Stars attend actor, singer Jane Birkin’s funeral

Two well-known Dutch musicians are set to face sex charges following allegations that shocked the Dutch entertainment world last year.

As Iranians continue to brave a deadly crackdown to protest against their regime, Iranian exiles living abroad have joined the movement in any way they can. For French-Iranian opera singer and composer Ariana Vafadari, that’s meant rallying support through music.

From the end of "Succession" to an impossibly starry eco drama with Meryl Streep called "Extrapolations", television series critic Dheepthika Laurent speaks to Eve Jackson about the month's top TV shows.

FRANCE 24 spoke to Artur Smolyaninov, a well-known Russian actor. Once acclaimed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, he has now been designated a foreign agent by Russia and forced to flee his country. Our guest explains why he has publicly opposed the war in Ukraine and even vowed to fight on Ukraine's side: Ukrainians "are fighting for their freedom".

He wants clubs recognized as "cultural sites": Former singer and music manager Joe Chialo from the CDU now steps into the role of culture senator, running a $1 billion budget.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has died aged 86, is to be laid to rest in a state funeral on a day of mourning.

An Egyptian artist, whose work has resonated particularly across the Middle East, has told FRANCE 24 how his life as a teenager amid the Arab Spring and the fall of Hosni Mubarak has influenced his work. Abdullah Miniawy is a singer, poet, composer and international actor. Born in Saudi Arabia, he moved to Egypt when young and performed in Tahrir Square during the anti-Mubarak protests. He's now in Paris working on a series of projects. He spoke to us in Perspective.

Coco Lee, who was the first Chinese-descent singer to grace the Oscar stage in 2001, had been suffering from depression for a few years. She had fans around the world.

The 17-year-old boy shot dead by a police officer was buried on Saturday as the French government braced for further protests after the worst violence for 18 years. Friends and family attended a private funeral at Nanterre, where Nahel Merzouk was killed on Tuesday after being stopped by two motorcycle patrol police.

Till Lindemann is taking legal action against a petition calling for the cancellation of Rammstein's upcoming concerts in Berlin.

Celebrities including actresses Catherine Deneuve of France and Britain's Charlotte Rampling attended the funeral at the Saint-Roch church in central Paris.

We look at the latest in the Indian papers regarding the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. The Independent's reporter has filed a rare report from there. Also: after a scorching July, the UN declares the beginning of 'global boiling' and France hails Léon Marchand, the new darling of swimming. Finally, Mick Jagger rings in his 80th birthday with a massive party!