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An overview of the stories making the French and international newspaper headlines. From Monday to Friday live at 7:20am and 9:20am Paris time.

  1. vor 9 Std.

    Trump set to sell 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel

    PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, 16 September: The Washington Post reports that ICE is facing the fallout of their massive and 'reckless' hiring campaigns. Next, the Trump administration is planning to sell 2.8 billion dollars' worth of bombs to Israel. Also, Ed Sheeran's tour suffers another blow as his opening acts as well as his backing band drop out of his concerts. Finally, the French papers remember Catherine Ringer of the Rita Mitsuko band.  The Washington Post features an exclusive report about the fallout of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency's (ICE) rapid and haphazard hiring campaign. Officers who were given employment without proper checks are now discreetly being dismissed, sometimes with devastating consequences. The Guardian is also taking a closer look at ICE. The paper reports that the agency is no longer reporting miscarriages and that pregnant women in detention are not receiving adequate care. Staying in the US, the Washington Post broke another story about a record arms sale. The paper reveals that US President Donald Trump's planned sale of bombs to Israel is the largest in years. The $2.8 billion package, includes 40,000 one-ton bombs, including 20,000 MK 84s – also known as 'hammer bombs'. The paper explains that its "explosion sends metal fragments in every direction, can rip through metal and thick concrete, and often creates large craters in the earth». The New York Times also reported on the sale, adding that the move will be a test for the Democrats, as frustrations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have "created unprecedented strain in the US-Israel relationship".  Meanwhile tensions about Israel and Palestine are flaring up outside of congress as well, as the Ed Sheeran situation takes another turn. Entertainment Weekly explains that US rapper Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour after repeatedly voicing his support for Palestine on stage. Now, all of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts as well as his backing band have dropped out of the tour in support for the rapper. Rolling Stones Magazine explains that billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of the Gillette stadium, where Ed Sheeran was going to play, reportedly rallied other stadium owners to all but ban Macklemore from performing in their venues. Political figures from the left like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have since come out to say that it sets a dangerous precedent for censorship. Staying in the world of music, it is a sad day in France after the death of singer and artist Catherine Ringer was announced. Libération reflects on how she formed a bridge between two worlds "at once a wild and graceful ballerina".  You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday

  2. vor 1 Tag

    'Pelicot 2.0': UK husband pleads guilty to drugging and raping his wife

    PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 15: Two cases dubbed Pelicot 2.0 have rocked Britain and Austria. Then, ProPublica reveals that a Russian oligarch financed a part of Trump Jr's Bahamas wedding. Some celebrity news: Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour after saying "Free Palestine", while Sydney Sweeney is once again starring in a controversial ad. Metro writes “husband ‘breaks down in tears’ as he pleads guilty to drugging and raping his wife”. This happened in Stockport, Manchester, over the period of more than two decades. He is also accused of having invited other men to rape his wife Between 2018 and 2025. French magazine Charlie Hebdo says that the English have perhaps found their Dominique Pelicot. Apart from the husband, who is in his sixties, 13 other men are accused of participating in the rape. They are between the ages of 28 and 73. It happened in a small town with a population of 100,000. Worse, it seems like it’s not the only “Pelicot” out there. People Magazine writes about a 39-year-old Austrian woman who died after “alleged sex abuse by her husband”. He is claiming it was an accident during sex. The 51-year-old man is being investigated for drugging and raping her and inviting other men to sexually abuse her. This happened in Wels, a city with a population of around 65,000 people. Next: A ProPublica investigation shows that Trump Junior’s wedding was sponsored by a Russian oligarch close to Putin. ProPublica reviewed records and spoke to three people familiar with the event. It found that Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in wedding expenses – he paid to rent out one of the private islands in the Bahamas where the reception was held and where the guests slept. Kremlev is the head of the infamous International Boxing Association (IBA), which has been financed by the Russian state-owned Gazprom. The wedding payments came from an IBA-affiliated entity in Dubai, ProPublica reveals. Kremlev also paid for the fireworks show and helped plan the event that was framed as a very “intimate” celebration for the Trump Jr family. There were only 50 people invited – among them was Kremlev, who speaks limited English, and a “large group” of Russians who surprised the other guests. But why pay for the wedding? According to experts, oligarchs like Kremlev often act “in coordination” with the Kremlin. They say that Trump Jr now owes Kremlev something.   Also: Variety reports that the rapper Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he said, “Free Palestine”, and told the audience that he wanted the people of Gaza and the West Bank to know that they haven’t been forgotten.  Finally, Deadline reports that Sydney Sweeney’s latest ad has infuriated female athletes. She posed for a sports betting company Novig, “wearing just sports” – meaning naked, with her body covered in sports equipment. An Olympic gold medallist said that the ad was “a kick in the face to every woman” who has dedicated her life to sports. An opinion piece in The Guardian says that the ad is indeed cynical and unhealthy, but it will be good for the prediction markets that hope to lure in young men.  You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday

