The Pentagon said Thursday that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach overnight and will begin reaching those in need almost immediately.
World champion N'Golo Kante will make a surprise return to international football as France coach Didier Deschamps announced Thursday the 25 players that will make up the French squad at Euro 2024.
Hollywood legend Francis Ford Coppola brought his decades-in-the-making “Megalopolis” to the Cannes Film Festival and Cambodia’s Rithy Panh delivered another sobering chronicle of the Khmer Rouge genocide on a day that saw dozens of women join France’s #MeToo icon Judith Godrèche on the red carpet to denounce sexual violence and impunity.
A Turkish court sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison on Thursday for his alleged involvement in the fatal riots that broke out in 2014 as jihadists from the Islamic State group overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
Protests against a French government plan to impose new voting rules on New Caledonia have spiralled into the deadliest violence on the French Pacific territory since the 1980s. The unrest has exposed divisions between indigenous inhabitants, descendants of colonisers and newcomers to the overseas archipelago.
Reigning Olympic champion Schauffele started off the 10th tee and birdied five of his first nine holes, then birdied four more after the turn in a bogey-free round to seize command at Valhalla. Schauffele reached the clubhouse with a three-stroke lead over US compatriot Tony Finau with Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and Scotsman Robert MacIntyre third on 5-under. Schauffele already shared the record-low round in major golf history with a 62 from the first round of last year's US Open at Los Angeles Country Club... Читать дальше...
The 28-year-old left-back has only managed 15 appearances in an injury-blighted season, with his last game coming three months ago in a win at Luton. Shaw had been expected to return from his latest muscle problem in early May, but he is now unlikely to feature in the FA Cup final against Manchester City on May 25. With England boss Gareth Southgate set to name his provisional Euro 2024 squad just a few days after the showpiece match at Wembley, Shaw is facing a race against time to prove his fitness for the tournament. Читать дальше...
Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, the speaker of the local assembly in northwest Niger State, planned to support the marriage of the orphans, who have all lost relatives to attacks on villages by heavily armed gangs. Sarkindaji said he was simply helping his constituents, but the minister of women affairs and other officials have denounced the proposal. They have expressed concern that some of the orphans might be underage or being forced to comply for financial gain. Mass weddings are not uncommon in Nigeria... Читать дальше...
Mourners gathered Wednesday (May 15) for the funerals of victims of an attack on a camp for internally displaced people in eastern DR Congo.
Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Déby has been confirmed the winner of the May 6 presidential election, with 61 percent of the vote.
South Africa has moved a step closer to bringing in universal healthcare. After years of debate and consultation president Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a new law which establishes a fund to provide healthcare for everyone. It could take years to put the system in place and, despite the lofty goals, critics say the plan is flawed and that South Africa can't currently afford the change.
Authorities charged an alleged gunman Thursday (May 16) with the attempted murder of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Ireland is struggling to deal with an influx of migrants. Makeshift camps have been dismantled by authorities, but new tents appear every day on the streets of Dublin. The government is accusing the United Kingdom of driving asylum seekers into Ireland due to its new migration policy designed to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda.
There had speculation that the 31-year-old would be tempted away by a lucrative offer from a French club, following in the footsteps of England internationals Henry Arundell, Jack Willis and Joe Marchant. Former England captain Owen Farrell, Bristol prop Kyle Sinckler and Northampton skipper Lewis Ludlam will all leave the Premiership at the end of the current campaign after agreeing deals to play in France's Top 14 next season. The trio are effectively ending their England careers, given the... Читать дальше...
Earlier this month, Red Bull said the 65-year-old Briton, a key figure in their dominance, would leave in early 2025 following two decades with the British-based team. Widely regarded as the greatest designer in the sport, Newey has been linked with Italian team Ferrari, who have signed seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to drive for them next season. "I've wanted to work in motor racing as a designer since I was the age of eight or 10," Newey said in an interview with his manager Eddie Jordan, a former F1 boss, for Oyster Yachts. Читать дальше...
