Author: France 24

It’s been a week for the history books for Google. The tech giant dodged an order to sell off significant parts of its business in a landmark antitrust ruling in the United States. Then, days later, it was hit with a major fine by the EU for monopolising online advertisements. 

U.S. indie director Jim Jarmusch unexpectedly won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday with “Father Mother Sister Brother”, a three-part meditation on the uneasy ties between parents and their adult children. Story by Liza Kaminov.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday that moves by the UK, France and other countries to recognise a Palestinian state was a “tremendous mistake” that would make it harder to reach peace in the Middle East. “It will destabilise the region. It will push Israel also to have unilateral decisions,” he added.

Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappé found the net as France kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine in Wroclaw on Friday night. Les Bleus skipper Mbappé also drew level with Thierry Henry as the national team’s second all-time top scorer by notching his 51st goal.

In this edition of Entre Nous we meet Robin Allison Davis, the author of the new book “Surviving Paris”. Robin is one of thousands of American expats living in the French capital, but the start of her story was anything but a romantic fairy tale like “Emily in Paris”. Not long after Robin’s big move abroad, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She tells us about her journey.

US internet search giant Google was ordered by a US federal jury on Wednesday to pay about $425 million for gathering information from smartphone app use even after people had opted for privacy settings. On the same day, France’s government watchdog for data privacy slapped a €325 million fine on the company for failing to adequately secure user consent before setting advertising cookies. Also in this edition: the Trump administration asks the US Supreme Court to rule once and for all on the legality of tariffs.

The 82nd Venice Film Festival is coming to a close Saturday as its juries make final choices for the awards. The prizes, including nods for acting, directing and best picture, called the Golden Lion, will be handed out during an evening ceremony. Story by Shirli Sitbon.

Since arriving emaciated in Italy from Gaza, little Shamm Qudeih has celebrated her second birthday and gained weight on a new diet — progress welcomed by doctors treating her for severe malnutrition worsened by a genetic metabolic disease. Story by Catherine Viette.

Germany already have their backs against the wall after a 2-0 defeat to Slovakia in their first match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. This is the first time that Germany have lost an away qualifying match. Meanwhile, Spain had no trouble securing a 3-0 win in Bulgaria, while Belgium crushed Liechtenstein 6-0.

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were caught on a hot mic on Wednesday discussing human longevity in a brief exchange that touched on living to 150 years old and even the prospect of “immortality.” The unscripted conversation took place right before a military parade in Beijing, which marked 80 years since Japan’s surrender in World War II. FRANCE 24’s James Vasina reports.