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Olympic officials fear excluded Russia plans to cause Paris mayhem
The International Olympic Committee said it was resigned to the Paris Games being targeted by disinformation attacks over the coming fortnight.
- by Rob Harris
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Adidas ‘revising’ Bella Hadid campaign after criticism from Israel
Israel’s official social media account had objected to the involvement of the supermodel in a new campaign for retro-inspired running shoes.
‘Sham conviction’: Russian court jails US reporter for 16 years in spying case
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was the first US journalist accused of spying in Russia since the Cold War. His employer says the verdict is a sham.
- by Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan
World of photos, July 19, 2024
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Italian reporter fined €5000 for dig at PM Giorgia Meloni’s height
Italy defines defamation as “damage to the reputation of a person through communication with several persons.” The reporter suggested Meloni was only 1.2 meters tall.
- by Elisabetta Povoledo
French police officer wounded in a fresh stabbing in Paris as Olympics approach
Thursday’s knife attack comes just days after a man stabbed and wounded a French soldier patrolling outside the Gare de l’Est train station on Monday.
- by Sylvie Corbet
He died 106 years ago, but in one French village they’ll never forget this Australian Olympian
Cecil Healy died the day after the battle of the Somme was won. More than a century later, his legacy for bravery and sportsmanship live on in Australia and France.
- by Rob Harris
World of photos, July 19, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Paris mayor makes good on Seine swim vow to show it’s safe for Olympics
Anne Hidalgo swam in the cleaned-up waters of the capital’s river, fulfilling a promise that has become a symbol of the Olympic Games that start this month.
- by Rob Harris
Australian who says he invented bitcoin referred to UK prosecutors for alleged perjury
A judge at London’s High Court has referred Craig Wright to British prosecutors for alleged perjury, saying the Australian lied “extensively and repeatedly”.
- by Reuters
Attacker stabs, wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of Olympics
The soldier was among thousands of troops serving in the Sentinelle force for France’s domestic security, created to guard prominent French sites.