Azerbaijan slams ’threats’ from France after Paris recalls ambassador
Azerbaijan on Wednesday accused France of pressuring and threatening the country after Paris recalled its ambassador and accused the Caucasus country of damaging bilateral ties.
Azerbaijan on Wednesday accused France of pressuring and threatening the country after Paris recalled its ambassador and accused the Caucasus country of damaging bilateral ties.
Freshly cooked bread, select cheeses and a broad veggie assortment will be among the meals to be offered to athletes and visitors during the 2024 Paris Olympic [Voir]
With less than 100 days to go until the Paris 2024 Olympics, we're looking into whether or not they will be a healthy investment for Paris and France as a whole. Will the Games boost the French economy? Or will the costs outweigh the benefits? FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin discusses this and more with Christophe Lepetit from the Centre d [Voir]
French police said they arrested 45 people in Paris and that 12 officers had been injured during traditional May Day protests on Wednesday, though the demonstrations were far more subdued than last year.
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As May Day celebrations fill the streets with festive marches and labour union protests across French cities today, a darker truth boils below the surface. In a country often applauded for its strong labour protections, two workers die each day due to job-related accidents, according to the latest national health insurance figures. Many [Voir]
It's a colossus of glass, metal, and stone with a location that makes all the other Paris monuments envious. Located between the Seine and the Champs-Élysées, the Grand Palais was built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle world fair to showcase French art. Closed three years ago for its first complete renovation in history, it's gettin [Voir]
His images have been celebrated, vandalised and even discussed in Congress. Andres Serrano's art tackles religion, sex, death and above all, America: its idiosyncrasies and the questions of politics, religion, class and ethnicity, which divide its citizens. He discusses this body of work as the show "Portraits of America" opens at Paris' [Voir]
Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including "The Fall Guy" with Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, Philippe Caland's three films "Hollywood Buddha", "Ripple Effect" and "The Guru and the Gypsy", plus Luana Bajrami's "Phantom Youth". We finish with Lisa convincing Eve that a film about old French peop [Voir]
FRANCE 24's culture editor Eve Jackson tells us about the life and work of US writer Paul Auster, who has died aged 77. Best known for "The New York Trilogy" mystery novels, Auster wrote more than 30 books that were translated into 40 languages. He had a particularly big following in France.
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