Новости за 02.11.2023

Two-time world champion Alonso, 42, angrily hit out at claims he will depart the Aston Martin team to take Sergio Perez's seat alongside world champion Max Verstappen. He dismissed the speculation as "the normal paddock rumours from people who try to make fun of it and gain some followers (on social media)." Speaking to reporters ahead of this weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix, he added: "I will make sure there are consequences." When asked to elaborate, the Spaniard was advised by a team representative not to go any further. Читать дальше...

Franchetti -- who was confirmed by a vote of 95-1 -- has been performing the job in an acting capacity since August due to a single Republican senator's opposition to Pentagon abortion access policy. She has served on a series of surface vessels, commanding a guided missile destroyer, a destroyer squadron and two carrier strike groups. Franchetti was deputy commander of US naval forces in Europe and as well as in Africa, and deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting development. She became... Читать дальше...

Add Buffalo's first visit to Cincinnati since Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest after being hit during a January game and the stage is set for the season's most thrilling weekend so far. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has thrown for 2,140 yards and 13 touchdowns plus run for 280 yards and six touchdowns -- on pace for career-best totals. "He has been playing really good football," said Eagles coach Nick Sirianni. "We're not looking at the stats. We're looking at day by day, game... Читать дальше...

There was discussion before the competition over wearing "One Love" armbands as a protest because homosexual activity is illegal in Qatar, but the organisers and world football's governing body FIFA warned players not to. "We were abandoned before this World Cup because the responsibility belongs to the authorities, and so it became the free decision of each and every individual," Deschamps told a committee looking at "operational failures within sports federations". "The decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar was taken before I was coach... Читать дальше...

A mob in a small town in Senegal dug up the body of a man suspected of being gay, dragged his body through town and then burned it during the night of October 28, 2023. While there have been other instances of exhumations of people suspected of being gay, the incident that took place in Kaolack, a town 200 kilometres southeast of Dakar, is different because it was filmed and posted online, says our Observer, a member of a group dedicated to the upholding the human rights of LGBT Africans.

In the maze-like warren of shopping streets that surrounds the city's holy sites, most businesses remained shuttered, nearly four weeks into the war. The few remaining shopkeepers brave enough to open their stores wait day after day for tourists that have yet to return. "There is no tourism industry any more," said Marwan Attieh, 48, a third-generation tour guide and souvenir shop owner. "We have families, we have children... (There is) no business, no income, no revenue, no life. How can you spend money... Читать дальше...

Following the stoning of Lyon's team bus last Sunday, which left coach Fabio Grosso needing stitches to his face, Lille's trip to Marseille will take place under intense police scrutiny. According to newspaper L'Equipe, Lille president Olivier Letang has written to the public authorities and the football league (LFP) in order to ensure all measures necessary will be deployed to protect his team, before he confirms the match. The situation is critical for Marseille, who have already met with much off-pitch turbulence this season... Читать дальше...

Speaking at a circuit where he has won three times, the seven-time world champion said he was focussed on ensuring Mercedes finish second behind Red Bull in the constructors' championship and then build a car to match the runaway leaders next year. "I really don't know," he said when asked if he can win Sunday's race, after crossing the line a strong second behind champion Max Verstappen in Texas, where he was disqualified after a car inspection, and Mexico. "After the last couple of races, people message me and say 'ah... Читать дальше...

Human Rights Watch, the European Union and 10 foreign governments said rights abuses were continuing in Africa's second most populous country despite the peace agreement reached in Pretoria on November 2, 2022. The two-year conflict between forces loyal to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front killed half a million people, according to the United States, with all sides accused of atrocities such as massacres and rapes. The African Union-brokered deal ended... Читать дальше...

Another barrage of rockets wounded two people in the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona near the Lebanese border, Israel's Magen David Adom emergency medical service said. The Lebanese section of Hamas's armed wing said it fired a dozen rockets at the town "in response to the occupation (Israeli) massacres against our people in Gaza". The Israel-Lebanon border has seen escalating tit-for-tat exchanges, mainly between the Israeli army and Hamas ally Hezbollah, since the Palestinian militants launched... Читать дальше...

Ten years ago, French radio journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were murdered by a commando from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in the north-eastern Malian town of Kidal. Since then, the security situation in Africa’s Sahel region has continually worsened. Today, the vast area stretching from Mauritania to Sudan has become a no man's land for journalists, a black hole for news.

The league, backed by McIlroy and 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, will begin play in January in a South Florida arena mixing simulator shots and actual putting green areas. It will feature six teams of four players each and the Boston lineup announced Thursday will include McIlroy, Australian Adam Scott, England's Tyrrell Hatton and American Keegan Bradley. "I'm thrilled to join Boston Common Golf and to be representing Boston and New England's rich sports culture," McIlroy said in a statement. Читать дальше...

Sri Lanka collapsed to 55 all out inside 20 overs as India made it seven wins out of seven at the tournament with a colossal 302-run triumph in Mumbai on Thursday. Their top-order had no answers as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj reduced then to 3-4 before the remorseless Mohammed Shami followed up with 5-18 in five overs. Iyer, who had earlier starred on his Wankhede Stadium home ground with a blistering 82, including six sixes, told reporters: "Looking at today's bowling and the previous game... Читать дальше...

