Day two of the Africa Forward summit in Kenya brings together leaders and top officials from more than 30 countries from across the continent as President Emmanuel Macron pitches a new French model for partnerships with African nations. Watch FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the event. Source link
EU negotiators on Tuesday reached an agreement On rules that aim to strengthen the bloc’s supply chains for essential medicines and reduce its dependence on drug manufacturers outside the bloc. The rules are aimed at tackling drug shortages that have occasionally hit the bloc over the past few years, where pharmacies have run out of … Read more
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with 22 films vying for the prestigious Palme d’Or. The off-screen discourse this year is dominated by a dispute over AI, with festival director Thierry Fremaux and thousands of French actors and filmmakers warning about its effects on the industry. Despite the absence of Hollywood studio giants such … Read more
🎞️ Did you know that the world’s most famous film festival was born from a political dispute with Fascist Italy? 🎥 Created in response to censorship and propaganda, #Cannes became a symbol of artistic freedom on the French Riviera. 👀France 24’s Stella Elgersma takes a closer look. Source link
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé on Monday was named the Ligue 1 player of the year for the second year running. Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens shared the main trophies. Source link
Bryan Clark is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute. Source link
Militants detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint and opened fire on officers in Bannu, northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people, officials said Sunday. The attack took place late Saturday night in Fateh Khel area. Pictures from the scene show that the post has been reduced to rubble, with bricks, burnt debris and … Read more
Like many Germans, Adolf Hitler neither had blonde hair nor was he particularly tall. This did not stop him and his Nazi Party from upholding the ideal of the so-called “Aryans” as a superior race with roots in Northern Europe. Desirable Aryan traits included blonde hair, blue eyes, and tall, athletic stature. After Hitler’s appointment … Read more
Over the past year, NATO has been dealing with an unprecedented split between the US and other members of the alliance. Our guest is Marcos Perestrello, the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a body that brings together legislators from NATO member countries. Perestrello is a former secretary of state for national defense in the … Read more
Moscow lost territory on the battlefield in April 2026 for the first time since Ukraine’s bold August 2024 incursion into Russia’s Kursk oblast, according to an analysis published this week. Moscow’s losses were equivalent to some 116 square kilometers across several areas of the front line. Source link