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Tate, a British-American former kickboxer with millions of online followers, along with his younger brother and two Romanian women, are under investigation for allegedly "forming an organised criminal group, human trafficking and rape". Tate, 36, and his brother Tristan, 34, were arrested in late December, and have been held in pre-trial detention ever since, which was again extended last week. However, an appeals court "rejected the prosecution's proposal to extend the pre-trial detention" and ordered the pair be placed "under house arrest"... Читать дальше...

Italy's Data Protection Authority on Friday temporarily banned OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot and launched a probe over a suspected breach of the artificial intelligence application's data collection rules.

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"Nobody from the Western media is safe anymore in Moscow, and it's going to be a huge loss for our understanding." Following the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges, guests on the World This Week Nico Hines, Irris Makler and Vivian Walt share views on the significance of this arrest for US-Russia relations, and for media coverage.

The civil complaint against Norfolk Southern asks a federal court to "hold defendants accountable for unlawfully polluting the nation's waterways and to ensure it pays the full cost of the environmental cleanup," according to the complaint from the US Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency. The suit hits the rail company for unlawful discharge of toxic materials into US waters, seeking about $60,000 per day for each clean water violation. "With today's action, we are once more... Читать дальше...

The 24-year-old two-time Tour de France winner is carving out a reputation as a classics rider, which is relatively rare for a top Tour star. Having twice won the Tour of Lombardy and also Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the Slovenian narrowly missed out on the 2022 Tour of Flanders title when he was edged out on the home straight by eventual winner Mathieu van der Poel before finishing fourth. "To win I'll have to be strongest on the climbs," Pogacar said of the 19 cobbled climbs awaiting the riders on the 274km race Sunday. Читать дальше...

In 2022, Iraq experienced more than a dozen sandstorms, an unprecedented number that was attributed to desertification. Iraqis who ventured outside on Friday afternoon were greeted with the increasingly familiar ochre sky and unbreathable air typical of sandstorms, with AFP journalists reporting greatly reduced visibility and a film of dust covering cars and houses. Driven by westerly winds, the storm moved from Al-Anbar province before reaching Baghdad and Salaheddin province by late Friday. ... Читать дальше...

The Jordanian body which administers the mosque compound in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem said that 250,000 people prayed at Islam's third holiest site, built on what Jews call the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site. Israeli police, who guard the entrances to the compound, said more than 100,000 worshippers attended -- "almost twice as many as on the second Friday of the month of Ramadan last year" -- and that some 2,000 officers were deployed in the city. In past years, the Old City was the setting for violence during Ramadan... Читать дальше...

While families grieve their children and loved ones – gunned down by a person who entered a school in Nashville, Tennessee on March 27, 2023 – certain social media users started circulating rumours that the incident was staged. Some have seized on discrepancies between two different videos of the assailant, one captured by a security camera, another by a police officer. These social media users claim that it looks like the assailant is wearing sneakers made by the brand Vans in one image and Pumas in another... Читать дальше...

Located not far from their home and studio in the former working-class district of Spitalfields in London's East End, the converted 19th century building covers a total of 280 square metres over three levels. The Gilbert & George Centre will host one to two exhibitions each year. Its opening show will be "Paradisical Pictures", a London first which features the duo inhabiting "a disquieting vision of a heavenly place imagined as an enchanted forest or overgrown park". Entrance is free, in... Читать дальше...

While second-placed City aim to hunt down leaders Arsenal in their pursuit of a fifth title in six seasons, sixth-placed Liverpool are merely hoping to climb into the top four after a troubled and trophy-less season. However, Liverpool boss Klopp remains adamant a game usually vital to the destiny of the title for both clubs still retains major significance for his team, as well as City. "Super important game, that's the one thing that's not different to all the other years because obviously for us super important... Читать дальше...

