Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday rejected the candidacy of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to run in next month's presidential vote, his lawyer said, after a long-running judicial saga around the firebrand politician.
Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and his two eldest sons are accused of fraudulently inflating the value of real estate assets to receive more favorable bank loans and insurance terms. "Record evidence... supports disgorgement of $370 million, plus pre-judgment interest," said the filing, significantly more than the $250 million that New York Attorney General Letitia James previously said she would seek. "The myriad deceptive schemes they employed to inflate... Читать дальше...
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel on Friday that the group will "inevitably" respond to the assassination of Hamas's deputy political leader in Beirut this week, saying it "cannot remain silent" to such an incursion on Lebanese territory.
The Huthis have launched more than 20 attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea in recent weeks, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in the face of Israel's war on Hamas. Since the outbreak of the war on October 7, the Iran-backed rebels have organised weekly protests in Sanaa but Friday's demonstration was the "largest" so far, spokesman Mohammad Abdel Salam said. "Millions of people" took part, he said on social media platform X. A photographer who collaborates with AFP witnessed... Читать дальше...
Both L'Equipe and specialist rugby newspaper Midi Olympique claim the 32-year-old will pen a deal for two or three years this summer. Capped 112 times, Farrell would leave Saracens and link up with former England coach Stuart Lancaster at the high-profile Paris outfit. However, Racing were quick to dampen speculation. "Racing 92 are regularly (subject to) numerous speculation concerning movements within its squad," the club said in a statement. "We are delighted with the interest in our club. Читать дальше...
The 49-year-old, who came third in the 2019 presidential election, has been at the centre of a bitter stand-off with the state that has lasted more than two years and sparked often deadly unrest. Sonko's lawyer, Cire Cledor Ly, said the candidacy had been rejected on the grounds that the application was incomplete. "When we entered, (Council) President Badio Camara immediately notified us that (Sonko's) file was incomplete," he said. More than 90 candidates have put their names forward to the Constitutional Council... Читать дальше...
It's a pastry that's synonymous with the month of January in France. At the start of every year the "galette des rois", or king cake, fills bakeries across the country and there's one to suit everyone's taste. In this show, we find out more about the origins of this French culinary tradition which, contrary to popular belief, doesn't date back to the Three Kings but to the Saturnalia feasts in ancient Rome. We also take you to the bakery that won this year's title for best galette in the greater Paris area. Читать дальше...
The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings that left at least 84 dead at a commemoration for slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Wednesday. FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr explains the roots of the deep animosity between the Sunni Islamic State group and the late leader of the Shiite state’s Revolutionary Guards Corps.
In Portugal, the home ownership rate among young people has plummeted by 50% over two generations, leaving Portugal's youngest with little choice but to struggle to find financial independence or leave the country.
"The response is inevitably coming. We cannot remain silent on a violation of this magnitude because it means the whole of Lebanon would be exposed," Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech. "The decision is now in the hands of the battlefield," he said in his second speech since the killing of Saleh al-Aruri on Tuesday. "Fighters from all areas of the border... will be the ones responding to the dangerous violation in the (southern) suburbs (of Beirut)," he added. Aruri, who was killed in a missile strike widely attributed to Israel... Читать дальше...
Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday rejected the candidacy of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to run in February's presidential election on the grounds his application was incomplete, his lawyer said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Friday, kicking off his fourth tour of the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war broke out three months ago. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.
Supermarket chain Carrefour has stopped selling Doritos, Pepsi and other Pepsico brands at its stores in France, Belgium, Italy and Spain amidst a dispute over price hikes, an industry source said Friday.
Violence has surged in the north nearly three months since war broke out between Israel and Hamas on October 7, with the Israeli army regularly exchanging cross-border fire with Hezbollah, an Iran-backed, Lebanese ally of the Palestinian militant group. Amit, among hundreds of residents evacuated from the kibbutz community of Dafna, remained worried that Hezbollah fighters had plans to cross into Israel. Those fears were heightened by a strike on Tuesday that killed Hamas's deputy leader Saleh... Читать дальше...
