Новости за 29.06.2022

But now, three decades after he was first documented to have abused a minor, the 55-year-old artist will spend 30 years in prison after a New York jury convicted him of running a criminal ring that trapped teenagers and women in a web of sexual, emotional and physical abuse. The three-time Grammy winner born Robert Sylvester Kelly has sold over 75 million records globally, making him one of the most commercially successful R&B musicians ever, with hits like "I Believe I Can Fly" and "Ignition... Читать дальше...

A French court on Wednesday handed down guilty verdicts for all 20 men tried for the 2015 killing of 130 people in a coordinated gun-and-bomb rampage by Islamist gunmen in Paris.The Bataclan music hall, six bars and restaurants and the perimeter of the Stade de France sports stadium were targeted in hours-long attacks across the French capital that shook France and left deep scars on the country's psyche. France 24 Andrew Hilliar reports.

The Paris prosecution office said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into France's minister for the disabled, Damien Abad, on suspicion of attempted rape, an accusation his lawyer said he denied.

Eleven others remained under treatment in local hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said, without specifying their conditions. That was up from Tuesday, when local officials put the number of dead at 51, including 39 men and 12 women. According to Francisco Garduno, head of Mexico's National Migration Institute, the dead included 27 Mexicans, 14 Hondurans, seven Guatemalans, and two Salvadorans. The nationalities of the other three were not yet revealed. San Antonio police were first... Читать дальше...

Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to be the only surviving member of the group that carried out the most deadly attack ever seen in peacetime France, was found guilty of terrorism and murder charges by a criminal court on June 29. The trial, which was held in a specially designed courtroom in Paris's historic Palais de Justice, lasted nine months, with over 2,000 plaintiffs and more than 300 lawyers involved. France 24 Philip Turle tells us more.

The loudest cheers were for Danish riders such as Jonas Vingegaard and for the biggest names led by champion Tadej Pogacar. Staff at the park said only rock stars had attracted such crowds before. Pogacar, who rides for UAE Team Emirates', said he was excited too. "As a team we are ready, and me and as an individual I'm ready too, so I can't wait to start of Friday with the time trial," the Slovenian said. Denmark' Crown Prince Frederick attended the official unveiling of the teams, two days... Читать дальше...

A Paris court on Wednesday ruled against extraditing to Italy 10 former left-wing militants, including some former Red Brigades members, convicted of domestic terrorist crimes in the 1970s and 1980s.

Nearly ten months of hearings and deliberations have come to an end, and now France awaits the verdicts. The marathon trial of twenty suspects accused of having a hand in Paris's deadly 2015 terror attacks is wrapping up.

The eight-team Unity Europe Cup was jointly organised by the governing body of European football and the UNHCR, the United Nations' refugee agency, "to highlight football's role in strengthening ties between refugees and their host communities." FC Motor Neubrandenburg Sud won on penalties, beating Swiss team SRD Galaica-Onex, after a 2-2 draw on a day when temperatures reached 30 degrees Celsius. They won a trophy presented jointly by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. Читать дальше...

Founder of the French association for victims of terrorism Guillaume Denoix de Saint Marc and writer Madeleine Schwartz are our guests. She was in the courtroom a few minutes ago. "People came from all over the world to hear the verdict", she says.

Main suspect Salah Abdeslam, who faces possible life imprisonment with no possibility of early release, a sentence only handed out four times in France, started the trial by proudly saying he was a "soldier" of Islamic State, which has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Judges handed down verdicts on Wednesday to 20 men accused over the November 2015 Paris attacks that left 130 people dead, wrapping up the biggest trial in modern French history. Follow the historic court session on our liveblog.

The American was back on Centre Court on Tuesday after a year away from singles tennis but it was a miserable return to the scene of some of her greatest triumphs. The 23-time major winner was cheered as she entered the court and supported throughout by a crowd desperate to see her recapture former glories against unseeded Harmony Tan of France. But she looked a pale shadow of her former self, making 54 unforced errors in an uncharacteristically sloppy display that ended with a tame forehand dumped into the net. Читать дальше...

Authorities in the Senegalese capital Dakar have banned a demonstration announced for Wednesday at a time of mounting tension in the runup to legislative polls.

