The us topped the final medal table, after the womens us Basketball Team beat the hosts, france to win the final Gold Medal of the games. Great britain got 65 medals in total. My Colleague Maryam Moshiri has been in paris for all the excitement the past two weeks. So, the final day of the Paris Olympics 2024 comes to an end. The Closing Ceremony started with Leon Marchand in front of that beautiful cauldron, taking the olympic flame with him from there to the Stade De France. And the ceremony really marked an end to what has been a fantastic two and a half weeks of sport here in paris. The french have really taken these olympics to heart, and the Host Nation has done so well in terms of medals as well, and you could really feel that emotion during that Closing Ceremony. There was music, there was dancing, there were athletes who turned up, not only the Flag Bearers but also other athletes from nations around the world, and you can feel how relaxed, how happy they were now the job is do
Stories Kamala Harris report holding interviews of minnesota governor tim walz, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, an Arizona Senator Mark Kelly Today she is expected to announce her Vice President on nominee within the next few days. Tropical Storm Debbie is bearing down on Fortis Gulf Coast residents are bracing for the storm to make Landfall Tomorrow Morning quite possibly as a hurricane. And tensions rise even higher in the middle East Israel bracing for a Massive Attack from iran in retaliation for the death of the Hamas Leader and top hezbollah official. Good evening i am Jon Scott and this is the Fox Report. We start the middle East And Alex hogan live from Tel Aviv with the latest there. Good evening. The region is bracing for a potential iranian retaliation following the assassination of Hamas Leader earlier this week here it is for the Countrys Defense Minister held a Briefing Tonight for what a possible iranian attack could look like as t a countrys prime Minister Benjamin
Prayer servIce has been held before hIs BurIal North of doha. A North Korean defector tells the bbc kIm Jong Un wants Donald Trump back In power and theres contInuIng controversy over two athletes whove been cleared to compete In the Womens BoxIng events at the olympIcs despIte prevIously faIlIng to meet Gender ElIgIbIlIty crIterIa In other competItIons. Hello, Im annIta mcveIgh, welcome to Bbc News now, 3 hours of fast movIng news, IntervIews and reactIon. We begIn wIth that hIstorIc PrIsoner Swap. RussIan dIssIdents released In a PrIsoner Swap wIth the west are expected to speak publIcly In the comIng hours. PostIng on hIs x account, vladImIr Kara Murza shared thIs Image of hImself, along wIth Ilya YashIn and andreI pIvovarov, sayIng there would hold a News Conference In bonn shortly. Kara murza, on the rIght, Is a dual russIan Uk CItIzen and promInent opposItIon polItIcIan. YashIn, In the centre, and pIvovarov are also well known KremlIn CrItIcs. The prIsoners released by the west I
Team gb wins three gold Medals Today in paris. In the past few minutes the equestrian team took Gold Controversy in the boxing. Team gb wins three gold Medals Today in paris. In the past few minutes the equestrian team took gold in the team jumping final. Hello, thank you for being With us. Russian dissidents released in a Prisoner Swap With the west are expected to speak publicly in the coming hours. Vladimir Kara Murza shared this image of himself, along With Ilya Yashin and andrei pivovarov, saying there would hold a News Conference in bonn shortly. Kara murza, on the right, is a dual russian british citizen and prominent opposition politician. Yashin, in the centre, and pivovarov are also well known Kremlin Critics. The russian prisoners released by the west include convicted Hit Man Vadim Krasikov an agent and Hit Man who shot dead a Kremlin Opponent in berlin five years ago in broad daylight. Also a family of russian Sleeper Agents who were pretending to be argentinans they were
To the Paris Olympics where Team Gb have won their third Gold Medal of the day with Showjumping Champions joining top winners in trampolining and double sculls rowing. Hello. Thank you for being with us. Russian dissidents released in the biggest East West Prisoner swap since the Cold War are expected to speak publicly in the next few hours. Vladimir Kara Murza shared this image of himself, along with Ilya Yashin and andrei pivovarov, saying there would hold a News Conference in bonn shortly. The russian prisoners released by the west include convicted Hit Man Vadim Krasikov an agent and Hit Man who shot dead a Kremlin Opponent In Berlin five years ago. Also. A family of russian Sleeper Agents who were pretending to be argentines they were so deep under cover their children only found out they were russian after the flight to moscow took off. At an airbase outside washington, president Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted the returned americans the two us journalists, eva