Новости за 04.04.2024

In tonight's edition: As Kigali gears up to mark a painful anniversary, France's president acknowledges that his country could have stopped the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, but lacked the will to do so. Also, the former South African parliamentary speaker is arrested after being charged with corruption. Staying in South Africa, we report on how access to clean water in some cities is becoming an increasingly big problem.

A French court on Wednesday sentenced Audrey Mondjehi to a 30-year jail term for helping an Islamist militant who killed five people in a 2018 attack on a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg.

Jurgen Klopp's side were growing anxious after Darwin Nunez's early opener was cancelled out by Conor Bradley's own goal in the second half. But Mac Allister eased the nerves around Anfield with a brilliant finish from the edge of the area and Cody Gakpo sealed the points in the closing moments. On a potentially pivotal evening in the title race, Liverpool moved two points clear of second placed Arsenal with eight games left for each of the three teams involved in a gripping battle for supremacy. Читать дальше...

The Israeli government wants to send Palestinian cancer patients back to Gaza. They arrived in Jerusalem before Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7th October, in order to get treatment not available in Gaza. Now that their cancer is in remission, the Israeli government considers that they no longer have the right to remain in Israel. But an appeal has been made to the Supreme Court, which gives them a delay of 30 days. Watch this report by Robert Parsons, Claire Duhamel and Mohamed Farhat.

The 22-time Grand Slam winner was expected to make his ATP Tour comeback in the Principality having not played since Brisbane in January. "Unfortunately I have to tell you that I am not going to be playing in Monte Carlo. My body simply won't allow me," said the battle-weary Spaniard on social media. The record 11-time Monte Carlo winner missed virtually all of the 2023 season through injury and has only played at the Brisbane International this season, where he felt a hip injury flare-up during his quarter-final defeat by Jordan Thompson. Читать дальше...

The Israeli military has halted leave for all combat units amid concerns of a possible retaliation from Iran, after the killing of Iranian generals and military advisors in Damascus. GPS services in Israel have also been disrupted, an apparent measure meant to ward off guided missiles. Tehran has vowed revenge for an airstrike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday.

The lease on A's home at the Oakland Coliseum expires after the current baseball season and the proposed stadium in Vegas is not expected to be ready until 2028. Sutter Health Park is home of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate team of the San Francisco Giants. The temporary venue, which has a capacity of just 14,014, is 85 miles away from the Coliseum where the Athletics have played their home games since 1968. In November, MLB owners voted unanimously to allow the team to move to Vegas. Читать дальше...

The legal battle over the "Dudesy" podcast's one-hour special "George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead" highlights the rapidly growing role of AI in entertainment, which is viewed as a threat by many creatives and was a key issue in last year's Hollywood strikes. The terms of the deal, which was confirmed Thursday by Carlin's estate, were not revealed. But the episode in question has been removed from the "Dudesy" website and other platforms. "I am pleased that this matter was resolved quickly and amicably... Читать дальше...

The American was considered one of the brightest young stars in golf until injuries blighted his progress and then mystery surrounded him as the years went by and he never returned. Kim, who was once ranked sixth in the world, won three-times on the PGA Tour between 2008 and 2010 and finished third at the Masters in 2010, as well as playing on the US Ryder Cup team. Now, at the age of 38, Kim is back in professional golf having signed a deal with the Saudi-backed tour and played in their events in Jeddah and Hong Kong. Читать дальше...

Shashank Singh's 61 and a late cameo by debutant Ashutosh Sharma saw Punjab reach the target of 200 with one ball to spare, the highest successful chase this season. "Still trying to sink in," said Singh. "Visualised all these things, but when it turned into reality, proud of the effort." For most of the evening, Gujarat looked on course for a comfortable victory with Punjab plummeting to 70-4 in the ninth over. Captain Shikhar Dhawan was out in the second over when he chopped one onto the stumps. Читать дальше...

The study, led by Brazilian public health institute Fiocruz, took hair samples and mouth swabs from 293 Yanomami in nine villages in the upper Mucajai river region in the northern state of Roraima. The region is among those hit hardest by illegal gold mining in the Yanomami reservation, a territory bigger than Portugal that is home to around 29,000 Indigenous people. The study, carried out in October 2022, found 100 percent of participants were contaminated with the toxic metal, including 84 percent... Читать дальше...

But the civilian death toll from nearly six months of Israeli bombardment and ground operations in Gaza is rising and the humanitarian situation is catastrophic, piling pressure on President Joe Biden to impose conditions on military aid. Below, AFP examines recent arms shipments to Israel as well as the history of military assistance from Washington to its closest ally in the Middle East. Recent 'emergency' sales Hamas launched a devastating attack on October 7 that resulted in the deaths of about 1,170 people in Israel... Читать дальше...

