Tony Estanguet

Paris 2024 has sold just over two million tickets for the Paralympic Games, organisers said hours before the opening ceremony.

Tony Estanguet said the person who will light the cauldron on Friday was not yet aware they had been selected.

The search was part of investigations into alleged embezzlement of public funds and favouritism, prosecutors said.

Emmanuel Macron's vision is to take the ceremony out of its customary location in the main stadium and put it in the heart of the capital.

Here are the key issues to be resolved before the Games open on July 26, 2024.

Tickets for climbing and BMX freestyle sold out on the first day, while for fencing, judo and track cycling were all snapped up in few days.

Estanguet said the cheapest tickets for the Olympics would cost 24 euros ($26.53) and 15 euros for the Paralympics.

Paris Olympics chief organiser Tony Estanguet says the 2024 Summer Games will be "spectacular".

Estanguet insisted the Paris Olympics would not be moved.

Three-times Olympic canoeing champion and bid co-chairman Tony Estanguet says, however, Paris was open to the idea of the hosts of both Games being decided at the same session in Lima next September.

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.