#WorldCup2026: AI-generated videos of French captain Kylian #Mbappé dressed as a #dictator and giving orders to his teammates have taken over social media – a joke which the French team have embraced by nicknaming Mbappé “Mobut”, in reference to the…
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a speech on Friday to mark America’s 250th birthday, just hours before Donald Trump is set to deliver an address at Mount Rushmore to commemorate the anniversary. Watch Mamdani’s speech above.
Why has Madonna made Paris the heart of her latest comeback? In this edition of arts24, we unpack the Queen of Pop’s new album Confessions II – fresh from her Paris Fashion Week appearance and exclusive fan events in the French…
As rising populism threatens freedom of expression, designers can no longer look away. Yohji Yamamoto rages, with clothes scorched by the sun. Issey Miyake celebrates the power of shadow. Jeanne Friot indicts the politicians. The Institut Français de la Mode urges…
As the United States of America is set to mark 250 years as a nation, François Picard is pleased to welcome Fanny Lauby, Associate Professor of Political Science at Montclair State University. Professor Lauby observes some striking trends as the…
The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran’s late Supreme Leader, slain by U.S. and Israeli bombs. Iran…
Tens of millions of people suffered and thousands died during a historic heatwave in France. As the temperatures rose while the days stretched on, media attention invariably turned to air conditioning, a rare technology in France. In this edition of…
While the Lyhanna case in France has exposed the shortcomings of a fragmented system for dealing with sexual violence against minors, Belgium stands as a model with its Centres for the Care of Sexual Violence (CPVS). The centres are based on…
Iranian officials and international dignitaries paid their respects to Iran’s former leader Ali Khamenei on Friday as he lay in state in Tehran. Meanwhile mourners gathered outside the vast Grand Mosalla religious complex where his casket is on display, ahead of its…
Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan around the besieged city of al-Obeid, the United Nations human rights chief said on Friday, warning of a pattern of atrocities and urging the world to act. Al-Obeid is the capital of…