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A procession carrying the ceremonial coffin of French icon Josephine Baker makes its way to the Pantheon, in Paris, before the Pantheonisation of the music-hall artist, resistance fighter and anti-racist activist. Baker is the first black woman to enter France's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures, nearly half a century after her death. (COMPLETES VID9TP38V) IMAGES
A procession carrying the ceremonial coffin of French icon Josephine Baker makes its way to the Pantheon, in Paris, before the Pantheonisation of the music-hall artist, resistance fighter and anti-racist activist. Baker is the first black woman to enter France's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures, nearly half a century after her death. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron is paying tribute to the heroism of members of the World War II Resistance based at a remote Alpine plateau who were attacked by the Nazi army and French collaborationist forces. Members of the resistance used the Vercors Plateau as a refuge after the occupation of France from 1940, receiving airdrops from the Allies and even occasional visits by British agents with the top-secret Special Operations Executive (SOE) unit. With 2024 marking 80 years since the penultimate year of World War II, Macron is making a series of high-profile commemorations to remember resistance heroes but also to note the role played by native French collaborationist militia (milice) in the German occupation. IMAGES
France's National Assembly passes a bill designed to combat foreign interference, including a trial allowing intelligence services to use algorithmic surveillance techniques, currently reserved for counter-terrorism, for this purpose. IMAGES
Kylian Mbappe, the star forward of Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team, says he is "honoured" to visit his father's native Cameroon during a press conference in Yaounde. "Today was a great day, yesterday was even better" he adds. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron lays a wreath in front of the statue of General de Gaulle on the Place Clemenceau, at the bottom of the Avenue des Champs-Elysees and rekindles the flame of the Arc de Triomphe after a review of the troops, marking the 8 May 1945 when victory in Europe was declared by Allied forces. IMAGES
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