French MPs on Thursday approved the first reading of a bill aimed at restricting the manufacture and sale of non-essential products containing PFAS or "forever chemicals", marking a significant step in environmental health protection. The list of products, however, stopped short of including cookware after protests from manufacturers this week.

"It was a terrible fall but thankfully he is in a stable condition and conscious," his team Visma-Lease a Bike reported on X. "Tests in hospital have revealed that he has suffered a broken collarbone and several ribs. He remains under supervision at the hospital," the team added on the social media platform. Belgian ace Remco Evenepoel was another to emerge battered and bruised from the horror accident. "Remco will return to Belgium tomorrow to be operated on a broken collarbone and pass further... Читать дальше...

Nearly six months into a deadly war that has ravaged Gaza, the Palestine Olympic Committee is battling against formidable odds to ensure its athletes take part in the Paris Games this summer. Its technical director Nader Jayousi tells FRANCE 24 his country’s delegation will bring a “message of peace” to the world and inspire Palestinian children “whose dreams have been shattered by bombs”.

Danish Visma-Lease a Bike rider Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Jay Vine and Steff Cras were among several riders who were taken to hospital following the incident, while Primoz Roglic was also involved in the crash and did not finish the stage. Several of the 12 riders involved in the crash fell into a concrete ditch after sliding off on a corner with around 35 kilometres to go in the run from Etxarri Aranatz to Legutio, in northern Spain. The 2022 and 2023 Tour de France champion Vingegaard was taken to an ambulance on a stretcher... Читать дальше...

Sitting fourth in Ligue 1, 16 points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain, Lille might not be about to repeat their run to the title in 2021, but this can still end up being a memorable campaign. The side from France's far north host Marseille on Friday at their Stade Pierre-Mauroy, where they have lost just once in 37 matches in all competitions since August 2022. Last week's 2-1 home derby win over Lens saw them move three points ahead of Nice in the fight for the top four, crucial given that France... Читать дальше...

The east African track and field powerhouse halved a provisional stacked squad of 20 athletes it named in December. Only six of the 10 distance runners will make the final list for both the men and women's team. Kipchoge, 39, was named alongside two-time Boston Marathon champion Benson Kipruto, Timothy Kiplagat and Vincent Kipkemboi Ngetich. The 2023 Berlin marathon runner-up and newcomer Alexander Mutiso also made the cut. Kipchoge is bidding to become the first athlete to win three Olympic... Читать дальше...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France and its allies could have stopped the 1994 Rwanda genocide but lacked the will to do so, a strong declaration ahead of the African country's 30th anniversary of the slaughter that left over 800,000 people dead.

The new strategy to lower the number of tourists visiting the UNESCO World Heritage site calls for day-trippers to pay a five-euro ticket to enter the historic city centre and is due to start on April 25. Although the new policy was announced in September, the city had not provided details on how it would be implemented, causing speculation that the city could install turnstiles or other drastic measures. But at a press conference in Rome on Thursday, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro promised "very soft controls" and "without queues"... Читать дальше...

While the preliminary findings are far from confirmed, if they hold up it would further deepen the mystery of dark energy -- and likely mean there is something important missing in our understanding of the cosmos. These signals of our universe's changing speeds were spotted by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which is perched atop a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in the US state of Arizona. Each of the instrument's 5,000 fibre-optic robots can observe a galaxy for 20 minutes... Читать дальше...

Landing a leading international cricketer to feature in the county game is now a major achievement given the increased demands on top players from their national sides and the lure of multiple franchise tournaments around the world. But Lancashire have still managed to sign Lyon. Although the off-spinner only arrived in England on Tuesday, he could yet feature in Lancashire's team for their first-class County Championship opener against title-holders Surrey at Old Trafford starting Friday. There... Читать дальше...

Senegal's new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye looks set to share responsibilities with his appointed prime minister and popular, charismatic mentor Ousmane Sonko, who helped propel the political newcomer's rise to power. The naming of opposition firebrand Sonko as prime minister seems a logical choice for the left-wing pan-Africanist, who has never before held an elected office. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Diomaye Faye, Senegal's youngest-ever leader and a relative newcomer to the political sphere... Читать дальше...

In his first call with Netanyahu since an Israeli strike killed the employees of the US-based World Central Kitchen group, Biden was expected to express anger and urge Israel to do more to protect humanitarian staff and civilians. But amid rising domestic anger in a US election year over Biden's support for Israel, his political allies stepped up pressure on him to finally use the leverage afforded by the billions of dollars in military aid that Washington gives Israel. "I think we're at that point," Chris Coons... Читать дальше...