Author: France 24

To discuss the ongoing conflict between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed coalition, we speak to Jules Grange Gastinel, a researcher at France’s CNRS research body specialising in the Houthi movement. He tells us why the conflict has escalated and what the Houthis want.

Charles Pellegrin is pleased to welcome Nicolas Vercken, Director of Advocacy for Oxfam France. France’s tax inequality is under scrutiny and Oxfam is challenging the state over its constitutional obligations. “It’s not so much about how much the percentage of tax and the burden of our tax system, it’s who you tax and for what,” explains Vercken. As France confronts mounting fiscal pressures and contentious budget negotiations, Oxfam France is challenging the constitutional foundations of the country’s tax system, arguing that successive fiscal reforms have disproportionately benefited the wealthiest while exacerbating economic inequality. Their legal initiative seeks to establish whether the French state has failed in…

This week in Paris des Arts, Valérie Fayolle hosts Nikos Aliagas, a TV presenter and photographer. He takes us to his exhibit on old age at the Musée de l’Homme.

Paris are European champions for a reason. PSG sent a message to their rivals with an impressive 4-2 victory over Manchester City on Matchday 2 of the Champions League. After dominating the first half to take a 3-0 lead, Luis Enrique’s side saw City come close to staging a incredible comeback in the second half, thanks to a brilliant Erling Haaland, who scored twice. PSG remain top of the league-phase table, ahead of Barcelona, whom they will face next Tuesday.

Thailand has become one of Asia’s leading fertility hubs. Every year, thousands of foreign patients travel to Bangkok’s state-of-the-art private clinics for IVF, egg donation and other fertility treatments. They come from China, South Korea, Europe and across Southeast Asia, looking for what may be harder to find at home: shorter waiting times, lower costs and, in some cases, fewer restrictions.

The French glassmaker Duralex is known for its practically unbreakable tableware – and business model. It’s been pulled back from the brink for the fifth time in 25 years, by an entrepreneur who is vowing a new, environmentally-conscious chapter for the manufacturer. Also in the show – high energy prices fuel inflation in the US just weeks before midterm elections, and Greenland hits back at Donald Trump’s plans for ‘massive oil, gas, and mineral exploration’ there. 

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco as well as Riyadh airport after loud blasts rattled the Saudi capital. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis earlier said it had intercepted a missile fired towards Riyadh. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Duane Davis, the former Los Angeles gang leader who boasted in books and interviews of his involvement in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, only to deny it when he came to trial, was sentenced to a minimum 40 years in prison on Tuesday. FRANCE 24’s Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles.

Lille suffered heavy defeat at Arsenal (3-0) in Champions League matchday 2. Olivier Giroud made his return to Arsenal, his former club.

Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and “woke up normally” after the procedure, the Vatican said. A Vatican source said further tests were being carried out to determine if the cancer had spread. “To ensure the procedure was radical, the lower lobe of the right lung was removed,” the Vatican said in a statement. FRANCE 24’s Seema Gupta reports from Rome.