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Cannes 2024: Festival set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning
7 months, 1 week ago

Cannes 2024: Festival set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning

The Hindu  

When the red carpet is rolled out from the Palais des Festivals on Tuesday, the 77th Cannes will unfurl against a backdrop of war, protest, potential strikes and quickening #MeToo upheaval in France, which for years largely resisted the movement. And for a potentially powder keg Cannes there’s also the firebomb of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” The film, a …

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A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning
7 months, 1 week ago

A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning

Associated Press  

The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory. And for a potentially powder keg Cannes there’s also the firebomb of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” The film, a rolling apocalyptic dystopia, returns director George Miller to the festival he first became hooked on as …

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UN investigators probe 14 Gaza aid staffers Israel had tied to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
7 months, 4 weeks ago

UN investigators probe 14 Gaza aid staffers Israel had tied to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims were involved in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants that spurred the latest war in Gaza, a spokesman said Friday. Dujarric said the U.N. later received additional allegations from Israel about seven UNRWA staffers …

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Review of UN agency helping Palestinian refugees found Israel did not express concern about staff
8 months ago

Review of UN agency helping Palestinian refugees found Israel did not express concern about staff

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — An independent review of the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees found that Israel never expressed concern about anyone on the staff lists it has received annually since 2011. In a wide-ranging 48-page report released Monday, the independent panel said UNRWA has “robust” procedures to uphold the U.N. principle of neutrality, but it cited serious …

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Israel gave no evidence UNRWA staff linked to ‘terrorism’: Colonna report
8 months ago

Israel gave no evidence UNRWA staff linked to ‘terrorism’: Colonna report

Al Jazeera  

Report from former French foreign minister finds Israel has not backed up claims it made against refugee agency operating in Gaza. Israel has not presented credible evidence to support its claims that UNRWA staff were members of “terrorist” groups, an independent review for the United Nations led by a former French foreign minister has said. The review, headed by former …

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U.K. and France reiterate that Russia's invasion of Ukraine must end in failure as U.S. aid falters
1 year ago

U.K. and France reiterate that Russia's invasion of Ukraine must end in failure as U.S. aid falters

The Hindu  

Britain and France reiterated their determination on Tuesday that Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine ends in failure, with the U.K. Foreign Minister saying that Ukraine's allies must better leverage their economic might to vastly outmatch Moscow's war machine. The renewed insistence from U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron and French counterpart Catherine Colonna that Russia can't be rewarded for its aggression …

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France urges Lebanese leaders to work on bringing calm along the border with Israel
1 year ago

France urges Lebanese leaders to work on bringing calm along the border with Israel

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — France’s foreign minister urged Lebanese leaders on Monday to work on reducing tensions along the border with Israel, warning that the Israel-Hamas war could still spread to other parts of the region. Catherine Colonna’s visit to Lebanon came a day after she visited Israel, where she called for an “immediate truce” aimed at releasing more hostages, getting larger …

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France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli strike in Gaza’s Rafah
1 year ago

France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli strike in Gaza’s Rafah

Al Jazeera  

The killing comes as French top diplomat Catherine Colonna in Israel to appeal for truce and lasting peace. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombing of a residential building in Rafah that killed one of its staff in a region previously declared a safe zone. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Sunday pressed for …

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Hezbollah destroys Israeli surveillance cameras along the Lebanese border as tension soars
1 year, 2 months ago

Hezbollah destroys Israeli surveillance cameras along the Lebanese border as tension soars

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said Monday it has started destroying surveillance cameras on several Israeli army posts along the border as tension rose following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. Hezbollah’s military media arm released a video showing snipers shooting at and destroying surveillance cameras placed on five points along the Lebanon-Israel border including one outside the Israeli …

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Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan confirms attendance at EU talks in Spain
1 year, 2 months ago

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan confirms attendance at EU talks in Spain

Al Jazeera  

Pashinyan to travel to Granada despite reports that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev plans not to go. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has confirmed his attendance in European Union-hosted talks in Spain despite reports that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has decided that he will not attend the same event. “Because we thought that a turning point document could be signed.” European …

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Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region; holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region; holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians

The Hindu  

Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive and held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area into the mainly Muslim country, Azerbaijan's top diplomat told the UN Security Council on September 21. Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov reaffirmed Azerbaijan's determination to guarantee Nagorno-Karabakh residents “all rights and …

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Former France goalkeeper Colonna dies aged 95
1 year, 3 months ago

Former France goalkeeper Colonna dies aged 95

The Hindu  

Dominique Colonna, one of the last surviving members of the France squad that reached the semifinals of the 1958 World Cup, has died aged 95, his former club Reims announced on Tuesday. In the middle of that span, he travelled to Sweden with a France team that boasted the legendary Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals, still a record for …

