Author: France 24

Real Madrid won the headline clash of the first night of the Champions League against Inter Milan (2-1). Kylian Mbappé, who opened the scoring, is now the fifth-highest goalscorer in the competition’s history.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said it was a shame that trade talks with the US collapsed but that he would continue to fight to protect Canada’s sovereignty, as his government’s promised counter-tariffs on $20 billion worth of US exports took effect. Also in the segment, Cuba says economic damage from decades of US trade embargo has risen to a record $8 billion. 

From “The Mummy” to his Oscar-winning performance in “The Whale”, Brendan Fraser’s career has taken some extraordinary turns. At the Deauville American Film Festival, he talks to Eve Jackson about his “Brenaissance”, playing General Dwight D. Eisenhower in “Pressure”, what D-Day can teach us about the dangers of ignoring science and his return as Rick O’Connell in “The Mummy 4”.

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused the Israeli government on Tuesday of turning a “blind eye” to what he called “ethnic cleansing” by settlers in the West Bank as the UK joined France and ten other countries in banning imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied territory. The decision comes amid rising violence over settlement expansion. Follow our liveblog for the latest.

As the Champions League resumes, Real Madrid are hosting Inter Milan. Speaking at a press conference, Kylian Mbappé believes he has every chance of winning the Ballon d’Or.

Crisis-hit Volkswagen has struck a preliminary deal to sell its Osnabrück plant in Lower Saxony to the state government and Israeli investor Aurelius Capital.  From mid 2027, the iconic factory is expected to start producing equipment for Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, the company behind the Iron Dome missile defence system. But first, a look at the state of the German economy following far-right AfD’s historic election win in Saxony-Anhalt. 

In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim brings us a roundup of some of the week’s most anticipated Paris concerts. From Céline Dion kicking off her 16 sold-out shows at La Défense Arena, to American rapper Jay-Z celebrating his 30-year career at the Stade de France, we’ve got you covered. 

Israeli strikes ⁠on a ​southern Lebanese town early on Monday killed at least 11 people including two children ​and two medics, Lebanon’s state news agency said. Israel has intensified its bombardment of south Lebanon in recent days despite a June ceasefire that was meant ​to halt fighting ‌between the Israeli military and Lebanese armed ⁠group Hezbollah. 

Paris FC beat Olympique de Marseille 3–2 at the Vélodrome thanks to a hat-trick from Lassine Sinayoko. Paris FC sit second but OM remain stuck in 10th place in the table.

A lot happened during summer recess: France’s constitutional council struck down the core of a new law to ban social media for under-15s, but it did validate the extension to high schoolers of a phone ban already in effect for younger pupils. Why one but not the other? On the first day of school across this country and others, we size up what’s best for future citizens, parents and teachers, all grappling in this age of distraction with the lure of screens.