Author: France 24

Nissan has announced it now expects a record net loss of up to 4.6 billion euros for the fiscal year that ended in March, around 9 times larger than its previous forecast only two months ago. The Japanese carmaker says this is due to imparement charges as part of its “turnaround plan” under the new CEO, Ivan Espinosa.  Plus, souvenir shops in Rome are seeing an influx of customers as tens of thousands of Catholic faithfuls visit the Vatican to pay tribute to Pope Francis. 

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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…

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.  

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