Новости за 27.03.2023

After a short but bitter leadership contest, Humza Yousaf was elected the new leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on Monday and will soon take over from the formidable Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland's first minister. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at how Yousaf successfully won over party members to clinch the top job in Scottish politics and usher in the post-Sturgeon era, which promises to be a challenging one.

Now as the US ally plunges into turmoil over Netanyahu's divisive bid to shake up his country's judiciary, the Biden administration has been raising its tone, if only by a notch. Netanyahu on Monday agreed to pause his proposals to weaken the power of judges, nodding to mass protests and a general strike that even shuttered the Israeli embassy in Washington. US officials for weeks spoke in general terms about the need for consensus and shared democratic values, but a White House statement late... Читать дальше...

A 28-year-old woman armed with several guns opened fire on Monday at a private Christian school she once attended in Tennessee's capital city, killing three children and three adult staffers before police killed her, authorities said.

Police turn on their heels and run, pursued by a stone-throwing mob. That’s the tense scene captured in a video that has been circulating online since March 20. One caption claims the video was filmed during recent protests in Kenya, another in Senegal. However, this isn’t a recent video. It was already circulating online way back in January 2015 and has popped up on numerous occasions since – each time with people wrongly attributing it to a new event.

The Hungarian parliament, dominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing Fidesz party, ratified Finland's NATO membership Monday after months of diplomatically charged delay.

Industry professionals were upbeat on the first day of the Watches and Wonders annual fair, where 48 prestigious brands including Rolex, Patek Philippe and Cartier were showing off their new creations. The fair, which runs until Sunday with the weekend open to the public, kicked off after two years of record gains for Swiss watchmakers. Exports soared by 31.2 percent in 2021, after a strong rebound in sales in the United States and the Middle East. And the return of luxury tourism to Europe in... Читать дальше...

Lea Chamboncel, Host of French Politics Podcast ‘Popol’, spoke to FRANCE 24’s François Picard about the radicalization of protesters and police in France, in the aftermath of violent protest in Sainte-Soline against Macron's pension reform.

The trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia until April 2 follows a December summit hosted by President Joe Biden in Washington with leaders from Africa, where Washington hopes to balance the rising influence of China and Russia. After a brief meeting at the presidential palace in the capital Accra, Akufo-Addo and Harris said the visit would strengthen ties and opportunities with historic partner Ghana, playing down concerns the trip was motivated only by countering Chinese investments. "This trip is... Читать дальше...

When the Trappist-1 system was discovered in 2017, astronomers were excited at the prospect that some of its seven rocky planets -- which are roughly similar to Earth in size and mass -- could be habitable. Just 40 light years from Earth, the planets orbit much closer to their ultracool red dwarf star than the rocky planets in our Solar System. But their star gives off far less energy than our Sun. The system made an obvious target for the piercing gaze of the Webb telescope, which has unleashed... Читать дальше...

Thomas Dambo has created a complex treasure hunt to find "Moon Mother", his 100th troll sculpture, who he said has "crawled into the most secret spot in the forest" to give birth. His giant figures inspired by Scandinavian folk tales are often located off the beaten track to tempt children and adults to venture out into nature, and to show what you can do with recycled materials. To find "Moon Mother", fans will have to piece together codes placed near his existing trolls across the world. "I... Читать дальше...

Israelis awaited a decision Monday from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a controversial judicial overhaul, as a general strike and mass protest spell the country's most severe domestic crisis in years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition plunged into chaos on Monday, after mass overnight protests over the sacking of his defence chief piled pressure on the government to halt its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary. Amid reports his nationalist-religious coalition risked breaking apart, Israel faced one of the biggest waves of industrial action seen in years after the Histadrut union called for a general strike. For more on the controversial judicial overhaul and the ensuing mass protests... Читать дальше...

The blaze has ravaged 3,800 hectares (9,500 acres) of mainly forest since Thursday and is the first to be recorded so early in a season, which officials say now runs from spring to autumn, rather than just the summer. The fire broke out near the eastern village of Villanueva de Viver, where unseasonably warm temperatures neared 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) on Friday and has already forced the evacuation of nearly 1,700 people. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the blaze proved "the climate emergency exists". Читать дальше...

The Scots are in buoyant mood after beginning their Group A campaign with a 3-0 home victory against the Cypriots. However, Clarke is preparing for a tougher test against the section's top seeds, who beat Norway 3-0 at home in their opener. "We have to be good and patient without the ball but we also have to be very positive when we have the ball," the Scotland boss said on the eve of the match at Glasgow's Hampden Park. "We have to be ready to be out of possession a little bit more than we were at the weekend, where we dominated possession.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced increasing pressure on Monday to put the brakes on his government's drive to enact sweeping changes to the Israeli judiciary, with hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets. The courts overhaul plan has sparked unprecedented public anger since Netanyahu's coalition of hard-right and religious parties came to power late last year, and has also caused alarm among Israel's Western allies. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

Trade union protesters angered by President Emmanuel Macron's move to raise the French retirement age without a final vote in parliament blocked the Louvre museum in Paris on Monday, frustrating crowds of visitors.

Scottish nationalists picked Humza Yousaf to be the country's next leader on Monday after a bitterly fought contest that exposed deep divisions in his party over policy and a stalled independence campaign.

Annie Ernaux, the 2022 Nobel literature laureate, has backed calls for a thorough investigation after four female students said they were sexually assaulted by police in the western city of Nantes following a protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply contentious pension reform.

With inflation running high at 10.4% and rising costs of living, Tunisians are struggling more than ever to make ends meet as Ramadan gets underway. Our team on the ground reports.

Nearly two weeks after Macron rammed the new law through parliament using a special provision sidestepping any vote, unions have vowed no let-up in mass protests to get the government to back down. They have called for another big day of action on Tuesday, the 10th such mobilisation since protests started in mid-January against the controversial law, which includes raising the retirement age to 64 from 62. Macron, whose approvement ratings in opinion polls are at a low point, said last week he... Читать дальше...

Cyclone Freddy is gone but the talk about its effects remains. The devastating impact on human lives, environment and infrastructure is deep with most affected households. Poor sanitation worsened by lack of running water and adequate toilets in evacuation camps is exposing Cyclone Freddy survivors to waterborne diseases, including cholera.

The Senegalese opposition kept up the pressure on the government on Friday, calling for fresh protests over the high-stakes trial of one of its leaders. The opposition is demanding "the release as soon as possible of all political detainees" and calling for support for Sonko, whose trial continues. FRANCE 24's Sam Bradpiece reports from Dakar, Senegal.

Fiercely outspoken Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda", has been freed from prison after more than 900 days behind bars.

Congo's former rebel leader jailed by the International Criminal Court, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has been appointed Congo's Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.