Author: France 24

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops from July 1, French Health and Family Minister Catherine Vautrin announced Thursday.

Frenchman Richard Gasquet lost to Jannik Sinner in the last match of his career, receiving a standing ovation and honorary trophy during a post-match ceremony. Arthur Fils prevailed despite injury.

A US trade court has blocked a large number of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, ruling that the US constitution gives Congress the exclusive authority to regulate commerce with other countries. The Trump administration has filed a notice of appeal, but now has 10 days to issue new orders which reflect the court’s decision. Equity markets in Asia saw their shares rise on the back of the announcement.

Hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations food warehouse Wednesday in Gaza in a desperate attempt to get something to eat, shouting and shoving each other and even ripping off pieces of the building to get inside. Four people died in the chaos, hospital officials said. The deaths came a day after a crowd was fired upon while overrunning a new aid-distribution site in the Gaza Strip set up by an Israeli and US-backed foundation, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding dozens. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Oliver Farry welcomes Jay Matthews, Humanitarian Aid Worker…

We bring you a report that crunches the numbers about how much Oasis fans will spend on food, drinks and tickets for a chance to see the 1990s British rockers when their tour begins in July. (Hint: hundreds of euros!).

France’s lower house of parliament adopted a bill Tuesday to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options. The National Assembly vote is a key step on the long-debated issue, though others remain before the bill can become law. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen welcomes Luc Deliens, Prof Luc Deliens, Professor emeritus of Research at the VUB and Ghent University in Belgium and Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. He is member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of…

Chelsea won the Conference League trophy on Wednesday with a 4-1 victory over Real Betis at the Wroclaw Stadium in Poland. Goals from Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson – both set up by Palmer -plus late strikes from Jadon Sancho and Moises Caicedo secured the silverware after Betis went in 1-0 up at halftime thanks to an early Abde Ezzalzouli strike.

As French President Emmanuel Macron met with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto this Wednesday in Jakarta, French companies like mining giant Eramet and defence provider Dassault Aviation were hoping to capitalise on these diplomatic ties. Talking to the press, Macron said there would be new orders for Dassault’s Rafales fighter jets. Also, we look at the German defence tech startups benefitting from the country’s rearmament drive.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hamas Gaza chief, Mohammad Sinwar, one of its most wanted and the younger brother of the group’s deceased leader, Yahya Sinwar, had been eliminated.

King Charles III said Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in a world that’s never been more dangerous as he opened the Canadian Parliament with a speech widely viewed as a show of support in the face of annexation threats by US President Donald Trump. The king is the head of state in Canada, which is a member of the Commonwealth of former colonies. Trump’s repeated suggestion that Canada become the 51st state prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give a speech from the throne outlining the Liberal government’s priorities for the new session of Parliament. For in-depth…