The former double world champion shook off Italian breakaway companion Mirco Maestri on the last climb of the day on the 193 kilometres run north to Fano, along the Adriatic Coast. "Ah, that feels good!" said Alaphilippe, who is competing in his first Giro, after his first victory in almost a year. The 31-year-old Soudal-Quick Step rider completed the set of stage wins on the three Grand Tours -- France, Italy and Spain. After a first attack, 138km from the line, Alaphilippe and Maestri took off together. Читать дальше...
But the director of a new film about the pioneering women's rights activist told AFP that the anecdote offered a very limited view of Ransome-Kuti's achievements. "She is so much more," said Bolanle Austen-Peters, whose acclaimed biopic "Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti" comes to Nigerian cinemas on Friday. The film's opening sequence sets the tone for her extraordinary life. It begins in 1977, with soldiers hurling an elderly Ransome-Kuti from a window during a military raid at the home of her son, the... Читать дальше...
France on Thursday announced it would send additional security forces to New Caledonia after imposing a state of emergency following three nights of clashes in its Pacific territory that have left five dead and hundreds wounded.
Denmark's National Museum, exercising its right to first dibs, paid one million euros ($1.09 million) for seven of the collection's around 20,000 coins. "The quality is extraordinary. The collection has become a thing of legend. It's like the princess had been sleeping for 100 years," Helle Horsnaes, head of the National Museum's coin and medallion collection, told AFP. In 1922, Lars Emil Bruun, a Danish entrepreneur and coin expert, bought the collection from the aristocratic Bille-Brahe family... Читать дальше...
The Lawn Tennis Association, the sport's governing body in Britain, cited a desire to raise the profile of women's tennis and boost the visibility of the game in the run-up to Wimbledon as reasons for a shake-up in the grasscourt season. The new WTA 500 event at Queen's Club, will take place in the week after the French Open, with the established men's tournament to follow. The men's ATP Tour had expressed concerns that the grass surface would suffer with two consecutive weeks of play. The last... Читать дальше...
The 14th seed is the first American to reach the final four at the Foro Italico since Reilly Opelka in 2021. The momentum-shifting quarter-final came down to the wire, with a 15-minute final game capping off nearly two and three-quarter hours on court. Paul finally came through on his fourth match point as Poland's Hurkacz sent a return long. The match featured 13 breaks of serve, with Paul advancing with 29 winners and 41 unforced errors; and Hurkacz having 22 and 44 respectively. "I started... Читать дальше...
Days of unrest in the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia has left five dead and hundreds injured, prompting French authorities to declare a state of emergency. The unrest flared after lawmakers in Paris approved a bill extending voting rights in New Caledonia’s provincial elections to residents arriving from mainland France.
The United States aims to have a floating pier in place off the Gaza Strip coast in the coming days to boost aid deliveries, but Washington is facing the same challenges that have beset the United Nations and relief groups for months when it comes to distributing assistance to the war-torn enclave. These include working in a war zone to stave off a looming famine and a dire shortage of fuel for aid trucks. The United Nations also has yet to finalize its involvement in the distribution of aid once it comes off the pier. Читать дальше...
There is currently a debate in France about reforming the country's public TV and radio stations. We wanted to take this occasion to remind you about who we are and where we come from. Created in 2006, FRANCE 24 is part of a bigger entity called France Medias Monde, along with its international sister radio station RFI and the Arabic-language radio station MCD. Why was the channel launched in the first place? What is our budget? And who watches us? Florence Villeminot and Genie Godula take a look at how FRANCE 24 fits into the media landscape... Читать дальше...
The move follows a landmark review which last month urged "extreme caution" on prescribing hormone treatments for young people grappling with gender identity issues. England's first gender identity development service for children, run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, closed in March after years of criticism that it had been too quick to prescribe puberty-blocking treatment. Under the proposals contained in new draft guidance, the "contested theory of gender identity" would not be taught to pupils of any age... Читать дальше...
