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Doctor and green party candidate, Michèle Rubirola becomes the first female mayor of Marseille, reclaiming the city from Jean-Claude Gaudin, after 25 years of right-wing governance. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron warms up before taking part in a charity football match in aid of 'Operation Yellow Coins', a French solidarity campaign to raise funds to improve hospital conditions for children and teenagers. IMAGES
Olympic chiefs announce that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer's Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. SOUNDBITE
Horns are heard through the streets of Arras in northern France as a long line of tractors is making their way towards the local prefecture. Farmers responded to the call of farmers union Rural Coordination, keeping the pressure on the French government two days before the Paris International Agricultural Show. IMAGES