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Several dozen gendarmes are stationed near Clairvaux Abbey, in the Aube region of north-eastern France, for the start of the Olympic torch relay test, four months before the Paris 2024 Games. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron says Russian President Vladimir Putin made a terrible mistake in pulling out of the deal to protect Black Sea grain exports. "He decided to weaponize food, and I think this is a huge mistake," Macron says. SOUNDBITE
Boats parade along the Seine for technical tests, 365 days before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. IMAGES
People arrive to attend a test concert of French rock band Indochine and French DJ Etienne de Crecy, aimed at investigating how such events can take place safely amidst the Covid-19 pandemic at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris. IMAGES
Spanish customs officers check motorists' PCR tests at the Perthus crossing on the border with France, after the extension of the measure to entries via the land border. IMAGES
Truck drivers protest at the Manston airfield lorry holding area as they are asked for a certified negative Covid test to get to France. Cross border travel with the UK reopened after a 48-hour ban to curb the spread of a new coronavirus variant. IMAGES