The *Olympic flame has arrived in France* at Marseille in front of *150,000 spectators, 79 days before the Games begin.
The *Olympic flame has arrived in France* at Marseille in front of *150,000 spectators, 79 days before the Games begin.*
🇫🇷 🔥 The arrival of the flame *marks the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay* across France and its far-flung overseas territories.
The event posed a *first major security test for organisers* of the 2024 Paris Games with the country on its highest terror alert.
Russia & Ukarine War
*Vladimir Putin warns* that his *nuclear forces were _"always"_ on alert* while addressing *thousands of soldiers on Red Square* on Victory Day.
🇷🇺 The *Russian president heaped praise on his army* fighting in Ukraine and *accused _"Western elites"_ of fomenting conflicts* around the world.
The *May 9 parade* marks the *USSR’s defeat of Nazi Germany* in WWII and has become *one of Russia's most important public holidays* under Putin.
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