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Rubio questions Cuba diplomatic path as Trump raises prospect of military action
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday renewed suggestions of possible military action against Cuba, a threat amplified by Washington's criminal charges a day earlier against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. Trump said US presidents had long considered intervention and suggested he could be the one to pursue it.
Ben Gvir's flotilla video: Netanyahu has 'lost control of the government'
Italy and Spain are calling on the EU to sanction Israel's far-right national security minister, over his posting of a video showing detained Gaza-bound activists forced to their knees with their hands bound. The footage - which showed Itamar Ben Gvir heckling activists while waving an Israeli flag - has prompted a global outcry. France 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Yossi Mekelberg, senior consult...
Trump to deploy 5,000 US troops to Poland after earlier plan was canceled
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was sending 5,000 troops to Poland, reversing an earlier decision to cancel the deployment as Washington presses Europe to shoulder more of its own defence burden.
Macron backs symbolic repeal of France's slavery laws, warns against 'false promises' on reparations
President Emmanuel Macron endorsed repealing centuries-old royal decrees that codified slavery in French colonies on Thursday, calling their continued existence “an offence” to the Republic. Marking 25 years since France recognised slavery as a crime against humanity, Macron also reopened debate on reparations.
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Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo burnt down as anger grows
First, an ebola treatment centre in a town at the heart of the outbreak in DR Congo is torched by scared and frustrated locals in the midst of a health crisis that claimed at least 159 lives so far and continues to spread. Also, we talked with our guest about how computer science researchers and data workers from Africa are suffering some of the worst mental health effects of the industry. And, a ...
France announces €710 million in new energy aid
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced new support measures to cushion the impact of the energy crisis caused by the war in Iran. The €710 million package includes extending existing support schemes for sectors such as fishing, farming and construction, as well as a new bonus for taxi drivers to switch to electric cars. But the prime minister ruled out blanket subsidies like fuel ta...
France annouonces €710 million in new energy aid
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu announced new support measures to cushion the impact of the energy crisis caused by the war in Iran. The €710 million package includes extending existing support schemes for sectors such as fishing, farming and construction, as well as a new bonus for taxi drivers to switch to electric cars. But the prime minister ruled out blanket subsidies like fuel tax ...
Tipping point? The scramble to contain global energy crisis
It’s easy to lecture world leaders about how fuel subsidies ruin the environment and bleed state coffers dry, but try telling that to beleaguered Bolivians and cornered Kenyans… two of the many nations where the energy crisis has reached breaking point with citizens unable to keep up with prices at the pump. It’s not just in the Americas, Africa and Asia where the Iran war’s destroying livelihoods...
Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close star in Spanish civil war gay drama at Cannes
Penélope Cruz leads 'La Bola Negra', the new film from the creators of 'La Mesías', set partly during the Spanish Civil War and following three gay men across generations as they navigate desire, repression and inherited trauma. Glenn Close also stars in the ambitious Spanish-language drama. Meanwhile Lukas Dhont returns to Cannes after 'Close' with 'Coward', a First World War story questioning wh...
Cannes Film Festival: Who will win the Palme d’Or?
What are festivalgoers predicting? How many films have they watched? We took to the Croisette in Cannes to ask people who they think will win this year’s Palme d’Or 👀📽️
Bangladesh: "Donald Trump" albino buffalo becomes social media star
An #albino buffalo bought to be sacrificed at #Bangladesh's Eid al-Adha has become a social media star over his style flock of yellow hair, earning him the nickname "Donald #Trump", in reference to the #US President's signature style. The buffalo was genetically-modified to be an albino.
'Donald Trump' albino buffalo becomes social media star ahead in Bangladesh
An #albino buffalo bought to be sacrificed at Bangladesh's Eid al-Adha has become a social media star over his style flock of yellow hair, which led him to be named after #US President Donald #Trump. His yellow hair and pale colour is due t
Rami Malek compares new Cannes role to Freddie Mercury performance
Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek has returned to the Cannes spotlight with "The Man I Love", the latest film from indie director Ira Sachs, premiering on the Croisette alongside co-stars Rebecca Hall, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Tom Sturridge. The film sees Malek play a downtown New York performance artist during the late 1980s AIDS crisis – a role the actor compared to portraying Freddie Mercury in "Boh...
Rami Malek compares new Cannes role to Freddie Mercury performance
Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek returned to the Cannes spotlight with 'The Man I Love', the latest film from indie director Ira Sachs, premiering on the Croisette alongside co-stars Rebecca Hall, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Tom Sturridge. The film sees Malek play a downtown New York performance artist during the late-1980s AIDS crisis – a role the actor compared to portraying Freddie Mercury in 'Bohemia...
