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Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid withdraws from Marseille festival after boycott controversy

Several filmmakers had decided to pull their films from the event, scheduled for July, to protest the director's presence.

Philippines: Buildings collapse as 7.8-magnitude quake strikes

A fast-food restaurant was reduced to rubble and young children were sent fleeing for cover after a structure at their school collapsed as a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 19 people.

South Africa rolls out new preventive HIV shot in 'major turning point'

In a potentially major advancement in the fight against HIV and AIDS, a South African laboratory is set to produce a generic version of a new preventive treatment that is injectable, and only needs to be administered twice a year. Initial studies show it reduces the risk of transmission by around 99.9%. FRANCE 24's Eunice Masson tells us more from Cape Town.

"Ça me fait un peu peur" : les confidences de ces bacheliers, avant le tour de vis annoncé sur l'orthographe des copies

Le ministre de l'Education, Edouard Geffray, a annoncé que la notation autour des fautes d'orthographe, de syntaxe et de grammaire serait plus sévère cette année au bac.

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem : «Depuis les réseaux sociaux, on ne sait plus être en désaccord sans se détester»

L’ancienne ministre de l’Education nationale se fait lanceuse d’alerte dans «Sevrage numérique», un essai pour mener la bataille contre la captation de notre attention par les Gafam.

Nuclear powers increasing deployment of warheads, SIPRI warns

The world’s nuclear-armed states are increasingly moving warheads from storage onto operational delivery systems, raising the risk of conflict despite a gradual decline in overall stockpiles, researchers warned on Monday. SIPRI said geopolitical rivalry and a new arms build-up could reverse decades of reductions in nuclear arsenals.

French telecom giants reach deal to acquire struggling rival SFR

The companies – Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Free owner Iliad – said SFR parent Altice had accepted their offer of €20.35 billion for the struggling mobile operator. The deal could reshape the French telecoms landscape by reducing the number of main operators from four to three.

Football : privé de Coupe du monde 2026, Eduardo Camavinga obtient un diplôme à l’université de Harvard

Supporters of India's Gen Z 'cockroach' party stage first protest in New Delhi

Hundreds of mostly young Indians gathered in New Dehli on Saturday for the first street protest organised by the Cockroach Janata Party – a movement which began as an online joke but has quickly gained momentum among Indian youth disillusioned with their education, jobs and economic prospects.

Could tackling climate change and levelling inequality go hand in hand?

The world can raise income, reduce inequality and limit global warming, according to an ambitious roadmap presented this week by economists in France. Making the case for a radical transformation of economies and lifestyles, they call on rich countries to slow growth, phase out fossil fuels and tax the wealthiest to help poorer countries fund development and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Suspicion de crime homophobe à Metz : La France insoumise souhaite une minute de silence à l'Assemblée nationale pour la victime, Noahm

"Il faut absolument qu'on montre une opposition très ferme [à ce crime] et cette minute de silence montrerait que la représentation nationale saisit l'enjeu", explique vendredi à ICI Lorraine Charlotte Leduc, élue d'opposition insoumise à la municipalité de Metz.

How French courts became Europe's toughest on women returning from IS

Of the 23 terrorism trials scheduled in French courts in 2026, 18 involve women who joined the Islamic State organization in Syria. While their role was once overlooked, they are now being judged on equal footing with men.

French MPs back bill to reduce cadmium exposure

The bill presented by the Green group in the Assemblée Nationale aims to reduce the maximum level of cadmium authorized in phosphate fertilizers to 20 mg/kg by 2030, compared to 90 mg/kg today.

Pharmaceutical industry becomes geopolitical battleground as US threatens tariffs

The global pharmaceutical industry has found itself at the heart of geopolitical and trade tensions. The Trump administration has pushed policies to promote the sovereignty of US drugmakers, threatening tariffs on manufacturers or countries, and vowing to reduce prescription drug prices for Americans.

Thomas Piketty's lab proposes ambitious plan to cut global inequality and curb climate change

Building a more equitable world while respecting planetary limits is possible, economists from the World Inequality Lab (WIL) assert in a report published Thursday. To achieve this, they say, targeted reductions in consumption in specific sectors, a drastic cut in fossil fuel use and changes in dietary habits will be necessary.

Days after heatwave, French government cuts climate change adaptation funds

The Green Fund, which helps local authorities finance environmental protection and climate adaptation projects, is facing a €162.5 million cut, a nearly 20% reduction.

Oddone hails EU-Mercosur accord's 'civilisational approach' beyond commercial and economic interests

Français Picard is pleased to welcome Gabriel Oddone, economist, professor and Uruguay's Economy and Finance Minister. He offers a striking defense of the social democratic model at a moment when much of Latin America appears to be espousing hard right socio-political and economic policies. Speaking at the OECD's Latin America Forum in Paris, Oddone argues that Uruguay's commitment to the welfare state, fiscal responsibility, and inequality reduction is not an ideological anomaly but the expression of a deep national consensus.

EU aims for 'technological sovereignty' with push for homegrown tech

The sweeping strategy to strengthen European alternatives to foreign technology providers comes as Brussels seeks to reduce reliance on US and Asian firms in critical sectors, ranging from cloud computing to artificial intelligence.

New round of Israel-Lebanon talks opens after Israeli strikes

The ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon began a new round of direct talks in Washington on after US President Donald Trump said he had received commitments to de-escalation from both sides. The fourth meeting between representatives of the two countries, which do not have diplomatic relations, is taking place at the State Department and is scheduled to last two days. It comes as Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon on June 2 killed eight people, including two children and their father, and as Iran-backed Hezbollah continued launching drones at Israeli troops.

France cuts 'eco tax' on some plane tickets

The French government has announced a reduction in the rate of eco tax charged on plane tickets for certain high-priority routes.