Joy and relief at place de la république in Paris after surprise win for the left in France’s election

French paramedic Seifelislam Benadda had just dropped off a patient at hospital on July 1, he said, when police informed him he was prohibited from leaving his hometown in the Paris suburbs, saying he was a potential threat to the Olympic Games reut.rs/3WhFJrY 1/8

Olympic athletes are stocking up on A/C units to keep cool in Paris heat but Ireland - not known for hot weather! - makes do with passive cooling tips: “They’re doing OK. Once you keep the blinds down during the day, you keep the heat out of the room” 💚reuters.com/sports/olympic…

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer thrust into the center of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, has grafted hard to reach her level and is the victim of a power struggle for control of the sport, her coach said reut.rs/4cibQxN

🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿 That’s a statement win. Hoping she now gets the bit of calm and the respect she deserves #Olympics #Paris2024 reuters.com/sports/olympic…

My thoughts on the racialised character of eligibility sports regulations and the need to rethink our commitment to gender are out in the London Review of Books lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/augu…

Three years after a Home Office historian wrote a report outlining the racist immigration legislation "designed to reduce the proportion of people living in the UK who did not have white skin" the department has today been forced to publish the study theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/s…

We looked into France’s sweeping surveillance measures that were used for the Olympics & then extended for the Strasbourg Christmas market - a sign it may be a new norm for big events, with more people considered suspect without solid justification reuters.com/world/europe/f…

The Chechen refugee described in the piece had his latest MICAS order cancelled by a court this morning after he appealed - but he had already lost his place at university this year because of the measures.

Martinique begins trial of social protests' leader Petitot reut.rs/40Ih8zS

This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message : “If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18

Martinique’s water woes drive anger at French rule — my report @reuters on high prices, water access and enduring inequalities tied to the legacy of slavery on Caribbean island Martinique reuters.com/world/europe/m…

Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters - my latest The Intercept theintercept.com/2025/03/31/ger…

We looked into how the French authorities are deporting people who have grown up in France having migrated as young children, forcing them to leave their life, family and friends here w/ Sofia Christensen Juliette Jabkhiro Reuters reuters.com/investigates/s…

More than one-fifth of those killed so far by Israel in Gaza were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out. reuters.com/graphics/ISRAE…