Новости за 05.02.2024

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced on January 26 that it had terminated the contracts of several employees pending an investigation into Israeli allegations that they had been involved in Hamas's October 7 attacks in Israel. The move prompted several nations to suspend vital funding to UNRWA while the inquiry proceeds, deepening Gaza’s already acute humanitarian crisis. But Israel refuses to share either its evidence or the intelligence dossier – a summary of which was seen by FRANCE 24 ... Читать дальше...

King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, just a week after he was discharged from hospital for prostate surgery.

A convoy of trucks, vans and RVs from across America converged in southern Texas on Saturday to protest what they say is an "invasion" of migrants coming across the border with Mexico. Mixing religious rhetoric with vocal support for former president Donald Trump, the protesters had been dubbed “God’s Army” by one of the event’s organisers.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is expected to secure a fifth consecutive term in presidential elections on February 7. Anita Khachaturova, a specialist in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, talks to FRANCE 24 about what is at stake.

As the war in Gaza approaches its fifth month, FRANCE 24 spoke to Mustafa Barghouti, a doctor, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) party and longtime human rights activist based in Ramallah. Barghouti called the situation on the ground in Gaza "absolutely horrifying", with "people bombarded around the clock". He also cast doubt on Israel's stated goal of eradicating Hamas. "The real Israeli goal is to eradicate the Palestinian people, not Hamas," he said. "They (Israel)... Читать дальше...

Senegalese lawmakers on Monday (February 5) began debating a proposal to postpone the presidential election, which was previously set for February 25. President Macky Sall on Saturday announced a delay to the vote hours before campaigning was set to officially begin, sparking a political crisis. For more analysis, FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza is joined by Paul Melly, Consulting Fellow of the Africa Programme at Chatham House.

Jennifer Crumbley, 45, and her husband, James, 47, are the first parents of a school shooter to face felony charges in the United States for the actions of their child, according to prosecutors. Ethan Crumbley, 17, their son, is serving a life sentence for the November 30, 2021 shooting at Oxford High School which left four students between the ages of 14 and 17 dead. The Crumbleys are accused of buying their son the 9mm SIG Sauer handgun he used to carry out the shooting and ignoring warnings he had mental health struggles. Читать дальше...

The prime ministers of the UK and Ireland met Northern Ireland's political leaders in Belfast on Monday (February 5) to mark the return of power-sharing in the devolved province after a two-year impasse.

The former France hooker watched from the touchline on Friday as his side was brutally dismantled by the Irish whose 38-17 win was their biggest ever on French soil. "I wasn't expecting that," said Servat. "We prepared very well for this match but the reality is that we missed out. I don't think we got our strategy wrong but we didn't do what we wanted to do. "We came away with a lot of resentment and bitterness. "The Scotland match will be prepared with the scars of that game against Ireland." Servat... Читать дальше...

The 27-year-old sisters first took the crown in Budapest in 2022 but just missed the podium in the discipline last year in Fukuoka, Japan. They scored 266.0484 points. Britons Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe took silver with 259.5601 and Spaniards Alisa Ozhogina and Iris Tio Casas repeated last year's bronze with 258.0333 pts. Japan's Moe Higa and Mashiro Yasunaga, who were crowned champions in 2023, withdrew just before qualifying started, one of the two swimmers being unwell.

It is understood the allegation was made by another member of staff for the British-based team, which last year carried Max Verstappen to his third consecutive world championship. Horner, 50, who has been Red Bull team principal since 2005, strongly rejects the accusation. "After being made aware of certain recent allegations, the company launched an independent investigation," Red Bull, the Austrian energy drinks firm which owns the F1 team, said in a statement. "This process, which is already under way... Читать дальше...

"Under no circumstances can there be forced displacement of Palestinians, neither out of Gaza nor out of the West Bank," Sejourne said during a Middle East tour aimed at securing a truce between Israel and militant group Hamas in Gaza. The French minister denounced anti-Palestinian rhetoric and "even calls to commit war crimes" by Israeli officials, after some Netanyahu allies have appeared to endorse Jewish re-settlement of the Gaza Strip after the war. Sejourne called for supporting the West... Читать дальше...

