Author: France 24

His 1989 film “The Killer” is a cult classic of Hong Kong action cinema, featuring John Woo’s dynamic style as a filmmaker and highlighting Chow Yun-Fat’s charisma as its protagonist. Woo has now revisited the film for a 21st-century audience, shifting the action to Paris and putting Nathalie Emmanuel in the leading role, a femme fatale with a strong sense of remorse. We caught up with cast at the film’s Paris premiere, where Omar Sy told us more about playing the good cop and doing his own stunts. We also get the latest from the El Gouna Film Festival in…

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday said Israel’s attack on the Islamic republic “should neither be exaggerated nor minimised”. More information from Teheran with Saeed Azimi.

As the International Monetary Fund and World Bank mark 80 years since their founding, how can they stay relevant and effective? During the annual fall meeting in Washington, World Bank Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg told FRANCE 24 that reforms are underway, but need to happen more quickly.

Fashion’s avant garde is at its most creative when it looks to the outside world for inspiration. For next summer’s ready-to wear-looks, Victor Weinsanto, responsible for the daring looks we saw at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, pays tribute to drag queens. Vincent Pressiat and Kevin Germanier, an upcycling evangelist who oversaw the closing ceremony costumes, embrace a similar celebratory aesthetic. Plus we meet Swedish designer Ellen Hodakova Larsson, the latest winner of the LVMH prize.

There were mixed reactions among Iranians following Israel’s strikes on the Islamic Republic early Saturday with some carrying on with their daily routines and others panicking, FRANCE 24’s Saeed Azimi said, reporting from Tehran. “All offices are open, schools are open, international flights will resume tonight from Tehran’s international airport”, Azimi added.

Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy will be available in France from Tuesday. The drug will require a prescription and will not be covered by social security. The main molecule in the medication is also found in the diabetes drug Ozempic which many celebrities have admitted to using to lose weight. FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza reports

The French football league ordered the Paris club to pay its former star the sum, which Mbappé says he is owed for final three months of his salary and various bonuses. PSG say Mbappé previously agreed to waive the payment.

With the public demo of Anthropic’s “computer use” feature for its Claude chatbot, this was the week that AI “agents” – which can carry out many tasks rather than just answer questions – became viable. FRANCE 24’s Tech Editor Peter O’Brien tells us more. 

This week in Paris des Arts, FRANCE 24’s Valérie Fayolle sets her sights between the Atlantic and Mediterranean: Tangier in Morocco. Kenza Bennani, stylist and founder of the New Tangier brand, welcomes us to her studio and shows us her designs that reflect the colourful city. We also meet Widad Mjama, Morocco’s first female rapper. The singer of the group Aïta mon amour has taken a special interest in an ancestral Moroccan musical tradition passed down only by women, the Aïta. Finally, we bring you a special treat on board the Art Explora museum boat. This travelling festival offers visitors…

Hundreds of thousands of students in Lebanon have been left unable to access education as public schools have been turned into shelters for those fleeing the conflict. FRANCE 24’s Rawad Taha reports from Beirut.