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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaP&G plant evacuated after staff taken hostage in Istanbul – Turkish mediaPublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersBy Aoife WalshBBC NewsSeven people are being held hostage at a Proctor & Gamble (P&G) plant outside Istanbul, according to Turkish media reports. The group are being held at the factory in Gebze, while the rest of the employees have been released, a union representative for the factory said.Police are reportedly negotiating with the alleged hostage-taker. A man first entered the plant at about 1500 local time (1200 GMT), the DHA news agency said.Police officers have cordoned off access to the factory, and medical staff were dispatched to the scene.A picture has emerged on social media showing the alleged hostage-taker with wires and possibly explosives taped to his chest. He appears to be holding a hand gun.Local media say a Palestinian flag has been painted at the entrance of the building with a sign saying “doors will be open for Gaza”.Police have not yet issued a statement on the incident. İsmet Zihni, whose wife works at the plant, told the DHA news agency she had sent him a message saying she had been taken hostage.However, he added he does not know “if it was her or someone else”.Relatives of the hostages expressed frustration at the lack of information from Turkish officials or the police.”We have been waiting for six hours without any official making a statement,” the father of one hostage told AFP.In a statement, P&G said the safety and security of its employees was its “number one priority”.”We have evacuated our manufacturing facility at Gebze, Turkey, and are working with local authorities and the police,” it added.Related TopicsIstanbulTop StoriesClapham suspect pictured with injuries after attackPublished34 minutes agoUS approves plan for strikes on Iranian targetsPublished2 hours agoUS and UK strikes fail to slow Houthi attacksPublished2 hours agoFeaturesWill Ferrari gamble pay off for Hamilton?AttributionSportStormont’s coming back – what happens next?US and UK strikes fail to slow Houthi attacksFast fashion helps fuel blazing kilns where workers faint from heatHas Labour dropped its £28bn green investment plan?’I make less than minimum wage from running my post office’Why are emo stars You Me At Six deciding to split after 20 years?Spotify’s filter fails to block explicit lyricsWhat you need to know about interest rates decisionElsewhere on the BBCHow did The News Quiz cause an upset last week?Andy Zaltzman is joined by Lucy Porter, Geoff Norcott, Alasdair Beckett-King and Cindy YuAttributionSounds’Comedy saved my life’First broadcast in 2010, hear Frank Skinner’s desert island picks and personal revelationsAttributionSoundsThe mysterious deaths of Nazi fugitivesThree brothers investigate whether a family connection may explain the truthAttributioniPlayerWhat is it really like to be a monk?’To be a monk is something very vast, very high and very beautiful’AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Clapham suspect pictured with injuries after attack2Bristol stabbings: Four more charged over deaths3Alan Bates criticises ‘cruel’ payout after letter4US approves plan for strikes on Iranian targets5Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari in 2025AttributionSport6US and UK strikes fail to slow Houthi attacks7TikTok pulls Taylor Swift and The Weeknd’s music8US sanctions Israeli settlers over West Bank violence9Bank of England moving closer to interest rate cut10Greta Thunberg: We must remember who real enemy is

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaAlec Baldwin pleads not guilty to new involuntary manslaughter charge over Halyna Hutchins’s Rust shootingPublished50 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Alec Baldwin in New York City last monthBy Patrick JacksonBBC NewsHollywood actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.Ms Hutchins was shot dead on the set of Rust, a forthcoming Western filmed near Santa Fe in New Mexico in October 2021.Mr Baldwin, 65, had been practicing firing a pistol for a scene.Similar charges were dropped in April, just two weeks before he was due to go on trial, but New Mexico prosecutors say there is new forensic evidence.How the Alec Baldwin fatal film set shooting unfoldedWhat are the rules for guns on film sets?The actor entered the not guilty plea in a court filing on Wednesday, a day before a scheduled virtual court appearance in a Santa Fe court, which will now not take place.He was charged on 19 January in New Mexico after local prosecutors said “additional facts” had emerged from forensic tests on the weapon used in the shooting, in which director Joel Souza was also wounded.