Author: France 24

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr said Monday he would continue to fight racism, making it clear that he believed that his public activism against racial abuse had been responsible for him not winning the coveted Ballon d’Or. 

Russia has fined Google 20 decillion dollars, or 20 billion trillion trillion dollars… a sum greater than the size of the world’s total GDP. The EU has launched a probe into e-commerce giant Temu. European markets closed with their steepest loss for a year. Plus, Americans are expected to spend $11.6 billion on Halloween this year.

Senior White House officials are set to visit Israel on Thursday as The United States ramps up efforts to wind down the conflict in the Middle East during the Biden administration’s final months. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Wednesday that he was “hopeful” about the possibility of a ceasefire in the coming days after having spoken with US officials. Follow our live blog for the latest developments on the war in the Middle East.

It won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year: “Anora” is Sean Baker’s most sophisticated film yet, according to critic Emma Jones. She tells us why there is lots to love in this story of a sex worker and an oligarch’s son, and why lead actress Mikey Madison is tipped for great things. We also discuss Clint Eastwood’s courtroom drama “Juror No. 2”, as the 94-year-old director reunites Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette for this rumination on justice and truth. Plus, Emma tells us why Tom Hardy’s superhero caper “Venom: The Last Dance” is a fun way…

“We have no other land to go to,” a Palestinian woman responds to Israeli soldiers seeking to displace her community from their village in the West Bank. It’s one of the many moving moments captured in the documentary “No Other Land”, by an Israeli and Palestinian collective of filmmakers: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal and Rachel Szor. Yuval and Basel join us in the studio to discuss working together to collect evidence in the village of Masafer Yatta, where Israeli soldiers have destroyed homes, a primary school and the water supply since the zone was declared a military zone by…

In an interview with FRANCE 24, US surgeon Mark Perlmutter claimed that Israeli snipers are deliberately targeting children in Gaza. Perlmutter said that while he was volunteering at the European hospital of Khan Younis in southern Gaza earlier this year, he “saw two children that were shot twice”. He added: “No child gets shot twice by mistake.”

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí were awarded the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award, respectively, for the world’s best football player in 2024  at a ceremony in Paris on Monday.

Volkswagen staff have sounded the alarm over plans to cut ‘tens of thousands’ of jobs, cut wages, and close three factories across Germany. The carmaker’s employee council said management had described the cost-cutting plans as necessary. If confirmed, the restructuring will mark a symbolic blow to German industry. Also in the show – France 24 reporters in Malaysia meet a former TikTok employee who has been replaced by artificial intelligence, in a controversial move by the Chinese-owned app.

English singer-songwriter Katy J Pearson has just released her third album “Someday, Now”, which sees the indie-folk artist reconnect with people around her while drawing in 1980s-tinted aesthetics. We also hear from Xavier Boyer, the singer of the indie-pop French band Tahiti 80, who are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a tenth album, “Hello Hello”. Plus we take a look at new releases by The Cure, who are releasing their first album in 16 years; and Tyler, The Creator, who is back in full form with his seventh studio album “Chromakopia”.

The Israeli army on Monday launched fresh strikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, Lebanese state media said, hours after telling swathes of the city to evacuate immediately as it was planning an attack on Hezbollah targets. The strikes came after an earlier Israeli raid on the city killed at least seven people and wounded 17 others, according to a health ministry statement. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in the Middle East.