Following the arrest of WSJ Moscow correspondent Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges, Craig Copetas, Contributing Editor at The Daily Beast, spoke to FRANCE 24's François Picard. With officials saying it's too early to think about a prisoner swap, "all we can keep doing is beating the drum" says Copetas. #Russia #US #WSJ 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 … [Read more...]
Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91: World hails ‘one-of-a-kind’ former Soviet leader • FRANCE 24 English
World leaders paid tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who died Tuesday in Moscow aged 91. The man who played a major role in ending the Cold War was praised for being a "rare leader" who helped change the course of world history. #Gorbachev #Soviet #ColdWar 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 … [Read more...]
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91, Russian media report • FRANCE 24 English
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, Russian news agencies cited hospital officials as saying. #USSR #Gorbachev #MikhailGorbachev 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the … [Read more...]
REPLAY: Boris Johnson resigns as UK Prime Minister • FRANCE 24 English
Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he was abandoned by ministers and most of his Conservative lawmakers. Watch our replay. #BorisJohnson #UK #crisis 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top … [Read more...]
Marx, Instagram & nausea: Brutal class satire ‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Cannes Palme d’Or
A viciously sharp satire about class conflict, with an already-infamous vomiting and pooping scene, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, the second time Swedish director Ruben Östlund has won the prize. FRANCE 24’s Nina Masson and Juliette Montilly take a look at the palmarès. #Cannes #TriangleofSadness #RubenÖstlund #cinema 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 … [Read more...]
Beijing Olympics: Putin attends opening ceremony amid Ukraine crisis • FRANCE 24 English
#China and #Russia proclaimed a deep strategic alliance on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China's President Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the Beijing Winter #Olympics. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth reports from Moscow. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch … [Read more...]
French fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies aged 73 • FRANCE 24 English
French #fashion designer #ThierryMugler, who dressed #Beyonce and Lady Gaga, has died aged 73, according to a statement on Mugler's official Facebook page confirming earlier #French media reports. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: … [Read more...]
Hannibal star, French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies at 37 after ski accident • FRANCE 24 English
#French #actor #GaspardUlliel, who played a young Hannibal Lecter and Yves Saint Laurent, died on Wednesday at the age of 37 following a skiing accident, his family said. One of the most striking faces of his generation, Ulliel was already in the top rank of French actors, as FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson explains. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 … [Read more...]