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Halyna Hutchins was a “wonderful mother, first and foremost”, a former colleague told the BBCMr Baldwin has maintained he did not pull the trigger of the Colt .45 pistol and only drew back its hammer.He has also argued he is not at fault for Ms Hutchins’ death because he did not know the weapon contained live rounds and because no live ammunition was supposed to be on set.But special prosecutors in New Mexico said in October that they had commissioned forensic experts to reconstruct the weapon, after it had been broken during FBI testing.They said doing so had revealed that the incident could only have taken place if the trigger had been pulled.”Although Alec Baldwin repeatedly denies pulling the trigger, given the tests, findings and observations reported here, the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver,” their report concluded.The actor – who has expressed “shock and sadness” at Ms Hutchins’ death – said in recent court filings that he had struggled to find acting work since the incident.When prosecutors dropped involuntary manslaughter charges in April they warned that they could be refiled as investigations continued.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Alec Baldwin rehearses with gun before fatal shooting (video from April 2022)Top StoriesMother and girls injured in ‘horrific’ corrosive substance attackPublished1 hour agoLegal scammer costs vulnerable clients thousandsPublished1 hour agoCouncil financial crisis ‘out of control’, MPs warnPublished1 hour agoFeatures’I saved £200 by doing Dry January’Sturgeon’s ‘crocodile tears’ and ‘ITV want Winkleman’Former FM returns to centre stage at Covid InquiryWho is Bushra Bibi, the mystical wife of Imran Khan?What is the new Northern Ireland trade deal?’If not Putin, then who?’ – How Russians view looming electionsN Ireland’s new dawn, led by republican first minister’I regret posting online that I was Madeleine McCann’Police officers mock bodycam video of semi-naked womanElsewhere on the BBCWar, negotiations and geopoliticsLearn about Putin’s war in Ukraine in gripping detailAttributioniPlayerIs nature better off without us?Discover the wonder of nature and meet the people determined to keep it wonderfulAttributionSoundsFrom blueprint to the Manhattan skylineJourney to the past and see the remarkable story behind the iconic Empire State BuildingAttributioniPlayerFrom the Fall to Fifty ShadesActor Jamie Dornan shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren LaverneAttributionSoundsMost Read1Nine injured in Clapham ‘corrosive substance’ attack2Legal scammer costs vulnerable clients thousands3Sturgeon’s ‘crocodile tears’ and ‘ITV want Winkleman’4Man charged with murders of two teenage boys5Margot Robbie comments on best actress Oscar snub6Who is Bushra Bibi, the mystical wife of Imran Khan?7Council financial crisis ‘out of control’, MPs warn8Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery Senate hearing9Stuffed polar bear stolen in bizarre heist10Israelis tell MPs of Hamas sexual violence evidence

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIsraeli forces kill three Palestinian fighters in West Bank hospital raidPublished24 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Israeli forces disguised as medics were shown on hospital CCTVBy Raffi BergBBC NewsIsraeli forces have killed three members of Palestinian armed groups in a hospital in the occupied West Bank.CCTV footage showed members of an undercover unit disguised as medics and other civilians making their way through a corridor with rifles raised.The Israeli military said the men were hiding in the Jenin hospital, and that one was about to carry out an attack.The Palestinian Authority’s ministry of health accused Israel of carrying out a “new massacre inside hospitals”.Hamas, an armed Palestinian Islamist group which is fighting a war with Israel in Gaza triggered by its unprecedented attacks on Israel on 7 October, said the Israeli forces had “executed three fighters”, including one of its members. Another armed group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, said two of those killed were its members and were brothers. It added that one of them had been receiving treatment at the hospital.The security camera video from Ibn Sina hospital shows several members of the Israeli undercover unit – men and women – hurrying through a corridor, training their weapons left and right. One can be seen taking a piece of clothing off an unidentified person who is kneeling down with his hands behind his head, then covering his head with it.The footage shows two members of the unit carrying a folded wheelchair and a baby-carrier, apparently as props.Images from the room where the men are said to have been shot show blood-spattered floors and walls with a bloodied, blue pillow with a bullet hole in it on a bed.”They executed the three men as they slept in the room,” the hospital’s director, Dr Naji Nazzal, told Reuters. “They executed them in cold blood by firing bullets directly into their heads in the room where they were being treated.”The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the guardian of the Geneva Conventions which codify international humanitarian law, has expressed concern over the raid. “Under international humanitarian