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Prosecutors asked for La Prensa owner Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro to be sentenced to nine years in prison. Holmann Chamorro is the cousin of Cristiana Chamorro, a journalist who was on Monday sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of money laundering and embezzlement. Cristiana Chamorro has denied the allegations and claims she is being persecuted for having dared to try to stand against Ortega in November's presidential election. She was one of seven presidential hopefuls among... Читать дальше...

In Irpin, just outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a multi-faceted resistance movement is preparing to face the approaching Russian troops. Our team met Bohdan, a Ukrainian artist; Maxime, a Russian artist; and Sergiy, a Ukrainian member of the French Foreign Legion. All of them will play a role in defending their city. FRANCE 24's Cyril Payen and Georges Yazbeck report.

The European Medicines Agency's human medicines committee "has recommended granting a marketing authorisation for Evusheld, developed by AstraZeneca for the prevention of Covid-19 in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age," the Amsterdam-based EMA said in a statement. Evusheld consists of two monoclonal antibodies tixagevimab and cilgavimab -- proteins designed to attack the spike protein of the Sars-CoV-2 virus which causes Covid-19 -- at two different sites, the EMA said. It said data from... Читать дальше...

Blinken will meet separately with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on the first stage of the trip, and while in Morocco he will meet the UAE's de facto ruler, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. Discussions will include "the Russian government's war on Ukraine, Iran's destabilizing activities, the Abraham Accords and normalization agreements with Israel, Israeli-Palestinian relations, and preserving the possibility of a two-state solution... Читать дальше...

Presidential campaigns offer an abundance of catch phrases, whether slogans finessed by a candidate's team to deliver maximum impact or coined spontaneously on the trail. The proclamations of presidential hopefuls bring texture to an election race and come to define a campaign, for a news cycle or forever in the history books. FRANCE 24 breaks through the language barrier to bring you the buzzwords of the 2022 French presidential race. In the spotlight: "Happy days".

One month into the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Moscow's forces are struggling to reach the strategic port city of Odessa, known as Ukraine's "Pearl of the Black Sea", where residents are busy preparing for a possible attack by naval forces. FRANCE 24's reporters spoke to the mayor of the city.

Late last week, temperatures broke all records in both Antarctica and the Arctic, with temperatures up to 40°C above the seasonal average not far from the South Pole. According to experts, these high-levels could be linked to the variations of 'atmospheric rivers', as the role of climate change still has to be measured.

REPLAY: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he is prepared to keep up his dialogue with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and that France and Europe will do all they can to stop the war in Ukraine.

FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.

The death toll from two bombings that killed a parliamentary election candidate in central Somalia has risen to 48, a regional leader said on Thursday.

A number of viral posts on social media have claimed that a Canadian sniper, dubbed "the world's deadliest sniper", was killed within hours of arriving in Mariupol, Ukraine, where he had gone to fight. However the man, nicknamed Wali, is still alive and well. He told the FRANCE 24 Observers team that he thinks the disinformation around his death serves to dissuade foreign fighters from going to Ukraine.

Ethiopia’s government on Thursday declared “an indefinite humanitarian truce effective immediately”, saying it hoped to help hasten delivery of emergency aid into the Tigray region, where hundreds of thousands face starvation.

Jihadists, armed militias and the armed forces in Mali killed close to 600 civilians in 2021, the UN said Thursday, with casualty numbers rising towards the end of the year.

Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sold to "unfriendly" countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, and European gas prices soared on concerns the move would exacerbate the region's energy crunch.

Police have arrested the two men suspected of gunning down the former star Argentine rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu in Paris, one of whom was trying to flee to Ukraine, authorities said Wednesday.

The Government of Spain has launched a mechanism through which displaced persons from Ukraine can apply for and access temporary protection and all the rights associated with it, such as residence and work permits, as FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports.

Almost 100,000 people are trapped among the ruins of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, facing starvation, thirst and relentless Russian bombardment, President Volodymyr Zelensky said as the UN sharpened demands for Moscow to end its "absurd" and "unwinnable" war.

Western nations will warn Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his country will pay "ruinous" costs for invading Ukraine, during an unprecedented one-day trio of NATO, G7 and EU summits that will be attended by US President Joe Biden. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Western nations gathering in Brussels on Thursday to take "serious steps" to help Kyiv fight Russia's invasion, as an unprecedented one-day trio of NATO, G7 and EU summits got underway.

At tea on the fourth day of the deciding third Test, Khawaja was unbeaten on 100 and Smith 12 as Australia reached 202-2 in their second innings. Australia lead by 325 with eight wickets intact after scoring 391 in their first innings. Pakistan were dismissed for 268 in reply. Smith drove pacer Hasan Ali to cover boundary to complete 8,000 runs in his 151st innings of his 85th Test. In doing so he beat Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara's record of reaching 8,000 runs in 152 Test innings, achieved against India in Colombo 12 years ago. Читать дальше...

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” against Ukraine, marking the start of the biggest military offensive in Europe since World War II. One month on, Russia's invasion remains largely frustrated by the dogged resistance of Ukrainians, with no end in sight for a conflict that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions of civilians.

Earlier this month, the Nigerian military shut down some 40 illegal refineries across four states in the Niger Delta. Nearly 3 million litres of stolen crude oil were recovered. Black market pipeline operations involve burning crude in improvised tanks and are highly polluting. Our correspondents report.

Hegerberg, 26, has not played international football since the 2017 European Championship. She fell out with the Norwegian federation because the women's team were paid lower bonuses than the men's team. "I am happy to be able to return to the team today and to begin a new chapter," Hegerberg, who plays for French club Lyon, said in a statement. "I like football and I want to play football. I took a decision in 2017 that I don't regret. But I have had a lot of time to reflect in the last two years... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden arrived in Europe Wednesday on a mission to bolster Western unity and ramp up unprecedented sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and brutal bid to upset the post-Cold War balance of power.

The Russian army has retreated more than 30 kilometers (18 miles) east of Kyiv in the past 24 hours and has begun to establish defensive positions on several fronts in Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday. FRANCE 24's Gwendoline Debono reports from Kyiv.