Author: France 24

Norway, Ireland and Spain announced on Wednesday (May 22) that they will recognise a Palestinian state, sparking fury from Israel. Source link

Spain, Ireland and Norway said Wednesday (May 22) that they would recognize a Palestinian state on May 28. FRANCE 24’s Philip Turle gives us his analysis. Source link

It’s often referred to as the biggest startup event in Europe. VivaTech opens its doors this Wednesday in Paris with 150,000 people in attendance, as well as 10,000 startups. The event takes place as signs are emerging that the French tech sector might be recovering from a period of cost-cutting and high interest rates. We discuss this and the race to develop AI skills with the co-founder of VivaTech, Pierre Louette. Source link

Catherine Deneuve appears in French director Christophe Honoré’s new film “Marcello Mio”. Honoré is known for his provocative features; this is his third time in competition at Cannes. In this film, his longtime collaborator and Deneuve’s real-life daughter Chiara Mastroianni plays a version of herself, who adopts the persona of her movie star father, Marcello Mastroianni, creating chaos with her mother. Source link

The United Nations suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Tuesday (May 21) due to a lack of supplies and an untenable security situation.The UN warned that humanitarian operations across the territory were nearing collapse. Source link

Filmmaker Ali Abbasi has played down the threat of legal action over his Donald Trump biopic “The Apprentice”, which caused a stir at the Cannes Film Festival this week but may struggle to secure a US theatrical release in the run-up to the November 5 presidential election.  Source link

Violent attacks on humanitarian convoys destined for Gaza are becoming more frequent. But many in Israel oppose this behaviour, and now pro-peace demonstrators have been taking turns, standing guard to protect the lorries and their drivers. Source link

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday (May 21) that the country’s council of ministers would recognise an independent Palestinian state on Tuesday May 28. “Next Tuesday, May 28, Spain’s cabinet will approve the recognition of the Palestinian state,” he said, adding that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu was putting the two state solution in “danger” with his policy of “pain and destruction” in the Gaza Strip. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Morris tells us more. Source link

Many social media users are blaming Israel’s Mossad or even India for the helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president and foreign minister. Also, was the helicopter’s pilot called Eli Copter? We debunk these claims in this edition of Truth or Fake. Source link

One of Europe’s largest tech conferences kicks off in Paris this Wednesday. Startups will meet investors, and guest speakers including Elon Musk will discuss the role of artificial intelligence at the VivaTech event. On Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron announced extra investment in AI in France. Meanwhile, the EU has given its final green light to the AI Act, the first of its kind. Source link