Author: France 24

The fashion world makes for eye-catching TV, but the makers of “The New Look”, about the origins of Dior and Chanel, show there were dark moral challenges behind the glossy facade. Issued on: 12/02/2024 – 08:47Modified: 12/02/2024 – 09:39 2 min Fashion-based dramas are a hot trend right now.Disney Plus is already showing “Balenciaga”, and will soon release “Kaiser Karl”, a lavish series about Karl Lagerfeld, adding to a glut of films such as “House of Gucci”, “Saint Laurent”, “Phantom Thread” and “Mrs Harris Goes to Paris”.For those unfamiliar with the history of French couture, “The New Look”, streaming on…

Issued on: 12/02/2024 – 07:19Modified: 12/02/2024 – 08:21 03:33 The rescue operation of two hostages “was carried out in a very dramatic night in Rafah [with] incredibly intense bombardments reported there”, said FRANCE 24 senior journalist Catherine Norris Trent, reporting from Jerusalem. “We don’t have the definite death toll but it looks high – people are still being carried into hospitals”, she added. Concerning the looming offensive, “the Israeli Prime Minister [Binyamin Netanyahu] has been insisting that Israel is going to conduct this incursion into Rafah [. . .] but there has been criticism and words of caution coming from…

Patrick Mahomes rallied the Kansas City Chiefs to a thrilling 25-22 overtime triumph over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, cementing their dynasty with a second straight Super Bowl and their third in five seasons. Issued on: 12/02/2024 – 05:14 3 min In a perfectly scripted finale before a celebrity-studded Las Vegas crowd including pop icon Taylor Swift, Mahomes hit Mecole Hardman in the end zone with just three seconds of overtime remaining to seal a dramatic win in what was the longest Super Bowl in history.The win makes Kansas City the first team to win back-to-back Lombardi Trophies in…

Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent.The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether from Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages or errant Palestinian rocket fire. It describes all casualties as victims of “Israeli aggression”.The ministry also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Throughout four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, UN agencies have cited the Hamas-run health ministry’s death tolls in regular reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian Red Crescent also use the numbers.In the aftermath of war, the UN humanitarian office has published…

Back to homepage / Shows / Africa Cup of Nations 2024 Issued on: 12/02/2024 – 01:05Modified: 12/02/2024 – 01:07 37:39 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2024 © France24 Ivory Coast have been crowned kings of the continent for a third time on home turf after beating Nigeria 2-1 to top off a remarkable journey and an incredible comeback for them in a tournament full of drama and surprises. Sebastien Haller got the winning goal in another amazing story of unlikely triumph. © Studio graphique France Médias Monde With France 24’s Jean-Emile Jammine and sports journalist Thando Sibiya.Produced by Selina Sykes. James VASINA,…

Iraq said Sunday it had resumed talks with the United States on the future of the anti-jihadist coalition, expressing hope that they would not be disrupted and lead to an outcome soon. Issued on: 12/02/2024 – 00:02 2 min A first round of talks opened on January 27 but was swiftly suspended after a drone attack killed three US military personnel at a base in Jordan the following day, leading to US reprisal strikes.”The supreme Iraqi military commission resumed on Sunday its meetings with international coalition forces in Baghdad,” General Yehia Rasool, military spokesman for Iraq’s prime minister, said in…

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was taken to the hospital again on Sunday, a Pentagon spokesman said, this time “for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue,” weeks after previous stays he controversially kept secret. Issued on: 12/02/2024 – 00:21 2 min Austin effectively vanished from the public eye for treatment for prostate cancer in December and again in January after suffering complications from the procedure, having initially concealed both the diagnosis and treatment from President Joe Biden and the rest of the government.This time, the public was alerted around two hours after the 70-year-old was sent to the hospital…

Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as hosts Ivory Coast fought back to beat Victor Osimhen’s Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final and complete the most remarkable of major tournament turnarounds by claiming their third continental title. Issued on: 11/02/2024 – 23:43 3 min Nigeria looked set to repeat their 1-0 victory over the Ivorians here at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium during the group stage when captain William Troost-Ekong — who had netted a penalty to decide that first meeting — rose to head in the opener late in the first half.However, Franck Kessie equalised just…

A narrowly divided U.S. Senate moved closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Sunday, showing undiminished bipartisanship despite opposition from Republican hardliners and Donald Trump. Issued on: 11/02/2024 – 22:03 2 min The Democratic-led Senate voted 67-27 in a rare Sunday session to clear the latest procedural hurdle and moved the foreign aid measure toward an ultimate vote on passage in the coming days.The money is viewed as crucial by Kyiv, as it grinds toward the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But Senate passage would send the bill on to the Republican-controlled…

White House hopeful Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “encourage” Russia to attack members of NATO who had not met their financial obligations, his most extreme broadside against the military alliance he has long expressed skepticism about. Issued on: 11/02/2024 – 07:13 3 min With US lawmakers debating new aid for Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the former president has repeatedly said it was unfair to commit the United States to defending NATO’s 30 other member nations.Speaking at a campaign rally in South Carolina Saturday, Trump described a conversation with a fellow head of state…