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Five years on: ‘The #Metoo movement is a failed movement’

It's been five years since the #MeToo movement shook Hollywood to its core. Though it began in the US film industry, it started a worldwide conversation about sexism, sexual harassment and misogyny. To talk about how things have changed, the FRANCE 24 programme about women, the 51% and culture, Encore!…

France 24 · Oct 14, 2022

Putin sees ‘no need’ for Biden talks, undecided on whether he will attend G20

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he sees “no need” to hold talks with US President Joe Biden, who said earlier this week that the possibility of meeting with the Russian leader on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali in November “would depend” on what Putin wanted to…

France 24 · Oct 14, 2022

‘We want to be prepared for a possible Chinese invasion,’ Taiwanese FM Joseph Wu says

Joseph Wu, the current foreign affairs minister of Taiwan, was interviewed in Taipei by FRANCE 24’s Cyril Payen. In the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan fears a similar situation as China is determined to claim the island as part of its territory, like it did over a century…

France 24 · Oct 13, 2022

Lithuanian PM Ingrida Simonyte: ‘Russia is losing, so Putin is attacking civilians’

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 following Russia’s recent missile attacks on Ukraine, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said the reason civilians are being targeted is because Russia is “losing on the battleground”, and want to “create panic and exert pressure on Ukrainian society - and us”.

France 24 · Oct 11, 2022

G7 leaders say they will hold Putin 'to account' for Ukraine missile strikes

Russian missile strikes on the western Lviv region on Tuesday left parts of it without power a day after a wave of deadly strikes hit several Ukrainian cities. Leaders at a G7 meeting condemned 'in the strongest possible terms' Russia's recent missile blitz. Catch up with the day's developments on…

France 24 · Oct 11, 2022

Explosion damages Kerch bridge linking Crimea to Russia

An explosion on the Kerch road-and-rail bridge, the sole land link between Crimea and Russia, set oil tankers ablaze and caused the collapse of two car lanes, Russian authorities said Saturday. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has lost its external power connection as a result of Russian shelling and is…

France 24 · Oct 8, 2022

Japan's missing children: The lingering trauma of North Korean abductions

In the 1970s and 1980s, North Korea organised a kidnapping campaign in "enemy" countries. As one of its closest neighbours, Japan became a prime target. The programme, decided at the highest level of the Communist state, was likely intended to train North Korean spies in foreign languages and customs. FRANCE…

France 24 · Oct 7, 2022

'We're not giving up' on independence: Scottish external affairs secretary

As the Scottish government pushes on with its bid to hold a referendum on leaving the United Kingdom, with a hearing scheduled at the British Supreme Court on October 11 and 12, Scotland's Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs Angus Robertson has told FRANCE 24 that his government is "not giving…

France 24 · Oct 7, 2022

Russia increasingly isolated on world stage as Putin turns 70

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday celebrated turning 70 with a ceremony attended by Russian officials as US President Joe Biden said that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Russian officials have spoken of the possibility of using tactical nuclear…

France 24 · Oct 7, 2022

Iran protests are 'beginning of the end' for regime, exiled activist Alinejad says

Speaking to FRANCE 24, Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and women's rights activist exiled in the US, called Iran’s ongoing protest movement "a revolution". Iran is currently seeing unprecedented demonstrations ignited by the death of Masah Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of the morality police after…

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022