Новости за 12.06.2023

City became just the second side to win the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup in the same season after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul on Saturday to become European champions for the first time. Despite a delay to the festivities caused by the stormy weather, the streets of the city centre were still crammed to pay tribute to manager Pep Guardiola and his players. "What a parade," said Guardiola. "It has to be like that, no sunshine. We want rain. The perfect way." Erling Haaland... Читать дальше...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) said that the contraband of 20 million cigarettes, valued at more than $2.3 million, and smuggled into the country between February and May this year, will be destroyed. "The destruction of the illicit and smuggled cigarettes (at Beitbridge border post) is likely to last a few days," is said in statement. The cigarettes were seized over several operations, it said. "Illicit trade robs the government of much-needed revenue and destroy industries, exacerbating unemployment... Читать дальше...

Roberto Mancini's side take on Spain in Enschede, the Netherlands on Thursday. The five Inter players called up -- Nicolo Barella, Alessandro Bastoni, Federico Dimarco, Francesco Acerbi and Matteo Darmian -- arrived at the Italian team's national training centre at Coverciano, near Florence, after losing the Champions League final to Manchester City in Istanbul. "The focus is now on Thursday's game," defender Acerbi told a press conference. "There is respect for Spain, but no fear: we know their... Читать дальше...

2023-06-12 18:36 'Many cities, towns and farming communities depended on the water from the Kakhovka Reservoir'

During a press conference on June 4, Senegalese police showed the press a series of video clips that they claimed documented the presence of armed protesters at recent demonstrations. However, the full videos, which have been widely circulating on social media, show the same armed individuals alongside the police. So who are these armed men? And whose side are they on?

With Erdogan re-elected, he no longer has an electorate to impress. With Sweden appearing to want to acquiese to some of Turkey's demands, another major barrier is gone. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Stockholm, Sweden, Paul Rhys reports.

Without tangible action from firms, the Net Zero Stocktake 2023 report warned, capping global warming at tolerable levels will likely remain out of reach. Barely one degree Celsius of warming to date has made extreme weather more destructive and deadly, and UN climate experts have said the world could breach the Paris treaty limit of 1.5C above the preindustrial benchmark within a decade. "The big question is whether existing net zero targets will acquire the measures of credibility quickly enough... Читать дальше...

National Grid ESO has asked energy firm Uniper to fire up a coal unit of its power station in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, central England, according to a source close to the matter. The source added the coal unit was for potential use on Monday afternoon, as increasing numbers of Britons switch on air conditioning and fans to cool down as temperatures increase. Temperatures in Britain could exceed 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday and remain high this week, forecasters say. "It is a... Читать дальше...

The case accuses Syria of breaching a UN convention against torture by mistreating and disappearing detainees, committing sexual violence including against children, and even by the use of chemical weapons. It is the first time Syria has faced international justice over the conflict, which erupted after President Bashar al-Assad cracked down on protests in 2011 and which has killed more than 500,000 people. Canada and the Netherlands said they had asked the ICJ to take urgent measures including ordering Syria to "cease the torture and cruel... Читать дальше...

Erdogan met the north's leader Ersin Tatar, whose rule is recognised only by Turkey, two weeks after extending his two-decade rule until 2028. "If there is to be a return to the negotiating table, the way to do this is through recognition" of the north, Erdogan declared. Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when the Turkish army invaded the northern third of the island in response to a coup that had sought to unite the entire island with Greece. United Nations peacekeepers patrol a buffer zone... Читать дальше...

"The only thing they had in mind was to eat,” says Henry Guerrero, a member of the rescue group, regarding the first words uttered by the four children missing for 40 days in the Colombian jungle when they were found. After wandering alone for more than a month, the Huitoto Indigenous children aged 13, nine, five, and one were rescued and airlifted out of the Amazon on Friday, and were recovering two days later in a military hospital in the capital Bogota.

