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2026 Tour de France all-but-confirmed to start in Barcelona

Local reports suggest Grand Tour set for a fourth foreign start in five years following Copenhagen, Bilbao, Tuscany, and Lille

Cycling News

'I'm very lucky,' says award-winning baker and Olympic torch bearer Tharshan Selvarajah

The Olympic flame arrives in France from Greece this Wednesday. Some 10,000 people will have the honour of carrying the torch for part of its relay around the country, from ordinary citizens to VIPs. One of these torch bearers is a Paris-based, Sri Lankan-born baker who only came to France…

France 24

Meet The J2R Dynamics Smol Motorcycle, Which Is Just A Lil Electric Guy

J2R Dynamics is a small electric startup located in France, with big plans for its first project, the Smol. Launching at the end of May 2024, here's its design.

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Danny Care signs new Harlequins deal after snubbing lucrative France switch

Former England scrum-half is approaching two decades at The Stoop after latest one-year extension

Evening Standard

Olympic flame sails into Marseille port, marking milestone on path to Paris Games

Tens of thousands of people gathered on Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille to welcome the Olympic torch and mark another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris.

France 24

Dutch tech companies voice concern at plans for tougher stance on immigration

The Netherlands has always been known as a business-friendly country. But the country looks set to become a lot less hospitable following the result of November’s elections, in which the far right won the most votes. The four parties seeking to form a government have vowed to limit immigration, hitting…

France 24

French Olympic torch relay sets stage for Games sponsors

As the Olympic torch reaches French soil this Wednesday, we look at the kinds of opportunities the relay will offer sponsors over the course of 68 different stages, potentially reaching 90 percent of the French population. Of course, the relay pales in comparison to the billions of people who will…

France 24

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France denounces 'state hostage-taking' by Iran as couple mark two years in jail

France has accused Iran of employing a policy of state hostage-taking and blackmail as it called for the release of a French couple held in jail for the last two years.

Radio France Internationale

Student Gaza protests in Europe spread, sparking clashes and dozens of arrests

Student protests to demand that universities break ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread across Europe on Tuesday, with police breaking up demonstrations in the Netherlands, Germany and France.

Radio France Internationale

High security and fanfare welcome OIympic flame to port city of Marseille

The 19th century French sailing ship "Belem" on Wednesday sailed into the southern port of Marseille carrying the Olympic flame – after its 12-day, 12,000-kilometre voyage from Greece. Some 6,000 police were deployed for the ship's arrival, with a highly choreographed ceremony marking the first major security test for organisers…

Radio France Internationale

US Centenarian To Marry At Normandy, 80 Years After Allied Landing

Americans Harold Terens and Jeanne Swerlin promise their courtship is "better than Romeo and Juliet": He is 100, she's 96, and they marry next month in France, where the groom-to-be served during World War II. US Air Force veteran Terens will be honored on June 6 at a commemoration of…

International Business Times

TikTok sues US government to block law that could ban app

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have filed a petition with a US court, seeking to block a law that forces them to sell the social media app to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban. They argue the legislation is unconstitutional, setting the stage for a historic legal…

France 24

Europe Student Gaza Protests Spread, Sparking Clashes, Arrests

Student protests to demand that universities sever ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread in Europe on Tuesday, sparking clashes and arrests as fresh protests broke out in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland and Austria.

International Business Times

Rafah residents facing 'fear and desperation beyond belief', says Norwegian Refugee Council

Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council and a former top UN humanitarian official, told FRANCE 24 on Tuesday that Gaza is "among the worst places in humanitarian history". He described a trapped population enduring "relentless" bombardment since October 2023. With regards to the southern city of Rafah,…

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Radio France Internationale

Macron hosts Xi in French Pyrenees to talk Ukraine and ongoing conflict in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping at one of his childhood haunts in the Pyrenees mountains as he put pressure on Beijing not to support Russia's war against Ukraine and to accept fairer trade arrangements.

France 24

Europe’s election campaigns are under the constant threat of foreign interference

François-Xavier Bellamy, the top candidate for the conservative Les Républicains party in the upcoming European elections, revealed Monday that he had been targeted by an attempted cyberattack launched by a group believed to be linked to the Chinese government. Coming soon after Socialist Party candidate Raphaël Glucksmann’s announcement that he…

International Business Times

French Ambassador Attends Putin Inauguration Day After Summons: France

France's ambassador to Moscow on Tuesday represented Paris at the inauguration of President Vladimir Putin for a fifth term, a day after the envoy was summoned to the Russian foreign ministry in a move France denounced as intimidation.

International Business Times

In France, Puigdemont Rallies Separatists Ahead Of Catalan Vote

"Puigdemont, president!" The president should be allowed to go where he needs to go, to Catalonia, which is why it's very important that we're here," explained Angels Lores, a 58-year-old teacher who refers to Puigdemont as if he were still regional leader.

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International Business Times

Olympic Flame To Arrive In France Ahead Of Paris Olympics

The Olympic flame is set to arrive in the French port of Marseille on Wednesday in front of a crowd of up to 150,000 people in a first major test of the hugely ambitious plans for the Paris Games.

Motorsport

Chris Harris on F1: All Hail Kevin Magnussen, the Chaos King of Miami

The perennial fascination with Formula One is that even seasoned fans cannot predict the heroes and zeroes of a race weekend. Here we are locked in the doldrums of another Red Bull demonstration season, with news that its genius designer Adrian Newey would rather head to the south of France…

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France's President Hosts China's Leader At Tourmalet Pass

French President Macron hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping at Tourmalet Pass for private meetings following state visit in Paris, amid trade disputes and g...

Radio France Internationale

France repeats 'strong opposition' to any Israeli ground offensive in Rafah

The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has repeated that it is firmly opposed to any Israeli plans to launch a military ground offensive against the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Ranked! Every Euro 2024 manager

Counting down the coaches who will take to the technical area at Euro 2024 this summer

AAP

Sailors to get a taste of French waters before Olympics

Three Australian sailing crews who have been selected for the Paris Olympics will continue their Games preparations in regattas in France this week.

Al Jazeera

US, UK, most EU nations to boycott Putin inauguration

Russia’s Vladimir Putin will be sworn in for a fifth term as president in a ceremony at the Kremlin later on Tuesday.

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