law, hospitals and medical patients should be respected and protected at all times”, the ICRC said, adding that it would raise the issue “as part of its confidential dialogue with the concerned authorities”.Tensions have soared in the West Bank since the 7 October attacks, with near daily Israeli arrest raids and clashes with Palestinians. Jenin, a militant stronghold, has been a focus of such raids for months.Since 7 October, Israeli forces have killed at least 357 Palestinians – militants, civilians and attackers – in the West Bank, while Israeli settlers have killed at least eight, according to the United Nations.Palestinians from the West Bank have killed at least 10 Israelis in attacks in the West Bank and Israel in the same period.In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Hamas suspect who was killed had “planned a raid attack inspired by the October 7th massacre”. On that date, waves of Hamas gunmen invaded Israel from Gaza, killed about 1,300 people – mainly civilians – and took about 250 others back to Gaza as hostages.The attack triggered Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, with the declared aim of destroying Hamas. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 26,600 Palestinians – mostly women and children – have been killed in the Israeli offensive.The official Palestinian news agency in the West Bank, Wafa, said the three Palestinians in the hospital had been “assassinated”.According to its sources in the hospital, about 10 members of Israeli special forces dressed in civilian clothes went to the third floor, where they killed the men using weapons fitted with silencers.Dr Naji Nazzal said one of the men, who PIJ identified as its member, had been receiving treatment at the hospital since 25 October for a spinal injury which had left him paralysed.Related TopicsIsrael & the PalestiniansIsrael-Gaza warIsraelPalestinian territoriesHamasWest BankMore on this storyGaza’s largest aid agency ‘desperate’ after funds pausedPublished20 hours agoIsrael accused of targeting civilians in deadly West Bank strikePublished17 JanuaryTop StoriesAt least half of Gaza buildings damaged or destroyed, new analysis showsPublished36 minutes agoLive. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIs Canada vulnerable to foreign interference?Published1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Toronto Star via Getty ImageImage caption, Canadian member of parliament Michael Chong learned through media reports that China allegedly targeted himBy Nadine YousifBBC News, TorontoThe allegations kept mounting in Canada: Election-meddling by China, an Indian-backed assassination on home soil, and a campaign to harass Iranian dissidents. Is Canada especially vulnerable to foreign interference?Michael Chong said it did not take long for him to become a target of Beijing.In testimony before US lawmakers on Capitol Hill last year, the Canadian Conservative politician described how an alleged intimidation campaign against him was born after he spoke out against China’s human rights record in parliament.He said that a Chinese official in Canada began gathering details about his relatives living in Hong Kong shortly after, and that a smear campaign against him was launched on China’s most-popular social media platform, WeChat.”My experience is but one case of Beijing’s interference in Canada,” he said. “Many, many other cases go unreported and unnoticed, and the victims suffer in silence.”Canada launches inquiry into foreign interferenceThe alleged targeting of Mr Chong, which first became public when intelligence reports were leaked to Canadian media, unleashed a fierce debate in the country around its vulnerability to foreign interference and the safety of its citizens.On Monday, he and others will begin testifying before a public inquiry that will look into Beijing’s meddling in Canada, especially its alleged efforts to sway the country’s last two federal elections by backing certain candidates.China has denied any interference and the allegations have soured relations between Beijing and Ottawa. While the inquiry will focus on claims of election interference by China, Russia, India “and other foreign actors”, experts say the problem of foreign meddling in Canada is much more complex and widespread. Solving it, they say, demands a restructuring of the political and social DNA of the country, which has long-failed to prioritise matters of national security. “Generally speaking, we have been neglecting national security, intelligence, law enforcement, defence, and so on,” Thomas Juneau, a political analyst and professor at the University of Ottawa, told the BBC.While it is tough to determine whether Canada is uniquely vulnerable compared to its allies, Mr Juneau argued that other countries have done a far better job in addressing the issue.An outdated system that is slow to adaptOne glaring problem, Mr Juneau said, is the out-of-date act governing the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (csis). It is almost 40 years old, designed with the Cold War in