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Saliba limped off during Arsenal's Europa League last-16 second leg defeat against Sporting Lisbon and missed the win over Crystal Palace before the recent international break. The French centre-back, who had played every league game this season until his injury, will remain sidelined for Saturday's clash with Leeds. But Gunners boss Arteta believes he could still feature for the Premier League leaders in the coming weeks as they chase a first title since 2004. "He is progressing. Unfortunately... Читать дальше...

According to the AIU, a total of 67 Kenyan athletes -- mainly distance runners -- have been banned in the last five years for drugs offences in a crisis that has tarnished the East African track and field powerhouse. "One thing that everyone should be aware of is that with more testing, more cases will be reported, but that doesn’t mean more doping. That is what is coming but it is the pathway to address this problem once and for all," AIU chief executive Brett Clothier told reporters in Nairobi. Читать дальше...

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was refused parole on Friday after seeking early release from prison, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers and authorities said. FRANCE 24's Nadine Theron tells us more.

The prolific striker, who has scored 42 goals in all competitions this season, missed Norway's two Euro 2024 qualifiers during the recent international break. Haaland has scored six hat-tricks in 19 appearances at City's Etihad Stadium this season, including eight goals in his last two games against RB Leipzig in the Champions League and a FA Cup quarter-final win over Burnley. "Erling is recovering. We'll see this afternoon. The last training is at 4pm (1500GMT) and we will see how he feels," City boss Pep Guardiola told reporters on Friday.

In a video released by the police late Thursday, the man is seen with packages taped to his chest -- tubes and wires sticking into the air. As onlookers took video and photos from a safe distance, police covered the man in a protective vest and helmet and led him away to deactivate the bomb. The man came out of the ordeal in good health, police said. Images widely distributed on social media showed the man pacing up and down the street, putting his hand to his head, as he waited for help to arrive. Читать дальше...

"While cholera outbreaks regularly occur in Mozambique between October to April, with almost 21,000 cases and 95 deaths, this is the largest outbreak in more than a decade," said Severin von Xylander, the WHO's representative in the southeast African country. "The outbreak is still expanding geographically," he told reporters in Geneva in a briefing via video link from Maputo. Eight of the country's 11 provinces have been affected. Quelimane is the worst-affected city and in the last 24 hours,... Читать дальше...

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was refused parole on Friday after seeking early release from prison, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers and authorities said.

Ugandan troops operating as part of an East African regional military force entered the east DR Congo border town of Bunagana on Friday, an army officer and witnesses said.

The Ivorian beach resort of Grand-Bassam, some 40 kilometres from Abidjan, has become the symbol of a tragedy – that of the first major terrorist attack in Ivory Coast. On March 13, 2016, 19 people were killed there, including nine foreigners. A further 33 were injured. In December 2022, four men were sentenced to life imprisonment by the courts for aiding and abetting the terrorists. The alleged masterminds of the attack were sentenced in absentia. But the trial failed to shed any real light on the attack. Читать дальше...

South Africa is due in August to host a summit of the BRICS -- a bloc which groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. South Africa is a member of the International Criminal Court and will be expected to execute the arrest warrant if Putin steps foot in the country. FRANCE 24's Nadine Theron reports.

The man who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda", Paul Rusesabagina, arrived in the United States on Wednesday after being released from prison in Rwanda last week, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

In Turkey, as the media and the general public pay less attention to the areas hit by the double earthquakes on February 6th, the national doctor’s union is sounding the alarm on deteriorating sanitary conditions. Ankara has vowed to house disaster victims in repurposed containers, but many still live in tents. Our correspondents bring you this report from Hatay, the worst hit province.

The security situation in Haiti has spiralled out of control since the shock assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021, with the country increasingly beset by violence. Today, unrest has reached such levels that the United Nations is being urged to intervene and there has been a total breakdown of governance. The country is increasingly at the mercy of criminal gangs and half of the population struggles to find food. FRANCE 24's team travelled to Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, before gangs took full control of the city. Читать дальше...