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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemns the "immorality committed against the Christian world" at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, and announces his intention to call Pope Francis on the subject. "I will call the Pope at the first opportunity to share with him the immorality committed against the Christian world and against all Christians. The Olympic Games have been used as a tool of perversion that corrupts human nature", says the head of state before a meeting of his party. SOUNDBITE
Preparation and security near the Hotel de Ville in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. IMAGES
France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announces that the "anti-terrorist perimetre" set up around the banks of the Seine in Paris for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be "effective from tomorrow (July 18, Eds.) morning until 26 July." SOUNDBITE
Boats parade along the Seine for technical tests, 365 days before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. IMAGES
In a video address at a conference of sports ministers in London, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has called for a boycott of the 2024 Paris games over the possible participation of Russian athletes, says their presence would be a "manifestation of violence." SOUNDBITE
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