Новости за 23.02.2024

Mahmoud Zuaiter's family home in the Deir al-Balah area of central Gaza was flattened, with most of the victims women and children, it added. Zuaiter, who was injured in the attack, has more than 1.2 million fans on Instagram while his videos have been seen widely on YouTube. AFP interviewed him in early 2014 after a Palestinian parody of a car advert by Belgian martial artist and actor Jean-Claude Van Damme went viral. In the advert, Van Damme is shown straddling two moving trucks. The Gaza version... Читать дальше...

Mensik, 18, followed up his quarter-final win over fifth-ranked Andrey Rublev by seeing off 37-year-old Monfils 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. At 18 years and five months, Mensik is the fifth youngest ATP finalist since 2005 and youngest since Alcaraz went to the Umag championship match in 2021. Mensik, who will rise from 116 in the world to inside the top 100 next week, will take on Karen Khachanov in Saturday's final. "It's amazing. It's been an incredible week so far," said Mensik who has also defeated former... Читать дальше...

Kalinskaya snapped Swiatek's seven-match winning streak and ended the world number one's bid for a rare Doha-Dubai title double with a commanding 6-4, 6-4 victory. "I didn't have power anymore to give even more, which doesn't happen often," admitted 22-year-old Swiatek. "I just felt out of control a little bit because of that. Usually when I tell myself what to do, I can improve my game. Today I was so out of power and tired that I just couldn't." The 40th-ranked Kalinskaya was contesting her first WTA 1000 semi-final... Читать дальше...

Voters in the Arab-American majority city of Dearborn, in the US swing state of Michigan, vow to defeat US President Joe Biden in the upcoming Democratic primary election over his continued support of Israel's war against Palestinian militant group Hamas and the conflict's soaring civilian death toll. "My intention is to punish Biden," says Samra'a Luqman, a progressive activist and co-chair of an initiative called Abandon Biden, urging voters not to cast their ballots for the Democratic president.

The 25-year-old France captain told his club Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month that he would leave them at the end of this season. "Knowing that he is leaving PSG, there is a 99 percent chance that Mbappe will sign for Real. But I don't know if he has already signed," the La Liga president Tebas said. Mbappe has never hidden his admiration since childhood of Real Madrid, who are favourites to land one of world football's biggest talents. "It's big news for Real and for Spanish football. He is one of the best players in the world. Читать дальше...

Few think that will happen with bookmakers favouring a 23-point winning margin for the Irish, who are bidding for a third win of the campaign in their pursuit of unprecedented back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams. Jenkins, by contrast, who was handed the captaincy in the absence of World Cup co-captains Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake who were ruled of the tournament through injury, is seeking a first win as skipper after narrow losses to Scotland (27-26) and England (16-14). The 21-year-old second row... Читать дальше...

Lawes, 35, has spent his entire 17 seasons in senior rugby with his hometown side and had previously said he wanted to remain a one-club man. But, having called time on his 105-cap England career after last year's World Cup in France, a lucrative move to the French second-tier club has proved too strong to resist for the back-five forward. "I want to make it clear that I really would have liked to end my career as a one-club man, and Saints did absolutely everything they possibly could to make that happen -... Читать дальше...

France believes that Russia's security service FSB was behind a campaign in which Star of David graffiti were daubed on buildings in and around Paris last autumn, a French source said Friday.

A Tunisian imam expelled from France for alleged hate speech said on Friday he would take legal action in a bid to overturn the decision.

The North Refinery in the city of Baiji, 200 kilometres (124 miles) north of Baghdad, was heavily damaged in some of the fiercest battles with the Islamic State group (IS) after it swept across a third of Iraq in 2014. After the facility's full rehabilitation, "the refinery's effective capacity is 250,000 barrels per day," Assem Jihad, the spokesman for Iraq's oil ministry, told AFP. Two smaller production units at the refinery complex were opened in recent years, but Friday's reopening restored the refinery closer to its previous capacity... Читать дальше...

Most candidates in Senegal's delayed presidential election and a large civil society collective said Friday they would refuse to take part in talks proposed by President Macky Sall to decide a date for the vote he postponed earlier this month.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented his first official "day after" plan for the Gaza Strip once the war there ends, saying Israel will keep security control over all Palestinian areas and make reconstruction of Gaza dependent on its demilitarisation. France 24's Andrew Hilliar, reporting from Jerusalem, takes a look at the details.

