Author: France 24

From tributes to Hollywood heavyweight Gene Hackman to condemnations of Israel’s devastation of the Gaza Strip, here are the highlights from the 97th Academy Awards.

The Six Nations tournament kicks off with a Welsh trip to the Stade de France on Friday, before favourites Ireland begin their title defence against England, aiming for a historic third consecutive trophy. Here’s how the teams compare going into the first round of matches.

The EU’s trade chief has said the bloc was interested in having trade deals with the United States, but would react swiftly if the US went ahead with unilateral tariff hikes. Addressing a business meeting ahead of talks with officials, Commissioner Maros Sefcovic rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that US-EU trade ties were unfair, saying the overall picture was “very balanced”. Also on the show: Apple unveils a new, budget iPhone with AI features. 

As the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire came to an end on Saturday without any breakthroughs in negotiations, the truce has “for now, been suspended and there’s no resumption in sight”, FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky said.

San Antonio Spurs guard Victor Wembanyama has been chosen for his first NBA All-Star Game as one of seven reserves from the Western Conference. The 2023-24 Rookie of the Year is one of six players who will be making their All-Star Game debut.

During his visit to Washington, French President Emmanuel Macron argued against US President Donald Trump’s protectionism, saying he couldn’t have a trade war with China and Europe at the same time, and adding that it would make Europe’s bid to be less reliant on US defence more complicated. Meanwhile, EU members are preparing their response to US tariffs. Also in this edition, we report on how young Indians are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency trading to complement incomes that aren’t keeping pace with the country’s booming growth rates.

Our guest went from being a soccer mum of four to battling an opioid and heroin addiction, landing in jail and losing custody of her children. But the journey didn’t stop there. She’s in Paris on a book tour as a best-selling author, literary agent and ghostwriter who is working with remarkable figures like Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. Lara Love Hardin is Eve Jackson’s guest to talk about her memoir “The Many Lives of Mama Love” – the story of how she turned her life around.

A second-half blitz of tries carried Ireland to a 27-22 defeat of old rivals England in Dublin on Saturday as the Six Nations title holders got their campaign for a record third successive trophy off to a winning start.

Britain’s BBC has come under fire over its documentary “Gaza: How to survive a warzone”. The film is significant for two reasons: it is a gripping story inside the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave, where Israel does not allow foreign press to report, and it gives Gazan children a voice. The film follows several young people but after it aired, it emerged that the 13-year-old narrator Abdullah is the son of a deputy agriculture minister in Gaza’s Hamas government. This drew ire from critics, who accused the BBC of airing Hamas propaganda. The BBC then apologised and took the film down, which in…

Two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, have been found dead in their home in the US state of New Mexico. The couple died along with their dog. There is no immediate indication of foul play. Culture editor Eve Jackson looks back at the career of a cinema icon.