Новости за 21.11.2018

Peace talks aimed at ending the war in Yemen have been set for early December in Sweden, with Houthi rebels, the UN-recognised government and a Saudi-led coalition all expected to take part, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday.

Paris Saint-Germain forwards Neymar and Kylian Mbappé are both in a race against time to recover from injuries in time for the crucial Champions League clash with Liverpool, the French club said Wednesday.

The European Commission has rejected Italy's proposed 2019 budget over excessive spending and asked its government to come up with a new plan within three weeks, a first in European Union history.

A United Arab Emirates court on Wednesday sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in jail after convicting him of spying.

FRANCE 24 speaks to Gérard Mourou, one of the laureates of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. Mourou and his colleague, Canadian Donna Strickland, were awarded the prestigious prize for their groundbreaking work on laser technology. They developed chirped pulse amplification - or CPA, as it is technically known – back in the 1980s. The technique has since revolutionised laser eye surgery.

Hundreds of Libyans packed the narrow streets of Tripoli’s old city Tuesday for a celebration of Mawlid, the Prophet Mohammed’s birthday, braving security threats from hardline Salafists opposed to the ancient Sufi tradition.

Interpol announced Wednesday that Kim Jong-yang of South Korea had been chosen as its new president, beating a Russian official whose candidacy had unnerved Western nations.

France, a leading supplier of arms to the UAE, should raise serious concerns over war violations in Yemen with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan during his visit to Paris Wednesday, said human rights groups.

Monsanto on Tuesday said it is asking an appeals court to toss out a damning verdict in a landmark Roundup weed-killer cancer trial and grant it another try.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday gave US officials a list of 84 members of Fethullah Gulen's movement -- including the cleric himself -- whose extradition Ankara is requesting.

U.S. President Donald Trump has submitted written answers to questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Tuesday.

French carmaker Renault said on Tuesday it had appointed its chief operating officer as deputy CEO to ensure day-to-day management after the arrest of chief Carlos Ghosn, who will remain chief executive.

President Donald Trump said the United States would not punish its Saudi ally for the gruesome murder of US-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi, despite conceding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have known of the killing.