  3. vor 2 Tagen

    Who is Iran's 'influential spymaster' Hossein Taeb and does he pull the strings?

    PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 14: The New York Times released an exclusive report titled “How Iran’s hard-liners prevailed and sabotaged the US peace deal”. Also: Trump says AI fears are "exaggerated", but reports show a different reality. The New York Times spoke to anonymous regime insiders who say that Iranian hard-liners derailed the peace deal with a “clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz”. This happened in early July, when Iranian forces opened fire on three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s president, the General of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and the Supreme National Security Council were all unaware of the strikes. The paper explains that the hard-liners succeeded because the man who has the power to resolve such disputes – the new supreme leader Khamenei – has been a ghost since taking office in March after his father was killed by joint US-Israeli strikes. According to three Iranian officials, even the president has questioned the authenticity of the statements attributed to the supreme leader.  Who orchestrated the strikes? Three anonymous Iranian officials interviewed by the paper point to one man whom the paper called the “influential spymaster”, cleric Hossein Taeb. He has opposed a peace deal with the United States from the very beginning. In a recent speech, he said he is not opposed to negotiations but is against the “excessive demands of the enemy” that have “no place in Iran’s politics”. The report also says that Taeb played a key role in selecting Khamenei junior after the death of his father.  Next, another type of crisis: artificial intelligence. US President Donald Trump is downplaying calls for an AI slowdown, reports the US’s NPR. There are concerns that AI could go rogue, and several tech leaders are saying we should hit the brakes. But for Trump, the warnings are “exaggerated” and come from “negative forces” making false claims.  But a couple of articles show a different reality: Wired Magazine interviewed the mathematician Steven Strogatz, who started to cry when he talked about the AI-driven breakthroughs in his field. He co-wrote a book about how math is moving beyond human understanding and why this is making him “really terrified”. A headline from The Atlantic reads, “It’s all fun and games until you give AI your credit card”. It’s an article about how AI personal assistants act on people’s behalf in the real world and all the strange things that could go – and already are going – wrong. Finally, an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal says that "yes, children really are getting dumber". According to the author, COVID-19 and AI are among the factors degrading the quality of American education. Thau author says that “as machines get smarter, kids are getting dumber” and rapid advances in AI go hand in hand with “astonishing decline in student learning”. The article cites a study by the Programme for International Student Assessment – or PISA – that measures the skills of 15-year-olds across the world. The most troubling decline is in the skills that matter the most, according to the report: evaluating information, making connections and thinking critically about what we read. The conclusion: that “in a world increasingly flooded with information, our students are less likely to think deeply and separate signal from noise”.  You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday

  4. vor 5 Tagen

    Did the War on Terror succeed? Or did Washington fall into al Qaeda’s trap?

