Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday
Read full article: Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthdayThe Army has confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June, as part of the celebration around the service’s 250th birthday.
Who will light flame at Paris opening ceremony?
Read full article: Who will light flame at Paris opening ceremony?One way the opening ceremony is very much following tradition is in how the French — as do all the host countries and cities — are trying to keep it top secret as to who will be the final torchbearer and light the flame.
France celebrates Bastille Day with parades and parties - and extra police, after recent unrest
Read full article: France celebrates Bastille Day with parades and parties - and extra police, after recent unrestFrench fighter jets trailed red-white-and-blue smoke over Paris monuments and families held picnics around France to celebrate Bastille Day.
8 in France convicted of roles in Bastille Day truck attack
Read full article: 8 in France convicted of roles in Bastille Day truck attackA French court has convicted eight people charged in connection with a truck attack more than six years ago by an Islamic State sympathizer that killed 86 people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice.
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Was Macron's phone a target for spies? French investigate
Read full article: Was Macron's phone a target for spies? French investigateFrance's defense minister wants to learn from her Israeli counterpart what, if anything, Israel knew about the clients of the spyware company NSO who possibly targeted the cellphones of French President Emmanuel Macron and other members of his government.
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French tourism gets boost with reopening of Disneyland Paris
Read full article: French tourism gets boost with reopening of Disneyland ParisFireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Bastille Day celebrations late Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Bastille Day marks the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille prison by angry Paris crowds that helped spark the French Revolution. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)PARIS The French tourist industry received a further boost Wednesday with the partial reopening of Disneyland Paris and the opening up of the top floor of the Eiffel Tower. Disneyland Paris, Europes most frequented theme park resort, is partially re-opening to the public, four months after it closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Also Wednesday the top floor of Paris Eiffel Tower re-opened.
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Trial requested for 9 suspects in France's 2016 truck attack
Read full article: Trial requested for 9 suspects in France's 2016 truck attackFILE - In this July 14, 2016 file photo, authorities investigate a truck after it plowed through Bastille Day revellers in the French resort city of Nice, southern France. France's counter-terrorism prosecutors have requested nine suspects to be send to trial in connection with the 2016 Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that left 86 people dead. (Sasha Goldsmith via AP, File)PARIS France's counter-terrorism prosecutors made a formal request Tuesday for nine suspects to face trial in connection with the 2016 Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that left 86 people dead. In a statement following the end of a judicial investigation, the Paris-based prosecutors' office did not disclose the identity of the suspects. The Islamic State group had claimed responsibility for the July 14, 2016 attack.

France's 'flying soldier' to attempt English Channel crossing
Read full article: France's 'flying soldier' to attempt English Channel crossingZapata CEO Franky Zapata flies a jet-powered hoverboard - or "Flyboard" - during the traditional Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2019, in Paris. Crossing the Channel would require Zapata to refuel several times, and if he succeeds he will smash his record for the longest Flyboard Air flight. The crossing will be far more difficult than his now-famous appearance at the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on July 14, according to Zapata. While the Bastille Day flight only used "3% of the machine's capacity," a successful crossing of the Channel will take "99.9%," he said. Zapata came to the world's attention after flying over Paris on Bastille Day.