As the United States of America is set to mark 250 years as a nation, François Picard is pleased to welcome Fanny Lauby, Associate Professor of Political Science at Montclair State University. Professor Lauby observes some striking trends as the US reaches its Semiquincentennial: Recent Supreme Court rulings have taken Americans to uncharted territory with … Read more
The United States has withdrawn most of the troops deployed to Nigeria for a special operation against “Islamic State” (IS) fighters in May, but it continues to share intelligence with Nigerian forces, the US military has confirmed. “We have withdrawn the majority of our forces that were there for that operation,” General Dagwin Anderson of … Read more
As rising populism threatens freedom of expression, designers can no longer look away. Yohji Yamamoto rages, with clothes scorched by the sun. Issey Miyake celebrates the power of shadow. Jeanne Friot tells the politicians. The Institut Français de la Mode urges its students to push beyond limits. KML, the Saudi-born label, dismantles Western dress codes. … Read more
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a speech on Friday to mark America’s 250th birthday, just hours before Donald Trump is set to deliver an address at Mount Rushmore to commemorate the anniversary. Watch Mamdani’s speech above. Source link
Why has Madonna made Paris the heart of her latest comeback? In this edition of arts24, we unpack the Queen of Pop’s new album Confessions II – fresh from her Paris Fashion Week appearance and exclusive fan events in the French capital. We also look at Bad Bunny’s historic new wax figure at Paris’s Musée … Read more
Minnows Cape Verde hope to continue their World Cup fairytale on Friday as they face Argentina, and footballing legend Lionel Messi. The Atlantic archipelago became the smallest ever nation to reach the knockout rounds of a World Cup by earning unexpected draws with Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia. Source link
On this edition of Access Asia, we find out why anger is brewing in South Korea after the country’s national team was eliminated from the World Cup. We also ask our Sports Editor why China hasn’t managed to make it to football’s top tier despite massive investment. Plus, Japan’s prime minister heads to India as … Read more
As the US prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of the country – an event many feel has been hijacked by Donald Trump – France 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani takes a look at how New York mayor Zohran Mamdani as become the face of opposition to Trump’s vision of what it means to … Read more
Hambach Wilderness Lives After a decades-long battle, one of Germany’s last remaining fragments of intact ancient woodland has been saved from coal-mining expansion. The remainder of the Hambach forest between the western German cities of Aachen and Cologne will remain standing as the country phases out coal, the most polluting fossil fuel. For decades, environmentalists … Read more
Authorities Friday were looking for a Ukrainian woman with a tattoo suspected of planting a bomb in Monaco that injured three people including a Ukrainian-born tycoon, after German police raided her flat. Identified as Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, the suspect is wanted in Monaco for attempted murder, placing an explosive device on a public road with … Read more