Protester wearing ‘Israel out of the Tour' T-shirt runs onto Tour de France final straight
A protester entering the course (far left) as Norwegian rider Jonas Abrahamsen (second from right) sprints to win, ahead of Swiss rider Mauro Schmid, on July 16.
TOULOUSE, France - A protester wearing an 'Israel out of the Tour' T-shirt ran onto the final straight of the Tour de France on July 16 as two riders sprinted it out for victory in Stage 11, before being restrained by a security officer.
The protester, who was also waving a keffiyeh, was about 50m from the finish line as Norway's Jonas Abrahamsen beat Swiss champion Mauro Schmid for victory in the 11th stage.
Israel is represented on the Tour through the Israel-Premier Tech team, but no Israeli riders are in the race.
Israel's military operations in Gaza have killed more than 58,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities.
Almost 1,650 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed as a result of the conflict, including 1,200 killed in the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack, by Israeli tallies.
Some other protests are planned on the Tour route, Reuters has learned from sources with a direct knowledge of the matter.
Tour organisers and the Israel-Premier Tech team were not immediately reachable for comment. REUTERS
Top stories
Swipe. Select. Stay informed.
Singapore Over 600 Telegram groups in Singapore selling, advertising vapes removed by HSA
Singapore 2 weeks' jail for man caught smuggling over 1,800 vapes and pods into Singapore
Singapore Jail for man who fatally hit his daughter, 2, while driving van without licence
Sport 'Like being in a washing machine with 40 deg C water': Open water swimmers brave challenging conditions
Singapore Primary 1 registration: 38 primary schools to conduct ballot in Phase 2A
Singapore ComfortDelGro to introduce new taxi cancellation, waiting fee policy
Business Cathay Cineplexes gets fresh demands to pay up $3.3m debt for Century Square, Causeway Point outlets
Singapore Countering misinformation requires both laws and access to trusted news sources: Josephine Teo
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Straits Times
17 minutes ago
- Straits Times
Milan mayor placed under investigation in property planning probe
Find out what's new on ST website and app. FILE PHOTO: Milan's Mayor Beppe Sala and his partner Chiara Bazoli arrive for the opening night of the La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo MILAN - The mayor of Milan has been placed under investigation, three sources said on Thursday, caught up in a probe into the dealings that have helped to underpin a real estate boom in Italy's financial capital over the last 10 years. The investigation into Mayor Beppe Sala comes after prosecutors on Wednesday sought the arrest of Milan's councillor for urban planning, the head of real estate firm Coima and four others. According to three sources with knowledge of the matter, Mayor Sala, who heads a centre-left coalition in the city, is among dozens of people under investigation. He is accused of concealing a conflict of interest relating to the appointment of a chairman of a municipal commission that grants building permits. He is also allegedly among those who put pressure on that same chairman to unblock the authorisation of a building project in the city. His spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. The probe on the mayor was first reported by three Italian newspapers. In a comment published by Corriere della Sera newspaper on Thursday, Sala denied any wrongdoing and said he found it "shocking that the mayor should learn from a newspaper that he is under investigation and not from prosecutors. It is unacceptable". The scandal risks embarrassing Milan as the city prepares to co-host the 2026 Winter Olympics next February. The ruling centre-right parties, who govern at national level under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, have called for Sala's resignation. Two of the sources specified that the investigations into the mayor's position are still in their early stages and are not close to any conclusion, expressing regret that the news had become public. The Milan property market began flourishing in 2015, when the Expo international exhibition helped to transform the city into a hot spot for developers from Italy and abroad, reshaping its skyline. But complaints from local residents objecting to a sharp increase in the number of multi-storey buildings triggered investigations into alleged abuses in the fast-tracking of building permits, stalling construction activity. According to court documents, prosecutors said investigations related to the largest urban planning projects in Milan, "have brought to light a 'system'...whose purpose is to facilitate the issuance of illegal building permits and to carry out highly speculative real estate transactions". REUTERS
Straits Times
17 minutes ago
- Straits Times
Singapore shares continue winning streak; STI up 0.7%
Find out what's new on ST website and app. SINGAPORE – The winning streak continues apace for local shares, with the bourse up for the fourth day straight on July 17. Investors clearly have the bit between their teeth given yet another bumper close for the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI), this time rising 0.7 per cent or 29.18 points to 4,161.43. Gainers left losers in the dust to the tune of 358 to 198 on trade of 1.9 billion securities worth $1.4 billion. DFI Retail Group led the STI winners, surging 4 per cent to US$3.12, while Thai Beverage was at the bottom of the table, down 1.1 per cent to 47 cents. Singtel was the most actively traded by volume, with 35.5 million shares done. The counter, which was trading on a cum-dividend basis, gained 3 per cent to $4.17. The STI's rise reflected a positive session both on Wall Street and most regional markets after US President Donald Trump backtracked on reports that he was planning to fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. The two have clashed over the pace of interest-rate cuts. US shares fell early on but rebounded on that Trump backtrack. The Dow Industrials added 0.5 per cent, the S&P 500 advanced 0.3 per cent and the Nasdaq rose 0.3 per cent to close at its third-straight record. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Fatal abuse of Myanmar maid in Bishan: Traffic Police officer sentenced to 10 years' jail Singapore Man charged over manufacturing DIY Kpods at Yishun home; first such case in Singapore Singapore HSA launches anti-vaping checks near 5 institutes of higher learning Business 5 things to know about Kuok Hui Kwong, tycoon Robert Kuok's daughter and Shangri-La Asia head honcho Singapore Jail for elderly man for using knife to slash neighbour, who later died of heart disease Singapore $7,000 fine for eatery chain involved in ByteDance food poisoning case World UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform Opinion Grab tried to disrupt taxis. It now wants to save them Regional bourses mostly rose. Japan's Nikkei 225 added 0.6 per cent, South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.2 per cent and the ASX 200 in Australia gained 0.9 per cent for its best day in three weeks. Market fluctuations showed that Mr Trump's attempt to challenge the Fed's independence was not welcome, said Mr Vishnu Varathan at Mizuho Securities.
Straits Times
an hour ago
- Straits Times
Drug trafficking ring dismantled by Belgian, Dutch and UK authorities
Find out what's new on ST website and app. BRUSSELS - A European drug trafficking ring has been dismantled in a joint operation by Belgian, Dutch and British authorities, with seven people arrested and 5 million euros ($5.80 million) seized, the pan-European Europol police body said on Thursday. The traffickers mainly dealt in ketamine, along with other products such as cocaine and heroin, and hid drugs in mail packages among other methods, it said. Nine houses in Belgium, along with two other houses in Britain and the Netherlands, were searched during Tuesday's sting. "The perpetrators operated not only within Western Europe, but were spread across multiple regions around the world. They used a variety of sophisticated methods to traffic drugs through Europe without detection, including trucks with drugs hidden in deck cargo and mail packages, which were intercepted in Belgium," the Europol statement said. The U.N. said last month the global cocaine trade was at record levels. REUTERS
