Iranian filmmaker Jafar Pahani was given a hero’s welcome on his return to Tehran on May 26 by supporters after winning the top prize at the Cannes film festival, footage posted on social media showed. #Iran...
Music Show: Kids Return pays homage to French Touch and Britpop with ‘1997’ • FRANCE 24
In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Adrien Rozé and Clément Savoye from French pop rock band Kids Return. Despite being born and raised in Paris, they could be mistaken for being...
President Macron’s wife appears to push him in the face
Brigitte Macron placed her hands on her husband’s face as they prepared to exit their plane after touching down in Vietnam at the start of a South East Asia tour. The video showing Emmanuel Macron being pushed in...
It’s ‘apéro’ time! France’s wine, chips and chill ritual • FRANCE 24 English
In this edition of Entre Nous we take a look at France’s beloved ritual of “l’apero”. To mark International Aperitivo Day we discover how “aperitifs” have changed over the decades, from private moments to the...
Kristi Noem leaves note in support of Israel on Jerusalem’s Western Wall
US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has drawn criticism for participating in religious rituals at the Western Wall in occupied East Jerusalem, where she placed a handwritten note on the wall reading:...
Over 900 Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque
More than 900 Israeli settlers, led by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, have stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on May 26, marking the anniversary of the city’s...
Russia sent a record number of drones into Ukraine as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’
Russia overnight launched the biggest drone attack on Ukraine in the more than three-year war, a Ukrainian official said on May 26. President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin has gone “crazy” by stepping...