Author: France 24

European antitrust regulators have charged Meta with violating the EU’s competition law. Brussels has found Meta’s new “pay or consent” advertising model in breach of the Digital Markets Act, designed to ensure fair competition and rein in the power of Big Tech.  Plus, French shares rallied after the far right National Rally won the most votes in Sunday’s first round of legislative elections but the outcome pointed to a hung parliament.  Source link

He’s been described as the king of reggae and dance hall artists in Africa. For the past decade, Stonebwoy has cemented himself as one of Ghana’s most successful artists, winning more than 50 awards. His music has reached millions on streaming platforms, earning the respect of artists and fans far beyond the West African nation’s borders.  On his recent album “5th Dimension”, he collaborated with the likes of Davido, Angelique Kidjo and Stormzy.  He’s in Paris to talk about his new single “Your Body” and its message for people to love and accept themselves. Stonebwoy speaks to Eve Jackson about…

Violence flared on Monday as the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired around 20 rockets into Israel, while Israeli tanks deepened incursions into eastern Gaza City, residents said. Meanwhile, efforts to achieve a ceasefire backed by the United States have stalled.  Source link

Paris’s CAC 40 index jumps at the open after losing more than 6 percent last week, as investors calculate the possibility of a hung parliament in Europe’s second-largest economy. Plus, we take a closer look at France’s public debt and the spending plans of the far-right National Rally and the left-wing New Popular Front coalition. Source link

Acclaimed Albanian writer and longtime Nobel Prize contender Ismail Kadare, who penned novels like “Broken April” and “The General of the Dead Army” chronicling the fate of his country under the rule of communist dictator Enver Hoxha, died of a heart attack in Tirana on Monday aged 88. He had defected to France in 1990 and only recently returned to Albania. Source link

The Taliban government, which has imposed severe restrictions on women since seizing power in 2021 that the UN has described as a system of “gender apartheid”, will send its first delegation to the third round of talks on the Afghan crisis starting in Qatar on Sunday.  Source link

England was on the brink of elimination at Euro 2024 but Jude Bellingham’s stoppage-time bicycle kick and a Harry Kane header early in extra-time took them through to the next round after beating Slovakia.  Source link

The first round of Iran’s presidential election, despite a low turnout, showed support for the only candidate calling for reform. Masoud Pezeshkian, the reformist contender, and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili led the polls held on Friday to replace the late ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month. Source link

Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin won the second stage of the Tour de France, a 199-km bumpy ride from Cesenatico to Bologna on Sunday as Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, the 2020 and 2021 champion, claimed the leader’s yellow jersey. Source link

Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City’s Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, months after Israel declared Hamas’s command structure dismantled in the northern area. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled the devastated neighbourhood, where the army said it has fought Palestinian militants both “above and below ground” in tunnels. Source link