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France 24
3 days ago
- Business
- France 24
Fast fashion's business model means firms 'cannot claim to operate sustainably', expert says
12:22 FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Sarah Kent, Chief Sustainability Correspondent at the Business of Fashion, about the bill being debated this week in the French Senate that seeks to regulate the influx of low-quality clothes into the country. She says that fast fashion firms' business model means they cannot claim to operate sustainably.
France 24
26-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Controversial aid group starts operations in Gaza: "Not a viable solution", expert says
Controversial aid group starts operations in Gaza: "Not a viable solution", expert says Middle East To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again 12:38 A PROPOS © FRANCE 24 in 12:38 min From the show France 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Scott Lucas, Professor at the University College Dublin about the controversy surrounding a U.S.- and Israel-backed group tasked with delivering aid to Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it has began its operations on Monday despite opposition from the UN and most humanitarian groups, as well as the unexpected resignation of its executive director over the weekend. This all comes in the wake of deadly Israeli airstrikes, including one on a school shelter, as Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepens.
France 24
21-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
The UN says no aid that has entered Gaza this week has reached Palestinians
13:28 From the show FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Rob Williams, CEO of War Child UK, about the spiralling humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The U.N. said Wednesday it was trying to get the desperately needed aid that has entered Gaza this week into the hands of Palestinians amid delays because of fears of looting and Israeli military restrictions. Israeli strikes pounded the territory, killing at least 86 people, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
France 24
13-05-2025
- Science
- France 24
Autonomous weapons systems are fundamentally incompatible with international law, researcher says
Talks have been held at the UN this week on efforts to revive attempts to regulate AI-controlled autonomous weapons, as campaigners warn that time is running out to put guardrails on the fastly-evolving technology. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Dr Matt Mahmoudi, an assistant professor in digital humanities at the University of Cambridge.
France 24
05-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Israel 'acting in coordination with US' in Gaza offensive, researcher says
13:15 FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Amnon Aran, professor of International Politics of the Middle East at City University of London about Israel's plans to seize the Gaza Strip. He says that Israel is acting in coordination with the United States and that Donald Trump still has immense influence over Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