The 39-year-old Briton has been with Mercedes since 2013, but recently activated a break clause to seal a move to the Italian team in 2025. "An opportunity came up in the New Year and I decided to take it," Hamilton said, describing the decision as the hardest he'd ever faced. "We have had an incredible journey together, created history within the sport and it is something I take a lot of pride in," he said. Hamilton -- without a win in two years -- won six of his record-equalling seven world championships with the Silver Arrows. Читать дальше...

Love comes with handcuffs Two Peruvian women who thought they were being serenaded by secret Valentine's Day admirers fell straight into the arms of police sent to arrest them for dealing drugs. An officer dressed as a giant teddy bear held up gifts outside the women's Lima home while another waved a heart-covered sign saying, "You are my reason to smile." But love can be deceiving. When one of the excited women rushed downstairs the cuddly bear pinned her to the ground, with the stunned second woman arrested inside... Читать дальше...

Root made an unbeaten 106 as he lifted England from a precarious 112-5 to 302-7 at stumps after they elected to bat first in the fourth Test in Ranchi. The former captain returned to form after managing just 77 runs in his previous six innings and weathering criticism for his dismissal off a misjudged reverse scoop in England's loss in the third Test. Root put on 113 runs for the sixth wicket with wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes (47) as the two remained uncharacteristically patient, a step away from England's attacking "Bazball" style. Читать дальше...

A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the south pole of the moon on Thursday, the first US touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and the first ever achieved entirely by the private sector.

Nearly one year on from the start of the civil war in Sudan, and hunger and malnutrition are soaring, according to Doctors Without Borders, who are urging for increased humanitarian aid. The country has seen over 6 million people internally displaced in the country, as they flee for their safety. Viewers are warned that they may find these images distressing.

Borthwick's men are one of only two teams, along with champions Ireland, still in contention for a Grand Slam following narrow wins over Italy and Wales, but they have lost their past three matches against Scotland. England finished third at last year's World Cup in France, while a Scotland side coached by Gregor Townsend failed to get out of the group stage. Scotland edged Wales 27-26 in their Six Nations opener before falling agonisingly short against France in a 20-16 defeat. Borthwick believes... Читать дальше...

The 34-year-old Slovak who took the Tour de France green sprint points jersey seven times was treated in a hospital in Ancona in Italy. The spokesman said Sagan's season target of qualifying for the Olympic Games mountain bike event should still be attainable. Sagan's heartbeat went above 200 bpm during a tachycardia episode suffered during the race at Valencia, but the cyclist did not eventually need surgery, it was decided after the medical procedure at the Ancona hospital to ascertain his condition. Читать дальше...

Since news broke on February 16, 2024 that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died while incarcerated in the Russian Arctic, there has been a resurgence of doctored images and fake news aiming to discredit Navalny and his family. We took a look at three of the most widely spread fake news items about Navalny. None of them are true.

The Argentine has struggled in his first campaign in charge of the London club, who are languishing in 10th spot in the Premier League table despite lavish spending under their new owners. But Chelsea have shown signs of progress in the past few weeks, beating Aston Villa in the FA Cup before a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace and a battling draw against Manchester City in the Premier League. Pochettino, who failed to win a trophy in his first managerial spell in England with Tottenham, said those results... Читать дальше...

The Denmark international has suffered a muscle injury that will keep him out for two to three weeks. It is a cruel blow for a player who has scored seven goals in his past six Premier League appearances after waiting until December 26 for his first goal in the English top flight. The 21-year-old will miss Fulham's visit to Old Trafford on Saturday and the derby away to Manchester City next weekend, as well as United's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Nottingham Forest on February 28. "What happened... Читать дальше...

The Irish are red hot favourites to win a record-equalling 11th straight Six Nations Test after posting two impressive victories against France and Italy. An inexperienced Welsh side, who are in the process of rebuilding after several key players retired post the Rugby World Cup, arrive following two narrow losses to Scotland and England. The challenge they have to surmount is ever more tough in that the Irish have lost just two home Tests in the last 40 and are on a streak of 17 successive victories at Lansdowne Road. Читать дальше...

Angry farmers were back in Paris on their tractors in a new protest Friday demanding more government support and simpler regulations, on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital.

Whilst the bookmakers and former players have written off Welsh chances Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is more circumspect saying Wales historically find that bit extra when they play the Irish. AFP Sport picks out three challenges which may prove key to the outcome of the match: Battling the odds If one took the bookmakers' prediction and the statistics collectively then one might as well give the points to the Irish. However, as Warren Gatland said at the outset of the tournament, you take Wales for granted "at your peril". Читать дальше...