An AI-generated tabloid magazine cover online claimed to show President Emmanuel Macron and Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani together. The fake cover builds on claims from a new book about the Macrons by a French journalist, who alleges the pair had a “platonic” relationship, of which the text messages prompted the now infamous “slap” by French … Read more
Kylian Mbappé will lead France’s bid for World Cup glory after coach Didier Deschamps named a largely unchanged 26-man squad Thursday for this summer’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Mbappé, recovering from a thigh injury suffered during Real Madrid’s title run-in, is still expected to captain the team. Source link
Plans to dramatically increase tuition fees paid by international students in France have sparked protests and highlighted problems facing the European country’s higher education sector. The “Choose France for higher education” plan, initially announced last month, aims to remove the opt out system that French universities often used to maintain. Non-EU student fees Same as … Read more
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United Arab Emirates on Thursday of playing an active role in the US-Israeli war against his country. Araghchi also referred to what Israel has described as a “secret” meeting in the UAE during the war between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan … Read more
Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump started a crucial series of meetings in Beijing on Thursday in the US-China summit. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Garret Martin, Lecturer and Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center at the American University School of International Service, says that “what we saw today was not much in substance but at … Read more
Russia pummeled Kyiv for hours early on Thursday, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that killed at least 10 people and further shredded hopes of a halt to Moscow’s grinding invasion. FRANCE 24’s August Hakansson reports. Source link
The stars are out in force on the Croisette tonight as Asghar Farhadi unveils ‘Parallel Tales’, bringing together an extraordinary French cast including Virginie Efira, Pierre Niney, Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Cassel and a special appearance from Catherine Deneuve. Meanwhile, Paweł Pawlikowski returns to compete with ‘Fatherland’, starring Sandra Hüller in one of the festival’s most … Read more
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) said on Thursday that several Chinese ships had been allowed to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz the night before. The vital waterway, through which a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments transit in peacetime, has been largely blocked by Iran since attacks against the US and … Read more
Skip next section Key moments on the first day of Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing 05/14/2026May 14, 2026 Key moments on the first day of Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing Despite tensions, the visit featured ceremonial warmth, including a state banquet and statements highlighting the importance of bilateral ties. China’s President Xi Jinping called US-China … Read more
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome David Sacks, Fellow for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Questions surrounding Taiwan, semiconductor sovereignty, trade diplomacy, and Middle Eastern energy security are becoming inseparable components of a broader strategic contest between the United States and China. Sachs maps a relationship defined not by dramatic confrontation … Read more