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Russia’s embattled defence minister was in the hot seat long before Yevgeny Prigozhin sent his Wagner mercenaries racing to Moscow on a stated mission to oust him. The latter’s failure shows President Vladimir Putin is unwilling to sacrifice his long-time confidant – at least for now.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said that Wagner group troops would continue to operate in Mali and the Central African Republic following the rebellion led by their commander Yevgeny Prigozhin last weekend. Lavrov’s words came amid questions over the private militia’s role in Africa after more than five years of deployment to the continent.

Hundreds of forest fires since early May have generated nearly 600 million tonnes of CO2, equivalent to 88 percent of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions from all sources in 2021, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) reported. More than half of that carbon pollution went up in smoke in June alone. "The emissions from these wildfires are now the largest annual emissions for Canada in the 21 years of our dataset," CAMS said in a statement. The previous record for CO2 cast... Читать дальше...

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56.17 percent to serve a second term, the head of the electoral commission said on Tuesday following a process disputed by the opposition.

The National Statistics Institute (INE) said in a statement that 157,580 people had died in the summer months between May and August, 26,849 more than in 2019, prior to the Covid pandemic. "Among the causes of deaths directly related to the heat were heatstroke (122 cases compared with 47 in 2019) and dehydration (233 cases compared to 109)," it said. Heat can kill by inducing heatstroke, which damages the brain, kidneys and other organs, but it can also trigger other conditions such as a heart attack or breathing problems. Читать дальше...

A policy of all-out attach has paid rich dividends since Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum joined forces last year, with England winning 11 out of 14 Tests. But a thrilling two-wicket defeat by arch-rivals Australia in last week's Ashes opener at Edgbaston led several former England internationals to warn Stokes's men would need to curb their attacking instincts if they were to level the five-match series at Lord's, where the second Test starts Wednesday. Stokes, however, is convinced England's... Читать дальше...

The plan would have top players consistently compete in top events with combined 1000 and 500 level WTA events attaining equal prize money by 2027 and single-week non-combined events reaching the goal by 2033. The WTA will boost the number of 1000 level tournaments to 10 with several stretching to two weeks in length with larger draws as Miami and Indian Wells are now staged. Rome made the jump for 2023 with Madrid and Beijing set to do so in 2024 and Cincinnati and Canada making the change in 2025 and attain equal prize money by 2027. Читать дальше...

The treble winners said the 29-year-old had signed a four-year contract after the clubs reportedly agreed an initial fee of £25 million ($32 million), with a potential £5 million in add-ons. Kovacic joins Pep Guardiola's side after five years at Chelsea, where he won the Champions League and Europa League and made 221 appearances. He is City's first signing of the transfer window and his arrival compensates for the departure of Gundogan, who joined Barcelona on a free transfer on Monday after seven years at the club. Читать дальше...

VIPs can quaff champagne to their hearts' delight while watching the Paris Olympics but the average fan will have to make do with soft drinks and water after organisers decided not to seek an exemption to a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol in stadiums.

An audio recording from a meeting in which former President Donald Trump discusses a “highly confidential” document with an interviewer appears to undermine his later claim that he didn't have such documents, only magazine and newspaper clippings. The recording, from a July 2021 interview Trump gave at his Bedminster, New Jersey, resort for people working on the memoir of his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, is a critical piece of evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Trump over the mishandling of classified information. Читать дальше...

The deal, obtained by Golf Channel and the Washington Post, outlines a "long-term strategic partnership" between the rival tours, which had been battling over talent and attention for a year before the financial merger plan was struck. US Senators Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, and Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, are set to review the deal as members of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations ahead of a July 11 hearing. The agreement brought together the PGA Tour... Читать дальше...

The high court overruled the Colorado conviction of Billy Counterman for making what the western US state deemed threats among the thousands of unwelcome Facebook messages he sent to country singer Coles Whalen from 2014 to 2016. True threats are not protected by the US Constitution's guarantee of free speech rights. The Colorado court found based on state laws that Counterman's messages to Whalen -- such as writing "die, don't need you" and "staying in cyber life is going to kill you" -- could be objectively considered threats. Читать дальше...

