Author: France 24

The Kansas City Chiefs seek to make history on Sunday with a third consecutive Super Bowl victory as they face the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans. With President Donald Trump and pop superstar Taylor Swift attending, America’s greatest annual sporting event will be set against heightened security and a charged political backdrop.

A few concepts arguably dominated remarks at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris this February: inclusivity, ethics and deregulation. Debates about these themes, complimentary for some but conflicting for others, will have a significant impact on whether the technology can or will be used to address societal ills, including gender inequality. While the French government highlighted its pursuit of inclusive, open and safe AI, some of the world’s biggest leaders in technology, including the US and the UK, refused to sign the joint declaration vowing to do the same. With the White House both ideologically opposed to such objectives and even linking them to stifled innovation,…

As a teenager in the 1960s, he was told there was no such thing as a Black photographer. Today, the work of Dennis Morris includes some of the most iconic music portraits of our time. Official photographer for the likes of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols, his images defined music history. Now, his full collection is on display in the “Music + Life” exhibition at the MEP photography space in Paris. Dennis speaks to Culture Editor Eve Jackson about how it all began – as a teenager bunking off school to meet his hero.

US President Donald Trump’s plan to take control of the Gaza Strip and clear out Palestinians has drawn international condemnation. Western and Arab governments, the United Nations and human rights groups were all quick to say it was tantamount to ethnic cleansing. But many media outlets in the US and France did not make the same connection. Why? Was it poor taste, bad judgment or something else? Our guests are Thomas Fenton, head of FRANCE 24’s English channel; Kethevane Gorjestani, foreign editor and former White House correspondent; and Arno Pedram, co-founder of the anti-racist journalist organisation AJAR.

Paris Saint-Germain seized control of their Champions League playoff with a commanding 3-0 first-leg win at domestic rivals Brest on Tuesday, driven by a brace from forward Ousmane Dembélé.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as health secretary by the Republican-controlled US Senate on Thursday, despite warnings from the medical community over his history of promoting vaccine misinformation, propagating conspiracy theories and denying scientific facts. Kennedy has also vowed to gut the Food and Drug Administration and suspend research on infectious diseases.

US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on trading partners. They won’t go into effect immediately but could be imposed within weeks. The announcement comes just ahead of Trump’s meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s country Trump says imposes some of the highest tariffs in the world. Meanwhile, Mexican businesses are in limbo amid Trump’s tariff threats.

Salman Rushdie has been getting death threats for more than 35 years. The Indian-born British-American novelist sparked outrage with his book “The Satanic Verses” in 1988. It was declared blasphemous by many Muslims, so much so that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against him, calling for his death. In August 2022, the Booker Prize-winning author was stabbed multiple times on stage in New York state, leaving him blind in one eye. His attacker is now on trial for attempted murder. The book “Knife” is Rushdie’s account of what happened. He spoke about the work at the 20th edition…

Hamas on Thursday said it was committed to honouring the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel, including the release of the next group of three hostages this weekend as planned under the terms of the deal. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.

Vangelis Pavlidis scored his sixth goal in this season’s Champions League to give Benfica a 1-0 win away to 10-man Monaco in the first leg of their knockout phase play-off tie on Wednesday.