Новости за 19.03.2024

The storm fell overnight Monday to Tuesday in the southernmost Gaza Strip city, adding to the anguish of Palestinians who fled the war between Hamas and Israel, many without warm clothes, blankets or proper footwear. Oum Abdullah Alwan said her children "screamed in fear" because "we can't tell the difference between the sound of rain and the sound of shelling". "'It's shelling, Mum, we have to run,'" one of the children told Alwan, who was displaced from Jabalia further north, and now lives with... Читать дальше...

The move by the conservative-majority court allows the law, known as Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), to take effect while legal challenges play out in lower courts. The administration of Democratic President Joe Biden has strongly opposed SB 4, arguing that the federal government has authority over immigration matters, not individual states. The White House swiftly denounced the high court's move. "We fundamentally disagree with the Supreme Court's order allowing Texas' harmful and unconstitutional law... Читать дальше...

Israeli officials have long criticized the UN Relief and World Agency for Palestinian Refugees, known by its initials UNRWA, and ramped up pressure after several of the agency's employees were alleged to have participated in the October 7 attack on Israel. A day after UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini publicly complained that Israel blocked him, the United States, Israel's main ally, defended the need for him and his staff to visit Gaza, where the United Nations has warned of impending famine. Читать дальше...

Preparing for the April 11 start of the Masters at Augusta National, the 29-year-old Spaniard talked about the consequences of his decision last December to leave the PGA Tour and watching on television as others won titles he took in 2023. "For everybody who said this would be easy, some things have been, but not being able to defend some titles that mean a lot to me hasn't," Rahm said. Rahm won last year's PGA Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, the American Express at Palm Springs and the Genesis Invitational at Riviera... Читать дальше...

Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday.

Third-ranked Rahm unveiled the menu for his Champions Dinner on Tuesday, three weeks before it will be served to past Masters winners at Augusta National Golf Club. Rahm, who won his first major at the 2021 US Open, captured his first green jacket last April, earning the chance to select the foods for this year's edition of the annual gathering. "I wanted to put a little bit of my heritage and my family into this dinner. I wanted to make sure the Basque heritage was there," Rahm said. "I'm hoping they really like it. Читать дальше...

"Grit and fearlessness have always dictated his brand of cricket," club chairman and co-owner Parth Jindal said in statement, adding the team were "delighted" to welcome him back as skipper. "I can't wait to see him walk our team out once again as we look forward to a new season with renewed passion, vigour and enthusiasm," Jindal added. Pant crashed his Mercedes SUV north of New Delhi before dawn in December 2022, suffering multiple injuries when the car rammed into a crash barrier, flipped over and caught fire. Читать дальше...

Lawmakers in Gambia referred an attempted repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussions on Monday (March 18). Gambian activists fear a repeal would overturn years of work to better protect girls and women. The legislation was referred to a national committee for further debate and could return to a vote in the weeks ahead. FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih spoke to Gambian activist Jaha Dukureh, founder of the NGO “Safe Hands for Girls”.

The United Nations weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice, and is warning that the world's efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate.

They were shocked to return to rubble after fleeing fighting around their house in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, yet they had to decide what to do next. "We pitched a tent over the rubble and we are staying here. Where to go? There's no where to go, there's no shelter," said 60-year-old Oum Nael al-Kahlout. "It's our memories, our house which we worked hard to build and we spent 30 years building it," she added. Over five months into the war sparked by Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel... Читать дальше...

However no Liverpool players -- or any humans -- have tried out the AI assistant's suggestions, and an outside expert cautioned that the tool's value could be demonstrated only on the field. Many wealthy clubs across the world already deploy experts to comb through video and data to carefully plan corner kick scenarios ahead of matches. Google DeepMind, the AI arm of the US tech giant, also targeted corners for its new TacticAI system in research published in the journal Nature Communications. For the study... Читать дальше...

