Author: France 24

France’s lower house on Tuesday approved a right-to-die bill in the first reading, the initial step in a lengthy process that could grant patients medical assistance to end their lives in clearly defined circumstances. FRANCE 24’s Antonia Kerrigan reports.

Five-time Grand Slam runner-up Daniil Medvedev crashed out of his first round match against Cameron Norrie on day three of the French Open Tuesday. Novak Djokovic saw off Mackenzie McDonald to tilt at a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title. Meanwhile, Roland Garros’s 2022 runner-up Coco Gauff brushed aside Olivia Gadecki for a commanding first-round win.

China is set to receive a record amount of debt repayment from developing countries this year, a majority of which is owed by the world’s 75 poorest nations. New research by Australian think tank Lowy Institute says with new loans drying up and more loans maturing, China has now switched from being a leading lender for low-income nations to a major debt collector.  Plus, a days-long taxi drivers’ strike continues across France even as their main unions are negotiating with the government. 

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial aid group backed by the US and Israel, said on Monday it had began distributing food in the devastated Gaza Strip. The group’s executive director resigned Sunday over fears the aid rollout would not be able to adhere to standards of “humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence”. 

A second season of a French special ops war drama, a new series from “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong, a star-studded mafia drama called “MobLand”, and the Judy Blume classic teen novel “Forever” updated for our modern times. FRANCE 24’s Charli James and Dheepthika Laurent discuss the hottest TV series of the moment.

“It takes a village!” And it takes a vegetable garden! François Picard’s guest Henri Landes, Co-Founder of LanDestini, says it’s absolutely “fundamental” for kids, especially in urban areas, to learn where food, fruits and vegetables come from. And so, in the spirit of “reconnecting with nature, and our health”, Mr. Landes created the Vegetable Garden World Cup to challenge young people across the globe to build lush fruit and vegetable gardens, where they can have a lot of fun planting veritable seeds for the future and meet people all over the world. It’s a discovery of the senses, nature, health and nutrition.…

Favourites Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz made a strong start at the French Open with straight-sets wins in the first round, while world No. 4 Taylor Fritz is already out.

Emmanuel Macron announced business deals worth €9 billion in Vietnam, the first leg of his week-long tour of Southeast Asia, as Europe tries to boost ties with the free-market communist state.  But first, European stocks rallied and the euro hit a one-month high against the US dollar after Donald Trump walked back from his threat of new, 50% tariffs on EU imports, giving until July 9th to reach a trade deal. It’s unclear how the two sides can iron out fundamental differences during that window.

As Israeli nationalists and religious Jews prepared for a rally Monday to mark Jerusalem Day, which celebrates Israel’s 1967 capture of east Jerusalem, some chanted “Death to Arabs” while marching through Muslim neighborhoods. Protesters, including an Israeli member of parliament, also reportedly stormed a compound belonging to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Adrien Rozé and Clément Savoye from French pop rock band Kids Return. Despite being born and raised in Paris, they could be mistaken for being from the UK or the US, their musical references being the likes of Oasis and The Strokes. They’ve just dropped their second album “1997”, a nod to their year of birth but also two musical movements that started that year – French Touch and Britpop. Kids Return have just finished a North American tour, performing in locations such as the Red Rocks…