Olympic Torch Relay: France's Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year

Olympic Torch Relay: France’s Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year

PARIS: Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France‘s national holiday Sunday – the Olympic flame lighting up the city’s grandiose military parade for Bastille Day. Just 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games, the torch relay joined up with thousands of soldiers, sailors, rescuers, and medics marching in Paris…

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Le Pen threatens to challenge Macron's control on military

Le Pen threatens to challenge Macron’s control on military

With just three days to go until France‘s landmark legislative election, far-right politician Marine Le Pen on Thursday raised the question of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the govt after the two-round balloting.The early elections are plunging France into uncharted territory, and political scientists are scrambling to…

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