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Cannes 2023: A third of films directed by women

The Cannes Film Festival this year honours women. For the first time, a third of the competing movies are directed by female filmmakers. But it has opened with a controversial one, Jeanne du Barry, directed and portrayed by French director Maïwenn and starring American actor Johnny Depp. It tells the story of French King Louis XV’s favourite mistress. Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela sat down with Johnny Depp and Maïwenn in Cannes, France. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Cannes #Cannes2023 #JohnnyDepp #Maiwenn #JeanneduBarry #Filmfestival

France referendum: Parisians vote on the future of e-scooters

Electric scooters are seen by many as a cheap and green way to get around cities. But they also pose a danger to pedestrians. A vote is being held in Paris on Sunday to decide whether to allow scooters in the city. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler reports from Paris, France. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #France #e-scooters

Protests rage in France for 10th day as Macron remains defiant

Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms kicked off again on Tuesday across France. Police security was ramped up amid government warnings that radical demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill”. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler reports from Paris, France. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #France #Protests #French #KingCharles #UK #UnitedKingdom #Pension

Far-right group members accused of plot to kill Macron

A French court has convicted three members of a far-right group of plotting to kill President Emmanuel Macron in 2018. The men have been sentenced to three to four years in jail. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler reports from Paris, France. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #France #Macron #FarRight #RightWing #Assisanation #Court #Guilty #French #Government

Power-hungry smelters in Greece risk closure as energy crisis worsens

Aluminium and zinc smelters across Europe are cutting production or closing down altogether. The global energy crisis has made electricity at power-hungry factories too expensive to maintain. In France and Germany, government subsidies are kicking in to rescue the non-ferrous metals industry from collapse. But in metals-rich Greece, that has not happened. Al Jazeera’s John Psaropoulos reports from Athens, Greece. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Greece #Crisis #Aluminium #Zinc #Europe #Energy #EnergyCrisis

‘We fought until the end’: French World Cup fans sing Les Bleus

For French fans watching the final back home, it was a tense two and a half hours that ended in heartbreak. After the game that went to extra time and a penalty shootout, they were left crushed as they absorbed the weight of the moment and what could have been. Al Jazeera’s @PaulBrennan reports from Paris, France. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #WorldCup2022 #Qatar2022 #France #Argentina

Rights lawyer Hammouri says his deportation by Israel is racist | AJ #shorts

Israel has deported French-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hammouri to France. Held in prison without charge for over a year, Hammouri says his deportation is racist Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Palestinian-French rights lawyer Hammouri deported by Israel

Israel has confirmed it has deported a Palestinian-French human rights lawyer, Salah Hammouri. His fight against deportation has been seen as an important test case of how Israel treats Palestinian activists. Al Jazeera’s @RobMcBride reports from West Jerusalem. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #palestine #Israel #France #EastJerusalem #SalahHammouri

In the neighbourhood of Argentina football star Lionel Messi

The fans staying back home in Argentina are getting ready for the final where Argentina will face France for the World Cup title. In Rosario, the hometown of Lionel Messi, there is hope and excitement that their prodigal son can finally guide the country to their first World Cup win since 1986. Al Jazeera’s David Stokes reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Messi #Argentina #LionelMessi #WorldCup2022 #FIFAWorldCup #FIFA #FIFAWorldCup2022 #Qatar2022 #Qatar #FIFA22 #WorldCup #Football #Soccer

Amazon workers stage walkouts, protests on Black Friday

Amazon employees in more than 30 countries are striking in protest against the company’s labour policies. The actions coincided with one of the busiest shopping days of the year- Black Friday. Al Jazeera’s Alex Baird reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Amazon #Strike #Workers #Labour #LabourRights #AmazonPrime #BlackFriday #Labor