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Macron: "Mona Lisa" to get its own room

Paris 2024 is ignited - duo lit the flame

The Olympic flame is lit. Paris 2024 was inaugurated on Friday by two French stars being lifted up in a hot air balloon. The athletes have experienced a historic boat parade along the Seine with 300,000 in the audience. The security effort has been gigantic.

So the Olympic opening ceremony will be protected against terror

Paris is holding its breath ahead of Friday's Olympic opening ceremony in Paris, which is a security nightmare. The entire area around the Seine River is blocked off, while 75,000 police officers and soldiers are ready to prevent terrorist attacks. This is the most extraordinary thing a country can do, says France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin to BFM television.

Unique Roman Statue Found in Sewer in Bulgaria

Activist vandalized Monet painting – arrested