A major security perimeter along the Seine will be set eight days before the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, the city's police chief said on Thursday. The French capital is expected to face major disruption. Selina Sykes reports. Tom Burges Watson speaks to Mathieu Zagrodzki, associate researcher at Versailles University and expert in domestic policy.
New York's highest court on Thursday overturned disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crime charges, a shock reversal in one of the defining cases of the #MeToo movement. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the New York Court of Appeals stunning verdict, and the ensuing fallout, FRANCE 24's Jean-Emile Jammine is joined by Lawyer Michelle Simpson Tuegel who represented the victims of Larry Nassar and founded "She Wins Law".
The Italian opened his campaign by winning in Qatar, but in the two races since then, his rivals have overtaken and pushed Bagnaia down to fifth in the standings. Heading into the fourth round on Sunday, Jorge Martin, who rides for Ducati's satellite Pramac team, has a 21-point advantage over Enea Bastianini. The Italian, who like compatriot Bagnaia rides a factory Ducati, leads a pack of five riders separated by 10 points. Maverick Vinales, fresh from a dominating weekend for Aprilia in Austin is third. Читать дальше...
Earlier, Faf du Plessis-led RCB won the toss and scored a par 206-7, setting a 207 run target for Hyderabad's in-form batting unit which has already broken some IPL batting records this season. Hyderabad could only score 171-8 as RCB registered only their second win in nine games and are still languishing at the bottom of the 10-team table. Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli hit a slow 43-ball 51 and stitched a 48-run opening partnership with Plessis, who fell after hitting 12-ball 25. England's... Читать дальше...
As we commemorate World Malaria Day, FRANCE 24's Shona Bhattacharyya is joined by Researcher Dr. James K. Tibenderana, Chief Executive of The Malaria Consortium.
Newey, 65, has been with Red Bull since 2005 and has played a key role in all of the team's 13 world titles -- seven drivers and six constructors -- since 2010. However, he is believed to have become unsettled at the team ever since team principal Horner was accused of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour by a female employee. Horner was cleared of wrongdoing by an internal investigation carried out by Red Bull's parent company before the employee was then suspended. She is appealing that decision. Читать дальше...
The 37-year-old said this week he was not fully fit but demolished his American opponent 6-1, 6-0 in one hour and three minutes as he continues his comeback from injury. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, is expecting 2024 to be his final season in tennis and this his last appearance at the Madrid Open. He made his first competitive appearance since January at the Barcelona Open last week, where he was defeated in the second round by Alex de Minaur. The Australian will be Nadal's second round... Читать дальше...
Burkina Faso's military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. The watchdog made the assertions in a report based on its own investigation into the reported execution of around 170 people in attacks on three villages in Burkina Faso's northern Yatenga province in late February. FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr tells us more.
Israel is still reeling from the October 7 Hamas attacks and its ripple effects have spread across the region. One impact inside Israel has been a heightened awareness of an existential threat and a keen desire to survive. Demographers are already predicting a post-war baby boom, and this in a country with exceptionally high birth rates. Increasingly, modern technology is being used in Israel's fertility sector. Some families are even seeking to use sperm retrieved from fallen soldiers and other... Читать дальше...
Pakistan needed 18 off the last over in their chase of 179 but Neesham came out in flying colours despite being hit for a boundary off the first ball, giving a packed Gaddafi Stadium crowd heartbreaks. Opener Tim Robinson hit a maiden half century to lift New Zealand to 178-7 in 20 overs before pacer William O'Rourke claimed 3-27 to keep Pakistan down to 174-8. Returning allrounder Imad Wasim (22 not out) managed to hit the last ball for a single as New Zealand take an unassailable 2-1 lead in... Читать дальше...
Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March.
At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said Thursday.
New York's highest court on Thursday overturned disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crime charges, a shock reversal in one of the defining cases of the #MeToo movement.
The Spanish government on Thursday announced it will "oversee" the country's scandal-hit football federation (RFEF) to deal with its current crisis.
Between 80,000 and 100,000 Palestinians have crossed into Egypt from Gaza since the start of the war triggered by Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, the Palestinian ambassador to Cairo said Thursday. The news came as the leaders of the United States, Britain, France and more than a dozen other countries called in a joint statement for Hamas to release the scores of hostages it has been holding in Gaza for more than 200 days. Read our liveblog to follow today's developments in the Middle East.
Demonstrations flared at the University of Southern California's (USC) Los Angeles campus, where 93 people were arrested for trespassing, and at the University of Texas (UT) in Austin, where 34 were arrested, according to authorities. The tense standoffs were among the latest on-campus confrontations between law enforcement, including police in riot gear, and banner-wielding students outraged at the mounting death toll in Israel's war against Palestinian militant group Hamas. USC said on social... Читать дальше...
A wave of exceptionally hot weather has blasted the region this week, prompting thousands of schools across the Philippines to suspend in-person classes. Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year. A wave of exceptionally hot weather has blasted the region this week, prompting thousands of schools across the Philippines to suspend in-person classes. Читать дальше...
Egyptian rapper Dareen is a whirlwind of sharp verses and curly hair on stage, bringing the Cairo crowd to its feet and a fresh perspective to Egypt's male-dominated rap scene. Her raps flow over eclectic beats inspired by her childhood in Alexandria, the coastal city home to many of Egypt's biggest rap stars, including the massively popular Wegz, a male rapper on a rapid rise after a 2022 World Cup performance in Qatar.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has taken extreme measures in its scramble to gain the upper hand against rebel militia in the east. It recently lifted a moratorium on capital punishment that had been in place for 20 years. The Justice ministry hopes it will stem high rates of desertion in its army, but critics say the measure is a dangerous addition to the country's penal system. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.
Guinea-Bissau has long heavily subsidised the cost of rice but consumers have been struggling since this support was pulled last week. The government says it can no longer keep up with inflation on international markets. FRANCE 24’s Sam Bradpiece reports.
The ZiG -- short for Zimbabwe Gold -- officially started trading on Monday, just days after it was announced it would replace the Zimbabwean dollar, which has tumbled in value over the past year, pushing inflation through the roof. Zimbabwean authorities are cracking down on illegal foreign currency trading, with dozens having been arrested since Friday, as FRANCE 24's Nyasha Chingono reports.
Rwanda says it's ready to receive migrants from the United Kingdom after British Parliament this week approved a long-stalled and controversial bill seeking to stem the tide of people crossing the English Channel in small boats by deporting some of them to the East African country. FRANCE 24’s Clément di Roma was given special access to the Hope Hostel in Kigali, where the first refugees could be hosted.
Israel's military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas hold-outs in the southern Gaza Strip city, a senior Israeli defence official said on Wednesday, despite international warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government said Israel was "moving ahead" with a ground operation, but gave no timeline.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he would step back from public duties for a week to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife's private dealings. Sanchez, who last year secured another term for his Socialist party as leader of a minority coalition government, said he would appear before the media on Monday, April 29 to announce his decision.
An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi to death for charges linked to Iran's 2022-23 unrest, his lawyer told Iranian newspaper Sharq on Wednesday. Salehi in his songs supported months of protests in Iran in 2022 sparked by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman arrested for allegedly wearing an "improper" hijab.
