Новости за 30.11.2023

MLS on Wednesday suspended Miazga for three matches, meaning he will miss Saturday's Eastern Conference final and the MLS Cup final should his team reach the title game. The sanction came after Cincinnati's playoff game at the New York Red Bulls on November 4. The referee's association had posted a statement on social media saying that a player had entered their locker room after the match, in breach of MLS rules. The statement said the player had to be "forcibly removed by stadium security while... Читать дальше...

Some come out of necessity, to bathe or fish for food, while others simply hope to take advantage of a brief pause in fighting with a dip in the sea after nearly eight weeks of war between Israel and Hamas. For Walid Sultan, fishing is at the core of his identity. A self-described "fisherman from a family of fishermen", the 22-year-old fled his home in a fishing village in Beit Lahia, in the heavily bombed north of the Gaza Strip, moving south down the coast to Deir el-Balah. No longer able to bear being away from the water... Читать дальше...

Reporting from “Hostages Square”, the Tel Aviv plaza that has become the central point of solidarity for the families of hostages abducted on October 7, FRANCE 24’s Luke Shrago says many families express “an immense sense of joy” with every hostage release. But the families have accused the Red Cross of “failing to fulfill its role to check on the hostages and to get medication to those in need,” he explains.

Dominica is one of seven Caribbean countries that were given games for the June tournament by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in September. Matches will also be held in New York, Florida and Texas in the United States, the first time a major ICC event has been held in the country. But Dominica's sports ministry said "in the best interest of all" that it withdraws. "The implementation timelines submitted by the various contractors revealed that it would not be possible to complete these... Читать дальше...

Former Italy international Grosso, 46, oversaw just one win in seven matches since taking over as coach from Laurent Blanc on September 16, and leaves with Lyon three points adrift at the foot of the table. The club said in a statement the decision to move on from Grosso was driven by the poor run of results and came following an "in-depth analysis of the first-team situation". Sage, 44, previously coached Lyon's under-16s in 2019 before joining French third-division side Red Star. Until last... Читать дальше...

Whitelock played the last of his 153 Tests, an All Black record, in last month's one-point loss to South Africa in the World Cup final. He failed to become the first player to win the tournament on three times having won the Webb Ellis trophy in 2011 and four years later. "I don't think any rugby player that goes so close ever gets over it but you learn that you can't change history," Whitelock told reporters during his presentation as a Pau player. "Hopefully I can take what I experienced and... Читать дальше...

Nearly two months ago, Hamas fighters streamed into Israel from the Gaza Strip in the worst attack in the country's history, taking some 240 hostages and killing 1,200 people, most of them civilians, according to Israeli officials. By the next day -- a Sunday, and the first day of the week in Gaza -- many of the territory's schools had either become shelters for Palestinians displaced by Israel's retaliatory bombing campaign, or been deserted altogether by students and teachers alike. English teacher Ennabi... Читать дальше...

Farrell has chosen to miss the Six Nations, which starts in February, "in order to prioritise his and his family's mental wellbeing". The shock decision comes after the 32-year-old led England to a third-place finish at the recent World Cup, his side losing to eventual champions South Africa in the semi-finals. Farrell, who has long been a divisive figure for some rugby fans, was sent off in a warm-up game against Wales, which resulted in a four-match ban, meaning he missed England's opening two fixtures at the tournament in France. Читать дальше...

An Indian national has been charged with plotting to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader on US soil, the Justice Department said on Wednesday, alleging an Indian government official was also involved in the planning.

Two women have returned to Israel after being handed to the Red Cross in Gaza City, Israeli authorities said on Thursday, and further hostages are expected to be released later in the evening, following a last-minute deal struck earlier with Hamas. Israel named the freed hostages as 21-year-old Mia Schem, who was seized at a dance party along with many of the other hostages abducted into Gaza, and 40-year-old Amit Soussana. Schem also holds French nationality.

