Architecture, and heritage. In a world first, the olympic Opening Ceremony was held outside of the stadium 6,800 athletes from 205 delegations travelled on 85 boats and barges down the River Seine past some of the french capitals most famous landmarks with bridges and River Banks used as catwalks. There was heavy rain but it didnt dampen the crowds enthusiasm. There were surprise performances throughout a pink feathered Lady Gaga and the french malian singer, Aya Nakamura performed alongside teams of dancers high kicking the can can or perching perilously on poles. The olympic flame, which had been carried by a host of global Sports Superstars including rafael nadal, Serena Williams and zinedine zidan, was used to light a huge cauldron on a hot Air Balloon that rose high into the paris sky. The culmination of the show included an emotional return of canadian icon Celine Dion her first live performance for four years. She sang on a spectacularly illuminated Eiffel Tower for the first ti
South korea. China quickly won a second Gold Medal in women synchronised diving. This is the scene live in the french capital where it is Ipm Scene live in the french capital where it is 1pm in the afternoon. A total of 13 Gold Medals are up for grabs today. The games opened in spectacular style with a stunning display of french Culture Architecture and heritage. Any world first, the olympic Opening Ceremony was held outside the stadium. 6800 athletes from 205 delegations travelled on 85 boats and barges down the River Seine past some of the french capitals most famous landmarks with bridges and River Banks used as cat box. There was heavy rain but it did not dampen the crowds enthusiasm. The surprise performances throughout, too. A pink Feather Lady Gaga and french malian singer performing alongside teams of dancers high kicking pecan can and perching perilously on poles. The olympic flame, which had been carried by a host of global sports stars, was used to light a huge cauldron on a
To a wonderful spectacle, speaking to parisians this morning it seems everyone feels as if france was well represented in that Opening Ceremony. One person said they cried tears especially when Celine Dion appeared in the Eiffel Tower. Here we have the paper and the headline is a play on words. It kind of means, you know, fast moving, explosive but it also is a reference to the Heavy Rain that we saw last night and that we are seeing again today. There is the headline imagine, obviously, a play on words that of imagination but also the song imagine was played last night and you can see there are a picture of the olympic cauldron which is also a hot Air Balloon which is just round the other side of the bbc studio. I wish i could show it to you but it above the heart of paris as we speak. Paris 2024, all of the river sand, as we speak. Paris 2024, all of the riversand, it as we speak. Paris 2024, all of the river sand, it says under the pouring rain the Opening Ceremony was a spectacle f
in the middle east. the head of the united nations agency for palestinian refugees says israel has told him it will no longer approve its food convoys to enter northern gaza. in a post on social media, unrwa s head, philippe lazzarini, described the move as outrageous . he said israel s decision meant many more people would die of hunger, dehydration and lack of shelter. there s been no word from israel. it comes as the country s defence minister, yoav gallant, is set to travel to washington, with israeli leadership under increasing pressure from the us to halt its planned assault on rafah in southern gaza. israeli forces continue to carry out ground and air attacks in northern and central gaza, including around the al shifa hospital. juliette touma is from unrwa. she says if aid from the organisation is blocked from entering gaza, famine will take hold. well, it s simply outrageous. and the clock is ticking, and with this recent decision, the clock will be ticking even fast
agency for palestinians says israel is stopping the organisation from delivering lifesaving aid to people in northern gaza. philippe lazzarini said in a post on x that: israeli authorities informed the un that they will no longer approve any unrwa food convoys to the north. this is outrageous and makes it intentional to obstruct lifesaving assistance during a man made famine. by preventing unrwa to fulfill its mandate in gaza, the clock will tick faster towards famine and many more will die of hunger, dehydration and lack of shelter. this cannot happen, it would only stain our collective humanity. mark lowen has more from jerusalem without unrwa getting the food out on the ground, there are few alternatives. they re essential, really, because they are the biggest un mission in the palestinian territories. they employ about 30,000 staff, and so without unrwa getting the food in on the ground, there are few alternatives. i mean, another body, the world food programme, whic