Author: France 24

Europe isn’t just at risk of the direct effects of climate change, it is also exposed to the indirect effects of infectious disease like dengue, chikungunya and West Nile Virus – which are expanding their territories northward.  

School will soon be out for the summer here in France, which can mean a long break for children and teenagers. But what about screens? We know that with kids at home, routines are disrupted and the temptation of digital distraction is stronger than ever. So how can families find the right balance? Elizabeth Milovidov has the answers in this edition of Entre Nous.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday lashed out at a satirical magazine following allegations that it had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, calling it a “vile provocation”.  As protests erupted in Istanbul, the magazine’s top editor said the image had been misinterpreted and was “not a caricature of Prophet Mohammed”. 

New romantic comedy “Materialists” dives into the world of high-end dating in Manhattan, where luxury, status and desire blur the lines of love. Dakota Johnson stars as a professional matchmaker, caught between Pedro Pascal’s millionaire dreamboat and Chris Evans as her idealistic ex. Oscar-nominated director Celine Song describes the film as a “Victorian romance for 2025”, showing how dating today can feel like a game of social value and transactions. Eve Jackson meets Celine in Paris – and hits the streets – to ask: is love still about connection, or has it become a carefully calculated deal?

PSG crushed Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 4-0 to set up a European clash against Bayern Munich on Saturday in the Club World Cup quarter-finals. The German side advanced with a 4-2 win over Brazil’s Flamengo.

The Trump administration’s cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides 40 percent of humanitarian funding worldwide, could lead to 14 million deaths, a study in the Lancet found, potentially “halting — and even reversing — two decades of progress in health among vulnerable populations”.

A marathon vote is underway in the Senate over Trump’s megabill, with Republicans divided over how much to cut welfare programmes to extend tax breaks. Meanwhile the UK-US trade deal has come into effect, but there’s still no news on aluminium and steel. Plus, China’s largest coffee chain is escalating its race against Starbucks.

The BBC said Monday it should have pulled a livestream of rap duo Bob Vylan’s performance at the Glastonbury Festival over “antisemitic” chants against Israeli troops. The British broadcaster has come under heavy criticism for broadcasting the rap punk duo’s performance Saturday, when rapper Bobby Vylan led crowds attending the U.K.’s largest summer music festival in chants of “free, free Palestine” and “death, death to the IDF,” the Israel Defense Forces. 

In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Franco-Egyptian-Iranian singer KUKII about her new EP “Rare Baby”. The artist been part of France’s avant-garde music scene for more than a decade, using the stage name Lafawndah. A recent trip to Cairo was more than just a homecoming; it was a transformative experience and the creation of a new musical identity – that of KUKII. “Rare Baby” is inspired by music from North Africa and the Middle East, mixed with her trademark blend of emboldened pop. The EP also feels like a battle cry or manifesto, and…

Paris Saint-Germain easily eliminated Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami, outclassing the Herons 4-0 in the round of 16 at the Club World Cup on Sunday. Miami hoped Messi’s magic could help them dominate his former club but the European Champions dominated from the start.