Author: France 24

Fondly known as Big George, Foreman dropped out of school as a teenager and went on to become an Olympic boxing gold medalist and later heavyweight champion after defeating Joe Frazier. He lost the title to Muhammad Ali in boxing’s iconic 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” in Kinshasa, DR Congo.

China’s BYD automaker surpassed US rival Tesla for the first time in 2024 to become the world’s leading manufacturer of electric cars, an achievement that exceeded even the expectations of the brand’s CEO Wang Chuanfu, who predicted it would outsell its fiercest competitor sometime this year. For Elon Musk, it’s a hard pill to swallow.

After nearly a month-long delay, the composition of Syria’s new government has finally been revealed and sworn in. This new government will replace the interim administration established following Bashar al-Assad’s removal from power, marking the first official government of the country’s five-year transitional period. The 23-member cabinet is religiously and ethnically diverse, though it is largely dominated by close allies of interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa. This Sunday also marks Syria’s first Eid al-Fitr holiday since the end of over half a century of Assad family rule. Vedika Ba-hel reports on how the nation plans to celebrate.

Actor Gérard Depardieu arrived in a Paris court on Monday for his trial over alleged sexual assaults on a film set, a case placing one of France’s best-known movie stars at the heart of the country’s broader reckoning over sexual violence.

France thrashed Scotland 38-15 in their women’s Six Nations match on Saturday, with fullback Morgane Bourgeois alone scoring 20 points.

The fight against malnutrition, the world’s leading cause of infant mortality, was chronically underfunded even before the US halted its funding for humanitarian aid and development. As Paris hosts the Nutrition for Growth summit this week, we look at how healthy eating isn’t just a developmental issue but also an economic one. Every dollar invested in nutrition generates a return of 23 dollars, while malnutrition can cost up to tens of billions of dollars to the economy. So why is hunger and malnutrition still an issue today and how do we generate the political will to fix this problem? Charles…

The Israeli army on Saturday admitted its troops had opened fire on “suspicious vehicles” in the Gaza Strip that turned out to be “ambulances and fire trucks” during an offensive launched earlier this month. Hamas has condemned the attack and accused Israel of committing a war crime.

As Mike Leigh’s five-decade career takes centre stage at the Paris Cinémathèque for a retrospective, the British filmmaker speaks to Eve Jackson about 50 years of making movies, from the raw intensity of “Naked” and the jubilant optimism of “Happy-Go-Lucky”, to historical storytelling in “Peterloo” and “Mr Turner”. With accolades like the Palme d’Or for “Secrets & Lies” at the Cannes Film festival and the Golden Lion for “Vera Drake” at Venice, at 82 Leigh continues to illuminate humanity’s complexities with his latest film “Hard Truths”.

In a major upheaval, the US Department of Health and Human Services, led by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in funds for addiction services and community health centers across the country. For in-depth analysis amd a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade welcomes Martin McKee. Professor of European Public Health. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. 

Kenya launched a investigation into alleged match manipulation Thursday, after a video posted online appeared to show national goalkeeper Patrick Matasi agreeing to a deal to influence the outcome of a league-match in return for cash. Kenyan football has been plagued by match-fixing scandals in the recent past, leaving a trail of disappointment among fans.