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An Iranian filmmaker who has been documenting the life of a woman in Gaza for her film that has been accepted for the Cannes Film Festival has told FRANCE 24 how she continues to send her messages, even though she knows she was killed in an Israeli air strike. Sepideh Farsi had been following the life of Fatma Hassona, but a week and a half ago, the day after they heard the film had been selected for Cannes, Hassona was killed, along with nine members of her family. The director of “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” spoke to…

Tal Barda’s latest documentary shines a light on a powerful voice calling for coexistence and peace between Israelis and Palestinians, as she follows Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish in his struggle with grief, his quest for justice and his lifelong campaign for an end to the violence that has characterised his home region. “I Shall Not Hate” looks back at his life and revisits the harrowing moment when his three daughters and niece were killed by Israeli air strikes. Its director tells us why Dr Abuelaish’s continued message of peace is more important than ever in the current geopolitical context.

The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that operations and jobs would be slashed as US funding cuts had left the UN agency with a budget hole of several hundred million dollars. Morgan Ayre reports.

Paris Saint-Germain travel to Stade de la Beaujoire this Tuesday to face relegation-threatened Nantes as Luis Enrique’s men aim to become the first team to go unbeaten in a single Ligue 1 season.

Donald Trump’s trade policy and back-and-forth on tariffs are already impacting one of the most globalised industries, aviation. With airlines saying they’ll defer deliveries rather than pay for tariffs, Yuka Royer speaks with AirInsight Group’s President Ernest Arvai about the potential impact of the ongoing trade war on the sector. 

Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday urged Hamas to release all hostages, claiming their captivity provides Israel justification to continue attacks. As airstrikes kill 18 more people, international pressure mounts on Israel to lift its blockade. Tensions between Abbas’s Fatah party and Hamas complicate peace efforts.

The curator of a new exhibition here in Paris on artificial intelligence has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the technology’s wonders, but also its dangers. The exhibition at the Musée du Jeu de Paume in the Tuileries Gardens in central Paris uses art to tell the story of AI through the ages, with a series of exhibits and artistic works. The exhibition also aims to show the distinction between analytical AI, such as facial recognition; and generative AI, wihich is more creative. We spoke to chief curator Antonio Somaini in Perspective.

PSG remain on course to complete the first unbeaten season in Ligue 1 history after a 1-1 draw with Nantes on Tuesday.

The International Monetary Fund said it expected global economic growth to be slower and sharply downgraded its forecast for US growth as a result of Donald Trump’s tariffs and the uncertainty they created. It also warned risks to the global financial sector had significantly risen since last autumn.  But first, we look at why it’s important for central banks to be free from political meddling, as Donald Trump’s intensifying attacks against Fed chairman Jerome Powell rattled markets.  

A Hamas official said on Tuesday that a delegation from the Palestinian militant group had departed for Cairo to discuss “new ideas” for achieving a ceasefire with Israel. The announcement came after Gaza’s civil defence agency said that a spate of Israeli air strikes since dawn on Tuesday killed at least 25 people across the Hamas-run territory.