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Tunisian President Kais Saied declared Tuesday that the country was moving "from despair to hope" after a referendum almost certain to approve a new constitution that concentrates nearly all powers in his office.

Les Bleues ended their long wait just to get beyond the quarter-final stage of a women's Euro by beating holders the Netherlands in the last eight. But Renard, who has won the Champions League eight times at club level with Lyon, said this France side will only be remembered if they go on to win the country's first ever major women's tournament. "We have often spoken of German superiority, but there is no complex to have," Renard said at her pre-match press conference on Tuesday. "If we don't win the trophy, nobody will talk about us. Читать дальше...

The Oak Fire in central California broke out on Friday and spread rapidly, destroying 41 buildings and forcing thousands to evacuate. By Tuesday, nearly 3,000 firefighters and 24 helicopters at the scene had achieved some success containing the blaze, aided by slightly higher humidity levels, which are forecasted to increase further in the coming days. Jonathan Pierce, a California fire department spokesman, told AFP that efforts to curtail the spread of the blaze could soon be aided as it approaches... Читать дальше...

PSG did not reveal the fee for the former Montpellier right-back but media reports claim they have paid between 10-15 million euros ($10.12-$15.18 million). Mukiele was born in Paris suburb Montreuil and came through Laval's academy before spending four seasons at Leipzig, winning last season's German Cup. "Playing for your hometown team is obviously a dream. Playing for Paris is a massive honour for me, for my friends and for my family, and I'm really happy to have worked so hard to be here today," Mukiele told the club's website. Читать дальше...

He signed a judicial accord in Rabat with his Moroccan counterpart Abdellatif Ouahbi. A joint statement said the two countries would share expertise and modernise their judicial systems through digitalisation, while cooperating in the fight against organised crime, terrorism and human trafficking. Also on Tuesday, Israel's Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Frej, an Israeli Arab whose family originated in Morocco, held talks in Rabat on a cultural exchange programme for youths from both countries. Читать дальше...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday declared his country would support Africa's need for security as he embarked on a three-nation tour aimed at renewing France's relations with the continent.

Europa Conference League winners Roma, who finished sixth in Serie A last season, announced last week they had signed Dybala after his contract with Juventus expired. Jose Mourinho has also added 33-year-old former Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic to his squad this summer. Dybala, 28, spent a trophy-laden seven years in Turin, after joining Juve from Palermo in 2015, but has been dogged by injuries over the last two seasons. "Obviously I have experience after so many years at Juventus... Читать дальше...

President Kais Saied said Tunisia had "entered a new phase" on Tuesday with a new constitution almost certain to pass in a referendum, concentrating almost all powers in his office. Monday's referendum came a year to the day after Saied sacked the government and suspended parliament in a dramatic blow to the only democracy to have emerged from the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. FRANCE 24's Andrew Hilliar reports.

The EU reached a draft agreement on Tuesday for member states to voluntarily reduce gas consumption by 15 percent from August to March. The burden will fall unevenly given that some countries are more dependent than others on Russian gas. But beyond what's in the text, analysts say that countries that failed to heed the warnings about reliance on Russia – Germany especially – will have to do a lot of heavy lifting if they want to preserve European unity on the matter.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was set to embark on a visit to Greece and France Tuesday, state media reported, his first European Union trip since the 2018 killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

According to a list released by the sport's world governing body, 24 of the teams will be in bases -- hotels but also university lodgings -- concentrated around the capital. All teams have chosen to stay in the tiny Gulf state for the tournament which starts on November 18. Defending champions France will be at the Al Messila, a resort near Doha that boasts of its "private palace setting". Villas can cost more than $2,500 a night -- not including champagne. Germany will be in the Zulal overlooking... Читать дальше...

"She is currently symptom-free and was immediately isolated. Further tests of the entire team and staff were negative," the German football association said in a tweet. The Bayern Munich forward has been a key player as Germany have romped to the semi-finals by winning all four of their matches without conceding a goal. Buhl scored in the impressive 2-0 win over Spain in the group stages, but was mocked by her teammates after a glaring miss in the quarter-final win over Austria. The winner of... Читать дальше...

The 40-year-old, who received a two-year suspended sentence, helped the US soccer squads win 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold medals and the 2015 Women's World Cup title. She was arrested in March after police found her passed out behind the wheel of a car in a shopping center parking lot in North Carolina, with her two-year-old twins in the vehicle. Tests showed she had a blood alcohol concentration of three times the legal limit and THC in her system. On Monday, the soccer star was handed a suspended... Читать дальше...

A vast swarm of jellyfish has appeared off the coast of Haifa in Israel in recent days, turning beaches normally packed with summer bathers into no-go areas. Scientists say the phenomenon is a result of climate change and human impact on the marine ecosystem.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday declared his country would support Africa's need for security as he began a three-country tour marked by France's military revamp in the jihadist-torn Sahel. "We will not relinquish the security of the African continent," Macron said in a speech in Cameroon, a former French colony and close ally that has been troubled by attacks.

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, apologised to the ex-leader's family on Tuesday.

Firefighters on Monday finally started to control California's largest wildfire so far this year, halting its eastward expansion toward nearby Yosemite National Park while thousands of people remained under evacuation orders.

Tobi Amusan, 25, won gold in the women's 100m hurdles on Sunday in the World Athletics Championships after breaking the world record in a semi-final where she clocked 12.12sec in Eugene, Oregon. Her winning time of 12.06sec in the final will not be recognised as a world record, however, due to regulations over a strong tailwinds assisting runners. President Muhammadu Buhari praised the "outstanding feat by a compatriot and two-time African Games champion, who in one night stunned the athletics... Читать дальше...

Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station "after 2024", the newly-appointed chief of Moscow's space agency told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

German national carrier Lufthansa said it would have to cancel almost all flights at its domestic hubs in Frankfurt and Munich on Wednesday because of a planned strike by ground crew, adding to a summer of travel chaos across Europe.

At least five people have been killed and dozens injured during anti-UN protests in eastern DR Congo, a government spokesman said Tuesday as the unrest spread.

Britain's two prime ministerial contenders clashed fiercely over tax, China and character on Monday night in their first head-to-head televised debate, as Rishi Sunak seeks to peg back the frontrunner Liz Truss. FRANCE 24's Bénédicte Paviot reports.

Protesters stormed a United Nations base in the eastern Congolese city of Goma on Monday, looting valuables and demanding the departure of peacekeepers from the region.

Tunisians voted on Monday on a new constitution which critics of President Kais Saied fear will dismantle the democratic gains of the 2011 revolution by handing him nearly total power. The divided opposition urged a boycott, calling Saied's moves a coup that risks flinging Tunisia back into the autocratic era from before the revolution and putting the final nail into the coffin of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. Afef Daoud, President of Ettakatol's National Council, talks to FRANCE 24.

The executions announced Monday sparked condemnation from around the globe, heightened fears that more will follow and prompted calls for sterner international measures against the already-isolated junta. But the military authorities were defiant, with spokesman Zaw Min Tun insisting the men "were given the right to defend themselves according to court procedure". "If we compare their sentence with other death penalty cases, they have committed crimes for which they should have been given death... Читать дальше...