Pakistan-born bowler Rafiq, 32, went public with allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, related to his two spells at the English county. The sanctioning recommendations were made to an independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) panel in London on Tuesday. Yorkshire admitted to four charges in February related to the mishandling of Rafiq's case. Six former Yorkshire players were fined last month by the CDC after being found guilty of using racist language. Former England captain... Читать дальше...

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a brief mutiny against the Russian military by his fighters, state news agency BELTA said, quoting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. A plane linked to Prigozhin and believed to be carrying him into exile landed in Belarus from the southern Russian city of Rostov early on Tuesday, a flight tracking service said. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

The Louvre museum is hosting masterpieces from the Capodimonte museum in Naples, offering the world's largest exhibition devoted to the Italian Renaissance for six months, along with its own collections.

A group of Iranian students, incensed at rules imposed on June 12 requiring female students to wear a maqna’a – a conservative Islamic headscarf in black that covers the head, neck and shoulders – began a sit-in in protest. They also wrote an open letter to the university administration, which said: “We have nothing to say to you except ‘no'.” A number of students were beaten and arrested for taking part in the protest, while also being threatened with suspension and even death. Thousands of people... Читать дальше...

Oil-rich Gabon will hold presidential, legislative and local elections on August 26, the west African country said Tuesday, with President Ali Bongo Ondimba strong favourite to win against a divided opposition.

Geoffroy Lejeune, just 34, was unveiled last week as the new editor of the influential Journal du Dimanche (JDD), which is the only national Sunday newspaper with weekly sales of around 140,000. News of his nomination by owner Lagardere, recently acquired by conservative billionaire Vincent Bollore, prompted a mass walkout from staff last week which has paralysed the paper and its website. "Everyone is in shock, stunned," one journalist at the paper told AFP on condition of anonymity ahead of the official announcement on Friday. Читать дальше...

A body was found Tuesday in the rubble of a collapsed building in Paris six days after it was destroyed by an explosion and a fire, a source close to the case told AFP.

President Vladimir Putin thanked Russia's army and security services for stopping a civil war breaking out in the world's largest country at the weekend by acting efficiently when faced with an armed mutiny by mercenaries heading towards Moscow.

Under the deal mediated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Wagner group fighters returned to their bases in exchange for guarantees of their safety while Prigozhin will move to Belarus. Lukashenko said Tuesday that long-standing tensions between Moscow's army and the Wagner mercenary group, which staged a mutiny in Russia, had been mismanaged.

Opener Pathum Nissanka made 75 and Charith Asalanka scored 63 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 245 in Bulawayo, with Scotland spinners Chris Greaves (4-32) and Mark Watt (3-52) combining for seven wickets. Scotland slid to 73-5 in reply and were eventually dismissed for just 163 after two run outs in the same over sealed their fate despite an enterprising 56 not out from Greaves. Sri Lanka, the 1996 champions, go through as winners of Group B and will start on four points in the next round ahead of matches against the Netherlands... Читать дальше...

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio was leading the results of country's presidential election with 60 percent of votes counted, the electoral commission said Monday, in a process disputed by the opposition. FRANCE 24's Justice Baidoo tells us more.

Built by private Spanish startup PLD Space, the rocket had initially been scheduled for take-off from El Arenosillo, a coastal military base in the southwestern province of Huelva, on May 31, but was called off due to high winds. It was then aborted for a second time on June 17 due to a last-minute technical problem. After talks with the National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), "PLD Space... has postponed the launch of Miura 1 until next September," it said in a statement. "The postponement... Читать дальше...

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi called for national reconciliation and continuous efforts to advancing peace process on Sunday at a ceremony held in the capital Maputo in celebration of the country's Independence Day.