Author: France 24

Cate Blanchett is back on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival with “Rumours”, a dark comedy which poking fun at the G7, from directors Guy Maddin and the Johnson brothers. Speaking to FRANCE 24’s Juliette Montilly, the US actress talks about “omnicrisis” and what makes the film “partly a satire, partly a Scooby Doo episode”. Will you find her nod to Neil Young? Source link

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 21: There are calls for justice after a damning report shows that the British government intentionally contaminated the blood of tens of thousands of patients between the 1970s and 1990s and attempted to cover it up. Also: reactions pour in after the ICC seeks arrest warrants for Binyamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and three Hamas officials. Plus, three high-ranking Syrian officials go on trial in Paris for the murders of a father and son in 2013.  Source link

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan said he had applied for arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders over the conflict. Israel slammed as a “historical disgrace” the demand targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, while the Palestinian militant group Hamas said it “strongly condemns” the move. FRANCE 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani gives us her analysis. Source link

The US Senate Finance Committee has released the findings of a two-year probe which shows that BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have all used components from a Chinese supplier banned in the US under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). In this edition, we find more about that particular supplier, Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group Co and why the US wants to step up enforcement of the UFLPA. Also, we look at the French unions fighting to get a summer “Olympics” bonus. Source link

Today in arts24 live from the Cannes film festival, Kevin Costner is presenting “Horizon: An American Saga”, a Western he directed, co-wrote and stars in with Sienna Miller. It’s been 20 years since his last appearance here on the Croisette. You might know him best for “The Body Guard”, his Oscar-winning film “Dances With Wolves” or the TV series “Yellowstone”. The new film is a monumental project consisting of four episodes about the conquest of the American West. It’s beautifully shot, with impressive period detail and a talented cast. Source link

More than 40 people suffering from paralysis from the neck down regained partial control of their arms and hands thanks to a relatively simple to use device, a large study said Monday. Source link

US President Joe Biden denied Monday that Israel’s war in Gaza was genocide, as he slammed an “outrageous” request by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor for an arrest warrant against Israeli leaders. “What’s happening is not genocide,” said Biden during a Jewish American Heritage Month event at the White House as he discussed the conflict. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the war on Gaza. Source link

Global markets appeared unfazed after Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash.  Any political instability could deal a blow to Iran’s economy already struggling under the US sanctions, soaring inflation and high unemployment, but many analysts believe the impact of the tragedy will be limited.  Plus, it’s World Bee Day, and some honey producers in France are facing a crisis after a particularly wet spring.  Source link

“Mi Bestia”, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival’s parallel segment ACID, follows a 13-year-old Bogota girl grappling with adolescence amid an impending lunar eclipse said to bring the devil to earth. FRANCE 24 spoke to director Beltrán, whose debut feature offers a visually bold study of patriarchal oppression in her native Colombia. Source link

Beijing sanctions three American defence companies as Taiwan’s new president takes office. China is also launching an anti-dumping investigation into imported EU, US, Japan and Taiwan chemicals amid a growing trade spat. The country’s struggling property market gets a government lifeline, but investors remain unconvinced that it will be enough. Source link