Among the aid trucks and ambulances queuing up to get into Gaza at the Rafah border crossing in Egypt are a number of Gazan residents who, despite the threat of hostilities resuming, are eager to return to take advantage of the current truce to return to their devastated homeland. Many are going back to be with loved ones who have lived through the trauma of the war.

Blinken, on his third trip to the region since the conflict erupted nearly eight weeks ago, also stressed it was "imperative" to protect civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip should the fighting resume. He made the remarks in meetings with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, respectively, before travelling to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank for a sit-down with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. As part of the pause in fighting, now in its seventh day... Читать дальше...

Seven weeks into the deadly war, the COP28 talks opened with a moment's silence announced by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, the COP27 president, for "all civilians who have perished during the current conflict in Gaza". The deadly war also dominated the activist agenda, with chanting, keffiyeh-wearing climate justice defenders urging a ceasefire and an end to Israel's 17-year blockade of the Gaza Strip. "We are here to express our solidarity with the Palestinians and call for a permanent ceasefire," Lidy Nacpil... Читать дальше...

More than a month after she was captured at an outdoor music and dance festival in southern Israel during the October 7 Hamas attack, Mia Schem, a French-Israeli dual national was released on Thursday. For her mother, Keren Schem, it was the end of a grueling campaign to secure her daughter’s release.

Hamas' armed wing al Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for a gun attack in Jerusalem in which three people were killed, according to a statement published on the group's Telegram channel on Thursday. The statement added the operation was in response "to the occupation's crimes of killing children and women in Gaza".

Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a "historic" moment at the start of UN climate talks in the oil-rich UAE. The announcement came as the Emirati host of the COP28 talks declared that fossil fuels must be part of any climate deal negotiated over the next two weeks. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valérie Dekimpe reports from Dubai.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israel on Thursday it must ensure that Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza are safe and their humanitarian needs are met before resuming military operations there, his spokesperson said. Blinken met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet in Jerusalem before heading to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.

Bangladesh will tour New Zealand to play three ODIs and three T20Is between December 17 and December 31. Najmul, who is currently leading the country’s Test side against New Zealand in a home series, has been promoted to the new roles in the absence of regular limited-over captain Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib is unavailable for the series as he has recently moved into politics to contest the upcoming general election on January 7 as a candidate of the ruling Awami League. All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz... Читать дальше...

Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday.

Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute Thursday to extend their cease-fire in Gaza by another day. But any further renewal of the deal that has seen dozens of hostages and prisoners released could prove more challenging since Hamas is expected to demand greater concessions for many of the remaining captives. As word of the extension came, gunmen opened fire on people waiting for buses along a main highway entering Jerusalem, killing at least three people and wounding several others, according to police. Читать дальше...

Brilliant, abrasive and ruthlessly ambitious, Henry Kissinger towered over post-World War II US foreign policy like no one else and shaped a fateful new course for the world's relationship with China. As secretary of state to presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, Kissinger was a master tactician whose intellectual gifts were begrudgingly acknowledged even by his many critics, who nevertheless faulted his disregard for human rights and democracy in the Vietnam War and elsewhere. FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons tells us more.

Farmers in Gaza were taking advantage of the truce between Israel and Hamas to harvest what was left of their olives after weeks of fighting during which they dared not go to their lands for fear of getting killed. In a normal year the harvest would have started weeks earlier, but until the truce farmers were afraid of being mistaken for Hamas militants and targeted by Israeli forces if they ventured out into the olive groves.

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.

A UN commission of inquiry investigating war crimes on both sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict will focus on sexual violence by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and is about to launch an appeal for evidence, its chair told Reuters on Wednesday.

The president of COP28 talks in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates said Thursday that the "role of fossil fuels" must be included in a deal at the UN's climate talks. "It is essential that no issue is left off the table," Sultan Al Jaber, who is also head of the UAE's national oil and gas company, said at the opening of the two-week conference in Dubai. FRANCE 24's Valérie Dekimpe reports from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.