"On Sunday February 4th just after 4pm a male adult was detained & handcuffed for a physical altercation," the Los Angeles police told AFP in a statement. A video posted on social media by a reporter for The Hollywood Reporter showed the rapper -- real name Michael Render -- taken in handcuffs to an undisclosed location at Crypto.Com Arena, where the Grammys were being held Sunday. According to the Los Angeles Police Department's statement, "the suspect has been identified as 48-year-old Michael Render and booked for Misdemeanor Battery.

The Iranian authorities have denied being behind the visit by Whitney Wright, saying she was issued a visa like any other foreign citizen and they had not been aware of her "obscene" profession. The posts by Wright, who is known for her vehement criticism of Iran's arch-enemy Israel, have particularly angered Iranian exiles as she showed herself carefully observing the strict Islamic dress code for women in the wake of the 2022 nationwide protests against the obligatory hijab. Those protests erupted... Читать дальше...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday (February 5) for another Middle East crisis tour, hoping to secure a new truce in the Israel-Hamas war as Gaza saw no let-up in fighting. For more analysis, FRANCE 24 is joined by Julie Norman, professor of International Relations at University College London (UCL).

This is what you need to know about the country's deadliest wildfires in recent history: Why did fire spread so quickly? Summer is in full swing in Chile and a brutal heatwave has seen temperatures reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) since last week. On Friday, several fires broke out in the mountains that overlook the seaside town of Vina del Mar and other locations in the coastal Valparaiso region, some 120 kilometers (74 miles) from the capital Santiago. Professor Miguel Castillo... Читать дальше...

Senegal's parliament on Monday (February 5) began debating a proposal to postpone the presidential poll, which was previously set for February 25. FRANCE 24's Sam Bradpiece tells us more.

Hopes were high for Morocco in the Ivory Coast after Regragui had led them to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a first for any African nation. After finishing top of their group with two wins and a draw, however, the Atlas Lions lost 2-0 to South Africa in the round of 16, which "caused disappointment", the federation said in the statement. "I failed. It's my failure, not the players," said Regragui who had previously said he would step down if Moroccan did not at least reach the quarter-finals. Читать дальше...

A coalition ally of French President Emmanuel Macron, former minister Francois Bayrou, was acquitted of fraud charges on Monday in a verdict that could pave the way for a return to the cabinet or another run for the presidency.

France will provide an opportunity to remember French citizens killed in the Israeli bombardments of Gaza as the country prepares this week to pay tribute to citizens killed in the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, a presidential official said on Monday.

A French Riviera chateau seized from late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has been sold to an undisclosed buyer, according to France's agency for handling confiscated assets.

While Italian press reported Goggia, 31, suffered a double leg fracture and her season is over, FISI said "no diagnosis has yet been made by the medical commission". "These examinations will be carried out in the next few hours and a further update will be made later," FISI added on their web site. They said the skier "straddled a gate with her right leg in a right-hand turn". Italian media reported she broke both her tibia and her fibula. "Turbo Goggia" also won the downhill Olympic silver... Читать дальше...

The tourists were bowled out for 292 chasing a record 399 on day four in Visakhapatnam as India bounced back from an opening loss to level the five-match series at 1-1. "Being 2-0 up would have been great for us, but that's the great thing about a five-match series, it's the end of the series where everything counts," Stokes told reporters. "We're a very level-headed team and that allows us to put things behind us, move on to the next thing and concentrate there." Stokes, whose team handed India... Читать дальше...

Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record on Sunday (January 4), winning the Grammy award for album of the year for an unprecedented fourth time.

A shifting vortex of spotlights and a mirror room filled with ethereal "wobbling" orbs are among the brand-new artworks at the "teamLab Borderless" permanent exhibition, which opens Friday. They join dozens of other mesmerising displays, from waterfalls of light to birds leaving colourful trails as they dart by, in a labyrinthine display at the 330-metre Azabudai Hills building in central Tokyo. "Our goal is to touch people, and to prompt them to reflect on life and the world in a more positive way," Toshiyuki Inoko... Читать дальше...