Новости за 20.07.2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to press ahead with his contentious judicial overhaul, despite unprecedented mass protests at home, growing defections by military reservists and appeals from the U.S. president to put the plan on hold.

Onana has agreed a five-year deal with the Premier League club and will succeed David de Gea as number one at Old Trafford. United are set to pay an initial £44 million for the 27-year-old with a further £3.5 million due in performance-related add-ons. "To join Manchester United is an incredible honour and I have worked hard all my life to get to this moment, overcoming many obstacles along the way," Onana said in a United statement. "Walking out at Old Trafford to defend our goal and contribute... Читать дальше...

Asgreen won flat stage 18 as a long range escape edged a fast-closing peloton to the line at Bourg-en-Bresse in a white-knuckle finale. Overall leader Vingegaard retained his commanding 7min 35sec advantage ahead of Sunday's finish on a day that Asgreen stole some of the limelight. He won as the chasing pack mistimed their pursuit of a four-man breakaway by less than a second. Asgreen showed his most visible joy when talking of Vingegaard's grace under pressure. "What Jonas has done coming here... Читать дальше...

The announcement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency followed a visit by Tunisia's Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar as part of a Gulf tour this week aimed at drumming up financial support. Ammar also made stops in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. "The Kingdom offers a soft loan and grant to the Republic of Tunisia in the amount of $500 million," SPA said, without providing additional details. The financial assistance consists of a $400 million soft loan and a $100 million grant, Riyadh's ambassador to Tunis... Читать дальше...

Republican hardliner Jim Jordan had invited the Kennedy family scion to testify at a House of Representatives panel on supposed government censorship of conservatives, defying calls to drop the witness over remarks unearthed at the weekend that were widely condemned as anti-Semitic. "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds beliefs that are vile, disgusting, racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, anti-gay, anti-science and riddled with conspiracy theories," Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly said ahead of Kennedy's testimony... Читать дальше...

Mercedes’ seven-time world champion was asked if the abrupt dismissal of the 28-year-old Dutchman after finishing last for struggling Alpha Tauri at the British Grand Prix was a reminder of F1’s ruthlessness. In reply, he said: "I would say it’s how Red Bull work." Alpha Tauri is the junior sister team in the Red Bull stable and they promptly offered De Vries’ seat to Red Bull's Australian reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo, who will race for them for the remainder of this season. De Vries was previously a reserve driver at Mercedes. Читать дальше...

Despite lying second in the drivers' championship after 10 races, although 99 points adrift of runaway defending champion and team-mate Max Verstappen, Perez conceded that his position with Red Bull was not entirely secure. "You’ve seen it with other drivers and other teams," he said, referring to the pressure he felt. "They've had difficult periods, but then they don’t have 20 replacements after a session like they do with the Red Bull drivers." After an extended run of five poor qualifying performances... Читать дальше...

Kasper Asgreen of the Soudal-Quick-Step team won stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday as a long range escape edged a fast-closing peloton to the line at Bourg-en-Bresse.

Another Dane, Jonas Vingegaard, retained his 7min 35sec lead atop the overall standings. As the Tour returned to flat terrain, three members of a four-man escape group crossed the line just metres ahead of the elite sprinters. Dutchman Pascal Eenkhoorn of Lotto-Dstny was second and Norwegian Jonas Abrahamsen of Uno-X was third. Their escape companion Belgian Victor Campenaerts, who had ridden hard to give team-mate Eenkhoorn a winning chance, was engulfed by the peloton at the line to show what... Читать дальше...

Doherty agreed a three-year deal with Wolves, where the right-back made more than 300 appearances during his first spell at the Premier League club. The 31-year-old left Molineux in 2020 to join Tottenham but, after a disappointing stint in north London, he moved to Atletico Madrid in January on a six-month deal. After making only two appearances for Atletico, Doherty has got his wish to return to the English top-flight. "We're really happy Matt's back and he's one the manager really wanted when... Читать дальше...

Warholm produced one of the most memorable Olympic victories in history when hurdling to gold in Tokyo in a stunning world record of 45.94sec two years ago. To get a better understanding of that performance, just 200 athletes have bettered the time this season over 400m flat. But the former two-time world champion was then beset by a hamstring injury and could only finish seventh at the world championships in Eugene, although he did rebound to win a second European crown in Munich a month later. Читать дальше...

India's National Disaster Response Force said Thursday that 16 people had been killed and that they had called off the rescue operations because of continuous rains and "threat of further landslide". But volunteer Santosh Kumar feared the count could be higher. "We did not count the dead bodies exactly but as per my estimate there were about 60 to 70 dead bodies. Out of which we buried about 12 to 14 bodies there itself," Kumar told AFP. AFP could not independently verify the claim. Rescue teams were battling lashing rain in the remote... Читать дальше...

