Author: France 24

Sinan Ciddi, expert on Turkish domestic politics and foreign policy, is our guest.

Megan Keller on Thursday won gold for the US’s Olympic women’s ice hockey team with a strike just over four minutes into overtime to seal a 2-1 victory over defending champions Canada.

What fate for Europe’s Future Combat Air System? The joint program to renew military aviation in France, Germany and Spain has hit turbulence between various partners designing a common future jet – with questions over whether Berlin might quit the defence scheme altogether. Also in the show – Apple is sued over its alleged role in distributing child sexual abuse material, and the Trump administration threatens to quit the International Energy Agency over its net zero emissions goal.

In this episode of arts24, Eve Jackson speaks to Moroccan filmmaker Maryam Touzani, whose intimate and quietly powerful cinema continues to explore love, identity and the tensions within Moroccan society. After “Adam” and “The Blue Caftan”, she returns with her most personal film yet, “Calle Málaga” – a story of memory, mixed identity and belonging set in Tangier’s historic Spanish community. At a time when debates around migration and identity feel increasingly polarised, Touzani brings the conversation back to something deeply human. The film is also a tender and rare meditation on ageing and desire – celebrating vitality, intimacy and dignity…

The US has deployed 13 warships and a large fleet of aircraft to the Middle East, with a second aircraft carrier also en route, setting the stage for a potential military confrontation with Iran less than a year after President Donald Trump ordered strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities.

A spirited husky unexpectedly joined the women’s team sprint cross-country race qualifier in Tesero on Wednesday, delighting Olympic spectators with a surprise dash across the finish line ahead of the athletes.

In Africa clean cooking is an issue of major concern, and with a billion people relying on wood and charcoal to cook their food each day there is a disproportionate number of deaths due to fine particle air pollution. FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen speaks with Andy Herscowitz, CEO of Mission 300 Accelerator, about the group’s aim to expand access to modern and cleaner cooking technologies across Africa. https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/rockefeller-foundation-global-energy-alliance-clean-cooking-alliance-energy-corps-scale-modern-cooking-technologies-in-africa/

Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, has decided to leave her position as the EU’s top central banker before the end of her mandate in October 2027, according to a report in the Financial Times. The move could allow for her successor to be named ahead of presidential elections in France. Also in this edition, Venezuela’s interim government issues its first statement on the disputed oil-rich territory of Essequibo. 

Of the three major European film festivals, Berlin’s annual event has often featured political films and commentary. Yet this year’s jury president Wim Wenders stirred up controversy when he said that artists should “stay out of politics”, prompting Indian author Arundhati Roy to cancel her appearance at the festival. Film critic Emma Jones brings us up to date on this heated debate and flags up the movies making headlines at the Berlinale so far.

UN missions from 85 member states on Tuesday condemned what they described as Israel’s expanding control in the West Bank, warning it could amount to de facto annexation. In a joint statement, they said unilateral measures violated international law and urged Israel to reverse them immediately.