mind, “when the fax machine was the new thing”, he said. Because of this, he said, the nation’s primary intelligence agency has been limited in its operations, focused on sharing information solely with the federal government.This means possible targets are often left in the dark. That was spotlighted by Mr Chong’s story. He only discovered that he had been an alleged target of Beijing through the media, despite csis having monitored threats against him for at least two years.Canada has since launched public consultations into how the law governing csis can be amended to better inform and protect individuals who could be a target.The source of Canada’s security complacency, argued Richard Fadden, a former csis director and national security advisor to two prime ministers, is that Canada has lived in relative safety, largely protected from foreign threats by its geography: the US to the south, and surrounded by three oceans.”I mean, nobody is going to invade Canada,” he said. Canada’s allies – like the US and Australia – have been quicker to adopt certain tools to help catch bad actors, such as establishing a registry of foreign agents and criminalising acts that can be classified as interference.In December, Australia convicted a Vietnamese refugee who was found to be working for the Chinese Communist Party, thanks to a law it passed in 2018 that made industrial espionage for a foreign power a crime.Such laws are not only important for charging and convicting culprits, but can also help educate the public and deter other nations from interfering, said Wesley Wark, a leading Canadian historian with expertise in national security.Diaspora groups are especially vulnerableMr Wark said the country’s diverse population has also made it a convenient target for foreign states.”We are a multicultural society and we have gone to great lengths over decades to preserve and protect that,” he said.But diaspora groups, especially those vocally opposed to the government of their country of origin, have naturally become a target.British Columbia lawyer Ram Joubin has had a first-hand look at the threats facing dissidents in Canada, particularly those from Iran. While investigating people with ties to the Iranian regime who call Canada home, Mr Joubin said he has heard from Iranian-Canadians who say they have been followed and harassed by regime agents in their own communities.”We’ve had death threats, knock-on-the-door type of death threats,” he said. “And then we have a lot of people with their families in Iran being threatened because they engaged in some sort of activism.”Csis has previously said it is aware of alleged intimidation attempts. The Iranian government has not commented publicly on these allegations. In Mr Joubin’s experience, reporting these incidents to officials like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been a challenge, especially when additional work is needed to establish a credible criminal or civil case.Both the RCMP and csis were criticised after the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist that was killed in June in British Columbia, which Canada has alleged was done with the involvement of Indian government agents – something India denies. Prior to his death, Mr Nijjar had said that police were aware he was a target of an assassination plot. Questions were raised about whether something could have been done to stop his killing after the FBI said it was able to foil a similar assassination plot in November against another Sikh separatist leader in New York City. Image source, Bloomberg via Getty ImagesImage caption, Richard Fadden says Canada is only now coming to terms with its vulnerability to foreign meddlingMr Fadden said the events of 2023 represented a seismic shift in Canada’s psyche, forcing the country to finally confront the issue of foreign interference.”Despite a deep reluctance on the part of the government to hold a foreign inquiry, they were compelled to do it,” Mr Fadden said. “I think if there hadn’t been that shift, we wouldn’t have an inquiry.”The inquiry, led by Quebec appellate judge Marie-Josée Hogue, will be conducted in two phases, ending with a final report in December that will include recommendations on what Canada can do to deter future interference.Some have expressed concern about the inquiry’s short mandate, and whether its recommendations will be wide-ranging enough and implemented as Canada inches closer to an election year that could see a change in government.But in the meantime, Mr Fadden and others said they believe urgent action is needed.”There are two big issues: there’s interference in our elections,” Mr Fadden said. “But there’s also interfering and scaring members of the diaspora in this country, which is a very serious matter.””We have a responsibility to protect people who are in Canada, and I don’t think we’re doing as good of a job on this as we could be.”Related TopicsChinaCanadaMore on this storyCanada launches inquiry into foreign interferencePublished7 September 2023US must work with Canada to stop China meddling – MPPublished13 September 2023The long fight for justice over downed plane in IranPublished8 January 2023Top StoriesThree US troops killed in Middle East drone attackPublished4 hours agoDisposable vapes to be banned over fears for children’s healthPublished8 minutes agoPost Office chairman had to go – BadenochPublished3 hours agoFeaturesBBC confronts man who abused boy in secretive Christian churchKey UN Gaza aid agency runs into diplomatic stormWho invented butter chicken? 