Author: France 24

Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters on Saturday in the latest display of anger at the country’s clerical leaders, who also face a US military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal. The gatherings at universities, which were reported by both local and diaspora media outlets, followed a mass protest movement that was met with a government crackdown last month that left thousands dead.

Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet combined to win gold for France in the mixed relay event of Olympic ski mountaineering in Bormio on Saturday with a winning time of 26min 57.44sec as the sport makes its Olympic debut at the Milan-Cortina Games.

The automobile industry has been steering towards an electric future. In Europe, sales of both fully electric and hybrid cars have risen as costs drop and technology improves. Competition within the industry is fierce, and new players are challenging legacy carmakers. 

Eric Dane, an actor known for roles in “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Euphoria”, died on Thursday at 53 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, his representatives said. Dane, who disclosed his diagnosis less than a year ago, spent his final days with family and became an advocate for ALS awareness in recent months.

In Milan, US Biathlets spend their spare time a little differently. 

As India hosts the AI Impact Summit, we bring you a special edition of Entre Nous from New Delhi. In his address to participants, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about the importance of AI regulation. FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza speaks to GPAI’s CEO, Tom David, to find out what is at risk if artificial intelligence is left unchecked.

Where many filmmakers might have made a conventional biopic about George Orwell, Raoul Peck chose instead to use the British author’s own words to craft an urgent documentary – one that serves as a warning about the dangers of totalitarianism today. The Haitian director joins us to discuss his new film, “2+2 = 5”, which explores how fragile democracies can be in the face of “alternative facts,” mass surveillance and media monopolies. Peck explains how Orwell’s warnings are playing out across the world – and why the resilience of civil society may be our only hope.

Sinan Ciddi, expert on Turkish domestic politics and foreign policy, is our guest.

Megan Keller on Thursday won gold for the US’s Olympic women’s ice hockey team with a strike just over four minutes into overtime to seal a 2-1 victory over defending champions Canada.

What fate for Europe’s Future Combat Air System? The joint program to renew military aviation in France, Germany and Spain has hit turbulence between various partners designing a common future jet – with questions over whether Berlin might quit the defence scheme altogether. Also in the show – Apple is sued over its alleged role in distributing child sexual abuse material, and the Trump administration threatens to quit the International Energy Agency over its net zero emissions goal.