France opens probe of TotalEnergies over 2021 Mozambique attack

Why is France accusing Azerbaijan of meddling in its Pacific territory of New Caledonia?...

19/05/2024

French prosecutors said Saturday they were investigating oil giant TotalEnergies for possible involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2021 jihadist attack in Mozambique that killed hundreds. France's government has no doubt that Azerbaijan is stirring tensions in New Caledonia despite the vast geographical and cultural distance b [Voir]

French police fatally shoot armed man trying to set fire to Rouen synagogue...

19/05/2024

French police on Friday shot dead a man armed with a knife and a crowbar who tried to set fire to a synagogue in the northern city of Rouen, adding to concerns over anti-Semitic violence in the country. [Voir]

French postal service celebrates baguette with scratch-and-sniff stamp...

19/05/2024

The French Post Office on Friday rolled out a scratch-and-sniff postage stamp to celebrate the world-famous baguette, once described by President Emmanuel Macron as "250 grams of magic and perfection". [Voir]

At Cannes Film Festival, too, Ukraine battles on...

19/05/2024

More than two years into Russia's invasion, Ukraine's strong presence at the Cannes Film Festival bears witness to its stubborn defence and the resilience of its film industry. The war's pervasive impact on civilian life is the subject of “The Invasion', whose director Sergei Loznitsa spoke to FRANCE 24 in Cannes. [Voir]

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Arts24 in Cannes: Emma Stone & Richard Gere premiere their new movies...

19/05/2024

From the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet, Eve Jackson brings us the latest on Friday's premieres, including "Kinds of Kindness" with Emma Stone and "Oh, Canada", which marks the return of Richard Gere. Also on the programme, after the Euphoria series and his role in the film "Saltburn", we take an in-depth look at the career of Jacob E [Voir]

Syrian exiles hunt down Assad's torturers in gripping Cannes thriller...

19/05/2024

“Ghost Trail', which opened the Critics' Week sidebar in Cannes this week, follows a Syrian exile's pursuit of the man who tortured him during the country's civil war. FRANCE 24 spoke to French director Jonathan Millet, whose impressive Cannes debut delivered one of the festival's early hits. [Voir]

77th Cannes Film Festival: ‘An enigma about a trans woman who ran from Gaza'...

19/05/2024

Few films linked to the Gaza war are screening in this year's Cannes Film Festival. Despite its title, "The Belle of Gaza'', a documentary out of competition, bears little relation to the conflict. The film by French director Yolande Zauberman follows the struggles and dreams of Palestinian trans women in Tel Aviv. Pro-Palestinian act [Voir]

Richard Gere talks about his new movie at the Cannes Film Festival...

19/05/2024

In Eve Jackson's daily roundup from the Cannes Film Fesitval, we hear from actor Richard Gere and the director Paul Schrader on their film "Oh Canada", 40 years after they made "American Gigolo" together. Also on the programme a transgender crime musical starring Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Carla Sophia Gascon directed by French filmm [Voir]

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