A series of arson attacks in Paris have targeted France’s high-speed rail network causing major travel disruption just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony. Authorities say rail lines, including those passing...
Rainy weather fails to dampen spirits ahead of Olympics opening ceremony • FRANCE 24 English
France’s national weather service is forecasting up to 12 millimeters (roughly half an inch) of rain in Paris during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday, but that has failed to quell the excitement of...
Valerie Tarazi: Palestinian flag-bearer for Paris 2024 speaks to TRT
Palestinian swimmer Valerie Tarazi, who is making her Olympic debut, spoke to TRT ahead of the flag-bearing ceremony at Paris 2024.
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Ethiopia: Satellite images and doctor testimony reveal hunger crisis | BBC News
A humanitarian crisis has unfolded in the north of Ethiopia, driven by drought, crop failure and continued insecurity in the aftermath of a brutal war. Local officials warned that more than two million people are now at...
Conflicts ‘loom large’ over Olympics as Macron welcomes world leaders • FRANCE 24 English
World leaders began arriving at President Emmanuel Macron’s Élysée Palace office Friday afternoon ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony in the evening, a reminder that the Games, as well as a sporting...
800,000 impacted by French rail ‘sabotage’ ahead of Olympics • FRANCE 24 English
French transport was thrust into chaos Friday just hours ahead of the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony after a series of coordinated "malicious acts” upended high-speed train lines. Sophie Lamotte has the latest...
Of resilience and courage: August Landmesser and Rashida Tlaib
From August Landmesser’s defiance when he refused to applaud Adolf Hitler in 1936, to US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s courageous condemnation of Netanyahu’s genocidal war on Palestine’s Gaza in...