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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the foot of the Arc-de-Triomphe, for the traditional Bastille Day parade, which returned to the Champs-Elysees after a one-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron arrives at the Champs Elysees for the beginning of Bastille Day celebrations. IMAGES
The July 14 parade marks the anniversary of the 1789 assault by rebels on the Bastille, then a prison. It is an annual opportunity to showcase France's latest military hardware, in a spectacular setting attended by many thousands of spectators lining the Champs-Elysees, and viewed by millions more on TV. FRANCE 24's Dheepthika Laurent tells us more.
Emmanuel Macron arrives at the Champ de Mars in Paris. Beethoven's Ode to Joy, the European Union's anthem, plays as he makes his way to the stage, as it did ahead of his victory speech five years ago.
French President Emmanuel Macron rides down the Champs-Élysées and arives at the presidential rostrum for the traditional 14 July military parade, which is taking place once more after being cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. IMAGES
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.
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