Author: France 24

US President Donald Trump has sent letters to several countries dictating new tariffs that will be implemented on August 1. France’s poverty rate has surged to its highest level on record. Plus, one of the world’s largest Legolands has opened its doors to tourists in Shanghai.

The French Foreign Ministry has renewed its warning against travel to #Iran after the #disappearance of an 18-year-old tourist on a #cycling trip. 

Join Eve Jackson on arts24 as she sits down with two extraordinary artists shaping the sound of today’s global music scene: South African radio host Nicky B and Haitian-American jazz sensation Tyreek McDole.

Mathieu van der Poel from the Netherlands won stage two of the Tour de France on Sunday ahead of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar in a tense sprint finish.

France’s antitrust agency said on Thursday it had fined fast-fashion retailer Shein €40 million ($47.17 million) over its deceptive business practices, including misleading customers on discounts and the company’s environmental impact. The competition regulator said Shein had accepted the fine.  

Israel has sent a delegation to Qatar for new indirect talks on a possible hostage and ceasefire deal despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the changes requested by Hamas to a previous proposal were “unacceptable”. Hospital officials in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 38 Palestinians in the enclave on Sunday. Catherine Viette tells us more.

Hard-rock’s “Prince of Darkness” and his Black Sabbath group wowed tens of thousands of fans at an emotional farewell concert in the English city of Birmingham on Saturday following a day packed with tribute sets from a star-studded lineup. 

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) qualified for the semi-finals of the Club World Cup on Saturday, beating Bayern Munich 2-0 in Atlanta, USA, despite two red cards in an action-packed match. 

For the first time, more Americans are getting their news from social media than from television, and the gap is closing in France and the UK. These findings and more came out of the 2025 Digital News Report by Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. In FRANCE 24’s media show Scoop, we talk to journalist Sophia Smith Galer about why the change is occurring; how more and more journalists want to become content creators themselves; and how her app Sophiana can help them make the leap.

U.S. President Donald Trump has put forward a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire, intensifying efforts to secure an end to the conflict in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the White House next week to discuss the potential agreement. France24 International affairs journalist Andrew Hilliar explains.