Kushner calls Barrot after fallout
According to sources, the US envoy pledges not to ‘interfere’ in France affairs. François Picard speaks to Jeffrey Hawkins, former US ambassador to the Central African Republic and research fellow at IRIS.
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How the “Doomsday Plane” contract highlights the rise of mid-tier primes
[Sponsored] Midsized companies can offer flexibility and agility while keeping intellectual property in the hands of the government.
Iran-US tensions soars
The US evacuates part of its embassy staff in Lebanon, this as Iran warns of the risk of escalation should Washington strike. A second US aircraft carrier dropping anchor in Crete as both sides prepare for a new round of talks in Geneva on Thursday.Fr…
AI analytics giant, Palantir: More scrutiny needed?
There are growing calls across Europe for tighter scrutiny of the American AI firm Palantir Technologies, amid concerns over privacy and its expanding role in military and government operations across the US and its allies. The company, led by CEO Ale…
Quentin’s death sparks tensions across France
France 24’s Gavin Lee is joined by Antoine Marie, a researcher in political psychology at the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po in Paris.
He’s been analysing the case in Lyon and the protests linked to Quentin Derangue, as well as the bro…
A royal crisis: unpacking the arrest that rocked the monarchy
The arrest of the King’s brother in the past 24 hours is one of those shocking moments that won’t easily be forgotten, especially in the age of the meme. The last time a British royal was arrested was in 1647, when it was Charles I.
“This is not a political game”: France faces reckoning after killing of 23 year old
The fatal beating of a 23-year-old man in Lyon has shocked France and ignited a fierce political row. The victim, identified only as Quentin, died in hospital after being attacked on 12 February on the sidelines of clashes near a political event at Sc…
Sophie Adenot begins historic ISS mission: the view from fellow french astronaut Michel Tognini
Right now, 400 kilometres above us, above the earth’s surface, orbiting at 17 and a half thousand miles per hour, or 5 miles per second, the new crew of the International Space Station are just settling in.
‘Europe managed to support Ukraine’
Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome, live from Munich, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Former Ukrainian Prime Minister, who served in the critical time in the recent history of Ukraine, 2014 to 2016.
‘If the Cuban government were to collapse, that would be a security threat to the United States’
For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Emily Morris, live from Havana, Honorary Senior Research Associate at University College London’s Institute of the Americas. The fuel embargo has shifted from an abstract policy dispute into somethi…