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Wacky races: Inside the mad-cap scramble from London to Istanbul using only public transport

Exclusive: A real-life Race Across the World is about to see 100 self-confessed travel nerds go head-to-head to reach Turkey’s iconic city on the Bosphorus Strait. Simon Calder gets a sneak preview

The Independent UK

Leandro Paredes: Chelsea weigh up bid for Maricio Pochettino favourite as Moises Caicedo alternative

Chelsea are interested in Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Leandro Paredes after becoming frustrated by a lack of progress in their move for Moises Caicedo.

Evening Standard

Russia says it thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea port of Novorossiysk

Russia's defence ministry said early on Friday that it had thwarted an overnight drone attack by Ukraine on Novorossiysk, a Russian naval base on the Black Sea. A Ukrainian intelligence official told Reuters that a Russian vessel was damaged in the attack, although the regional governor had earlier stated that…

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ECOWAS steps up pressure on Niger coup leaders

West African military chiefs on Friday said a plan for a possible military intervention in Niger if coup leaders do not stand down has been made. Earlier, France rejected the Niger junta's move to scrap bilateral military pacts, saying only Niger’s "legitimate" leadership was entitled to do so. The news…

France 24

Netflix Boy-Meets-Boy Series ‘Heartstopper’ Premieres Second Season

Charlie and Nick see what’s going on in Paris on school trip

Broadcasting & Cable

The Future Future by Adam Thirlwell review – the historical novel, subverted

This slippery, anachronistic and strangely beautiful tale of patriarchy and power moves from revolutionary Paris to a lunar commune

The Guardian - UK

ECOWAS delegation arrives in Niger to meet coup leaders for talks

A delegation from West African regional bloc ECOWAS arrived in Niger on Thursday for talks with coup leaders. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the bloc’s chairman, urged representatives to do “whatever it takes to ensure a conclusive and amicable resolution of the situation in Niger", his office said. Follow our blog…

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Ukrainian troops faced with 'brutal' front-line combat, says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said Kyiv's troops were faced with brutal fighting against Russian forces all along the front lines. The EU banned drone sales to Belarus, a close Kremlin ally, and sanctioned prominent state TV presenters there. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events…

France 24

Olympic swimming in the Seine highlights efforts to clean up city rivers worldwide

One year out from the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games, Paris has announced it will reopen the River Seine for swimming competition and then allow public swimming, ending a century-long ban. This ban was in place to stop people immersing themselves in river waters polluted by stormwater, sewage and…

The Conversation

UFC signs French star Morgan Charriere ahead of Paris event

The UFC has signed Morgan Charriere, a former Cage Warriors champion and arguably the biggest star on the French regional scene.

USA Today Sports Media Group

We speak to Dries Van Noten about the opening of his first beauty store

Dries Van Noten has just opened his first dedicated beauty store in Paris. We speak to the Belgian designer about the impeccable design behind it

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First of four evacuation flights from Niger arrives in France

The first plane carrying mostly French and European people evacuated from Niger landed in Paris early Wednesday, a week after a coup toppled President Mohamed Bazoum. It is the first time that France has staged a large-scale evacuation in its former colonies in the Sahel.

Radio France Internationale

Russia strikes port near Romania in blow to Ukraine’s grain exports

Russian drones attacked port and grain storage facilities in the south of Ukraine's coastal Odesa region in the early hours of Wednesday, including the inland port of Izmail across the Danube River from Romania, in a fresh blow to the country's critical grain exports. Meanwhile, Kyiv's military administration said the…

France 24

🔴 Live: US orders evacuation of some embassy staff, families from Niger

West African regional bloc ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) on Wednesday said it sent a delegation to Niger to negotiate with the coup leaders who seized power last week, adding that a military intervention in the junta-led country was “the last option”. The diplomatic push comes as French…

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Kiwi Maia still pinching herself over huge US win

After shocking the United States' elite young athletes by winning the NCAA national 1500m, Kiwi runner Maia Ramsden plots a path to the Paris Olympics. Sarah Cowley Ross reports.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Fresh Ink: Meet the 9 fighters the UFC signed in July 2023

Find out who joined the UFC in July and learn more about them here.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Scrap the tourist tax and entice global shoppers

Retailers say they browse in London but spend in Paris or Madrid, says a West End boss

The Guardian - UK

Paris Memories review – deep-feeling drama about the aftermath of a terror attack

Film-maker Alice Winocour based her film on her brother’s experience of the Bataclan attacks, but focuses on how survivors put their lives back together after such events

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First plane evacuating French citizens leaves Niger six days after coup

France’s first evacuation plane left Niger on Tuesday with more than 250 people on board, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said. France had said it planned to evacuate its nationals and EU citizens from the West African country following a military coup last Wednesday that unleashed protests against the former colonial…

The Times of India

Tough task for Indian archers to earn Olympic berths

KOLKATA: Less than a year before the Paris Olympics, Indian archers will begin their quest to earn Games quota places at the Archery World Championships in Berlin. A total of 530 archers - both recurve and compound - from more than 80 countries will take part in the biggest archery…

France 24

Poland to send more troops to Belarus border, Minsk denies ‘airspace violation’

Poland will increase the number of troops at its border with Belarus after two Belarusian helicopters caused a "violation of Polish airspace" on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. Minsk has denied the claim. The Russian military said its anti-aircraft units thwarted a Ukrainian "terrorist attack" early on Tuesday and downed…

France 24

Paris helps cafés offering €1 espressos by putting them on the map

Despite Paris being one of the world’s most expensive cities, the €1 coffee lives on in a few local institutions. With a crowdsourced interactive map revamped in May, the Paris city council is doing its best to make sure it stays that way.

The Guardian - UK

Niger coup leaders accuse France of plotting military intervention

Junta that seized power claims Paris is aiming to reinstate deposed president as regional tensions grow

The Conversation

The oil industry has succumbed to a dangerous new climate denialism

If we have not been warned of the dangers of climate change this summer, we never will be. Extreme heat, forest fires and floods have been all over news reports. Yet the oil and gas industry remains largely in denial.

France 24

Safety of French nationals is ‘only priority’ in Niger, says foreign minister

France's foreign minister on Monday denied accusations from Niger's junta that Paris is plotting military action to support ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The deposed leader has been held by Niger’s military since Wednesday, while the head of the presidential guard, Abdourahamane Tiani, has declared himself the country’s new leader. Follow…

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