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Canada PM stands his ground as Ottawas retaliatory tariffs on US goods take effect Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said it was a shame that trade talks with the US collapsed but that he would continue to fight to protect Canadas sovereignty, as his governments promised counter-tariffs on $20 billion worth of US exports took effect. Also in the segment, Cuba says economic damage from decades of US trade embargo has risen to a record $8 billion.
Paris probes why women staff removed from Eiffel Tower for Hindu visit The mayor of Paris on Tuesday ordered investigations over the removal of women staff at the Eiffel Tower during a visit by a Hindu religious group which prompted an employee walkout and the one-day closure of the monument. The Eiffel Tower, which says it receives nearly seven million people a year, reopened on Tuesday morning after a furore resulted in the landmark being shut down on Monday. FRANCE 24s Monte Francis reports
Kenya cracks down on foreign traders In tonights edition, Hundreds of Burundians flocked to their embassy in Nairobi to get travel documents to return home. Also, in his first speech to the National assembly, Senegals Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo slams the rise of xenophobic rhetoric on the continent. And I speak to the founder of an AI surgical non-profit of the work being done in Tanzania to extend the reach of the countrys 27 over burdened neurosurgeons.
Accelerating diversification: Canada seeks economic sovereignty amid Trumps nonsensical posturing François Picard is pleased to welcome Jean Simard, President and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada. According to Simard, the US-Canada aluminum dispute is not your conventional disagreement over trade, but rather a Trump posture that makes no sense". As American industrial demand substantially exceeds domestic production capacity, tariffs will do nothing to reduce Canadian aluminum from the US market. Protectionism does not eliminate interdependence, explains Simard, it makes that interdependence considerably more expensive.
UK, France, Canada sanction Israeli West Bank goods Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britains consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24s Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and Director of UCLs Israel-Palestine Initiative.
Mourinhos Real Madrid edge Inter Milan in Champions League opener Jose Mourinhos Real Madrid began their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over his former side Inter Milan on Tuesday, taking a two-goal lead before Carlos Augusto pulled one back. Thibaut Courtois and Inter goalkeeper Josep Martinez both made crucial saves as Madrid held on for victory at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Trump tells Putin he wants swift end to Ukraine war, Kremlin says US President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin he wanted a swift end to the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said, arguing that peace could pave the way for a broad restoration of US-Russia ties. The hour-long call Tuesday followed weekend talks by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow and Kyiv to try to revive stalled peace efforts.
US war on Iran: Incompetent administration when it comes to negotiations and prosecuting war Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Simpson Center. She frames the war in the Persian Gulf as a mutually damaging stalemate in which neither Washington nor Tehran has found a politically sustainable exit: "There are no winners in this war". Her central argument is that the conflict has created a problem of face-saving as much as military strategy. The US faces rising economic and electoral costs, while Iran confronts shortages, inflation, domestic dissent and intensified repression. Neither side, in her assessment, can plausibly claim success.
Missiles or mediation? Trump envoys shuttle between Russia and Ukraine Exactly two months ago, Ukraines momentum was all the talk at a Nato summit in Turkey. What with its long-range drones and Donald Trumps surprise announcement that the US would allow Kyiv to produce Patriot anti-ballistic missiles on home soil. That was then. This is now: Trumps deals yet to materialize, Russias ramped up cruise missile launches and Ukraines run out of air defenses to stop them. Moscows also failing to stop incoming missiles. What happens in war when for both sides, offense proves better than defense?
World Cup final scorer Torres leads Ballon dOr nominees Ferran Torres, whose goal against Argentina won the World Cup for Spain in July, leads a 30-man list for the mens Ballon dOr revealed on Tuesday.
The Brenaissance: Brendan Fraser on Pressure, winning an Oscar in The Whale and The Mummy 4 From "The Mummy" to his Oscar-winning performance in "The Whale", Brendan Frasers career has taken some extraordinary turns. At the Deauville American Film Festival, he talks to Eve Jackson about his "Brenaissance", playing General Dwight D. Eisenhower in "Pressure", what D-Day can teach us about the dangers of ignoring science and his return as Rick OConnell in "The Mummy 4".
US Midterm elections tend to be referendums on the unpopularity of the president Annette Young is pleased to welcome Michelle Swers, Professor of Government at Georgetown University. She frames the New Hampshire primary as both a major Senate contest and an unusually strong indication of the national political climate ahead of November. While Democrats face a difficult Senate map and cannot afford to surrender an open seat they already hold, the broader midterm political environment might become a referendum on President Donald Trumps performance. New Hampshire is particularly instructive because its closely divided electorate makes national political currents more visible. Swers argues that Trumps low approval and the local economic consequences of tariffs on Canada create significant headwinds for Republicans, especially in a state whose political identity is strongly associated with resistance to taxation.
Messi, Mbappé and Kane headline Ballon dOr shortlist, Vozinha named for Yashin award Eight-time laureate Lionel Messi is in the 30-man shortlist for the 2026 Mens Ballon dOr, with Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé among the favourites to succeed Frances Ousmane Dembélé. Cape Verdes Vozinha has been shortlisted for the goalkeepers Yashin Trophy after his heroics at the recent World Cup.
UK, France, Canada to ban imports from Israeli settlements Britain, France and Canada said Tuesday they will ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with a UK minister accusing Israel of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians there. FRANCE 24s Emerald Maxwell reports.
Netanyahu under fire over report UAE warned of October 7 attack Israeli opposition leaders on Tuesday called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfit to serve after a report that the United Arab Emirates had warned him before the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Haaretz newspaper, in a report excerpted from a forthcoming book by its reporters, said UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke to Netanyahu a week and a half before the attack and told him that Hamas was planning a major operation. FRANCE 24s Monte Francis reports.
