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7 Feb
A video of Taylor Swift posing during the 2024 Grammy Awards, in which she purportedly holds a flag endorsing Donald Trump, has gone viral on social media. It's not the first time an image of the singer has been manipulated using the same flag. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
7 Feb
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says. Doctors have detected cancer in Britain's King Charles III, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday. The unspecified cancer was discovered as doctors treated the monarch for an enlarged prostate just over a week ago.
6 Feb
French daily Libération headlines on a new survey showing French people are having less sex than ever before – but it's not a bad thing!
5 Feb
The 2024 Grammy Awards were a night of glamour and celebration. But for the music business in general, times are getting tougher; we take a closer look. Also in this edition: Facebook faces an ageing user base as the social media giant marks its 20-year anniversary, and Boeing finds new production problems on the 737 MAX.
5 Feb
A former Victoria's Secret Angel and muse to the likes of Jean Paul Gaultier and Karl Lagerfeld, Laetitia Casta has successfully made the transition from modelling to cinema. FRANCE 24's Louise Dupont meets the French actress to talk about her latest film "Le Bonheur est pour demain" and being directed by her mother-in-law, Brigitte Sy.
4 Feb
One of the world's top violinists has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his passion for his art and for helping people less fortunate than himself. The Russian-born Austrian classical violinist Yury Revich was named Young Artist of the year back in 2015 and has now performed at all the great venues worldwide, from Carnegie Hall in New York to La Scala in Milan.
3 Feb
A bipartisan group of US senators have introduced a bill that would criminalise the spread of non-consensual, sexualised images generated through artificial intelligence.
3 Feb
Theresa Traore Dahlberg is an artist and filmmaker who narrates stories on class, race, identity, gender, post-colonialism and social structures through her work. Working seamlessly between two cultures, she navigates these complex issues with a sensitivity that comes from someone who is a product of two completely different worlds.
3 Feb
Afrobeats sensation Davido, ahead of his concert in Paris on his "Timeless Tour".
1 Feb
Move like an animal: a new workout trend is garnering billions of views on social media!
1 Feb
In “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer's new Oscar-nominated film examining compartmentalized evil during the Holocaust, the director makes the choice not to depict the horrific acts occurring inside the death camps.
30 Jan
Since 1974, the international comics festival in the French town of Angoulême has welcomed the best of the world's illustrators. This year the top prize was awarded to Britain's Posy Simmonds, making her just the fifth woman in the festival's history to receive the honour.

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11 mins ago
Paris's landmark museum is gearing up for the Olympics, with a special exhibition that takes visitors through the history of the Games. We hear more about a project for those who want to combine exercise and culture, as the Louvre launches a fitness circuit that puts participants among the artwork. Plus, a new show shines a light on the work of mysterious Dutch painter Jan van Eyck, and French land artist Saype gets his first solo show in Paris, after painting his immense frescoes on landscapes around the world.
11 mins ago
Ukraine is cutting off consular services for its male citizens who live outside the country. The measure aims to force men back home to serve in the military, but some doubt its efficacy — and legality.
11 mins ago
We look at reactions to New York's highest court overturning Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes conviction in a major decision that could impact his future appeals. Also: France's highest civil court rules on a case filed by an association claiming ownership of the Louvre's more celebrated painting, the Mona Lisa. Finally, artificial intelligence can accurately predict your political leanings – just by looking at your face!
1 hour ago
India has kicked off its marathon elections, with nearly a billion people eligible to cast ballots. High on voters' minds will be issues relating to the country's economy.
1 hour ago
Global demand for cashew nuts is exploding. Around the world, they're eaten as snacks, dairy replacements or used in cooking. In response, Kenya has been trying to revitalise the sector in the coastal region of Kilifi that once fed thousands. But in some factories, women face dangerous working conditions.
2 hours ago
In this Science segment, we look at how AI is attempting to complete unfinished or lost works by great artists like Klimt but also Beethoven, Schubert and Rembrandt. Scientists use all the information they can to train algorithms called "neural networks" to imitate the style of the artist or musician and guess the logical sequences. FRANCE 24's Julia Sieger tells us more.