Author: France 24

Every summer, Tour de France viewers marvel at its acrobatic cameramen, balanced on the backs of motorcycles hurtling up mountain passes. They would be just as impressed if they saw the camera operators at work during the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. France2 Denis Sébastien and Nicolas Baker, with France24 Peter O’Brien report.

And finally, a prosthetics firm in Nigeria has created a breakthrough that’s changing the lives of amputees — bionic arms. In the state of Aqua Ibom, the company’s humanoid bionic arms are not only functional and humanlike to match Nigerians’ skin tones, but the prosthetics work with the signals sent from the brain to different hand muscles. They hope to make their products accessible and inclusive to amputees worldwide. Story by Emily Boyle.

In an unprecedented move, US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he’d fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud. The Biden appointee denied that Trump had the authority to do so and vowed not to step down. This is the latest chapter in Trump’s sustained attacks against the US central bank. Also in this edition: Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI for anti-competitive behaviour in the AI field.

Raising awareness about the fragility of our oceans, our land and our Indigenous heritage is the challenge facing a new generation of couturiers. For autumn-winter 2025/26, Iris van Herpen has created a living dress, Imane Ayissi wants the Earth to regenerate naturally, Grace Lillian Lee is celebrating her Australian ancestors and Stéphane Rolland has opened up a dialogue with music. As for Clara Daguin, her motto is: if you want to save others, first save yourself.

The Iran-backed Houthis on Saturday confirmed that an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government and several other ministers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Thursday.

Paris Saint-Germain was handed a tough start to the defense of its Champions League title when the draw was made Thursday with no opponent from any of the lower-ranked nations. FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen speaks with sports journalist Ruben Slagter.

Health scientist and longtime civil servant Susan Monarez was fired from her short-lived role as head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the White House confirmed Wednesday. Monarez said she had refused to sign off on what she described as “unscientific, reckless directives” from Health Secretary and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. France2’ International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.

US AI chipmaker Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, posted record $46 billion sales in the latest quarter, showing strong demand from clients like OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta. However, the company’s lack of shipments of chips to China is clouding the horizon. In this edition, we explain the geopolitics affecting Nvidia’s business. Plus, FRANCE 24’s Yuka Royer speaks to France’s Minister for Foreign Trade Laurent Saint-Martin about the country’s dire public finances.

In this episode of arts24, Eve Jackson sits down with Scandar Copti – a Palestinian filmmaker, Israeli citizen and one of the most original cinematic voices working today. His new film, “Happy Holidays”, is set in the northern city of Haifa and unfolds in four interwoven chapters, following the intersecting lives of Palestinian Christians and Jewish Israelis. As these characters navigate love, gender roles and the invisible weight of politics, the film reveals a society shaped as much by silence as by conflict.

Israel’s military said Friday it was suspending the pauses during which it had been allowing food and other humanitarian aid to enter the famine-stricken Gaza City, saying it was in the “initial phases” of its planned offensive in the territory’s largest city. Israel also said it had recovered the bodies of two hostages held in the devastated enclave. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.