‘Liberté, Égalité, Phoenix!’: French band chronicle their journey in new book

French President Emmanuel Macron faces his latest diplomatic test as he meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Versailles, says Libération. Relations between Paris and Moscow have been strained by allegations of Russian hacking during France's presidential campaign.

Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Palace of Versailles near Paris on Monday (May 29), hoping to improve relations between the two countries.

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1919-1939: The Treaty of Versailles, a truce that led to another war

In November 1918, an armistice ended the fighting in World War I. But it took seven months until the official peace treaty was signed. Germany, meanwhile, always objected to its terms.

The Warner Bros. film recently passed $1 billion worldwide. Besides smashing many box office records, 'Joker' won the Golden Lion at this year's Venice International Film Festival. According to 'The Hollywood Reporter,' director Todd Phillips is expected to helm the followup.

French band Phoenix helped define the sound of an era. Over the last twenty years, they’ve evolved from an edgy act from Versailles to one of the most influential and popular French bands, touching audiences around the world. Guitarist Laurent Brancowitz and bassist Deck d'Arcy sat down with FRANCE 24's Florence Villeminot to talk about their latest project: a book chronicling their journey as a band.

We all need a bit of cheering up at the moment, so as part of FRANCE 24's week-long series on Covid vs Culture, in this edition we're talking about some of the positive ways the arts are fighting back in the Covid-19 era. One of them is how France's most traditional cultural spaces are getting down with the kids on TikTok.

We look to the Mexican papers as journalists there protest after a high-profile journalist is murdered outside her home. Antwerp customs officials sound the alarm on what they call a greater security threat than terrorism: the international drug trade. Also, French rugby star Antoine Dupont graces the cover of GQ France. Finally, Taylor Swift finds surprising support in Chile's president-elect after she's criticised by former Blur frontman Damon Albarn!