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France says 2 citizens held in Iran freed from prison, on way to Paris
1 year, 7 months ago

France says 2 citizens held in Iran freed from prison, on way to Paris

Associated Press  

PARIS — A French citizen and another holding dual French-Irish nationality have been freed from an Iranian prison, French authorities said Friday, the culmination of a hard-fought effort to bring them home. Benjamin Briere and Bernard Phelan, who both had been held in a prison in Mashhad, in northeast Iran, were heading to Paris, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said. “It’s …

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China ready to enhance cooperation, share opportunities with France: FM
1 year, 7 months ago

China ready to enhance cooperation, share opportunities with France: FM

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2023-05-11 14:10 State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang meets with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in Paris on May 10, 2023. PARIS - China stands ready to work with France and other countries to make the pie of cooperation bigger and share development opportunities, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said here on Wednesday. …

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China, France should promote mutual respect between cultures, civilizations: FM
1 year, 7 months ago

China, France should promote mutual respect between cultures, civilizations: FM

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2023-05-11 11:19 State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang meets with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in Paris, on May 10, 2023. PARIS - China and France, two ancient nations with splendid civilizations, share the responsibility to promote mutual respect and inclusiveness between different cultures and civilizations, and to sow the seeds of peace around the world, …

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We will continue to stand side by side with India: French Foreign Minister
1 year, 9 months ago

We will continue to stand side by side with India: French Foreign Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: French Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna said that France will stand side by side with India over the next decades. Catherine Colonna said that French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to India in March 2018 boosted the dynamism of the cultural partnerships. Our cooperation in science, arts, student mobility, or in humanities is already one of the most …

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Rights Group Sounds Alarm Over Iran Protest Crackdown as Warplane Arrives, Spl Forces on Way to Mahsa Amini's Home Region
2 years, 2 months ago

Rights Group Sounds Alarm Over Iran Protest Crackdown as Warplane Arrives, Spl Forces on Way to Mahsa Amini's Home Region

News 18  

Rights groups voiced alarm Tuesday over the extent of an Iranian crackdown on a Kurdish-populated city that has become a flashpoint for nationwide protests that have now lasted over three weeks. Protests have been especially intense in the city of Sanandaj in the western province of Kurdistan, Amini’s home region, where rights groups fear heavy casualties and accuse authorities of …

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Withdrawal from PP 15 one problem less on the border: Jaishankar
2 years, 3 months ago

Withdrawal from PP 15 one problem less on the border: Jaishankar

The Hindu  

India on Wednesday "recognised" that the latest disengagement from the Patrolling Point 15 in the Gogra-Hot Springs area of eastern Ladakh amounted to "one problem less" along the India-China frontier. The comment from External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar came a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to travel to Samarkand in Uzbekistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit …

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France to have 20,000 Indian students by 2025, says French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna
2 years, 3 months ago

France to have 20,000 Indian students by 2025, says French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna

Firstpost  

Colonna is visiting India from 14-15 September and aims to move forward with an ambitious agenda to deepen and expand the Indo-French strategic partnership ahead of its 25th anniversary next year New Delhi: In order to boost the student exchange programme, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Wednesday said her country targets to enroll 20,000 Indian students in higher institutions …

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India, France move UNSC to designate two Pakistanis as global terrorists
2 years, 3 months ago

India, France move UNSC to designate two Pakistanis as global terrorists

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of French foreign minister Catherine Colonna’s first visit to the country next Wednesday, France is co-sponsoring a proposal with India to declare Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists, Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir and Ali Kashif Jan, globally designated terrorists by the UNSC 1267 sanctions Committee. According to officials familiar with the matter, Aurangzeb Alamgir alias Mujahid Bhai and Ali Kashif Jan alias …

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Live updates | Zelenskyy says Russia hopes for famine crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

Live updates | Zelenskyy says Russia hopes for famine crisis

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraineian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Russian blockade of Ukrainian sea ports prevents Kyiv from exporting 22 million tons of grain. KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Russian, Ukrainian troops fight block by block in key city — EU leaders agree to partial embargo on Russian oil — War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, …

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Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy urges EU to end ‘quarrels’
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy urges EU to end ‘quarrels’

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from May 30: Zelenskyy tells EU internal disputes encourage Moscow to put ‘more pressure’ on the bloc, calls for further sanctions. 30 May 2022 - 17:40 GMT Zelenskyy urges EU to end ‘quarrels’, adopt sanctions Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the EU to end internal “quarrels” that he said only help Moscow as he told the bloc …

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Founder depression is real, and can be brutal
4 years ago

Founder depression is real, and can be brutal

Live Mint  

Talking about her mental health startup Wysa, Bengaluru-based founder Jo Aggarwal drops it casually: “When I was working on my first startup, I had founder depression.” We are about to move on to talking about her current company but the term stops me in my tracks. “I found I had a bad monster in my head, but once I had …

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