Cannes: Rami Malek on new film and Girl in Red makes her debut
France 24's Eve Jackson and Stella Elgersma report from the Cannes film festival, where Rami Malek has been talking about his new film The Man I Love, a musical fantasy drama film directed by Ira Sachs, and Norwegian pop star Girl in Red is making her acting debut with Low Expectations.
Iran war squeezes Europe’s economy as growth slumps, prices surge
Europe’s economy is slowing sharply as the Iran war drives up energy costs, deepening pressure on households and challenging policy makers. Fresh data for May showed euro zone business activity contracted at its fastest pace in more than two years while inflation pressures intensified, raising fears of a prolonged cost-of-living crunch and possible recession.
Ukraine's bird lovers long for peaceful skies
As the war rages on, Ukraine's birds are increasingly becoming victims of the battlefield, pushing volunteers and soldiers to try to rescue and treat injured birds. Skies once filled with birds are now crowded with drones, and constant aerial bombardments have wrecked a delicate ecosystem across a 1,200-kilometre frontline – including birds' nesting grounds and migratory routes.
SpaceX unveils IPO plans that could make Musk world's first trillionaire
Elon Musk's SpaceX has publicly filed details about its upcoming initial public offering, highlighting both the company's ambitious goals in space and its financial results. A successful share sale could value the company at a record-setting $1.75 trillion, which would put its founder on track to become the first trillionaire in history.
Trump's popularity plummets as inflation soars
As inflation continues to rise in the United States, Donald Trump’s popularity is at an all-time low. According to a recent poll, 46 percent of Americans are unhappy with his economic policies, with consumer spending sluggish and anxiety mounting.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to rebel-held South Kivu
A case of Ebola has been confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province - hundreds of kilometres from the outbreak's epicentre - according to the rebel alliance that controls the area. It marks an expansion of an outbreak of a rare strain that was detected last week and raises further concerns about difficulties in accessing the areas hit by the epidemic, with widespread armed ...
Taiwan president says 'happy' to take up Trump's offer of call
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said Thursday he would be "happy" to talk to US leader Donald Trump, a conversation that would break more than four decades of diplomatic protocol and drew pre-emptive ire from China. Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would speak to Lai, as the White House weighs arms sales to the democratic island.
Powering the AI inference boom: Is it time to downsize the data centre?
In the world of artificial intelligence, the focus used to be on training AI models. Now, increasingly, it's on "inference" – the actual execution of the tasks we ask these systems to perform. David Gurlé is a French tech entrepreneur whose startup Antimatter aims to service the inference boom with energy solutions, mini data centres that fit inside a container and appropriate software – for only ...
Paris: JR turns oldest bridge into 'monumental' cavern
The Pont Neuf is a 419 year-old bridge, the oldest in #Paris - and now a temporary #mountain cave. Parisian #artist #JR unveiled his new public work on May 21. It will be fully accessible for three weeks starting June 6, with visitors able to discover the work's soundtrack provided by an ex-member of #DaftPunk.
Mexican mother finds remains of son missing for seven years
A Mexican mother found the bones of her son in the desert, seven years after he was kidnapped by a drug cartel. The woman is a well-known figure in Mexico, where she leads a collective of mothers looking for their missing loved ones.
Cannes, Canal+, Bolloré, blacklists: Is France's cultural diversity under threat?
Is France's cultural diversity under threat? As the UN celebrates cultural diversity, and as the Cannes Film Festival weathers a fight over a possible blacklist at film producer Canal+, we take a look at what happened in Cannes. We dive into the concerns over the conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré's influence in the French cultural landscape and explore whether France's diverse offering of c...
France condemns Israel as it deports 37 French nationals over Gaza flotilla
France said Israel is deporting 37 French nationals detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to Turkey, as Paris summoned a senior Israeli diplomat over a video showing Israel's national security minister taunting the activists. France said it was too early to discuss sanctions against the minister.
'Extremely embarrassing' for govt but no reprimand for Ben-Gvir over flotilla video
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir “not in line with Israel's values and norms”, after a video of Ben-Gvir taunting the detainees sparked international outcry. However, while “extremely embarrassing” for the Israeli government, there has been little in the way of reprimand for Ben-Gvi...
'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert bows out after show cancelled
Stephen Colbert’s long goodbye to late-night TV ends Thursday night when the host of “The Late Show” appears behind his CBS desk for the final time. CBS announced last summer that Colbert’s show would end, citing economic reasons after 11 seasons. But many — including Colbert — have expressed skepticism that President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of the show wasn't a factor.
More than a dozen arrested in France schools abuse scandal
The French capital has been shaken for over a year by a series of abuse cases involving staff at after-school programs. Now, 16 people have been arrested, suspected of physical and sexual assaults on children at one pre-school. But this is far from an isolated incident - Paris investigators have been looking into allegations at over 100 pre-schools and primary schools.