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIstanbul church attack: Gunmen kill one person during Sunday morning massPublished24 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Turkish police and forensic officers in front of Santa Maria church in IstanbulBy Lipika PelhamBBC NewsOne person has been killed in an attack by masked gunmen on a Catholic church in Istanbul. Local media also reported several injuries. The shooting happened at the church of Santa Maria during Sunday morning mass at around 11:40 local time (08:40 GMT). Turkey’s interior minister has condemned the “vile attack” and said an investigation has been launched. Police are still searching for the suspects. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear.The Pope offered his support after the attack, expressing his “closeness to the community of the Santa Maria Draperis Church” at the end of his weekly prayer at the Vatican. Worshippers were attending the mass when two gunmen, reportedly wearing ski masks, entered the 19th Century church and opened fire. The Turkish interior minister, Ali Yerlikaya, said that an individual identified as CT – who was among those attending Sunday’s service – had died in the attack.He said that the authorities were working to capture the assailants, who fled the scene after the shooting. Local media report that several other worshippers were injured before the attackers got away. The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, condemned the attack. In a post on X he said: “We will never allow those who try to disrupt our unity and peace by attacking the places of faith in our city.”President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also expressed condolences over the attack and said that “necessary steps” were being taken to hunt down the killers.Image caption, A relative of one of the worshippers grieves in front of Santa Maria churchRelated TopicsTurkeyItalyIstanbulMore on this storyDozens killed in Istanbul club attackPublished1 January 2017Turkey country profilePublished22 August 2023Top StoriesBoys aged 15 and 16 dead after stabbingPublished11 minutes agoPost Office chair had to go as ‘it wasn’t working’ – BadenochPublished50 minutes agoProtesters throw soup at Mona Lisa paintingPublished46 minutes agoFeaturesWho invented butter chicken? Creamy dish centre of court battleWhen Louis Vuitton tries to make you change your brand nameAuschwitz film was ‘like Big Brother’ in house next to campKuenssberg: What do voters think of party leaders? Not a lotThe Papers: ‘Rwandans get UK asylum’ and PM wants ‘Saga vote’Would it bother you if you only got mail three days a week?Net closes in on vigilante destroyer of Italy’s speed camerasMy dad saved my club, now we’re playing Man UtdOneFour: The rap group dividing AustraliaElsewhere on the BBCHow are jelly beans made?Gregg Wallace visits a factory in Dublin that makes over ten million of the sweets per day!AttributioniPlayerIs this the greatest Jurassic predator that ever lived?Sir David Attenborough investigates a unique discovery: the skull of a giant, prehistoric sea monsterAttributioniPlayer’I smashed all my trophies’Bradley Wiggins opens up about his mental health and imposter syndromeAttributioniPlayerA Royle Family reunion and the best of the North!Ricky Tomlinson and Ralf Little set off on an epic camper van adventure across Northern EnglandAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Boys aged 15 and 16 dead after stabbing2Protesters throw soup at Mona Lisa painting3BBC confronts man who abused boy in secretive Christian Church4Post Office chair had to go as ‘it wasn’t working’ – Badenoch5Who invented butter chicken? Creamy dish centre of court battle6Fire that billowed smoke over city investigated7Off-peak Friday fares trial to start in London8Morrissey being treated for physical exhaustion9England seal all-time great win over IndiaAttributionSport10Man skis down Welsh hill that rarely sees snow

