Spain's Bilbao wins emotional Tour de France stage 10 after death of teammate
The main contenders for the overall title crossed the line together nearly three minutes after Bilbao. Omar Fraile was the last Spaniard to win at the Tour back in 2018.
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King of NATO? Biden and the fate of the war in Ukraine
We ask about tea at the palace and the tools at Biden's disposal to broker deals to ramp up the Alliance, this as Turkey's president bargains over Sweden's bid to join NATO.
Antonin: French modern-day dandy releases globetrotting & sunshiny debut album
We also look at upcoming summer festivals in France, as well as some tunes and artists to look out for – including Zaho de Sagazan, who's being hailed as the new prodigy of Chanson Française with an electro twist.
Key dates to remember ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
The countdown is on. On July 26, 2024, the Summer Olympics will kick off in Paris, followed shortly after by the Paralympic Games. For nearly a month the French capital will become the focus of international sport as it hosts more than 300 competitions between July 26 and August 11.
Prigozhin's whereabouts, no third term for Macky Sall, is France racist?
Last week at this time, we were listening to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko boasting how it's thanks to him that Wagner mercenaries halted their march on Moscow and that he convinced Vladimir Putin not to take out Yevgeny Prigozhin. Now the same Lukashenko says Prigozhin has upped and left Belarus.
Stoltenberg 'confident Ukraine will move closer to NATO' at Vilnius summit
Stoltenberg also stressed that despite claims to the contrary, Ukraine is making progress on the battlefield. He said Western countries were stepping up their weapons deliveries, pointing to the delivery of long-range missiles by the UK, which "is making a difference". He noted that that the training of Ukrainian pilots on F16 fighter jets had begun. While he refused to predict a Ukrainian victory in the coming months, he stated that "Ukraine has the equipment, the training, the ammunition" needed and that NATO is committed to supplying them.
Philipsen denies veteran Cavendish a Tour de France record with stage seven win
The 38-year-old Cavendish, looking for a record-breaking 35th career stage win on the Tour de France, took the lead, but Philipsen burst past him to win while Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay came third.
Guatemala: Justice system victim of government's authoritarian drift
On December 7, 2022, a Guatemalan court sentenced Perez, who had served as president between 2012 and 2015, to 16 years in prison over the customs fraud scandal that had led to his resignation. He announced his intention to appeal.