletes from the two countries from participating as neutral contestants.

WEKU

France celebrates Bastille Day with pomp, a tribute to India and extra police to prevent new unrest

France is celebrating its national holiday Friday with whizzing warplanes and a grand Bastille Day parade in Paris

The Independent UK

Wagner fighters are training Belarus defence forces, government says

Minsk said Friday that members of the Russia's Wagner mercenary group were acting as instructors for Belarusian territorial defence forces “in a number of military disciplines”, three weeks after the group's aborted rebellion in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Wagner "simply doesn't exist" as a distinct…

France 24

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Tour de France 2023 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days

A closer look at every day of the race from Bilbao to Paris

The Independent UK

Modi honoured for France's Bastille Day amid tightened security

French fighter jets trailed red-white-and-blue smoke over Paris monuments, families held picnics and firefighters hosted holiday balls around France to celebrate Bastille Day on Friday, a moment of much-needed festivity after mass protests, riots and political divisions that have riven the country this year.

France 24

Last-gasp Burian takes javelin silver at Para worlds

Australian javelin thrower Michal Burian has left it late to launch his silver medal-winning effort at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France.

AAP

Aspartame, the much-debated artificial sweetener

PARIS: The artificial sweetener aspartame, which is consumed by millions every day as a sugar substitute in products such as diet soft drinks, has long been the topic of fierce debate over its impact on health.

Bangkok Post

'Expect the unexpected' - Jai Hindley tips Tour de France GC battle to play out until Paris

Bora-Hansgrohe rider 'pretty keen' to take on the Alps but won't divulge the team plan for defining mountain stages ahead

Cycling News

African voices amplified by continental podcast explosion

Podcasts are on the rise in Africa. The huge sector has been dominated by voices from outside the continent, but more African producers are now turning to the mic to tell their stories. Also the European Court of Human Rights finds that South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya was discriminated…

France 24

India's Modi is guest of honor at Paris Bastille Day parade as Macron rebuffs human rights critics

France is staging a seduction campaign for visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, guest of honor at the annual Bastille Day parade Friday, as it looks to further strengthen cooperation on an array of topics ranging from climate to military sales and the strategic Indo-Pacific region

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‘The Lazy King’ Abdoul Abdouraguimov confident ‘the conquest of the world will start’ at UFC Paris

Hey, UFC, "The Lazy King" is just a phone call away and waiting for a contract so he can set his plan into motion.

Chicago Sun-Times

Olympic gold-medal gymnast Gabby Douglas looks to compete at 2024 Paris Games

Douglas announced on her Instagram page Thursday that she is making a comeback attempt, a dozen years after her triumph in London in 2012 and eight years after her last competition, the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

France 24

Modi on parade: Deals, displays and doubts as Indian PM visits France

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Paris this Thursday for a special visit. Modi is the guest of honour at the July 14 military parade on the Champs-Élysées, but his visit is also expected to deepen ties with New Delhi's oldest strategic partner in the West, with a deal…

The Hindu

Kipchoge to return to Berlin as part of Paris Olympic preparation

Eliud Kipchoge, world record holder, to race in Berlin on Sept. 24 in preparation for 2024 Paris Olympics. Kipchoge aims for hat-trick of Olympic wins, having won marathon gold in previous two Games.

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France steps up security for Bastille Day holiday to prevent resurgence of recent street violence

Recent riots have cast a shadow over France's Bastille Day national holiday, with an "exceptionnal" large-scale security operation planned for 13 and 14 July. In total, some 130,000 law enforcement officers will be mobilised over the weekend.

Al Jazeera

Military deals in focus as France rolls out red carpet for Modi

As Indian PM prepares for a lavish dinner at the Louvre with Macron, New Delhi gets closer to buying more jets and subs.

France 24

Olympic fever: Will Paris be ready for the 2024 Games?

Olympic fever is starting to crank up, a year ahead of Paris hosting the world's biggest sporting event. The French capital is determined ensure everything will be set fair for the opening ceremony on July 26, 2024. Although authorities say they're confident all the infrastructure will be ready for the…

The Independent UK

IOC declines to give Russia and Belarus formal invitations to Paris Olympics 1 year out

The IOC says Russia and Belarus won't get a formal invitation to the 2024 Paris Olympics when more than 200 national teams receive their traditional invites later this month

The Guardian - UK

What is the UAE Cop28 plan of climate action?

Sultan Al Jaber has laid out his long-awaited strategy at a meeting in Brussels

Cycling News

Jasper Philipsen's Tour de France domination inspires Monument ambitions

Following four Tour de France sprint wins Belgian sprinter confident he could win Paris-Roubaix with right conditions

France 24

Bastille Day: A brief history of France’s July 14 national holiday

France celebrates its fête nationale every year with fireworks, concerts and an extravagant military parade down the Champs-Élysées in the presence of the president, a bevy of politicians and often a foreign head of state as an honoured guest. The July 14 date of the fête commemorates two important events…

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