Chilean ex-President Sebastian Pinera died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday, sending the country he led for two terms into mourning and prompting an outpouring of condolences from leaders across Latin America.
"We don't really have one star player like a lot of teams. Just look at our opponents tomorrow, Nigeria, with Victor Osimhen, who plays for Napoli and is a big star," Broos told AFP in an interview in the Ivorian city of Bouake, where the last-four clash will be played. "We don't have players like that, so it is really the collective that makes us a good team. "Everyone does their job and that is sometimes more important than having a few great players." Broos leans heavily on the Mamelodi Sundowns... Читать дальше...
The Koreans were aiming to win the tournament for the first time since 1960 but they failed to muster a single shot on target against a Jordan side ranked 64 places below them in the world. Tottenham star Son said his team had been nervous and "did not want to make a mistake". "Very disappointing, devastated about this result," the 31-year-old skipper told beIN Sports. "Jordan are having an amazing journey at this tournament. They deserve it, they fought to the end. "For us it was a very disappointing... Читать дальше...
Violent protests have roiled Senegal since President Macky Sall abruptly called off a planned election at the weekend, with just three weeks to go before the high-stakes vote. The crisis puts one of West Africa’s most stable democracies to the test at a time when the region faces democratic backsliding and a surge in military coups.
Voting is a constitutional right for all adults in Pakistan, which goes to the polls in a general election on February 8. But in some rural areas, still ruled by a patriarchal system of male village elders, women are effectively barred from voting. That is the case in the small northern town of Dhurnal, where a ban has been in place for more than 50 years.
Donald Trump will appeal a court ruling that he is not immune from prosecution as a former president and can be tried over an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election, his spokesman said Tuesday.
Turkish police on Tuesday shot dead two assailants from a leftist organisation, branded "terrorists" by authorities, who attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul's main court, killing one person and injuring five, officials said.
"Psychologically, I'm exhausted," admitted the 55-year-old Palestinian woman. She lives above the Abu al-Rish checkpoint, the site of frequent violence at the heart of historical Hebron. It is one of numerous sentry boxes manned by Israeli forces separating Palestinian streets from Jewish settler enclaves in the old town, which hosts a disputed holy site. Known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi mosque and to Jews as the Cave of the Patriarchs, it is revered by both faiths. Dozens of heavily armed Israeli soldiers guard the site... Читать дальше...
Chile began two days of national mourning Monday (February 5) for at least 123 victims of a raging wildfire, with the search continuing for the missing as survivors pick through the scorched remains of their lives.
A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday (February 5). FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet tells us more.
A year ago, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, causing widespread destruction and the loss of over 59,000 lives. One year on, residents in Antakya are still struggling as they wait for housing to be rebuilt.
Senegalese lawmakers voted late Monday (February 5) to delay this month’s presidential election until December, an unprecedented move that has sparked international concern over a country normally seen as a beacon of stability in West Africa. The bill was passed near unanimously, with 105 votes in favor and one against, after opposition deputies were forcibly removed from the chamber.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres announced Monday (February 5) the creation of an independent panel to assess UNRWA, its embattled agency tasked with helping Palestinian refugees. UNRWA is under fire over accusations by Israel that 12 staff members were involved in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. More than a dozen countries, including the United States, Germany, Britain and Sweden, have suspended funding to the agency.
Britain's King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said. The 7monarch will suspend public engagements but will continue with state business, and won't be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state. King Charles' cancer was caught early and the whole country is hoping he can make a full recovery, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Benedicte Paviot tells us more.
Iran are trying to lift the trophy for the first time since 1976 and reached the last four after beating pre-tournament favourites Japan 2-1. South Korea or Jordan await the winners in Saturday's final. Ghalenoei will on Wednesday welcome back Mehdi Taremi from suspension after the Porto striker was sent off in Iran's last-16 win over Syria on penalties. Taremi is 31 and could be playing at his last Asian Cup, with team-mates Saman Ghoddos, Sardar Azmoun and Alireza Jahanbakhsh all of similar age. Читать дальше...
French investigators have opened a legal probe into the pay of Tony Estanguet, the head of the Paris Olympics organising committee, a source close to the case told AFP on Tuesday.
The enquiry by magistrates specialised in financial crimes began "last week" and will look into the manner in which Estanguet receives his pay as head of the organising committee, the source said on condition of anonymity. The triple gold medal-winning Olympic canoeist had so far been spared the legal problems that have embroiled other members of the Paris Olympics organising team. His annual remuneration of 270,000 euros ($290,000) before tax and bonuses was made public in 2018 after a furore... Читать дальше...
Visiting Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri was also allegedly racially abused by Rayo supporters during the game at their Vallecas stadium and La Liga said they will report the incident to legal authorities. Ocampos was taking a throw-in during Sevilla's 2-1 win at Rayo on Monday when the young fan reached out and prodded the Argentine between the buttocks. "Our player Lucas Ocampos suffered an obscene and totally inappropriate action by a home fan," wrote Sevilla in a statement. "Sevilla hope... Читать дальше...
Israel’s evacuation orders in the Gaza Strip now cover two-thirds of the territory, United Nations humanitarian monitors said Tuesday, adding that more than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people is now crammed into the town of Rafah. The news came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in Egypt as part of his Middle East crisis tour seeking a new truce and "an enduring end" to the Israel-Hamas war. Read our live blog for all the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war.
Millions of people across Turkey on Tuesday mourned the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbors in the country’s catastrophic earthquake a year ago.
The EU on Tuesday urged a 90-percent cut to its greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, even as the bloc's transition to a greener future was clouded by a widespread farmers' revolt.
Senegalese lawmakers voted late Monday to delay this month’s presidential election until December, an unprecedented move that has sparked international concern over a country normally seen as a beacon of stability in West Africa.
The 14-time Grammy winner this month kicks off the Asia-Pacific leg of her "Eras" world tour with dates in Japan, Australia and, in March, Singapore. She won't, however, be stopping off in China, where she has a devoted fan base. "She might have more fans in China than all her followers on Instagram," 31-year-old auto industry worker and superfan Flora Sun told AFP. A bold claim -- Swift has 280 million followers on Instagram. But the devotion is definitely intense, and fans hope that by packing... Читать дальше...
In the rush to modernise, the city once known for its abundance of water largely forgot the centuries-old reservoirs it depended upon to survive, with the number of lakes shrinking by more than three-quarters. But after experts warned the city of nearly 12 million -- today dubbed "India's Silicon Valley" -- would not be able to meet its water needs with existing resources, mechanical engineer Anand Malligavad decided to take action. "Lakes are lungs of the earth," said the 43-year-old, known to... Читать дальше...
Researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) said they were surprised to find "multiple pictures" of tigers in the mountains of Sikkim -- the Indian state squeezed between Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet -- including one snapped at 3,966 metres (13,011 feet). The camera traps were installed in "high-altitude regions to understand the impact of climate changes on large mammals", said Sandeep Tambe, ecologist and chief warden of Sikkim's forest department. "One of the major possible causes may... Читать дальше...