A US strike in Baghdad on Thursday killed a pro-Iran military commander, the Pentagon said, with Al-Hashed al-Shaabi ex-paramilitaries saying it hit one of their headquarters. The attack came as tension mounted in the region amid the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip.
Suicide bombings struck crowds in the southern city, where many had gathered on Wednesday to commemorate slain Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Qasem Soleimani, on the fourth anniversary of his death in a US drone strike. The attack killed 89 people, state TV said, raising an earlier toll following the deaths of several of the wounded. The victims include multiple women and children and at least a dozen Afghan nationals, it said. Despite the claim of responsibility by the Islamic State (IS) group... Читать дальше...
William Hilderbrandt spoke to Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute on Blinken’s travel to Middle East amid regional escalation fears.
The Magpies will run out for the third-round tie at the Stadium of Light having lost seven of their past eight games and their most recent four in all competitions. The dire run has led to speculation that Howe's future as head coach at the Saudi-backed club could be uncertain after two years in the post. Newcastle, who finished fourth in the Premier League last season, are struggling in ninth spot and are already out of the Champions League and the League Cup, but Howe said he still had backing from the club. Читать дальше...
As Taiwan heads to the polls for a presidential election on January 13, we look back at a dark chapter in the island's past. Almost 80 years ago, on February 28, 1947, tens of thousands of Taiwanese who had risen up against the government were murdered. It was the start of the "White Terror" period. For 40 years, the Taiwanese were deprived of their freedoms, wrongly imprisoned or even executed. In 1987, with the lifting of martial law, Taiwan began its march towards democracy, and three decades... Читать дальше...
The Turkish star will be at the heart of matters when Inter entertain struggling Verona on Saturday with the Milan club seeking to maintain their two point lead over Juventus. Inzaghi will hope his older brother Filippo can help Inter and cause a mighty shock as his Salernitana side, who are bottom of the table, host Juventus on Sunday. In hardly the best of omens, Salernitana were thrashed 6-1 by Juventus on Thursday in the Italian Cup. Whatever Juventus do, though, is of little interest to Calhanoglu. Читать дальше...
Salah is away with Egypt for the tournament in Ivory Coast while Japan captain Wataru Endo will be involved at the Asian Cup in Qatar, with both players expected to go deep in the respective competitions. That could mean they will not be back until the second week in February but Klopp said he sent them on their way this week without wishing them too much success. "I said if I wish you good luck it would be a lie," Klopp said ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup third-round tie at Arsenal on Sunday. "From a personal point of view... Читать дальше...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday praised former finance minister and European Commission president Jacques Delors at a state funeral, saying he had "reconciled Europe with its future". FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris-Trent reports.
The world number seven was clinical in a 6-4, 6-4 victory over a player ranked a place above him to help put his country into a last-four clash with Australia. Top seeds Poland, led by Iga Swiatek, meet France in the other semi-final. Both are played in Sydney on Saturday ahead of the Sunday decider of the mixed teams tournament. World number eight Maria Sakkari continued her sparkling early season form by blasting past Anqelique Kerber 6-0, 6-3 to give Greece a 1-0 lead before Zverev hit back. Читать дальше...
Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Thursday for two explosions in Iran that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a memorial for top commander Qassem Soleimani who was assassinated in Iraq in 2020 by a U.S. drone. In a statement posted on its affiliate Telegram channels, the militant Sunni Muslim group said two IS members had detonated their explosive belts in the crowd that had gathered at the cemetery in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman on Wednesday for the fourth anniversary of Soleimani's death. Читать дальше...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed back to the Middle East Thursday on his fourth trip since the Israel-Hamas war began, expecting tough talks as he presses for immediate new aid for battered Gaza and regional de-escalation. The top American diplomat will visit both Israel and the West Bank, home of the Palestinian Authority, and five Arab countries -- Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the State Department said.
