Author: France 24

This week on arts24, FRANCE 24’s Jennifer Ben Brahim welcomes French singer-songwriter Jehnny Beth. The founder of UK band Savages collaborated with big names such as Idles and Depeche Mode before making her debut as an actress. She is now back with a second album, “You Heartbreaker, You”, five years after the release of her first solo album.

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the head of Iraq’s Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, warned that the planned withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq would lead to a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group. Barzani also addressed violence against religious minorities in Syria, as well as the disarmament announced by the PKK in Turkey.

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in the US Open final. He claims his sixth Grand Slam title.

As the world’s second-largest producer of medication, India is facing increasing scrutiny over drug quality following deadly incidents involving Indian products. Is India’s race to remain the “pharmacy of the world” coming at the cost of human lives? FRANCE 24’s Khansa Juned and Lisa Gamonet report.

It’s been a week for the history books for Google. The tech giant dodged an order to sell off significant parts of its business in a landmark antitrust ruling in the United States. Then, days later, it was hit with a major fine by the EU for monopolising online advertisements. 

U.S. indie director Jim Jarmusch unexpectedly won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday with “Father Mother Sister Brother”, a three-part meditation on the uneasy ties between parents and their adult children. Story by Liza Kaminov.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday that moves by the UK, France and other countries to recognise a Palestinian state was a “tremendous mistake” that would make it harder to reach peace in the Middle East. “It will destabilise the region. It will push Israel also to have unilateral decisions,” he added.

Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappé found the net as France kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine in Wroclaw on Friday night. Les Bleus skipper Mbappé also drew level with Thierry Henry as the national team’s second all-time top scorer by notching his 51st goal.

In this edition of Entre Nous we meet Robin Allison Davis, the author of the new book “Surviving Paris”. Robin is one of thousands of American expats living in the French capital, but the start of her story was anything but a romantic fairy tale like “Emily in Paris”. Not long after Robin’s big move abroad, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She tells us about her journey.

US internet search giant Google was ordered by a US federal jury on Wednesday to pay about $425 million for gathering information from smartphone app use even after people had opted for privacy settings. On the same day, France’s government watchdog for data privacy slapped a €325 million fine on the company for failing to adequately secure user consent before setting advertising cookies. Also in this edition: the Trump administration asks the US Supreme Court to rule once and for all on the legality of tariffs.