Author: France 24

Boeing workers in Washington and Oregon will be voting on Thursday night on whether to accept a new contract offer that increases wages by 25 percent over the next four years. If the deal is turned down, as has been predicted by union organisers, they will need a two-thirds majority to approve strike action. Also in this edition, we take a look at the plight of migrant workers in Singapore as Pope Francis calls for them to have a “fair wage” during his visit to the city-state.

Persecution of bereaved relatives. Impunity for perpetrators. Rampant executions and infighting among the opposition. A bleak picture confronts opponents of Iran’s clerical authorities two years after a protest movement erupted that they hoped would be a turning point in the four-and-a-half-decade history of the Islamic republic. 

FRANCE 24’s Genie Godula brings us the latest from the 50th edition of the American Festival in Deauville, as Hollywood stars flock to the beach resort on the Normandy coast. As Michael Douglas receives a special award for his career in cinema, we take a look back at the actor and producer’s love affair with France. The seaside setting has always had a starring role in the festival’s success and we learn more about the enduring appeal of its iconic boardwalk and celebrity-themed beach huts. 

The Paris 2024 Games came to a close just like they started, in the rain, but amid a festive atmosphere with an electro-party at the Stade de France on Sunday to conclude the Paralympics – and put an end to six weeks of thrilling sport in the French capital.

The most ambitious mission yet in the billionaire space race saw Jared Isaacman become the first non-professional astronaut to walk in space on Thursday, in partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The Polaris Dawn mission has been welcomed by the aerospace community for pushing the boundaries of 21st-century spaceflight, but dismissed by some in the general public as just another vanity project for the rich. On this week’s Tech 24, we discuss what the mission has achieved, and its lofty hopes for the future.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday one of its employees was killed this week during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, the first such death in more than a decade. UNRWA said the employee was “shot and killed on the roof of his home by a sniper” which took place in the Faraa refugee camp in the northern West Bank

Navid Sinaki speaks to Dheepthika Laurent on arts24 about how much of his own story is echoed in his novel “Medusa of the Roses”. It traces an illicit gay romance in modern-day Iran and explores a little-known reality: that the government subsidises sex changes for gay people willing to transition. He also talks about visiting Iran for last time in his 20s, the vibrant Iranian cinema industry and the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, launched after the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022.

After eleven days of fierce action, the Paralympics are finally coming to an end in Paris. In today’s edition of Paris Games, FRANCE 24 journalist Leo McGuinn is joined in the studio by Jean-Emile Jammine, James Vasina, Camille Knight and Gemma Stevenson to discuss wheelchair tennis and why Japan were dominant. They are later joined by Dr. Christopher Brown to talk about the legacy of Paris 2024 and look back at the best moments of the Games. Finally, they look ahead to Los Angeles 2028.

The athletes have crossed the finish line of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Now economists are trying their best to accurately assess the economic impact of this global event on the city and on France. Our guest, Wladimir Andreff, is one of them. He is a specialist of sports economics and a professor emeritus at the university of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne. 

Israel faced international condemnation Thursday after a strike killed 18 people, including 6 UN staffers, at a school-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza, where the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas militants.