French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Thursday as he looks to move on from a series of crises since his re-election last year, government sources said.

French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Thursday as he looks to move on from a series of crises since his re-election last year, government sources said. After weeks of speculation that he might change prime minister, the 45-year-old head of state said on Monday that he was sticking with under-fire Elisabeth Borne. FRANCE 24's reporter Clovis Casali tells us more about what are the changes in French government so far.

Regional civil defence director Abdel Laabidi told AFP that around 470 hectares (1,100 acres) of forest had already burned, and that firefighters and an army helicopter were still fighting the flames. He said a border crossing with Algeria had to close temporarily because of the outbreak. Around a dozen families had been evacuated from the affected area near the Mediterranean resort of Tabarka east of the frontier. The Malloula border crossing had been "closed temporarily" because of thick smoke... Читать дальше...

Ahead of the second Russia-Africa summit, which is taking place in Saint Petersburg from July 27 to 28, FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at Russian influence in Africa. In a special edition of Reporters, we investigated pan-African influencers, who are suspected of relaying Kremlin ideology. Who are they, what are their networks and how strong is their political influence? Watch an excerpt of "Africa under Russian influence", on the eve of its online publication on Friday July 21 and TV premiere on Saturday July 22.

The 34-year-old Australian is back on the Formula One grid with the misfiring outfit despite having previously stated he was only interested in racing with front-running teams. Released by McLaren last year after two disappointing seasons with the Woking-based outfit Ricciardo said he believed AlphaTauri offered him "the best path" back to a seat with the senior Red Bull team. He accepted the chance to replace luckless Dutch rookie Nyck de Vries after the British Grand Prix for the rest of the 2023 season... Читать дальше...

French President Emmanuel Macron is keeping his prime minister in place, his staff has said, ending weeks of speculation about a possible reset after successive crises shaking his government. Elisabeth Borne's time heading up the government has included the most turbulent episodes yet for Macron's second term leading France. Under France's political tradition, prime ministers rarely last longer than a few years, with Macron on his third since taking power in 2017. For in-depth analysis and a deeper... Читать дальше...

Russian influence in Africa has deep historical roots, from supporting an attempted coup in Ghana to spreading fake political news in Algeria and training African fighters in Crimea. FRANCE 24 looks back on four little-known Soviet operations aimed at furthering Russian interests in Africa during the Cold War

On Sunday, the UN-owned Nautica arrived off war-torn Yemen to take on 1.14 million barrels of crude oil from the decaying FSO Safer, a rusting 47-year-old vessel that has not been serviced in more than eight years. The difficult transfer operation is expected to begin over the next few days, following years of tense diplomacy between the United Nations, Yemen's Huthi rebels and the internationally recognised government. "We are happy that the Nautica ship approached Safer because this is the culmination... Читать дальше...

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the country has been "shamed" by a video showing a mob parading two women naked in a northeastern state where ethnic violence has claimed at least 120 lives. Speaking publically about the Manipur clashes for the first time since they erupted in May, Modi said his "heart is filled with pain and anger". FRANCE 24's Vedika Bahl explains.

Zaki's three-year prison sentence on Tuesday for "spreading false news" had prompted some participants to walk out of a government dialogue aimed at giving the opposition a voice. "Patrick is free," his sister, Marise George, said Thursday on Facebook alongside an image of the 32-year-old outside the Mansoura prison, some 110 kilometres (60 miles) north of the capital Cairo. He was jailed over a 2019 article recounting the discrimination he and other members of Egypt's Coptic Christian minority say they have suffered. Читать дальше...

India's prime minister has broken his silence after over two months of ethnic clashes in the eastern state of Manipur. Narendra Modi commenting after a viral video showed 2 women being dragged naked through a mob of men. The prime minister said he was pained, promising the guilty would not be spared. Listen to him. FRANCE 24's correspondent Sarah Jacob tells us more on how this issue is likely to bring the opposition in India.

Hundreds of protesters in the Iraqi capital stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. The building was set on fire in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to the Swedish foreign ministry all embassy staff are safe. Thursday's protest came on the heels of authorities over in Sweden approving a so-called public meeting outside Iraq's embassy in Stockholm today. Two people are expected to participate and reportedly burn the quran and the Iraqi flag. Correspondent Paul Rhys tells us more.

The explosion blew a hole in the road and gouged out cracks, skittling pedestrians and cars. "(In the) early hours of this morning, we managed to recover a body of a male person on site where the explosion occurred," Emergency Management Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said. Panyaza Lesufi, the premier of Johannesburg's Gauteng province, told a media briefing that 48 people were injured. Witnesses reported chemical odours and escaping vapours after the powerful blast, which overturned vehicles, including minibus taxis. Читать дальше...