Author: France 24

Legendary investor Warren Buffett says he will hand over control of his $1.2 trillion conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway to successor Greg Abel by the end of the year. Also in this edition: Donald Trump threatens 100% US tariffs on foreign-made films, and Americans with jobs are increasingly turning to food banks to make ends meet.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a new offensive in Gaza will be an intensive military operation aimed at defeating Hamas, but stopped short of detailing just how much of the enclave’s territory would be seized. FRANCE 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani brings you this analysis.

A satirical drama providing rare insight into the everyday life of Riyadh’s working classes, Ali Kalthami’s debut feature “Night Courier” takes viewers on a journey across the Saudi capital’s rapidly changing urban landscape. It opens in French cinemas this week following a successful run in domestic theatres and on Netflix that has highlighted the growing ambitions of Saudi film. 

Marseille and Lille played out a 1–1 draw, keeping the Champions League race wide open.

Washington and Kyiv have signed an agreement to create an investment fund aimed at defraying US costs for supporting Ukraine’s defence, based on the extraction of the country’s rare earth minerals and other natural resources. We take a closer look at what’s in the deal. Also in this edition: French consumer spending drops as shoppers cut back on purchases amid food inflation and a grim economic outlook.

Several airlines have suspended flights to Tel Aviv after a missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen struck Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

Lady Gaga rocked Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on Saturday with a free mega-concert that the Brazilian city said drew about two million fans. Rio officials had expected a turnout for the Gaga show of around 1.6 million people -– which they estimated could bring $100 million into the local economy – but City Hall said later that 2.1 million had attended.

Ahead of their Champions League second leg clash this week, Paris Saint-Germain lost its Ligue 1 match on Monday while Arsenal lost in the Premier League.

As the US and the world mark Donald Trump’s 100 days in office, we look at what the milestone means for business. The US president ran in large part on a pledge to “Make America Wealthy Again”, promising that his tariffs – a vestige of the 19th century, for most economists – would return manufacturing jobs to America and trigger a stock market boom. Can this strategy work? Or is it hurting both the US and the global economy? FRANCE 24’s Charles Pellegrin speaks to Isabel Guzman, the founder of Avenida Advisors and a former administrator of the Small Businesses Administration during…

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday that an overnight Israeli strike on the Khan Yunis refugee camp killed at least 11 people, including three babies up to a year old.