Author: France 24

The International Monetary Fund said it expected global economic growth to be slower and sharply downgraded its forecast for US growth as a result of Donald Trump’s tariffs and the uncertainty they created. It also warned risks to the global financial sector had significantly risen since last autumn.  But first, we look at why it’s important for central banks to be free from political meddling, as Donald Trump’s intensifying attacks against Fed chairman Jerome Powell rattled markets.  

A Hamas official said on Tuesday that a delegation from the Palestinian militant group had departed for Cairo to discuss “new ideas” for achieving a ceasefire with Israel. The announcement came after Gaza’s civil defence agency said that a spate of Israeli air strikes since dawn on Tuesday killed at least 25 people across the Hamas-run territory.

The Netlix series “Adolescence” has become a touchstone in recent weeks for a global conversation about the complicated journey of teenage boys navigating toxic masculinity online. Shows and documentaries have many parents worried about just what their kids are doing in the digital sphere. We speak to Digital Parenting Coach Elizabeth Milovidov to help parents understand when and how to show dramas like “Adolescence” to their children.

Saint-Étienne won a chaotic Ligue 1 derby 2-1 against rivals Lyon on Sunday. The match was interrupted for 40 minutes after a projectile was thrown at an assistant referee.

Pope Francis was known for his vision that the Catholic Church should be representative of and support the poor and the weak.  He once denounced “a new colonialism” rooted in inequality and profit-chasing, calling the unfettered pursuit of money “the dung of the devil” that hurt the poor and harmed the environment.  Yuka Royer takes a look back at the pontiff’s vision for a church that represented, and worked for, the underprivileged. 

Israel’s internal security chief, Ronen Bar, has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of demanding his personal loyalty and ordering surveillance on anti-government demonstrators. In a sworn statement to the Supreme Court, Bar detailed pressure to intervene in Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial and slammed the government’s attempt to dismiss him.

The translator who has translated into French the latest collection of poems by the late US civil rights icon Maya Angelou has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the pressure of getting it right. Santiago Artozqui has just finished translating her collection entitled “I shall not be moved” in English and “Rien ne me fera plier” in French. He told us that Angelou “had a voice, had something to say and knew how to say it”. He spoke to us in Perspective.

To add context to videos, social media behemoth TikTok has launched Footnotes: a crowd-sourced fact-checking feature similar to the “community notes” used by X and Meta. TikTok’s version though, takes a different approach – complementing its professional fact-checking, and not replacing it. It is trialling first in the US, where its future currently hangs in the balance, as the deadline for its US divestiture is just months away. Vedika Bahl tells us what we know, in this edition of Truth or Fake.

An investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Rafah found that Israeli forces committed “professional failures”, which would lead to the dismissal of a deputy commander. Israel initially alleged that the medics’ vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire, a claim contradicted by video evidence.  

A new exhibition in Paris is shining a light on the rich cultural history of Gaza, with artwork and artefacts which tell the story of the Palestinian enclave’s unique melting pot. Featuring classical sculpture, ancient mosaics and archaeological finds, the Arab World Institute hopes that “Saved Treasures from Gaza” will paint a more complete picture of the region’s history as a commercial crossroads between Asia and Africa. Meanwhile, Katy Perry’s stardom reaches new heights as the American pop star joins the all-female team participating in the Blue Origin flight into space. We also check out the largest show of David…