    PRESS REVIEW: Friday, September 11– 25 years on from 9/11, the international press reflects on the war on terror, its legacy and its failings. In France, the far-right National Rally party tries desperately to distance itself from the overtly racist comments of one of its security officials, made while on duty for his day job as a police officer. Finally, a fossilised feather may give us new insights into why birds survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. The Washington Post headline reads "the 9/11 response got the most important thing right", despite mistakes – the paper acknowledges – in Iraq and Afghanistan. A similar verdict from the Wall Street Journal: taking the war to terrorists abroad and holding any country harbouring terrorists responsible were two key principles that protected the US against any similar attack in the 25 years that followed. There is a different angle in the European press. The Times reminds us that the Bush administration were quick to conflate an attack perpetrated by Saudi citizens with Iraq, an "entirely unrelated country". Here in France, Le Monde has interviewed a former French intelligence official, who, when asked whether Osama Bin Laden had succeeded in his objectives, said "al Qaeda's trap was the long wars into which America plunged."  In France, the National Rally seek to distance themselves from a scandal after a police officer with close ties to the party inadvertently recorded himself complaining about seeing Black and Arab people around the town of Carcassonne using offensive racial slurs. Quoted in Le Figaro, representatives of the far-right party called the incident an "isolated case" and insist that such convictions have no place within their ranks. L'Humanité, though, argues that the officer said out loud what the National Rally truly believes, citing MP Caroline Parmentier, who has bemoaned a "normalisation of homosexuality", referred to the travelling community as "scabious bohemians", and lamented the "demonisation" of Nazi-collaborationist leader of Vichy France, Maréchal Pétain.  And, finally, The Times brings us news of a piece of fossilised dinosaur dung in which a feather appears to have survived the domestic journey. The feather may offer a rare insight into why almost all bird families went extinct with the dinosaurs: was it a question of feathers? Did the other prehistoric bird families have plumage too thin for the post-asteroid climate?

  5. vor 6 Tagen

    'Egomaniac': Papers discuss 'Trumpapalooza' midterm convention

    PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 10: US papers react to the first night of the Republicans' midterm convention in Dallas. Also: five baby orangutans from Southeast Asia have been found in a forest in India. Then some dystopian science news. Finally, perhaps we don't need to do as much sport as we think we do. The Wall Street Journal reports that during the keynote speech, US president Donald Trump asked voters to pretend that he is on the ballot. There was also a “desperate election shocker”, says The HuffPost – Trump said he’ll bribe each citizen with a $5,000 payment if the Republicans win the Midterms. But The HuffPost recalls that Trump doesn’t have the legal authority to issue checks to everyone in the US, among other issues. The Atlantic asks whether "Trump really wants Republicans to win the Midterms"? The periodical says that it is currently impossible for the party to distance itself from the unpopular president. His approach “nicely illustrates the drawbacks of handing total control of a political party to an egomaniac”. But The Washington Post says that for many attending the convention, dubbed by some “Trumpapalooza”, “the main draw is Trump”. Many in the crowd are Trump loyalists and they are “mainly here to see their man”, writes the paper. Democrats believe that this will only help their midterm prospects, though, since the president’s approval ratings have dropped to a historic low. And The Daily Beast writes that the convention actually kicked off to empty chairs. The news site says that those who attended “struggled to stay energized” and the speakers “smiled as they looked out into a largely empty arena”.   Next: five baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India, while they are native only to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, reports The Guardian. Authorities are now investigating if they were trafficked from south-east Asia. International commercial trade in orangutans has been prohibited by a global agreement about endangered wildlife. The World Wildlife Fund says that about 104,000 orangutans remain in the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. A century ago, the population was more than 230,000. Authorities believe that the orangutans have stayed in India’s Odisha state only for a couple of days. They have been placed in quarantine.   Also: Wired writes about a “new startup that lets you freeze your eggs for free […] But is anything ever free?” The startup is called Cofertility and promises to help women who cannot afford the expensive procedure. The catch is that the clients must give half of tjpse eggs to donors who are ready to pay up to tens of thousands of dollars. But there are both medical and ethical problems with this practice. One expert who was interviewed compared the practice to commercialised eugenics.  Finally, The Washington Post writes that scientists compared 3- and 90-minute workouts. It turns out that only 3 minutes of intense exercise may have a more beneficial impact on our physiology and health compared to longer moderate exercise. The groundbreaking new study helps answer some questions and raise many new ones…  You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday

  6. 9. Sept.

