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Michael Olise of France celebrates after a goal from teammate Jean-Philippe Mateta on Monday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2024
France sets up Olympic men's soccer final against Spain
France is looking for its second Olympic men's soccer gold medal and first since 1984.
Japan's Shinnosuke Oka poses with his gold medal during the podium ceremony for the artistic gymnastics men's horizontal bar event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Aug 5, 2024
Japan's Shinnosuke Oka wins third gold at Olympics on horizontal bar
The 20-year-old scored the same 14.533 score as Colombia's Angel Barajas, but took gold due to his higher execution mark.
Japan's Tatsuru Saito (above) is dismayed after losing to France's Teddy Riner in the gold-medal bout of the judo mixed team event on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Judo
Aug 4, 2024
Judo legend Riner leads France to team title over Japan for fifth gold medal
Three years after leading France to victory over Japan at the Budokan in Tokyo, Riner again led the way as France fought back from 3-1 down to retain the title.
Gold medal-winning judoka Teddy Riner of France celebrates his victory at the Paris Olympics in the French capital on Friday.
OLYMPICS / Judo
Aug 3, 2024
France's Teddy Riner reigns supreme with record fourth gold
The judoka now has three individual titles — a record shared with Japan's Tadahiro Nomura, who won three consecutive titles in the -60kg category in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
France's Leon Marchand competes in the final of the 200-meter breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Aug 1, 2024
Magnifique: Magical Marchand sweeps to Olympic double
The 22-year-old bagged his first gold of the night in the 200 fly, and then showed incredible reserves of stamina to motor home in the 200 breaststroke.
French fans cheer during the victory ceremony for the men's 200-meter breaststroke, which was won by home favorite Leon Marchand, on Wednesday in Paris.
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2024
After tense buildup, Olympic fever has caught on in France
Stadiums are packed. Crowds are going wild, chanting, applauding, supporting the home team. And the French are also tuning in by the millions to watch the Games on TV.
Fans at the Olympic shooting venue cool off during a heat wave in Deols, France, on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2024
In Olympic Village, heat tests limits of organizers' green ambitions
France is now in the middle of a heat wave that pushed the mercury in Paris into the mid-30s degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
Police officers patrol past travelers during service disruptions at Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris on Friday. Trains to and from Paris were hit by what authorities called a “massive attack aimed at paralyzing the network” of France’s superfast trains just hours ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games.
WORLD
Jul 30, 2024
French Olympic security caught out by ‘soft underbelly’ attacks
Overnight Sunday across France, cables in multiple locations carrying broadband service were cut.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz eats with members of the German Olympic team at the athletes village on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2024
Some top Olympic athletes choose cardboard beds over king-size luxury
Star athletes are divided over whether it's better to be in the Olympic Village in Paris or at one of the city's finest hotels.
France's Leon Marchand celebrates after winning the Olympic final of the men's 400-meter individual medley at the Paris Games on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Jul 29, 2024
Magic Marchand delivers 400 meters IM gold for France as Matsushita takes silver
The 22-year-old Marchand, nicknamed the "French Michael Phelps," carried the expectations of a nation into his first event but he simply crushed his rivals.
Railway workers and French police officers inspect the scene of an attack on the country's high-speed railway network on Friday.
WORLD
Jul 28, 2024
More trains, but few answers, after railway sabotage in France
While rail workers are claiming success, a key question still remains: Who did this and why?
Torchbearers Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Paris Games on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2024
Upset bishops and mixed reviews for Paris Olympics ceremony
The show's artistic director Thomas Jolly, who is gay, had pledged earlier this month that the ceremony would celebrate "diversity" and "otherness."
Athletes from South Korea take part in the floating parade on the River Seine during the 2024 Paris Olympics' opening ceremony on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2024
South Korea expresses 'regret' over Olympics opening ceremony gaffe
The South Korean athletes were introduced as representing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea — the official name for North Korea.
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2024
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
The sprawling opening ceremony delivered on the promise to send athletes down the River Seine and culminated in the stirring return of superstar singer Celine Dion.
Passengers wait at Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station in Bordeaux, France, after the nation's high-speed rail network was disrupted by an attack on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2024
Team Japan not impacted by French train attacks ahead of opening ceremony
The French railways system was hit by a series of attacks on Friday.
Passengers gather around the departure boards at a train station in Paris on Friday as France's high-speed rail network was hit by malicious acts disrupting the transport system hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2024
France's high-speed railway hit by 'sabotage' during Olympics
The attacks were launched as Paris was under heavy security ahead of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.
Norwegian and Australian players take part in a practice session ahead of the opening of the Paris Olympics at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2024
After joyless silence in Tokyo, Paris is ready to get the Olympic party started
No COVID-19 testing, no bubbles and no more locking out the fans. Paris marks a return to normal for an event that, like many, was brought to its knees by the pandemic.
Argentina forward Julian Alvarez challenges Morocco's midfielder Benjamin Bouchouari after their match was restarted in an empty stadium following crowd trouble.
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2024
Chaos as soccer matches kick off Paris Olympics
Morocco beat Argentina 2-1, but only after a late equalizer for the South American side was disallowed and the final minutes were played out in an empty stadium.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach announces that the French Alps will host the 2030 Winter Olympics during an IOC session on Wednesday in Paris.
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2024
France conditionally confirmed as 2030 Winter Games hosts
France previously staged the Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924, Grenoble in 1968 and Albertville in 1992.
U.S. rugby player Ilona Maher poses for a portrait during the Team USA media summit ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, at an event in New York on April 15.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2024
Athlete influencers compete for likes as well as medals in Paris
In years past, athletes might have needed a manager to negotiate deals with brands. Now, a company will reach out directly to strike a deal.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Could an opposition candidate become Japan's next prime minister?
The lawmaker that secures a majority of votes in the Lower House will become prime minister. If no one gets a majority, the two top contenders will enter a runoff in which the person with the highest number of votes gets elected.
Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As temperatures drop in Japan, bear attacks shoot up to historic highs
Bear warning signs at the Akita Prefectural Government building
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.

Podcast

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