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TV Operators Power Spain’s Global Breakout as the San Sebastian Film Festival Readies Launch: ‘Spanish Cinema Has Never Been So Powerful’

Over the last year or so, Spain has burst onto the world stage, scoring five Cannes main competition berths — more than any other country in the world outside France — with joint best director winner “La Bola Negra” now prominent in awards season conversations.  Spain’s San Sebastián Film Festival looks set to capture this […]

VarietyVariety•John Hopewell18 Sept

War in Iran 'jeopardises the Trump presidency', ex-Obama National Security Council member says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Obama administration National Security Council member Charles Kupchan said the war in Iran "in many respects jeopardises the Trump presidency", calling it "yet another failed war of choice" that has driven up fuel and living costs ahead of the midterms. Trump's advisers "prize loyalty over fact", he added.

France 24France 24•Marc PERELMAN18 Sept
  • neutral toward Donald Trump · 90%

Kylian Mbappé leaves Nike after 20 years to sign boot deal with Swiss brand On

France captain also becomes a shareholder in company ‘We have a shared dream, and this is only the beginning’ Kylian Mbappé has ended a 20-year association with Nike to sign a boot deal with the Swiss challenger company On. The sports and leisure brand, which has previously focused on running and tennis, is planning a major move into football next year and has also appointed Thierry Henry as its football director. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Matt Hughes18 Sept

AI safety: No, China will not hit the brakes

A spate of warnings in recent days about the dangers of AI have sparked mixed reactions: from Donald Trump dismissing the fears as a hoax, to Beijing criticising calls for the US to block its advancement as fearmongering. As President Xi Jinping heads to Washington for talks, FRANCE 24's technology correspondent Peter O'Brien explains why the two superpowers are unlikely to forge binding agreements on AI regulation.

France 24France 24•Yuka ROYER18 Sept

Fiji: Dengue in the Pacific: Multicountry Situation (As of 18 September 2026)

Countries: Fiji, American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia (France), Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Caledonia (France), Niue (New Zealand), Palau, Republic of Naoero, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna (France) Sources: Pacific Community, World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. HIGHLIGHTS • Since 1 January 2025, twelve dengue outbreaks have been reported across Pacific Island Countries and Areas (PICs). • During 2025, dengue outbreaks were reported in American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Naoero, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu. A total of 21,258 confirmed cases and 21 deaths were recorded across the Pacific. Fatalities were reported in Fiji (n=8), Samoa (n=7), Tonga (n=3), Naoero (n=2), and Kiribati (n=1). • Between 1 January 2026 and 2 July 2026, a total of 4 721 dengue confirmed cases, 173 hospitalisations and 3 deaths have been reported across the Pacific. • The Pacific Syndromic Surveillance System (PSSS) has reported a total of 9 754 Dengue-like Illness (DLI) cases to date, a lower trend compared to the same period last year. • In 2026 dengue outbreaks were officially declared in New Caledonia, Tonga and Shefa province Vanuatu. • The most affected countries and areas in 2026 include: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, and New Caledonia. These account for 94% of confirmed cases. • Dengue serotype-1 (DENV-1) and serotype-2 (DENV-2) are currently in circulation. • The Cook Islands officially declared the end of its dengue outbreak on 25 May 2026. • Tonga has officially declared the end of its dengue outbreak on 31 July 2026. • As of 7 August 2026: o The dengue outbreak remains ongoing in Shefa Province, Vanuatu, with dengue virus serotype 1 (DENV-1) continuing to circulate. o Low levels of transmission are observed in American Samoa, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna.

ReliefWebReliefWeb•World Health Organization18 Sept

Record fuel prices across EU prompt calls for bloc-wide windfall tax on firms

German minister says companies are ‘exploiting situation’ in Middle East, as sky-high prices become major domestic issue for leaders European governments have discussed imposing a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, as near-record fuel and gas prices pile pressure on leaders desperate to contain mounting public discontent and the challenge of the far right. With elections due next year in eight EU countries including France, Italy, Spain and Poland, leaders are scrambling to head off the potential fallout from what analysts have warned could be one of the continent’s biggest energy shocks in decades. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Jon Henley Europe correspondent and Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent18 Sept

Macron convenes French party leaders as soaring energy prices put focus on wars in Iran and Ukraine

Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University’s Management School in the UK. According to Foucart, France’s energy and economic crises expose a deeper collision between economic constraints, political accountability and an approaching presidential election. He interprets Emmanuel Macron’s rare Élysée meeting with party leaders over soaring energy prices as both an exercise in presidential legacy-building and an attempt to force prospective successors to confront high energy costs, rising borrowing costs, limited fiscal room and the radioactive pension reform.

France 24France 24•FRANCE2418 Sept