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaParis 2024: What you need to know about the summer Olympics and ParalympicsPublished7 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesIt is six months until the summer Olympics begin in Paris, with the Paralympics following a few weeks later.The opening ceremony will take place on boats, and break-dancing will feature for the first time.When are the Olympic and Paralympic Games and who is taking part?The summer Olympics run from 26 July to 11 August, with 10,500 athletes competing in 32 sports and 329 medal events. The Paralympics run from 28 August to 8 September, featuring 4,400 athletes in 22 sports and 549 medal events. There will be 206 countries represented at the Olympics, and 184 at the Paralympics. Paris previously held the summer Games in 1900 and 1924. It will become only the second city to host them three times. London held them in 1908, 1948 and 2012.The last summer Olympics took place in Tokyo in 2021, delayed by a year because of Covid.Paris 2024 Olympic logo sparks Tinder jokesParis takes security steps over Olympic drone threatWhere will events take place? There will be 15 Olympic and 11 Paralympic venues in central Paris. The triathlon, marathon swimming and Para-triathlon events will take place in the capital’s Seine river.The Stade de France will be the venue for the main athletics events. Six regional cities will stage football matches.Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, will host the sailing. Surfing will take place in Teahupo’o, in Tahiti – a French overseas territory in the South Pacific.The organisers say the Games will mainly use existing or temporary structures, to help reduce cost and carbon emissions. Preparing the venues is reported to cost about 8bn euros (£6.85bn).In July 2023, the president of the organising committee said the budget was “under control”.Which new sports will feature in Paris?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, “Breaking” will be a new Olympic sport at the Paris GamesBreak-dancing or “breaking” will debut as an Olympic sport. The gymnastic style of dancing originated in New York in the 1970s. The four events introduced in Tokyo – BMX, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing – will continue. Karate and baseball have been dropped.What will the Olympic opening ceremony be like?Image source, Paris 2024 Image caption, The opening ceremony for the Olympics will feature a parade of athletes on boats on the SeineOlympic opening ceremonies usually involve athletes parading in a stadium. In Paris, they will parade on a river. The national squads will sail down the Seine for 6km (3.8 miles) through the centre of the city.Athletes will gather in a stadium in a park called the Trocadero for the lighting of the Olympic Flame.The organisers say they wanted to let the public watch the opening ceremony for free. Half a million spectators are expected to line the riverbank. What is the Paris 2024 mascot?The games have a pair of mascots called “Les Phryges”. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Les Phryges’ motto is “Alone we go faster, but together we go further”They are modelled on the red “Phrygian” caps worn during the French Revolution of 1789, when the monarchy was overthrown. The Paralympic Phryge (left above) has a running blade, the first mascot to have a visible disability. Meet the Paris 2024 Olympic mascotsWill Russia compete at Paris 2024?Neither Russia nor Belarus are allowed to send teams because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Belarus’ support for it. However, athletes from those countries can compete as Individual Neutral Athletes.Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov criticised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not also barring Israel from taking part because of its military operation is Gaza.IOC president Thomas Bach told the Reuters news agency that the comparison is wrong, and confirmed Israel’s participation. There will also be a Refugee Olympic Team for athletes displaced from their home countries. In the Tokyo Games, this team had 29 members from 11 countries including Syria, South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Cameroon.How can I get tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics?Tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics are on sale to everyone across the world, on a “first come, first served” basis. They can only be bought from the Paris 2024 website. Many sessions are already sold out. However, new batches of tickets are regularly added.Prices start at 24 euros (£21) for Olympic events, and 15 euros (£13) for Paralympic events.Are the Games popular in France?One opinion poll suggested that 44% of Parisians think hosting the Olympics is a “bad thing”. Bus and metro fares will double in Paris while the Games are on. Some residents are annoyed about security measures. Image source, Paris 2024Image caption, The Olympic Village is 7km (4.3 miles) north of central Paris, in Seine-Saint-DenisThe Olympic and Paralympic Village, and a new aquatics centre, are being built in a region north of Paris called Seine-Saint-Denis – one of the poorest parts of mainland France. Charities complained after hundreds of squatters were evicted from buildings close to the new Games venues. Where will the next summer Olympic and Paralympic Games take place?2028 – Los Angeles, USA2032 – Brisbane, Australia2036 – to be decided. 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[ad_1] Image source, Getty Images It is six months until the summer Olympics begin in Paris, with the Paralympics following a few weeks later. The opening ceremony will take place…