After her latest Wimbledon setback, should the 23-time major winner retire and preserve her legacy? AFP Sport looks at three stars who called it quits too late. Muhammad Ali Arguably the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time and comfortably one of the 20th century's most influential sportsmen, Muhammad Ali won the world title for the first time in 1964 at the age of 22 with a sensational defeat of Sonny Liston. His fights against Joe Frazier and George Foreman are legendary landmark moments. Читать дальше...

Roglic and Vingegaard came second to arch-rival Tadej Pogacar in 2020 and 2021 respectively, but insisted Wednesday that the 23-year-old Slovenian can be beaten by their united front. "As long as we work together, doing as good as possible together, we believe that we can beat him," Roglic said two days before the 109th edition of the 21-day race starts with three stages in Denmark. Roglic pulled out in week one last year afer a fall and on Wednesday denied feeling any threat from his junior partner Vingegaard who shone in his absence. Читать дальше...

Law enforcement officers had earlier discovered 249 kilos of captagon hidden in steel machinery inside containers ready to leave the Mediterranean port of Latakia. The ensuing investigation alerted the authorities "to the existence of a warehouse containing drugs on a farm" in the nearby province of Hama, a ministry statement said. "The weight of the confiscated bags amounted to 2,103 kilos," the statement said, adding that 10 arrests were made and several vehicles confiscated. With a kilo of... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine when his security detail declined to take him to the US Capitol where his supporters were rioting, a former aide testified on Tuesday in the latest explosive testimony to come out of the House hearings on the deadly assault on January 6, 2021. Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top White House aide, also said that Trump was aware that some of his supporters were armed when he directed them to descend on the Capitol.

Sri Lanka paid tribute to the late Australian, who died aged 52 of a suspected heart attack in March, ahead of the first Test against Australia in Galle -- a venue where Warne took his 500th Test wicket. The wrist spinner won over the South Asian country on a relief tour to Galle following the devastation of the Boxing Day tsunami. "Everyone knows he has been a brilliant player, but especially after the tsunami he got very close to the Sri Lankan hearts," Ranatunga told reporters. "That was one... Читать дальше...

The cold-blooded attack in the western city of Udaipur was captured on video, quickly going viral online and gripping a country with a long and explosive history of deadly communal violence. The video showed the tailor Kanhaiya Lal being attacked in his shop. Further footage showed the two accused purportedly brandishing large knives and threatening to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They then justified their murder for Lal's alleged support of comments about the Prophet Mohammed by a spokeswoman... Читать дальше...

A total of 20 men are on trial over the November 2015 Paris attacks that left 130 dead, with a verdict in the mammoth court case expected on Wednesday, June 29. Only 14 have been in court, however, with all but one of the remaining six presumed to be dead in Syria or Iraq. Among those on trial is chief suspect Salah Abdeslam, the only surviving member of the three gangs of jihadists who carried out the massacres.

NATO has invited Sweden and Finland to become members of the military alliance, a commununique published by the NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday said.

The trial over the November 2015 Paris attacks, the verdict of which is finally set to be announced on Wednesday, June 29, has been like no other the country has ever seen both in terms of its enormous scale and singular complexity, with 20 defendants, 2,500 plaintiffs and a specially built courtroom to house them.

A beaming Lukaku emerged from Linate airport in the early hours of Wednesday morning and gave his short but delighted response to the handful of reporters awaiting his arrival. The 29-year-old will undergo a medical later in the day before making his long-awaited Inter comeback official. Chelsea agreed to a reported deal in which Inter will pay an initial eight million euros ($8.42 million) plus a further potential three million euros in bonuses for the loan. Lukaku will again lead Inter's attack... Читать дальше...

The census unfolding in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro is part of a project with a dual aim -- using biodiversity to make money, which will then help to preserve natural resources and support local communities. The 5,000-hectare (12,400-acre) terrain on the edge of Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya boasts elephants, giraffes, antelopes and lions. The reserve's owners are the Maasai people, and no fence separates the land from territory used by herders for their cows, sheep, goats and donkeys. Читать дальше...