Paris hosts opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games

Paris held the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony along the famous River Seine with performances at the Eiffel Tower. Nearly 7,000 athletes travelled on 85 boats sailing past the singers, dancers and other demonstrations on bridges and rooftops.

Also on the programme: The UK authorities have declared gender-based violence against women and girls as a national emergency; and after waiting over a decade for elections, residents in Venezuela are heading to the polls to vote for a new president.

Joining presenter Krupa Padhy are Paige McLanahan, an American journalist and author based in France, and Carne Ross, a writer and former UK diplomat.

(Photo: Delegations arrive at the Trocadero during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. Credit: Loïc Venance/Reuters)