Flame to arrive in Marseille amid tight security
Emmanuel Macron,France,Greece,Olympics,Paris,Sports,Sports
From the Center
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
MARSEILLE, France, May 8 (Reuters) - The Olympic flame is set to reach French soil at Marseille's Old Port amid tight security on Wednesday, 79 days before the Paris 2024 Games Opening Ceremony. More than 150,000 people are expected to welcome the three-masted Belem, which left Greece on April 27 with the flame after it was lit in Ancient Olympia 11 days earlier. Around 6,000 law enforcement officers will secure the area as the Belem arrives in the harbour around 0900 GMT (1100 local time) before a six-hour parade. "It's...
Check for Bias
The AI-powered AllSides Bias Checker instantly reveals the bias of a news article. Tap the button to use.
Related Coverage
AllSides Picks
Headline Roundup
DOJ Drops Charges Against Reflecting Pool 'Vandals,' Trump Criticizes DC Attorney Jeanine Pirro
August 4th, 2026
Headline Roundup
Capital One Shut Down Trump Organization Bank Accounts Over Fraud Concerns
August 3rd, 2026
Recommended Reading
When the DSA Moment Has Arrived
Dan Schnur
August 3rd, 2026
The Insight
The Insight: What NYC's City-Run Grocery Stores Mean for America
AllSides Staff
July 31st, 2026