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The head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “the safest place in the world” when the Games open. Tony Estanguet’s confident forecast, delivered a year ago, looks less far-fetched ahead of the opening ceremony Friday. Squadrons of police are patrolling Paris streets and fighter jets…

For the past five years, Agnès Poirier has had unique access to the army of artisans tasked with rebuilding the 12th-century ‘soul of France’

The head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “the safest place in the world” when the Games open

2024 Games organiser Tony Estanguet tells how chats with British sporting legend Sebastian Coe have kept him on an even keel

State of the Art reveals that while Germany, France and Finland have each increased culture spending by up to 70%, Britain has cut its budget by 6%

IndyCar supersub Theo Pourchaire has revealed that he was in the United States just three days before he was called up to drive for Arrow McLaren in Toronto – but was by then in his native France just after midnight on Saturday morning.

Hilly 33.7km race against the clock from Monaco to Nice set to seal Pogačar's third maillot jaune

Manxman makes time cut by 6:49 on stage 20 after being fêted at the start

Doubts have swirled around the Tour de France peloton after an investigation revealed the use of controversial carbon monoxide rebreathing equipment in altitude training camps

French police removed demonstrators from the western port of La Rochelle with tear gas this Saturday, as environmentalists and small farmers mobilised against massive irrigation reservoirs under construction.

Hundreds of French towns and cities have hosted the Olympic flame since the torch relay began on 8 May in Marseille. RFI was in Eaubonne, northwest of Paris to catch the action on 19 July.