    The Times: 'Counterproductive' sanctions on Israel don't match the 'theatrical rhetoric'

    PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, September 9: British papers are reacting to the sanctions imposed on Israel. Next: Israeli papers discuss Haaretz's October 7 revelatory investigation. Also: CDs are back! Finally, South Park renames itself to South America to mock Trump. An Independent's headline reads, “UK sanctions Israel over West Bank 'ethnic cleansing'". Ed Miliband, Britain’s foreign secretary, said that the sanctions come as Israel has turned a blind eye to the “ongoing ethnic cleansing in the West Bank” by “settler terrorists”. He also added that the occupation of the West Bank as a whole is unlawful. The front page of The iPaper focuses on the reaction from Israel: “Israeli fury after UK accuses settlers of ethnic cleansing”. Britain’s Chief Rabbi said that Tuesday was a “truly dark day for British Jews”. Meanwhile, Miliband highlighted his Jewish background, adding that he is a “proud British Jew”. The paper also says that “Britain risks reduced access to Israeli intelligence” after the import ban. An editorial in The Times writes that “Britain’s West Bank sanctions will do nothing to help Palestinians”. The article says that the “measures do not match the theatrical rhetoric” and they may actually be “hugely counterproductive” and “feed the fire of antisemitism” in the UK. Israeli papers are reacting to Haaretz’s revelation that Benjamin Netanyahu had been informed about the October 7 attack prior to it. These findings come as no surprise to YnetNews. The paper says this episode “adds to the series of warning signs issued before October 7”. What they have in common is how Netanyahu reacted to them “with boredom and indifference”, according to multiple sources. The article says that the revelations, however, will not have an effect on the elections. Haaretz disagrees, saying that “it is possible, after three years of lies and bloodshed, that this revelation will be the decisive moment for a fence-sitting voter”. In an editorial, Haaretz stands by its claim; the headline here reads “Netanyahu knew”. The article argues his responsibility extends back to the years leading up to the massacre during which he allowed Hamas to get their hands on funding.  Next: CDs are back in vogue. The Washington Post's headline reads “Grab your Discmans out of storage. CDs are back, baby”. Their growth has surpassed that of vinyl. The paper interviewed a 31-year-old man who said he craves “tactile interaction in a digital world”. For many people like him, it's all about nostalgia. For others, it’s the simple fact that CDs sound better than both streaming and vinyl. The Washington Post says that K-pop stars are partially responsible for the trend – the band BTS released multiple CD editions of their 2026 album and sold nearly 600,000 copies in the United States. The paper writes: “Nothing new is new. Everything is a rehash, a recycle, a reach back”.   Finally, The Guardian reports that the cartoon show South Park changed its name to South America. The new title is inspired by the “bravery and patriotism” of Apple and Google, who changed Lake Ontario’s name to “Lake America” after US President Donald Trump signed an order renaming the lake.  You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.

  7. 8. Sept.

    'Pheromone maxxing': Men avoid showers before dates to boost attraction

    PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 8: Papers discuss UK sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Also, could AI change what it means to be human? Finally, "pheromone maxxing" is in; showers are out. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government is set to ban trade with some Israeli settlements in the West Bank, The Times reports. The sanctions come as a response to Israeli plans to construct more than 1,000 settler homes in a key area of the West Bank. Burnham also promised to take a tougher stance in support of Gaza and against the destruction of the two-state solution there.  Fox News reports that Burnham risks clashing with Trump, saying the move could "create an early point of friction" between the two leaders. The Jerusalem Post notes that Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the expulsion of the British ambassador. Smotrich wrote on X that Israel would not be a "doormat trampled by an antisemitic government" and called the UK a "country conquered by radical Islam" that's trying to save itself by attacking Israel.  Next, The Atlantic writes that "AI is already changing what it means to be human". The author warns that the normalisation of AI bots will come at human expense – the actual dehumanisation of humans. The author argues that this could gradually reshape human moral thinking: humans could move away from love, care and relationships towards cold calculation and robot-like decisions. Another article in The Washington Post looks into something very human: gut feelings. The author of the piece researches gut feelings and walks us through when to trust them. What we call gut feelings are simply neurochemical signals from the brain that lead to a change in the stomach's electrical rhythms. She says that statistically speaking, gut feelings "aren't necessarily right". They are a bit like the butterflies we feel on a first date – rather inconclusive. She adds that we need to treat gut feelings as stop signs – it doesn't necessarily mean we are doing something wrong; it just means we should slow down and look around before we continue.  Finally, The Indian Express writes about "pheromone maxxing". This latest trend encourages men to embrace their natural body smell and simply skip showering and putting on perfume or deodorant before a date. It stems from the masculinist "looksmaxxing culture" and is built around the idea that stronger and smellier pheromones could attract women more easily. The paper spoke to a psychologist who said that when someone feels insecure, simple and fast hacks like this are used to address deeper issues of "self-esteem, social anxiety or relationship patterns".  You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.

  8. 7. Sept.

    'Jubilation and pain': German far right marches to victory in key state election

    PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 7: The far right marches to victory in a German state election: what does this mean for the future of Germany and Europe at large? Also: the Daily Telegraph publishes an exclusive interview with the sons of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan about his imprisonment conditions in Pakistan. Plus the US Open descends into chaos after influencers, weed and disruptions stir controversy. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won a crucial state election but fallen just short of winning an outright majority. The AfD – an anti-immigrant, populist, far-right party – was hoping for a majority in the Saxony-Anhalt election, which would have allowed it to govern alone and overcome mainstream parties' refusal to work with it. It fell short, but its resounding victory – and thumping loss for Chancellor Frederich Merz's CDU party – is a win in itself. German tabloid Bild headlines with a play on words: "Jubel und Schmerz" – "Jubilation and pain" – pain for Chancellor Friedrich Merz and jubilation for Ulrich Siegmund, head of the AfD list in the state. The Berliner Zeitung says he gets "the last laugh today" and calls him the most dangerous man in Germany, reprising a recent headline from Der Spiegel.  Die Zeit evokes an "historic turning point for German democracy." In an article entitled the "blue storm", the daily reminds us that the AfD continues its political dominance, after becoming the main opposition party in Germany in federal elections last year. While there are more right-wing parties in power, Die Zeit says many have become more moderate in their governance, taking the example of Italy's Giorgia Meloni. However, it warns that the AfD is going in the opposite direction, becoming more radical. In another article, Die Zeit argues that this vote is also an indictment of Merz. He has lost popularity and authority in the country. To surmount this defeat, the paper suggests looking to the historical roots of the CDU party – a union, not a party, born in reaction to Nazi Germany. Its then-leader Konrad Adenauer, himself persecuted by the Nazis, became the first chancellor of Germany. Across Europe, the press is reacting to the AfD's election win in Saxony-Anhalt. Spain's El Pais calls it an "overwhelming victory". Here in France, the left-wing daily Libération evokes the "fascist shock in Germany." There are also lots of reactions in Italy. La Republicca says that an obscurity has fallen in Berlin, noting bitterly that the EU is confronted with Nazi-era nostalgia. Left-leaning Il Fatto Quotidiano accuses Merz of handing this victory to the AfD. The right-wing paper Il Giornale is thrilled about the victory of the "euroright" but expresses caution about the AfD's manifesto, which contains themes dear to the Nazis.  In other news, the Daily Telegraph has published an exclusive interview with the sons of former Pakistani leader Imran Khan about his health. Sulaiman and Kassim Khan warn that their father's health is declining while imprisoned in Pakistan. They say the former Pakistani prime minister is living in quarters so cramped that they are usually reserved for death row inmates. The water is fetid, he has no reading material and is kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. Khan, a former Pakistan cricket captain turned prime minister was thrown into prison four years ago – a coup orchestrated, he says, by his enemies. The Khan sons also accuse the British government of "being the opposite of helpful", despite the Khan family's strong roots to the country. Finally, there's uproar at this year's US Open, which has descended into chaos. ESPN reports that the US Open organisers have accredited more influencers this year in a bid to add hype to the event. The problem is that play has been interrupted several times due to noise during points and selfies taken with spotlights. In addition, the strong odour of cannabis has been present in recent editions – cannabis is legal in New York – and the tournament feels more like a music festival than a sporting event. Wimbledon, known for its strict court etiquette, has already vowed not to allow influencers into next year's edition. You can forget about smoking – the only grass in Wimbledon is on court!  You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.

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