Kwiatkowski wins Tour Stage 13, Pogacar closes gap on Vingegaard
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LE GRAND COLOMBIER, France — Little by little, Tadej Pogacar is making up for the time lost.The two-time Tour de France champion from Slovenia further cut into Jonas…
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‘Building bridges’ in a Parisian suburb amid fears that unrest will continue
From our special correspondent in Malakoff – A team of social workers tasked with preventing public disorder in the Paris suburb of Malakoff did the rounds ahead of Bastille Day after weeks of rioting. On a sunny weekend…
Poland’s Kwiatkowski wins Tour de France stage 13, Vingegaard retains lead
Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard held on to the overall lead of the Tour de France after a skirmish with Tadej Pogacar on the Grand Colombier mountain on Friday.
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France awards AFP journalist Arman Soldin, killed in Ukraine, its highest order of merit
France posthumously awarded AFP video journalist Arman Soldin, who was killed while working in Ukraine, the Legion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour) on Thursday.
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Modi honoured for France’s Bastille Day in shadow of nationwide riots
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be guest of honour for France's Bastille Day celebrations on Friday, which are set to take place under tight security two weeks after the country was swept by riots.…
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…
Modi gets a Bastille Day red carpet, but China can rain on the geostrategic parade
India’s promise as a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific led French President Emmanuel Macron to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi as guest of honour at the July 14 Bastille Day military parade. But does India have the…
Arms, not democratic values, on parade as Macron hosts India’s Modi on Bastille Day
French President Emmanuel Macron rolls out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Indian leader picked as guest of honour at this year’s July 14 Bastille Day military parade. But critics warn that by…
Riot fears cast a shadow over France’s Bastille Day celebrations
Recent riots have cast a shadow over France's beloved Bastille Day national holiday, which marks the start of the French revolution, with fireworks displays called off around the country, outraging some conservatives.…
Paris Olympic flame to be carried 68 days before the cauldron is lit
JEROME PUGMIRE
Associated Press
PARIS — The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will pass through 64 departments — including five overseas — and 400 towns over 68 days before the cauldron is…