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Fighting racism 'must be at heart of presidential debate', French mayor tells RFI

France needs to take concrete action to tackle growing racism before the 2027 presidential election, the newly installed mayor of Saint-Denis Bally Bagayoko tells RFI, after facing racist abuse in the weeks following his election in mid-March.

Radio France Internationale

A new generation of politicians of colour is emerging in France. The backlash speaks volumes

Local elections have led to a surge of racism in a country that still struggles to see itself as anything other than white, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The Guardian - UK

Thousands rally against racism in Paris suburb to defend mayor

Several thousand people marched through the streets of Paris' largest suburb on Saturday to denounce racism after the town's newly elected black mayor was subject to disparaging comments on social media and national television shows.

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‘Racist ideology lodges itself amid austerity politics’: newly elected French mayor on tackling far right

Bally Bagayoko, who was targeted by racist abuse after winning Saint-Denis mayorship, vows to tackle inequality to stem deepening divisions

The Guardian - UK

Brisbane's Olympic factfinders learn from the Paris teams who reframed the Games

Five months on from that balmy summer of love for all things Olympic and Paralympic, the graft goes on in the chill midwinter for Mathieu Hanotin, mayor of Saint-Denis.

Radio France Internationale

Paris's closing ceremony pits Old World splendour against Hollywood spectacle

Paris passed the Olympic torch to Los Angeles in a cryptic and sometimes chaotic closing ceremony in the Stade de France Sunday night, with hundreds of athletes unexpectedly mobbing the stage during a performance by French indie rock band Phoenix. American action star Tom Cruise rappelled in from the top…

France 24

‘We’ve been blown away’: Olympics give France feelgood factor but challenges remain

Political turmoil has given way to people buying into the Games but leaders know that sustaining optimism will not be easy

The Guardian - UK

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The Olympics are giving breaking a global stage in Paris. Not everyone is celebrating

Breaking is debuting as a sporting event in the 2024 Paris Games as part of an effort to attract younger viewers

The Independent UK

Macron hails 'great human chain' behind new Olympic Aquatics Centre

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday paid tribute to the vast array of engineers, landscapers and politicians who worked on the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, which will be used during the Paris Olympic Games.

Radio France Internationale

‘Era of gigantism is over’: why Paris chose banlieue for its Olympic Village

Residents and mayors of once-neglected northern outskirts see lasting change as area is already focus of regeneration

The Guardian - UK

King Charles says UK is ‘ally and best friend’ of France in historic Senate address

Monarch describes partnership between two nations as ‘utterly vital’ to confronting challenges of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and climate crisis

The Independent UK

British royals sprinkle star power on a grateful French town with up-and-down ties to royalty

It’s not every day that VIP visitors venture out to the town of Saint-Denis, one of the poorest and toughest parts of the Paris region

The Independent UK

Rugby World Cup 2023: fixtures, winner predictions and odds

After previously losing three Rugby World Cup finals, can France finally end the jinx by lifting the Webb Ellis Cup for the first time? Or can South Africa successfully defend the trophy they lifted in Japan in 2019? These questions will be answered over the next seven weeks when France…

The Week

Son of Liverpool great writes shocking account of 'lawless hell' after Champions League final

James Beglin has written a vivid and frightening account of the scenes that unfolded after Liverpool played Real Madrid in Paris

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