The Olympic torch relay began in Marseille on Thursday with the port city's football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde before passing it on to a number of other celebrity sports stars including Ukrainian gymnast Mariia Vysochanska.
Read Also
- Iran’s president, foreign minister dead in helicopter crash, state TV reports
- Panic in Bishkek: Why were Pakistani students attacked in Kyrgyzstan?
- Middle East Crisis: International Criminal Court Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Leaders
- U.S. Tariffs Close Off the Easiest Route to Affordable EVs
- Who was Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?
- Boeing whistleblower fears for safety after colleagues’ sudden deaths: ‘I’m always looking to make sure nobody’s following me’
- Julian Assange can appeal U.S. extradition order, U.K. court rules
- South Africa's top court rules former president Zuma cannot stand in election over criminal record
- US set to evacuate ‘Illegal’ troops from Niger
- Iran’s Khamenei confirms Mohammad Mokhber as interim president
Latest France 24
- ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and three Hamas leaders
- Blood moon whips up patriarchal hysteria in coming-of-age Cannes movie
- South Africa's top court rules ex-president Jacob Zuma ineligible to run in general election
- Spain recalls ambassador after Argentina president calls PM's wife 'corrupt'
- Taiwan's President Lai urges China to stop military intimidation in inauguration speech
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63 in helicopter crash
- 🔴 Live: Iran state media confirms death of President Raisi in helicopter crash
- 🔴 Live: Intense search for Iranian President Raisi after helicopter 'accident'
- Man City win historic fourth straight Premier League title
- Spain’s far-right Vox holds mass rally with Argentina’s Milei, France’s Le Pen