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May 24, 2017 We'll always have Cannes: World's most famous film festival turns 70 (part 1)
Cannes will always be Cannes. Or so it seems. The world's most famous film festival is celebrating its 70th edition: a frenzied fortnight of screenings, parties and deal-making that's about much more than stars coming out for world premieres. It's all part of a business where the red carpet serves as a launchpad for what producers hope will be the next blockbuster or summer sleeper. But with the rise of Netflix, what does the future hold for movie theatres, for movies and for Cannes? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Charles WENTE, Alessandro XENOS, Theodora LOULOUDIS and Christopher DAVIS.
18 min
May 23, 2017 Manchester attack: What reponse after latest act of terror? (part 2)
The United Kingdom is coming to grips with its worst terror attack since the London transport bombings of 2005. A suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device in the atrium of Manchester Arena, killing 22 people. Islamic State group militants have claimed responsibility. Why target children at a pop concert - and why now? How to prevent blind terror from becoming the new normal? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Yi SONG, Alessandro XENOS, Christopher DAVIS.
25 min
May 23, 2017 Manchester attack: What response after latest act of terror? (part 1)
The United Kingdom is coming to grips with its worst terror attack since the London transport bombings of 2005. A suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device in the atrium of Manchester Arena, killing 22 people. Islamic State group militants have claimed responsibility. Why target children at a pop concert - and why now? How to prevent blind terror from becoming the new normal? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Yi SONG, Alessandro XENOS, Christopher DAVIS.
17 min
May 22, 2017 Video: Can Israeli-Palestinian talks succeed under Trump?
FRANCE 24, on Sunday, hosted a debate between former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni and chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa in Jordan. Livni and Erekat expressed the need to restart negotiations and the prospect of peace amid President Donald Trump’s first visit to the region.
42 min
May 22, 2017 Peacemaker? After Saudi Arabia, Trump visits Israel
Donald Trump is the first sitting US president to visit Jerusalem's Wailing Wall but he's also tempered talk of moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, welcomed the Palestinian president to the White House and raised red flags on Jewish settlement building in the West Bank. Can Trump play peacemaker? Produced by Charles WENTE, Alessandro XENOS, Christopher DAVIS.
29 min
May 19, 2017 Emmanuel Macron in Mali: France comitted to fighting terrorism in the region
"The daring bet of pluralism".That's newspaper Le Monde's high-falluting way of headlining that France's government now boasts its broadest political spectrum since De Gaulle's first government in 1959. It's possibly fair to say that Emmanuel Macron's completely upended the political landscape, picking off heavyweights from the big center-left and center-right blocs in a nation where for too long, reform's been a taboo. Click here for PART ONE.

Produced by Daniel BARNEY, Alessandro XENOS, Christopher DAVIS.
27 min
May 19, 2017 Trump on the run? Upheaval at home overshadows first foreign tour
Last week, Trump was the firing of the FBI director. This week came aftershocks that could seem more powerful than the first tremor.
Nothing like a road trip to get away from your troubles. But this time, the president of the United States won't be heading to his Florida golfing resort. Rather, Saudi Arabia kicking off his first foreign tour as commander-in-chief. Click here for PART TWO.

Produced by Daniel BARNEY, Alessandro XENOS, Christopher DAVIS.
18 min
May 18, 2017 Iran presidential election: High stakes poll goes down to wire (part 1)
On Friday, Iranians will vote in the first presidential election since the 2015 nuclear agreement, when the country agreed to roll back its nuclear programme in exchange for an end to most international sanctions. How's that likely to play out in this poll? Have the Iranian people felt any economic benefits so far? And what implications is the election likely to have for the country itself and its relations with the international community? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, Alessandro XENOS, Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
16 min
May 18, 2017 Iran presidential election: High stakes poll goes down to wire (part 2)
On Friday, Iranians will vote in the first presidential election since the 2015 nuclear agreement, when the country agreed to roll back its nuclear programme in exchange for an end to most international sanctions. How's that likely to play out in this poll? Have the Iranian people felt any economic benefits so far? And what implications is the election likely to have for the country itself and its relations with the international community? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, Alessandro XENOS, Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
28 min
May 17, 2017 French revolution: Will Macron blow up traditional left-right divide? (part 2)
Monday's naming of a prime minister from the Les Républicains party already split the main French centre-right bloc that just a few months ago was the heavy favourite to win the elections. Is the naming of a cabinet that brings under the same tent a wide palate of politicians the final nail in the coffin for the conservatives but also for the other mainstream parties, be they centrist or Socialist? Has Emmanuel Macron already succeeded in blowing up French politics as we know them? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Michele BARBERO, Alessandro XENOS, Van MEGUERDITCHIAN
25 min

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