The Latest Breaking News from Bastille Day

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 · Jul 14, 2023

Tour de France stage 13 AS IT HAPPENED: Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier

Live updates from the thirteenth stage of the 2023 Tour de France on Bastille day

Cycling Weekly · Jul 14, 2023

As it happened: Kwiatkowski solos to victory on Tour de France stage 13

A punchy 137km from Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier on Bastille day

Cycling News · Jul 14, 2023

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 · Jul 14, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

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.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 13, 2023

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…

France 24 · Jul 13, 2023

India’s Modi heads for France to renew ties, preside over Bastille Day parade

Indian soldiers are in France ahead of the Bastille Day celebrations as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to preside over the national celebration in Paris and open a new chapter in bilateral ties.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 13, 2023

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 overlooking rights violations and democratic backsliding under Modi’s reign, France is sending the…

France 24 · Jul 13, 2023

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 will and means to deliver?

France 24 · Jul 13, 2023