Author: France 24

“7 Days”, ‘Walking Away”, and “Rewind” were songs that defined an era of UK music and made waves across the globe in the early noughties. With these catchy lyrics and melodies, Craig David became the voice of the UK garage genre. The multimillion selling album “Born to Do It” led him to be one of the most successful artists in UK chart history. Nearly a quarter of a century on, Craig David is on tour, set to release his ninth album and has just completed his seventh season residency in Ibiza. He sits down with FRANCE 24’s culture editor Eve Jackson to…

Struggling to make an impact at Real Madrid, star striker Kylian Mbappé has been left out of the France squad for their upcoming matches against Israel and Italy for the UEFA Nations League.

Japanese carmaker Nissan says it will cut 9,000 jobs globally, after net profit in the April to September period plunged 93.5% year on year. The company has struggled with weak EV sales in China and has missed the hybrid boom in the US.  But first, Germany’s “traffic lights” coalition has collapsed over differences on economic policy.  At the heart of the political feud is the country’s “debt brake” system.  Now enshrined in the constitution, it forces balanced budgets. 

Hezbollah’s leader Naim Qassem on Wednesday said that the group has tens of thousands of “resistance combatants” ready to fight Israel and that the US election result would not have any impact on the war in Lebanon. A series of Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s east killed at least 40 people and left dozens more wounded, according to the country’s health ministry.

The 2024 Prix Goncourt, France’s top literary prize, was awarded Monday to French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud for his novel “Houris” (ed. Gallimard) that looks back at the Algerian Civil War in the 1990s. Executive Director at the American Library in Paris’ Audrey Chapuis tells us more.

European heavyweights Arsenal and PSG suffered frustrating defeats in the Champions League on Wednesday, as newcomers Brest rose to fourth place in the competition’s new league format with a 2-1 victory over Sparta Prague. Barcelona continued its blistering form with a 5-2 win over Red Star Belgrade, while Bayern Munich beat Benfica thanks to a Jamal Musiala header.

Wall Street rallied, bitcoin hit a new record while German auto stocks plunged… as markets digested Donald Trump’s comeback, Chinese consumers are bracing for a possible new wave of punitive tariffs… but a new round of trade war could hit its economy harder than before. Yuka Royer spoke with economist Antonio Fatas of INSEAD who said that those promised tariffs would ultimately lead to higher inflation and hurt American consumers. 

In a surprise announcement, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday kicked his popular defence minister Yoav Gallant to the curb and replaced him with Israel Katz, the country’s former foreign minister. Nicknamed a “bulldozer” in Israeli media, the 69-year-old is a close confidante more likely to be in tune with Netanyahu than his predecessor.

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Harrison Ford and even The Avengers have come out in support of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, while Republican hopeful Donald Trump has the likes of Elon Musk, Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan supporting him. In this edition of arts24, Eve Jackson tells us more about the American culture wars, including book bans in schools and colleges in Florida. We also hear from some of arts24’s previous guests about America’s political situation, including “Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead and Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi, whose movie “The Apprentice” tells Trump’s…

As American voters cast their ballots, the rest of the world is watching, as the outcome of the election will have global implications, including on trade and the economy. Yuka Royer takes a closer look at what Donald Trump and Kamala Harris may do regarding trade and tariffs.  Plus, tyre giant Michelin announces a plan to shut down two plants amid flagging sales.