Новости за 17.03.2022

The French judiciary on Thursday suspended the prison sentence of a Corsican nationalist jailed for the assassination of a top official, as the government seeks to ease tensions and end violent clashes on the Mediterranean island.

Zelensky warns Berlin of new 'Wall' A day after pleading with US Congress to send more help to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky warns German lawmakers that Russia is building a new "Wall" in Europe, evoking the Berlin Wall during the Cold War. Zelensky has been on a virtual tour of Western parliaments, each time receiving a standing ovation from MPs for his war-time leadership. 21 killed near Kharkiv Russian forces shell a school and cultural centre, killing at least 21 people and wounding 25 in the town of Merefa outside Kharkiv... Читать дальше...

The 44-year-old had delayed confirming his intention to seek a second term until March 3 and had been at the heart of Western diplomatic efforts to halt Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Speaking for four hours at his first major campaign event, he announced a programme aimed at deepening pro-business reforms started in 2017 to reduce chronically high unemployment. "We have to work more," Macron told some 300 journalists gathered at a venue in a northern Paris suburb, in front of giant screens showing his slogan "With You". Читать дальше...

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya insisted on the need to distinguish between the position of Belarus's autocratic leader Alexander Lukashenko and the people he rules with an iron fist. "These are two different issues," she told AFP in an interview in Geneva. Belarusians, she said, were now not only forced to fight against their own regime, "but also for Ukrainians, because we understand that the fate of Belarus depends on the fate of Ukraine". Lukashenko is supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine... Читать дальше...

Three weeks after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the war is starting to have devastating effects not only on the ground, but in many countries that rely on Ukraine’s important wheat production. The United Nations has warned of a “hunger hurricane”, which is already starting to be felt in Northern Africa. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look.

The Athletic and ESPN reported the Golden State Warriors star guard was evaluated and listed with only a sprain instead of a fracture, although he is expected to see specialists for further evaluation. There was confidence Curry could be back on court for the mid-April start of the NBA playoffs, ESPN reported. Curry suffered the injury late in the second quarter of the Warriors' 110-88 loss to Boston on Wednesday night. He was scrambling after a loose ball when Boston's Marcus Smart made a diving lunge and landed on Curry's left knee. Читать дальше...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan offered in a phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday to host him and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy for talks, according to his office. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more.

With its shimmering azure waters, secluded coves and golden sands, Turkey's Mediterranean coast is a destination beloved by Russian tourists, nearly five million of whom visited last year. But since Russia's invasion of pro-Western Ukraine, the sunny seaside resort of Antalya is bracing for the war's impact on tourism.

The ExoMars mission had been set to use a Russian launcher later this year to send a European rover to drill for signs of life on the Red Planet. However, the ESA said the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Moscow had forced it to cease cooperation with Russia and look for another way to launch ExoMars and four other missions using Russian rockets. "We deeply deplore the human casualties and tragic consequences of the aggression towards Ukraine," the agency said in a statement. "While recognising... Читать дальше...

In Ethiopia, Clashes between local fighters and federal forces is eased in the northern region of Tigray but battle continue to rage on a new front. Since january, Tigrayan forces have been entering the region of Afar and battling local fighters there.

Tehran's high-profile release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori on Wednesday came as the UK paid nearly £400 million ($523 million, 474 million euros) to settle a debt dating back to the 1970s amid sign of a potential thaw in Iran's relations with the West. At the same time, talks in Vienna to renew a 2015 pact with Iran to relieve sanctions in exchange for curbs on Tehran's nuclear programme "made this deal possible", said Ali Vaez, Iran analyst with the International Crisis Group. Читать дальше...

It will leave the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building at 5:00 pm Eastern Time (2000 GMT) and begin its glacially slow, 11-hour crawl on a transporter to the hallowed Launch Complex 39B, four miles (6.5 kilometers) away. Here's what you need to know. - Huge rocket, huge cost - With the Orion crew capsule fixed on top, the Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 stands 322 feet (98 meters) high -- taller than the Statue of Liberty, but a little smaller than the 363 feet Saturn V rockets that powered the Apollo missions to the Moon. Читать дальше...

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled his blueprint for a second term in office should he win France's election in April. FRANCE 24's French politics editor Marc Perelman tells us more.

Kyiv, which has so far been spared the onslaught seen in other cities but is hemmed in by Russian forces on two sides, is emerging from a 35-hour curfew. FRANCE 24's James Andre tells us the latest news from the ground.

Amazon's dominance in online retailing has drawn anti-monopoly scrutiny, but this buyout won approval from EU authorities days ago while American regulators have not blocked the agreement originally announced in May. The deal bolsters Amazon Prime Video with some 4,000 films and 17,000 television episodes as it faces off with the likes of Netflix and Disney in a booming market. "Amazon and MGM announced that MGM has joined Prime Video and Amazon Studios," the companies said in a joint statement. Читать дальше...

England captain Joe Root was content to play a supporting role to the rampaging all-rounder, advancing his score by 31 runs in the two hours' play to be unbeaten on 151 at the interval. Starting the day at 244 for three, it was another session of utter dominance by the visitors on a placid pitch to the undisguised delight of thousands of English supporters enjoying the twin delights of Caribbean sunshine and a batting masterclass by two of their premier players. Stokes, who faced the first ball... Читать дальше...

Steward was England's full-back in their 32-15 defeat by Ireland at Twickenham last week. But he has now been moved to the right wing after Jones dropped Max Malins, with Furbank taking over the No 15 jersey in his first appearance of the tournament. Jones has also recalled Ben Youngs, England's most-capped player, at scrum-half in place of rising star Harry Randall. In the pack, Nick Isiekwe starts in the second row in place of Charlie Ewels after the lock was sent off just 82 seconds into England's record home defeat by the Irish. Читать дальше...

Three weeks ago, Russia launched an invasion in neighbouring Ukraine. In a televised speech, Vladimir Putin says it's a "special operation" to disarm and "denazify" Ukraine. But from the "denazification" to the possible "neutrality of Kyiv, what Moscow hopes to achieve?

Riding high in the polls, French President Emmanuel Macron rolled out his re-election platform on Thursday, vowing to strengthen France's sovereignty and steer the country through what he called a new era of crisis.

The UN Security Council voted Thursday to establish formal ties with Taliban-run Afghanistan, which has yet to win widespread international recognition.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday the country would "stick with" its zero-Covid strategy, state TV reported, as the world's most populous nation battles its largest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic.

Three weeks ago at dawn, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the start of a "special military operation" in Ukraine. Since then, Ukrainian forces have fought back against the full-scale invasion. Some 3 million people have already fled the country, and the UN estimates that 2 million more are internally displaced. FRANCE 24's Rob Parsons, Clovis Casali and Abdallah Malkawi went to meet Ukrainian soldiers, as well as regular citizens – some trying to flee, others choosing to stay and resist.

Three milions peoples have fled Ukraine since the war began, millions more have been displaced inside the country, but a third group of citizens that are staying behind to defend their nation and take up arms. FRANCE 24's correspondants report from Ukraine.

On the same day Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced his country had launched an offensive against Ukraine, Sergei* boarded a western-bound plane and flew out of his native Saint Petersburg. Three weeks into the war, Sergei, along with tens of thousands of his countrymen, is getting used to the idea that he may never go home again. “I hate this war,” he told FRANCE 24.

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a war criminal in comments the Kremlin said were "unforgivable" as it insisted the war in Ukraine was "going to plan" amid talk of compromise at peace talks.