Author: France 24

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday seized a container ship linked to Israel, state media reported. The news came after the US on Friday said it was sending military reinforcements to the region, after Iran vowed retaliation for a deadly strike on the consular section of its Damascus embassy in Syria almost two weeks ago. “This seems to be just the first step potentially in what could be several moves against Israel or Israeli interests in the region,” Jasmine El-Gamal, political analyst and former Pentagon Middle East advisor told FRANCE 24. Source link

Anouk Garnier: record-breaking rope climber scales the Eiffel Tower Source link

Rescue workers finished evacuating dozens of passengers trapped for 23 hours mid-air Saturday after a cable car accident in southern Turkey that killed one person. Source link

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran warned it would retaliate for an Israeli strike on its Syria consulate. Iran’s vowed revenge on Israel is, however, likely to be “limited” as it has few military options, University of Birmingham Professor of American Studies Scott Lucas told FRANCE 24. “Iranians are acting out of weakness, not strength … Iran could try to expand these attacks in the region to show they’re tough but then they might get punched in the nose in return”, he said. Source link

The United States on Friday said it was sending reinforcements to the Middle East amid growing fears that Iran could attack Israel in retaliation for what it claims was an Israeli strike last week on its consulate in Syria. A senior officer of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and his deputy were killed in the attack.  Read our liveblog to follow the latest developments: Source link

Maya Rudolph is back with a second season of her quirky billionaire workplace comedy, “Loot”, while Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr dons multiple disguises for his role in the Vietnam War spy drama “The Sympathizer”. Dheepthika Laurent and Olivia Salazar-Winspear also bring you the latest news from Canneseries, including Michael Douglas’s historical drama “Franklin” and a biopic about Karl Lagerfeld. Source link

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