Amid economic turmoil, unemployment and growing frustration at perceived corruption and mismanagement by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, some in South Africa’s Western Cape province have launched a campaign for independence as the country gears up for elections. But their chances of making an impact at the polls and achieving a “CapeXit” appear slim.

Hong Kong legislators unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday, introducing penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years in jail for the theft of state secrets.

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) sounded the alarm about the plight of children in Gaza after more than five months of Israel's war with Hamas. Catherine Russell said that an estimate of 13,450 children killed in the Palestinian territory since October 7, 2023 is "probably on the low end". She noted that many more children are trapped in the rubble or are wounded and often separated from their families. Russell also discussed the... Читать дальше...

Mainoo is emerging as one of United's brightest young stars in a breakthrough season for the 18-year-old. Established in United's central midfield after 20 impressive appearances this term, Mainoo has been rewarded with a promotion to the England squad as they build towards Euro 2024. Mainoo moved into Gareth Southgate's senior group having initially been named in the England Under-21 squad. "Kobbie Mainoo has received his first call-up to the England senior squad," England's Football Association said in a statement said on Tuesday. Читать дальше...

The annual State of the Climate report by the UN's World Meteorological Organization confirmed preliminary data showing 2023 was by far the hottest year ever recorded. And last year was part of "the warmest 10-year period on record", the WMO weather and climate agency said, with even hotter temperatures expected going forward. "There is a high probability that 2024 will again break the record of 2023", WMO climate monitoring chief Omar Baddour told reporters. Reacting to the report, UN chief Antonio... Читать дальше...

Slam poetry is a popular art form among youngsters in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Tetras collective, a trio with a deep love of Congolese and French poetry, use slam to explore their passion for wordplay.

France detonated almost 200 bombs from the 1960s to the 1990s in French Polynesia -- a scattered Pacific island territory thousands of kilometres east of Australia -- including 41 atmospheric tests between 1966 and 1974. "We need to ask ourselves what the French government knew about the impact of the tests before they were carried out, as they occurred and up to today," the largely communist GDR group in the National Assembly said in a written request for an investigation. The GDR used its right... Читать дальше...

In a short statement, the federation said that Koltsov "died suddenly", without saying how or where he died. "We are in mourning," the federation said on its website. "The Belarusian Hockey Federation expresses its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and everyone who knew and worked with Konstantin." Koltsov's playing career included a stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL, where he made 144 appearances between 2003 and 2006. "The Penguins extend their deepest condolences to the family and friends of former Penguins forward... Читать дальше...

South Africa is gearing up for some tough election at the end of May. The ruling ANC party has launched its manifesto aware that it risks gaining less than 50% of votes for the first time since multiracial elections began in 1994.

Global heat records were "smashed" last year, the UN confirmed Tuesday (March 19), with 2023 rounding out the hottest decade on record, as heatwaves stalked oceans and key glaciers suffered record ice loss. FRANCE 24's Antonia Kerrigan tells us more.

Millions of Iranians will travel to be with their families for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on Wednesday (March 20) but economic troubles in the sanctions-hit country are weighing on the festivities.

Court sources told AFP the 78-year-old exercised his right not to testify during a brief appearance in the Barcelona investigation court, after being summoned by investigating judge Joaquin Aguirre. Negreira's court appearance was originally scheduled for February but twice delayed at the petition of his defence, saying he was unfit to testify because of a dementia claim. Last year Barcelona and several of the Spanish champions' former directors, including reelected current president Joan Laporta... Читать дальше...

Famine is imminent in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report Monday (March 18) that warned escalation of the war could push half of Gaza's total population to the brink of starvation.

Ratcliffe has taken control of football operations at United following his recent £1 billion ($1.2 billion) purchase of a 25 percent stake in the Premier League side. With United struggling in Erik ten Hag's second season as manager, British billionaire Ratcliffe had been expected to make big-money signings in the close-season. United have not won the Premier League since 2013 and currently sit in sixth place, although they are through to the FA Cup semi-finals after beating Liverpool on Sunday. Читать дальше...