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France international rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou were on Thursday facing a second day under house arrest as they await trial for on charges of raping a 39-year-old woman following France's match against Argentina on 6 July in Mendoza.

On 18 July every year, the world marks International Nelson Mandela Day as an occasion to reflect on the life and legacy of the iconic South African freedom fighter. In recent years, many South Africans use the international celebration as a chance to do good in disadvantaged communities.

Ursula von der Leyen's attempt for a second term as European Commission chief has encountered a significant setback after a top EU court determined she was not sufficiently transparent with the public regarding Covid-19 vaccine contracts.

World football's governing body Fifa launched an inquiry on Thursday into a video on social media that showed several members of Argentina's Copa America-winning squad singing a foul-mouthed song about some of the France players who they beat in the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar.

France's newly elected National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, meets on Thursday for the first time. The country is still struggling to form a government after snap elections failed to produce a majority, but MPs are on a deadline to fill key parliamentary posts.

Charities Emmaus and Fondation Abbé Pierre announced Wednesday that a deceased French priest, renowned for his dedication to helping those in need, has been posthumously accused of sexual assault. The allegations involve multiple women, including one who was a minor at the time of the alleged incident.

Australia and the Netherlands are among the countries officially marking the tenth anniversary of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17's downing, an incident that claimed 298 lives when pro-Russian separatists shot down the plane over eastern Ukraine in 2014.

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, eventually swam in the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the river is now clean enough for outdoor Olympic swimming events.

Another 200 Kenyan police officers have left for Haiti under a UN-backed mission to try to quell rampant gang violence in the Caribbean nation, senior police officers said Tuesday.

Paris airport workers have called off a strike that would have disrupted travel just ahead of the Olympic Games after reaching a deal on bonuses.

The mayor of the French capital Anne Hidalgo is set to take a long-awaited dip in the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the river is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics, her office said.