Though an often divisive and controversial figure, members of the public as well as the country's current leader have been paying tribute to Silvio Berlusconi, who died on Tuesday aged 86.

The Swedish government decided Monday to extradite a Turkish citizen resident in Sweden who had been convicted in 2013 of drug crime in Turkey.

Bordeaux started the match on June 2 third on goal difference behind Metz with only the top two promoted. Rodez were battling to avoid relegation. The match was halted after 23 minutes when a home fan came onto the pitch and pushed over Rodez player Lucas Buades, who had just put the away team in front. The referee sent both teams to the dressing room and later abandoned the match. Bordeaux had wanted their match replayed. In response, to the verdict the club called the ruling "incomprehensible and disproportionate"... Читать дальше...

The meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, as well as a diplomatic reception later, "will be rescheduled for tomorrow," the White House said. Biden was to undergo a root canal on one of his lower teeth. Biden's physician Kevin C. O'Connor said in a statement that the president -- at 80 the oldest person ever in the office -- was "experiencing further discomfort" from a partially treated premolar tooth in his lower right jaw. The White House press office said Biden will "undergo... Читать дальше...

Luciano Rodriguez scored the winner in the 86th minute as Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 in the Diego Maradona stadium in La Plata, some 60 kilometres from Buenos Aires, on Sunday night. It was Uruguay's third appearance in the under-20 final after losing in 1997 to Argentina and on penalties in 2013 to France. Uruguay have won two senior World Cups and two men's Olympic football golds, but the last triumph was in 1950. It was Italy's first final in a competition started in 1977 and dominated by South American teams. Читать дальше...

AC Milan, the football club which won a host of domestic and European titles under Silvio Berlusconi's ownership, called him "unforgettable" in a tribute after his death aged 86 Monday. France 24's sports editor Selina Sykes takes a look at the former Italian prime minister's influence on Italian footballl and how he helped transform his beloved AC Milan.

Donald Trump is set to appear before a Miami court on Tuesday for an arraignment following his indictment on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified information.

"Expectation is high, we are here to play good cricket and want to win the game," Shahidi told reporters in Dhaka on Monday. Afghanistan take on their hosts in a one-off Test series on Wednesday, their first Test match since facing Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi in March 2021. "We had a lot of gaps," Shahidi said. "We play domestic first-class games and lots of players are involved in that." The Afghanistan team -- from a country still feeling the after-effects of decades of conflict and the 2021 Taliban... Читать дальше...

Schade joined the Premier League club on loan from Bundesliga side Freiburg in January and has now signed a five-year contract. The 21-year-old made 19 appearances for Thomas Frank's team, who finished ninth in the English top-flight. Brentford director of football Phil Giles told the club's website: "When Kevin joined us on loan in January, we agreed with Freiburg that the move would become permanent this summer if certain conditions were met, which included Brentford remaining a Premier League team for next season. Читать дальше...

"He is immortal," said Ballarini, who rushed to the San Raffaele hospital when she heard of the death of the founder of the right-wing Forza Italia party and former owner of football giant AC Milan. "My family and I always admired him -- for his generosity, his kindness and everything he did for us," she said of the controversial former prime minister and billionaire media mogul. Journalists, curious onlookers and fans stood in the hot sun outside the hospital, which was visited by Berlusconi's brother and three daughters early in the day. Читать дальше...

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Monday he would not suspend his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon after her arrest as part of a police inquiry into the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP).

Canada and the Netherlands have taken Damascus to the International Court of Justice over allegations of torture, the tribunal said Monday, in the first case at the UN's top court over Syria's brutal civil war.

Silvio Berlusconi, who died Monday aged 86, was one of "the most influential men in the history of Italy", the country's current prime minister Giorgia Meloni has said. France 24's international affairs editor Oliver Farry take a look at the way the former leader has shaped Italian politics.

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who dominated Italy's political landscape for decades, died on Monday aged 86, drawing tributes from leaders across the world. A state funeral will be held on Wednesday in Milan’s Duomo cathedral.