French police hunt Renoir thieves after lightning museum heist French police on Tuesday hunted for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum, after abandoning two others as they fled, in a burglary that reignited concerns about the protection of Frances cultural heritage. The heist is the latest in a string of such robberies including the daylight theft last year of crown jewellery valued at around $100 million from the Louvre in Paris. FRANCE 24s Emerald Maxwell.
Europes museums are under siege, art recovery expert says Two thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and stole four valuable Renoir paintings Tuesday from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of the artworks as they fled, authorities said. FRANCE 24s Mark Owen speaks with Christopher Marinello, a lawyer and founder of Art Recovery International. He says that offering a reward for information could go a long way in recovering stolen artworks.
Trump posts AI map showing US takeover of North America, Iceland and Caribbean Donald Trump shared an AI-generated map Monday appearing to show the US absorbing Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland, Cuba and parts of the Caribbean into a giant United States of America. Shared with no context, the post sparked diplomatic backlash with Iceland summoning its ambassador and Mexico reiterating its sovereignty. Denmark also pushed back over Greenland. Online, the map has triggered widespread ridicule and questions about Trumps fitness for office.
Accelerating diversification: Canada seeks economic sovereignty amid Trumps nonsensical posturing François Picard is pleased to welcome Jean Simard, President and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada. According to Simard, the US-Canada aluminum dispute is not your conventional disagreement over trade, but rather a Trump posture that makes no sense". As American industrial demand substantially exceeds domestic production capacity, tariffs will do nothing to reduce Canadian aluminum from the US market. Protectionism does not eliminate interdependence, explains Simard, it makes that interdependence considerably more expensive.
UK, France, Canada sanction Israeli West Bank goods Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britains consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24s Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and Director of UCLs Israel-Palestine Initiative.
Mourinhos Real Madrid edge Inter Milan in Champions League opener Jose Mourinhos Real Madrid began their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over his former side Inter Milan on Tuesday, taking a two-goal lead before Carlos Augusto pulled one back. Thibaut Courtois and Inter goalkeeper Josep Martinez both made crucial saves as Madrid held on for victory at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Canada PM stands his ground as Ottawas retaliatory tariffs on US goods take effect Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said it was a shame that trade talks with the US collapsed but that he would continue to fight to protect Canadas sovereignty, as his governments promised counter-tariffs on $20 billion worth of US exports took effect. Also in the segment, Cuba says economic damage from decades of US trade embargo has risen to a record $8 billion.
Paris probes why women staff removed from Eiffel Tower for Hindu visit The mayor of Paris on Tuesday ordered investigations over the removal of women staff at the Eiffel Tower during a visit by a Hindu religious group which prompted an employee walkout and the one-day closure of the monument. The Eiffel Tower, which says it receives nearly seven million people a year, reopened on Tuesday morning after a furore resulted in the landmark being shut down on Monday. FRANCE 24s Monte Francis reports
Kenya cracks down on foreign traders In tonights edition, Hundreds of Burundians flocked to their embassy in Nairobi to get travel documents to return home. Also, in his first speech to the National assembly, Senegals Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo slams the rise of xenophobic rhetoric on the continent. And I speak to the founder of an AI surgical non-profit of the work being done in Tanzania to extend the reach of the countrys 27 over burdened neurosurgeons.
Trump tells Putin he wants swift end to Ukraine war, Kremlin says US President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin he wanted a swift end to the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said, arguing that peace could pave the way for a broad restoration of US-Russia ties. The hour-long call Tuesday followed weekend talks by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow and Kyiv to try to revive stalled peace efforts.
Eiffel Tower reopens after row over limits on women staff The Eiffel Tower reopened Tuesday, a day after one of the worlds most-visited landmarks was closed by a strike to protest what a union official called "unacceptable" management instructions limiting the presence of women during a visit by a Hindu religious group close to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis ruling nationalist party.
US war on Iran: Incompetent administration when it comes to negotiations and prosecuting war Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Simpson Center. She frames the war in the Persian Gulf as a mutually damaging stalemate in which neither Washington nor Tehran has found a politically sustainable exit: "There are no winners in this war". Her central argument is that the conflict has created a problem of face-saving as much as military strategy. The US faces rising economic and electoral costs, while Iran confronts shortages, inflation, domestic dissent and intensified repression. Neither side, in her assessment, can plausibly claim success.
Missiles or mediation? Trump envoys shuttle between Russia and Ukraine Exactly two months ago, Ukraines momentum was all the talk at a Nato summit in Turkey. What with its long-range drones and Donald Trumps surprise announcement that the US would allow Kyiv to produce Patriot anti-ballistic missiles on home soil. That was then. This is now: Trumps deals yet to materialize, Russias ramped up cruise missile launches and Ukraines run out of air defenses to stop them. Moscows also failing to stop incoming missiles. What happens in war when for both sides, offense proves better than defense?
World Cup final scorer Torres leads Ballon dOr nominees Ferran Torres, whose goal against Argentina won the World Cup for Spain in July, leads a 30-man list for the mens Ballon dOr revealed on Tuesday.
The Brenaissance: Brendan Fraser on Pressure, winning an Oscar in The Whale and The Mummy 4 From "The Mummy" to his Oscar-winning performance in "The Whale", Brendan Frasers career has taken some extraordinary turns. At the Deauville American Film Festival, he talks to Eve Jackson about his "Brenaissance", playing General Dwight D. Eisenhower in "Pressure", what D-Day can teach us about the dangers of ignoring science and his return as Rick OConnell in "The Mummy 4".