Author: France 24

The fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent sparked renewed outrage in the US on a week that saw revellers line the streets of Dakar to celebrate Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations title and France’s Emmanuel Macron steal the show at the annual Davos gathering with his widely discussed Top Gun-style aviator sunglasses. FRANCE 24 looks back at the week’s most striking images.

The withdrawal of the Kurdish-led SDF from northeastern Syria represents the most significant shift in control in the country since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, according to reports from D. Alboz, H. Hammoud and Liza Kaminov.

PSG did just enough to beat Auxerre. Between two Champions League fixtures, the Parisians travelled to Auxerre aiming to regain top spot in the league. The current Ligue 1 champions are closely matched with RC Lens, who are set to face Marseille in a crucial match today.

It’s been one year since Donald Trump started his second term as US president, and he’s pointing to the country’s strong GDP growth rate and stock market performances to paint a glowing picture of the economy. But a closer look shows that while activity is booming, it’s mostly benefitting the country’s wealthier households. Also in this edition, we see how Trump’s tariffs have pushed German winemakers to look to China for their exports.

Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic “Sinners” dominated Oscar nominations on Thursday with a record 16 nods. The Academy also rewarded international films and handed a strong showing to Warner Bros.

DEM, Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party, on Saturday called for the blockade on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobane to be lifted immediately, warning of a “humanitarian tragedy” in the northern Syrian town. Kurdish forces have withdrawn from areas near Kobane over the past week following pressure from the Syrian military.

With seven Europa League matches under their belt, Lyon have now won six of them. This means they are guaranteed a place in the round of 16 and remain at the top of the table. Meanwhile, Lille suffered their fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions and will be playing for their European future next week. Finally, Nice ended their terrible run in European competition with a victory over Go Ahead Eagles.

In 2024, 40 of the 50 cities ranked as the most polluted in the world were located in India. Delhi topped the list. Over the past decade, air pollution has become the Indian capital’s number one scourge. The situation is getting worse every year, but the authorities seem to be ignoring it, much to the dismay of residents. Our correspondents Alban Alvarez and Lisa Gamonet report.    

A new report by professional social media platform LinkedIn shows that while jobseekers currently outpace job openings, a “new-collar” era of work is opening, focused on AI-related skills. In this edition, we speak to LinkedIn’s EMEA Managing Director Sue Duke from the World Economic Forum in Davos about her insights on new labour market trends and how to navigate geopolitical uncertainty.

Award-winning Malaysian author Tash Aw kicks off a sprawling family saga with coming-of-age novel “The South”. He tells us about returning to the Malaysia of the 1990s and reflects on a society within which homophobic laws existed, but small queer communities were relatively visible. We also talk about how climate change has been driving waves of migration in Southeast Asia and why embarking on an ambitious literary project is a risky but rewarding business.