International Edition

International Edition

Podcasts Newsletters Follow us Alerts App Video

Arab Showcase Weekend

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

It was one of the most spectacular stunts in Olympic history. Getty Images

Tom Cruise abseiled from the roof of the Stade de France at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics. AFP

Cruise was then handed the Olympic flag by Karen Bass, mayor of Los Angeles, where the next Games will be held in 2028. AFP

The actor affixed the flag to a motorbike before footage of him racing to LA was shown. Getty Images

It was one of the most spectacular stunts in Olympic history. Getty Images

Tom Cruise abseiled from the roof of the Stade de France at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics. AFP

Cruise was then handed the Olympic flag by Karen Bass, mayor of Los Angeles, where the next Games will be held in 2028. AFP

The actor affixed the flag to a motorbike before footage of him racing to LA was shown. Getty Images

It was one of the most spectacular stunts in Olympic history. Getty Images

Tom Cruise stunt at Olympic closing ceremony - in pictures

More Galleries

Workers preparing ice sculptures at the site for the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, China’s northeast Heilongjiang province. AFP

Best photos of December 17: Christmas lights in Portugal to ice sculptures in China - in pictures

A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a health center in Peshawar, northern Pakistan. AP

Best photos of December 16: Polio vaccines to child in Pakistan to Kite surfers in Scotland