Author: France 24

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.

The Netlix series “Adolescence” has become a touchstone in recent weeks for a global conversation about the complicated journey of teenage boys navigating toxic masculinity online. Shows and documentaries have many parents worried about just what their kids are doing in the digital sphere. We speak to Digital Parenting Coach Elizabeth Milovidov to help parents understand when and how to show dramas like “Adolescence” to their children.

Saint-Étienne won a chaotic Ligue 1 derby 2-1 against rivals Lyon on Sunday. The match was interrupted for 40 minutes after a projectile was thrown at an assistant referee.

Pope Francis was known for his vision that the Catholic Church should be representative of and support the poor and the weak.  He once denounced “a new colonialism” rooted in inequality and profit-chasing, calling the unfettered pursuit of money “the dung of the devil” that hurt the poor and harmed the environment.  Yuka Royer takes a look back at the pontiff’s vision for a church that represented, and worked for, the underprivileged. 

Israel’s internal security chief, Ronen Bar, has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of demanding his personal loyalty and ordering surveillance on anti-government demonstrators. In a sworn statement to the Supreme Court, Bar detailed pressure to intervene in Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial and slammed the government’s attempt to dismiss him.

The translator who has translated into French the latest collection of poems by the late US civil rights icon Maya Angelou has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the pressure of getting it right. Santiago Artozqui has just finished translating her collection entitled “I shall not be moved” in English and “Rien ne me fera plier” in French. He told us that Angelou “had a voice, had something to say and knew how to say it”. He spoke to us in Perspective.