Shami took 5-18 to move to 45 wickets at World Cups, going past the mark of 44 set by Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan. Fellow fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj mopped up the rest of the Sri Lankan order who were routed for just 55 as India marched into the semi-finals. "Not rocket science," said Shami, who now has 14 wickets in just three games at this World Cup, when asked for the secret of his success. "It's just a matter of rhythm, good food, keep your mind uncluttered, and, most importantly, the love of the people. Читать дальше...

Atlanta United forward Giorgos Giakoumakis of Greece won the award announced by MLS after scoring a team-high 17 goals for the club this season. MLS says the award "recognizes the year's most impactful player who had prior professional experience and made their MLS debut during the 2023 regular season." Messi only made his mid-season MLS arrival at Inter Miami in July and didn't play his first official MLS match until late August, unable to lift the club from the basement into the playoffs. Yet... Читать дальше...

Lebanon's southern border has seen near daily exchanges of fire, mainly between Israel and Hamas ally Hezbollah, since Hamas launched a shock attack on Israel from the Palestinian territory on October 7. "Lebanon doesn't need a war, that's the least we can say," Lecornu said during a visit to French peacekeepers in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Such a war "could have major escalatory effects on the whole region," he added. The cross-border exchanges have left 66 dead on... Читать дальше...

One of the wounded was "a 25-year-old man in moderate condition who was injured by shrapnel," the medical service said. An AFP photographer saw Israeli emergency crews checking the debris of burnt out vehicles following the strikes in Kiryat Shmona. The Lebanese section of Hamas's armed wing said it fired a dozen rockets at the town "in response to the occupation (Israeli) massacres against our people in Gaza". Israel has carried out relentless strikes on Gaza since Hamas militants launched a... Читать дальше...

Sri Lanka's woeful innings in Mumbai featured five noughts, with both their openers falling for golden ducks. Shami took 5-18 in five overs after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj struck with the new ball in an innings with a top score of just 14. Bumrah, with 1-8 in five overs, and Siraj (3-16 in seven) did the early damage as Sri Lanka slumped to 3-4, chasing 358. The only bigger winning margin in a World Cup match was the 309-run defeat Australia inflicted upon the Netherlands, a non-Test side, in Delhi just over a week ago. Читать дальше...

The night before, the Italian started his match against American Mackenzie McDonald after midnight and battled to a three-set victory in two hours 16 minutes. Sinner was due on centre court on Thursday as the fourth match on the schedule to face Australian 13th seed Alex de Minaur. Darren Cahill, who coaches Sinner, said on Instagram that he was happy with the victory but criticised "zero care for players welfare with Paris scheduling". Casper Ruud, the eighth seed, who lost to Francisco Cerundulo on Wednesday... Читать дальше...

The talks, on the eve of an expected US visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, will take place at the Sunnylands desert resort -- memorable as the site of Xi's first US summit in 2013 after he assumed power. US climate envoy John Kerry will welcome his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua from Saturday through Tuesday at the estate near Palm Springs, the State Department said. The two sides will discuss "enhanced implementation and ambition and efforts to promote a successful COP28," the State Department said in a statement. Читать дальше...

Every day since the militant group's October 7 attack, she has re-watched a video of Hamas gunmen looming over her kneeling eight-year-old Ela, and a photo published online of 15-year-old Dafna inside Gaza. They serve as the closest thing to proof-of-life Zin can get -- but also a reminder of the horrors she fears her children are enduring in the war-torn and besieged Palestinian territory. The agony of having your children taken hostage is a "permanent rollercoaster", said the 52-year-old mother whose ex-husband... Читать дальше...

South Africa edged arch-rivals New Zealand 12-11 to achieve a record fourth Rugby World Cup title and their second in a row in a gripping final last Saturday in Paris. In Soweto, teenagers danced in their school uniforms, as others, young and old, waved South African flags and yellow signs reading "thank you Bokke (Springboks)", waiting for the yellow and green open-top bus carrying the players. Wearing a green and gold t-shirt, Dined Malise, 49, left home a couple hours before the team's scheduled... Читать дальше...

Blues boss Pochettino will be back at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time since his sacking in 2019. The Argentine enjoyed a largely successful five-year spell with Tottenham and guided them to their first Champions League final just months before his dismissal by chairman Daniel Levy. When Tottenham were looking for a new manager in the close-season, Pochettino was linked with a return to the club after his departure from Paris Saint-Germain. But Tottenham hired Postecoglou from... Читать дальше...

Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels as the Palestinian death toll from nearly four weeks of bombardments mounted. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris-Trent reports from Tel Aviv, Israel.

Blinken will spend the day Friday in Israel -- his fourth visit since the October 7 Hamas assault, including a trip to accompany President Joe Biden -- and also head to Jordan and potentially other stops before a previously scheduled trip to Asia. The United States is the foremost supporter of Israel and has promised to ramp up military assistance as Israel wages a retaliatory campaign against Hamas, even as a rising number of US allies accuse it of a disproportionate response. Biden on Wednesday... Читать дальше...