Settlement Growth in the Nile Delta - Egypt

Settlement Growth in the Nile Delta - Egypt

Handout Photomontage shows Settlement Growth in the Nile Delta. The United Nations’ World Urbanisation Prospects 2025 was published on 17 November 2025. Drawing on data from the Joint Research Centre’s Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), developed under the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS), the report tracks changes in population distribution across more than 12,000 urban settlements. It highlights a global shift in settlement patterns, with the majority of the world’s population now living in urban areas. This image, created with GHSL data, focuses on the Nile Delta in Egypt, one of the world’s most densely populated regions. By comparing estimates of built-up surface at three points in time, it shows how the extent of urban development has changed between 1975 and 2025, along with projections for 2075. Using satellite data and national census inputs, GHSL provides a broad range of data on human settlements worldwide, including estimates of built-up surfaces per square kilometre and, at even

MODERN RAILWAYS 2025

MODERN RAILWAYS 2025

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 9, 2025 - Audience viewing the model of the 160-kilometre regional C-type train at MODERN RAILWAYS 2025 in Beijing, China on July 9, 2025.

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center who are veterans of the Russia-Ukraine war cover the distance of one kilometre as part of the Run of Support event during the Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon, Lviv, Ukraine, on May 4, 2025. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center who are veterans of the Russia-Ukraine war cover the distance of one kilometre as part of the Run of Support event during the Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon, Lviv, Ukraine, on May 4, 2025. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center who are veterans of the Russia-Ukraine war cover the distance of one kilometre as part of the Run of Support event during the Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon, Lviv, Ukraine, on May 4, 2025. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center who are veterans of the Russia-Ukraine war cover the distance of one kilometre as part of the Run of Support event during the Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon, Lviv, Ukraine, on May 4, 2025. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center who are veterans of the Russia-Ukraine war cover the distance of one kilometre as part of the Run of Support event during the Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon, Lviv, Ukraine, on May 4, 2025. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Veterans and UNBROKEN Center patients join Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon

Patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center who are veterans of the Russia-Ukraine war cover the distance of one kilometre as part of the Run of Support event during the Nova Poshta Lviv Half Marathon, Lviv, Ukraine, on May 4, 2025. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Hangon kalakuolemat

Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Hangon kalakuolemat

Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Hangon kalakuolemat

Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Hangon kalakuolemat

Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Hangon kalakuolemat

Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Hangon kalakuolemat

Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Hangon kalakuolemat

Hangon kalakuolemat

A large number of dead fish washed up on the beach in Hanko, Southern Finland on January 29, 2025. Dead fish washed ashore coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance in Hanko, along a 20-kilometre stretch of coastline. Authorities are investigating possible links between the two incidents. The dead fish, mostly herring and sprat, were first reported on Tuesday in areas around Hanko's winter swimming facility and Regattaranta beach. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi Drivers Protest - Paris

Taxi drivers on strike from all over France to protest against the new agreement proposed by the CPAM health insurance scheme, which provides for a reduction in kilometre-based rates for medical transport (patient transport), on near the National Assembly in Paris, France on December 3, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relays - Didier Drogba Holds The Olympic Torch

French Ivorian former football player Didier Drogba holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Stade Velodrome, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Phot boy Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Arrival Of The Olympic Flame In Marseille

Arrival Of The Olympic Flame In Marseille

French rapper Julien Mari aka Jul lights the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays cauldron, designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, with the Olympic Torch during the Olympic Flame arrival ceremony at the Vieux-Port (Old Port) as part of its journey ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 8, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Photo by Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM

Arrival Of The Olympic Flame In Marseille

Arrival Of The Olympic Flame In Marseille

French rapper Julien Mari aka Jul lights the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays cauldron, designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, with the Olympic Torch during the Olympic Flame arrival ceremony at the Vieux-Port (Old Port) as part of its journey ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 8, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Photo by Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM

Arrival Of The Olympic Flame In Marseille

Arrival Of The Olympic Flame In Marseille

French rapper Julien Mari aka Jul lights the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays cauldron, designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, with the Olympic Torch during the Olympic Flame arrival ceremony at the Vieux-Port (Old Port) as part of its journey ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 8, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Photo by Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM

Arrival Of The Olympic Flame In Marseille

Arrival Of The Olympic Flame In Marseille

French rapper Julien Mari aka Jul lights the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays cauldron, designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, with the Olympic Torch during the Olympic Flame arrival ceremony at the Vieux-Port (Old Port) as part of its journey ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 8, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Photo by Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM

Arrival Of The Olympic Flame In Marseille

Arrival Of The Olympic Flame In Marseille

French rapper Julien Mari aka Jul lights the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays cauldron, designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, with the Olympic Torch during the Olympic Flame arrival ceremony at the Vieux-Port (Old Port) as part of its journey ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 8, 2024. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. Photo by Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM