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Politics
FRANCE 24’s coverage of political, social and geostrategic issues across Asia and the Pacific, including those affecting China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, India, Pakistan and Australia.
https://france24.com/en/asia-pacific/ FRANCE 24 explores events across Europe, including in the 27 member states of the European Union and the United Kingdom. Follow our on-the-ground reports, interviews and analyses of the events affecting…
https://france24.com/en/europe/ FRANCE 24’s coverage and analyses of political and social issues across the Middle East, including Egypt, the Gulf states, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen and beyond.
https://france24.com/en/middle-east/ FRANCE 24’s coverage of the political, social and economic issues in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and across the Americas.
https://france24.com/en/americas/ FRANCE 24’s coverage of events, politics and social issues across Africa, including North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Sahel, aided by our network of correspondents and experts across the continent.
https://france24.com/en/africa/
Economy
Global markets tumbled on Monday in the wake of sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. The falls are amongst some of the most dramatic in history, with experts fearing the trade war…
https://france24.com/en/economy/20250407-a-look-at-the-worst-market-crashes-since-1929 Already distrusted on the economy, Trump’s tariffs will be a liability with the voters who put him in office.
https://vox.com/donald-trump/407337/trump-tariffs-risk-split-lose-gop-winning-coalition-majority-disapprove-opinion-latino-black-gen-z Susan B. Glasser writes about Donald Trump’s tariffs and the unaccountable power he holds over such a large swath of the world economy.
https://newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/donald-trumps-ego-melts-the-global-economy John Cassidy writes that the President’s tariff policy isn’t strategic protectionism; it’s economic self-harm.
https://newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/how-donald-trump-crushed-the-stock-market Investors are worried. At least the economy is starting from a position of strength | Finance & economics
https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/06/trumps-trade-war-threatens-a-global-recession
Tech
Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of events in Paris and across France, Corsica and the French overseas territories. An insider look at French politics, culture, society, technology and sport through on-the-ground…
https://france24.com/en/france/ FRANCE 24’s analyses of the economic events and technological innovations shaping our world, including economic trends, energy markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
https://france24.com/en/business-tech/ From tech executives to investors and policy architects, these A.I. leaders determine what A.I. becomes and how it impacts society.
https://observer.com/list/top-leaders-in-ai/ Tech pioneer Jaron Lanier argues for a different way to think about AI.
https://vox.com/the-gray-area/407154/jaron-lanier-ai-religion-progress-criticism I spent a week living with the minimal smartphone alternative. It wasn’t long enough.
https://vox.com/technology/406829/light-phone-iphone-screen-time-kids
Sports
Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of the major sporting events from across the globe, including match results, portraits and interviews. From the Olympics to the World Cup to the African Cup of Nations, follow…
https://france24.com/en/sport/ UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/uconn-returns-top-womens-basketball-dominates-south-carolina-120538347 Louisa Thomas on the torpedo bat that some M.L.B. players are using, and its ascent to fame after the New York Yankees’ home-run barrage.
https://newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-launch-of-the-torpedo-bat The entity that runs school athletics operations for Washington says giving into the rules of Trump's Title IX would be in violation of their radical nonsense.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/06/washington-transgenders-female-sports-ban-wiaa/ The Daily Caller is a 24-hour news publication providing its audience with original reporting, thought-provoking commentary and breaking news.
https://dailycaller.com/section/sports/
Space
FRANCE 24’s analyses of the economic events and technological innovations shaping our world, including economic trends, energy markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
https://france24.com/en/business-tech/ She was found to be in violation of the Public Space Protection Order.
https://humanevents.com/2025/04/04/uk-woman-convicted-of-breaching-abortion-clinic-buffer-zone-after-holding-sign-reading-here-to-talk-if-you-want The popular show about a boy’s troubled life comes as teens on a TikTok forum discover the joys of books, bookstores, and a safe space to gather.
https://csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0403/What-Netflix-s-Adolescence-misses
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/04/06/office-space-in-the-white-house-who-sits-closest-to-the-president-n2187561 Space Marines and global economic policy, together at last.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/board-games/finally-a-news-outlet-explains-the-us-tariffs-in-a-way-even-i-can-understand-with-a-map-covered-in-warhammer-models/
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