Author: France 24

The future of the French international women’s cricket team is in doubt after 17 players called for an investigation into allegations that its governing body staged fake matches to secure funding from the International Cricket Council. With cricket set to become an Olympic sport after the 2024 Paris Games, FRANCE 24 looked at the reasons behind the team’s collapse. Source link

Israel’s military said Thursday it is prepared to defend itself and strike back if Iran retaliates for a deadly air strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. Tehran holds Israel responsible for the attack earlier this month, which the US military believes Israel carried out and Israel has not commented on. The increased tensions have sparked international concern that Israel’s devastating war against Hamas in Gaza could spill over into the rest of the Middle East. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.  Source link

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola will return to the Cannes Film Festival with his long-awaited epic “Megalopolis”, organisers said on Thursday, announcing a line-up that includes some huge names of world cinema. Source link

Atalanta stunned Anfield as Gianluca Scamacca scored twice in a 3-0 win on Thursday to leave Liverpool with a mountain to climb to reach the Europa League semi-finals. Source link

The film “Back to Black” has been described as a never-seen-before glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking album of the same name, which won five Grammys and sold 16 million copies. The pop star, who died in 2011, is played by Marisa Abela, known for her role in the banking TV drama “Industry”. The movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, who brought us “Fifty Shades of Grey” and “Nowhere Boy”. Eve Jackson sat down with them in Paris. Source link

The French government on Wednesday introduced a bill on assisted suicide, paving the way for euthanasia under strict conditions. The text, which was deemed too restrictive by some and irresponsible by others, will be debated by lawmakers at the end of May. Source link

What does 22 years of data tell us about the nature of the economic relationship between Beijing and the African continent? FRANCE 24’s Charles Pellegrin talks to Oyintarelado Moses, lead author of a report from Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center and the African Economic Research Consortium. Source link

Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” will premiere on the French Riviera this year, alongside new releases from Cannes Film Festival favourites Jacques Audiard, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sean Baker and Karim Aïnouz. Those movies will all be scrutinised by jury president Greta Gerwig. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Salazar-Winspear takes us through the line-up and flags up two major red carpet events: “Furiosa”, the fifth instalment of the Mad Max films and “Horizon: An American Saga”, Kevin Costner’s passion project. Source link

Poland’s parliament on Thursday will open a long-awaited debate on liberalising abortion laws in the majority Catholic country, with splits in the ruling coalition suggesting an uncertain outcome. Source link

The US consumer price index for March stood 3.5 percent higher than a year earlier, as inflation proved stickier than expected. A rate cut from the Federal Reserve, anticipated for June, is now in doubt. Also in this edition: the UN’s climate chief calls for a new finance deal for developing countries, saying nations have two years to save the planet.  Source link