Bastille Day

The article highlights global events captured in photos, including wildfires in Toronto and Minnesota, a double rainbow in Tibet, Norway's World Cup exit, wildlife conservation efforts in Turkey, the Tour de France, an electric boat race in Monaco, a tall ship parade in Boston, and Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. Additional scenes include a heatwave in Paris and agrivoltaic solar projects in China.

Emmanuel Macron participated in Bastille Day commemorations, including a military parade in Paris on July 14, 2026. The events spanned from Paris to Nice, marking the national holiday.

The French city of Nice commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Bastille Day truck attack, which killed 86 people. The attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, was killed by police, and eight individuals are set to face trial for assisting him in Paris. Journalist Catherine Viette revisits the events of that night.

Wildfires continue to damage Fontainebleau Forest in France as the country observes Bastille Day. The A6 highway is closed, and Canadair aircraft are deployed overhead near the affected area on July 13, 2026.

France aims to highlight Europe’s renewed military focus during Bastille Day celebrations, with leaders from the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ attending the parade. This event marks Emmanuel Macron’s final Bastille Day parade as president.

France held a Bastille Day parade featuring troops and warplanes from Europe to show support for Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion. This is Emmanuel Macron's final Bastille Day as France's president.

France celebrated Bastille Day with a military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 14, 2026. The event marked President Macron's last Bastille Day parade and centered on Ukraine. Troops prepared for the parade near the Arc de Triomphe.

France celebrated Bastille Day with a military parade emphasizing rearmaments and support for Ukraine. The parade included 500 coalition troops, some from Ukraine, and was covered by France 24's Luke Shrago at the Champs Elysees.

European troops and warplanes joined France's Bastille Day parade to demonstrate support for Ukraine and European military unity. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and 30 other leaders attended, with Ukrainian troops and pilots participating alongside European forces. Heat waves and forest fires disrupted traditional holiday events in France.

Keir Starmer is concluding his premiership with international engagements, while Andy Burnham prepares for leadership with an uncertain cabinet reshuffle. Rachel Reeves delivers her final speech as chancellor, and Tony Blair offers advice to Labour's next prime minister.

Ukraine allies, including Germany, Ukraine, the UK, Sweden, and Greece, hold a summit in Paris as part of a coalition of the willing (NATO minus the United States) on the eve of Bastille Day. The event precedes a military parade, highlighting efforts to advance cooperation without U.S. military or financial support.

Paris landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, and Musée d'Orsay will close early over the weekend as France experiences its third heatwave since May. Many towns have also canceled Bastille Day fireworks due to heightened fire risks and dry conditions.

On 14 July 2016, Nice was struck by a deadly terror attack when a truck plowed into crowds on the Promenade des Anglais during Bastille Day fireworks, killing 86 and injuring hundreds. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. A decade later, teams revisited the site to speak with survivors.

The rocky relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, marked by initial gestures of camaraderie in 2017 and later open disagreements over tariffs, Ukraine, and the Iran war, will be scrutinized at the upcoming G7 summit in France. Their dynamic, which shifted from a handshake at a NATO summit to trading barbs, highlights tensions that could influence the summit's diplomatic outcomes.

French President Emmanuel Macron invited Ukraine's allies to attend France's Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, emphasizing the Coalition of the Willing's role in supporting Ukraine and discussing security guarantees. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin calling for peace talks was welcomed by Macron, who stressed European involvement in negotiations and confirmed Zelenskyy's invitation to the G7 summit.