Tensions in US-Israel relationship, Xi finishes Europe tour, 2024 Olympic worries

Gavin LEE | Marion LORY | Peter HUTT SIERRA | Pierre HASKI | Vivienne WALT | Anne BAGAMERY | Borzou DARAGAHI

Edité par France 24 - 2024

It’s been a week of walks in the Pyrenees and a stop at the Shepard's Stop Cafe, as Emmanuel Macron wined and dined China's leader Xi Jinping on a rare grand tour of Europe. History is at a turning point, said the French president, who hopes personal diplomacy can make a difference to tense relations.

Finally, it’s been a week that’s seen the spectacular arrival of the Olympic flame in Marseilles, carried on a 19th-century ship. French officials are promising a Games like no other before. We look at whether Paris can avoid the curse of the so-called White Elephant, unlike Athens, Beijing, Rio and Tokyo.

Produced by Gavin Lee, Marion Lory and Peter Hutt Sierra.

Note
  • It’s been a week that’s seen intense strain on the US-Israel relationship. President Joe Biden has issued an ultimatum to Washington's strategic ally in the Middle East - if IDF troops storm Rafah, key weapon supplies will stop.

Langue
anglais
Date de publication
10/05/2024
Collection
The world this week
Contributeurs
Pierre HASKI Foreign affairs columnist, France Inter radio
Vivienne WALT Time Magazine's Paris correspondent
Anne BAGAMERY Independent journalist
Borzou DARAGAHI International Correspondent, The Independent

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