Author: France 24

Israel carried out strikes on Saturday and into Sunday morning throughout the Gaza Strip as fighting raged between the army and Palestinian militants. Witnesses reported heavy shelling in the southern city of Rafah early Sunday, two days after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt military operations there. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war. Source link

“Anora”, a raw, highly explicit and often hilarious story about a New York erotic dancer, was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. One of the leading voices of American indie cinema, its director Sean Baker dedicated the film to all sex workers. A trans woman won best actress for the first time, as Karla Sofia Gascon took the award for the audacious musical “Emilia Perez”, in which she plays a Mexican narco boss who becomes a woman. And “Star Wars” creator George Lucas received an honorary Palme d’Or from his old friend Francis Ford…

Elle Fanning talked to France 24 at the 77th edition of the Cannes film festival. The actress was in town to present L’Oréal’s “Lights on Women’s Worth” award, an initiative to shine a spotlight on young female directors. She told Jennifer Ben Brahim about some of the women she has worked with throughout her career, from Sofia Coppola, Nicole Kidman and Helen Mirren. Source link

It’s been political, it’s been sexy, it’s been gasp out loud surprising. The winners of this year’s competition have been announced. The top prize, the Palme d’or, has been awarded to “Anora” from American independent film maker Sean Baker. It’s about an erotic dancer in New York who marries a Russian oligarch’s son. France 24’s culture editor Eve Jackson and film critic Lisa Nesselson tell us more about this year’s winners. Source link

US indie director Sean Baker won a richly deserved Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for “Anora”, a darkly comic and deeply moving Brooklyn odyssey about an erotic dancer who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, starring Mikey Madison.  Source link

Toulouse inflicted yet more Champions Cup final heartbreak on Leinster with a thrilling 31-22 extra-time win as they were crowned kings of European club rugby for a record-extending sixth time on Saturday. Source link

As Israel continues to carry out strikes throughout the Gaza Strip, Palestinians in the north of the enclave are fleeing the Jabalia refugee camp where fighting between the army and Palestinian militants raged on. With most of the buildings in the area destroyed, residents are forced to live in unsanitary conditions with severely limited access to clean water and food. Source link

The International Court of Justice’s order on Friday demanding that Israel halt its Rafah offensive in Gaza is unlikely to have “any effect on the war itself”, FRANCE 24’s Oliver Farry said, adding that “nobody, whether they be allies or enemies of Israel, is going to intervene militarily to enforce this”.  The top UN court’s ruling does however provide more ammunition to the ongoing case against Israel for genocide in Gaza, Farry said.   Source link

Rafael Nadal said Saturday that it is likely he is appearing at the French Open for the final time but cautioned it was “not 100% certain”. Source link

Israeli air strikes and artillery pounded Rafah on Saturday, despite the UN’s top court ordering an immediate halt to its military offensive in the southern Gazan city. A mixed sentiment of “indignation and outrage” prevails among Israeli government officials including PM Netayahu, FRANCE 24’s Rob Parsons said, reporting from Jerusalem. Source link