Iran has formed a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz. It comes as peace talks with the United States appeared to remain stalled. It’s not clear what the new body will do, but earlier this month Iranian media said vessels seeking transit would have to apply to it for a permit – disclosing … Read more
Cuba is alleging that the US is looking for a pretext to invade it, and accuses the Trump administration of fabricating a case to justify the economic sanctions strangling the communist nation. This comes in the wake of a US media report based on classified intelligence claiming Havana acquired hundreds of drones and could use … Read more
It’s an earthquake rocking the world of French cinema. The head of France’s biggest film producer, Canal+, said that the group would no longer work with 600 industry professionals who signed a petition against right-wing billionaire owner Vincent Bollore. The petition called people to mobilize against “the growing grip of the far right” on the … Read more
Paris investigators are looking into allegations non-teaching staff recruited by the city mistreated or abused children at 84 kindergartens and around 20 primary schools. The French capital’s new mayor, Emmanuel Gregoire, a Socialist who says he suffered sexual abuse himself during an after-school swimming program in primary, has announced dozens of suspensions and pledged to … Read more
Speaking to France 24’s François Picard from the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, the Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships, and French Citizens Abroad Éléonore Caroit presented the summit as evidence of a “renewed relationship” between France and African nations, one increasingly defined by private capital, educational cooperation, and strategic partnerships. Against the backdrop of … Read more
The Italian government confirmed on Monday that the bodies of four Italian divers were in an underwater cave in the Maldives. “As previously thought, all four bodies were found inside the cave, not just inside the cave but in the third section of the cave, which is the largest section,” said Maldives government spokesman Ahmed … Read more
At least five Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on May 17. Israel has stepped up attacks in Gaza in the weeks since halting its joint bombing with the US in Iran. Netanyahu’s government says Hamas fighters are tightening their grip on the strip. The devastated Palestinian territory has seen near-daily … Read more
The MV Hondius has arrived in Rotterdam, where the crew will disembark and the ship will be disinfected. Despite fears of a widespread outbreak, the World Health Organization has maintained its assessment of this hantavirus outbreak is of low risk. Disease specialists say a global pandemic of the deadly virus is very unlikely. So far, … Read more
Eve Jackson brings us an update from the mid-point of the 79th Cannes Film Festival as Adam Driver joins Miles Teller and director James Gray on the red carpet for “Paper Tiger”, a film that explores corruption and moral downfall in the United States of the 1980s. Source link
The launch of limited edition Swatch watches descended into chaos on May 18 in several European cities and New York, with French police firing tear gas to restore order at one store near Paris. Hundreds of people waited through the night – and in some cases for several days – hoping to get their hands … Read more