Новости за 26.06.2018

Marcus Rojo’s stunning finish four minutes from time kept Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup hopes alive to see off Nigeria 2-1 on Tuesday and set up a last 16 meeting with France.

Prince William honoured Holocaust victims and met descendants of Jews hidden from the Nazis by his great-grandmother, in a sombre start on Tuesday to the first official British royal visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

France held on to top spot in Group C after a tedious 0-0 draw with Denmark that ensured both teams qualified for the knockout stage, while Asutralia's last hopes of making the cut were crushed in a 2-0 defeat to Peru.

Six EU countries have agreed to take in over 200 migrants stranded on a rescue ship off Malta's coast, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, after days of bickering between member states over their fate.

Malta will let the rescue ship Lifeline dock after Italy refused it entry, ending the vessel’s near week-long wait in the Mediterranean with more than 230 migrants on board, Italy’s prime minister said on Tuesday.

A French couple living in London who murdered their au pair and tried to dispose of the body by burning it in their back garden have been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 30 years.

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Libya's unity government on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to block any "illegal" oil exports from the chaos-hit country after a rival administration won control of key ports. The appeal by the UN-backed Government of National Accord follows the seizure of two eastern ports by military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who said they would be handed over to the unrecognised administration in the east. "Handing over oil terminals to an illegitimate entity only exacerbates the division," the Tripoli-based GNA said. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his attacks on Harley-Davidson, accusing the motorcycle manufacturer of using the trade war as an "excuse" to move production for the European market out of the United States. "Early this year Harley-Davidson said they would move much of their plant operations in Kansas City to Thailand. That was long before Tariffs were announced. Hence, they were just using Tariffs/Trade War as an excuse," he said in a tweetstorm about the company. "When I had Harley-Davidson officials over to the White House... Читать дальше...

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on Tuesday refused to sign a historic deal with Greece to rename his country the Republic of North Macedonia, after parliament ratified the accord. Ivanov had been expected to exercise his one-time veto as he is close to the country's nationalist opposition and is known to be against any compromise with neighbouring Greece. The legislation will now go back to the parliament to be ratified again and if it passes -- as is expected -- Ivanov can no longer block it. Читать дальше...

Once-dominant industrial giant General Electric announced Tuesday it will shed its healthcare business to concentrate on power and aviation, in the latest attempt to shore up the struggling company. After a year-long strategic review, "GE will focus on Aviation, Power and Renewable Energy, creating a simpler, stronger, leading high-tech Industrial company," the company said in a statement. It also will "fully separate" its interest in oil services firm Baker Hughes (BHGE), of which it holds 62.5... Читать дальше...

Could the world''s chemical weapons watchdog... finally get teeth?A UK delegation, in the Hague Tuesday for a special 2-day conference at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons...With a special mission -DLS TWEETWe want to empower the @OPCW to identify those responsible for chemical weapons attacks. The OPCW is a technical, scientific body - formed two decades ago to oversee a 1997 treaty banning the use of chemical weapons.Up to now, it has only been mandated to confirm the occurrence... Читать дальше...

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French President Emmanuel Macron made his first official visit to the Vatican on Tuesday where he held an unusually long meeting with Pope Francis. The tete-a-tete between the Argentine pontiff and Macron in the Vatican's ornate library lasted 57 minutes -- the longest between Francis and a head of state. Past talks between the pope and a president have never exceeded 50 minutes. Francis spoke with former US president Barack Obama for 50 minutes and with his successor Donald Trump for 30 minutes. Читать дальше...

VAR has grabbed centre stage at the World Cup, with the system that was supposed to provide "minimum interference" instead having a major and highly controversial impact. The final games in Group B on Monday were heading into injury time with Portugal on course to top their group and Spain set to finish second, when the advice of the Video Assistant Referee officials in two separate games changed everything. In Kaliningrad, Spain were awarded an equaliser to snatch a 2-2 draw against Morocco when... Читать дальше...

Spain: First Franco-era "stolen babies" scandal trial begins

Butchers in France have written to the interior minister to ask for protection against violence and intimidation from vegan campaigners who "want to impose their lifestyle on the immense majority of people".

Growing uncertainty surrounds the Trump Administration''s "zero tolerance policy" The head border security official in the US said the Customs and Border Protection agency has temporarily suspended the practice of prosecuting parents who cross the border with their children, though he insisted the zero tolerance policy would remain in place. //DLS Statement // "We can work on a plan where adults who bring kids across, who violate our laws, who risk their lives at the border could be prosecuted... Читать дальше...

A Ukrainian court has ordered that two minors suspected in a deadly attack on a Roma camp be held in custody for 60 days, officials said Tuesday, as concern grows over a wave of hate crimes. On Saturday, masked assailants attacked a Roma camp outside Lviv, in western Ukraine, with batons and knives, killing one man. The 24-year-old died from stab wounds while four more people were hospitalised, including a 10-year-old Roma boy and a woman aged 30. The first fatal attack against Ukraine's Roma... Читать дальше...

Syrian troops have made strategic gains from rebels in the south, a monitor said Thursday, as they ramped up an offensive causing yet another wave of mass displacement. The United Nations said the latest fighting in Daraa province has forced 45,000 civilians to flee, describing it as the largest displacement in the area so far. Government forces intensified their offensive in the south last week, the latest phase in a Russian-backed campaign to retake territory lost since the start of the Syrian war seven years ago. Читать дальше...