IOC member and chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani, and her husband, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, were also spotted at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics earlier on Friday.
The iconic French midfielder Zinedine Zidane made an appearance in a pre-recorded video carrying the Olympic flame to kickstart the opening ceremony. From Stade de France, he sprinted and carried the flame.
Macron has asked Attal to continue running the caretaker government until the appointment of the next government. The development comes ahead of the Olympics that is due to start in France from next week.
Results from the elections showed New Popular Front emerging winner with 182 seats making it the largest group but well short of the 289 required for an absolute majority. Macron's Ensemble alliance won 163 seats and took second place while Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its al
Initial projections from Sunday's vote indicated that the NFP had secured a plurality but fell short of an absolute majority, leaving Macron's ruling party trailing in second place and the right-wing National Rally in third.
In a contest where 501 seats out of 577 were up for grabs in the second round, the NFP and its allies mobilized to challenge the RN's first-round lead. The remaining 76 seats were secured outright in the initial voting phase.
As world leaders prepare to convene, all eyes are on Biden, who faces mounting pressure to demonstrate his capacity to lead amidst growing uncertainties about his political future and the looming shadow of former President Donald Trump.
Hezbollah has escalated tensions with Israel by launching a large barrage of rockets following the killing of a top commander in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.
France's Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party has taken the lead in the first round of French parliamentary elections, leaving President Emmanuel Macron's party falling to the third place, according to the initial projections, reported CNN.