France superstar Kylian Mbappé appears closer to making a return at the European Championship. The Real Madrid-bound striker sustained a broken nose in France’s opening 1-0 win over Austria and didn’t come off the bench for the 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on Friday. France coach Didier Deschamps didn't give much away Monday when pressed if Mbappé was available for the Group D closer against Poland on Tuesday, when he would have to wear a protective mask.
A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon returned to Earth on Tuesday, capping a technically complex 53-day mission heralded as a world first. The landing module of the Chang'e-6 spacecraft touched down at a predetermined site in Inner Mongolia at 2:07 pm (0607 GMT), the China National Space Administration said, hailing the mission a "complete success". For more, FRANCE 24's Genie Godula is joined by Olivier Sanguy, Editor in Chief at Space News (Cité de l'espace), Specialist... Читать дальше...
Australia's 24-run loss to India on Monday pushed them to the brink of elimination from the last-four chase before Afghanistan's dramatic victory against Bangladesh nudged them over the cliff. By the time the next World Cup rolls around in India and Sri Lanka in 2026, only one of the current 15-man squad -- Cameron Green -- will still be well under 30. Green, a 24-year-old all-rounder, didn't get to play a game in this World Cup. "There might be a couple of changes, but a lot of the guys still... Читать дальше...
The loose forward led the Springboks to glory in the 2019 and 2023 World Cup finals and was among 39 players named by coach Rassie Erasmus. South Africa are ranked first in the world and Ireland second ahead of sold-out internationals in Pretoria on July 6 and Durban seven days later. The Boks will also play Portugal on July 20 in Bloemfontein before the start of the Rugby Championship in August. Erasmus has yet to decide whether Racing 92's Kolisi will continue to skipper the record four-time World Cup winners. Читать дальше...
Evenepoel, 24, will be supported by Basque rider Mikel Landa in the mountains of the three-week race which begins on Saturday in Florence as well as Czech veteran Jan Hirt. The Belgian will make his first appearance on the Tour, having won the 2022 Vuelta and finished 12th in last year's edition of the Spanish race. "Riding the Tour de France is the dream of every kid who falls in love with cycling," Evenepoel said in a team statement. "It's something I too have dreamed about since the moment I rode my bike. Читать дальше...
"We emphasise the importance of high participation (in the election) because it is the pride of the Islamic republic," Khamenei declared in a televised speech three days ahead of the vote. "In every election where the turnout was low, the enemies of the Islamic republic have denounced us," he added. Voters have the choice between six candidates, who were selected by the Guardian Council -- an unelected body dominated by conservatives -- from the 80 hopefuls who had filed their candidacy. The three... Читать дальше...
Kenyan police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse young protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, AFP reporters saw, escalating tensions as demonstrators rallied across the country against proposed tax hikes.
Luciano Spalletti's team will face Switzerland in Berlin on Saturday, giving them four days to reflect on their unconvincing efforts in Group B, where they finished second and five points behind Spain. Italy once again failed to live up to the standard of play expected by Spalletti, an attack-minded coach who bemoaned his team's inability to retain possession and create goalscoring opportunities. The joyous scenes that followed Zaccagni's leveller in Monday night's thrilling 1-1 draw with Croatia... Читать дальше...
French President Emmanuel Macron came under strong criticism on Tuesday for warning a far-right or hard-left win in snap polls could spark a "civil war", with his opponents urging him not to scare the public. France is preparing to vote on Sunday in the country's most polarising ballot in decades. Macron called the parliamentary polls after the far-right National Rally scored a runaway victory in European Parliament elections earlier this month. FRANCE 24’s Clovis Casali tells us more.
US prosecutors are recommending to senior Justice Department officials that criminal charges be brought against Boeing after finding the planemaker violated a settlement related to two fatal crashes, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Justice Department must decide by July 7 whether to prosecute Boeing. The recommendation of prosecutors handling the case has not been previously reported.
Kenya's President William Ruto bid a ceremonial goodbye on Monday to some 400 police officers set to lead a UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence in Haiti, the presidency said. The East African nation offered to send 1,000 police to stabilise Haiti, alongside forces from several other countries, but the deployment has run into persistent legal troubles.
News that the US Justice Department has reached a plea deal that will lead to freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brings a stunning culmination to a long-running saga of international intrigue that spanned multiple continents. Its central character is a quixotic internet publisher with a profound disdain for government secrets.
While this type of melting has been previously studied, models used by the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to project the impact of global warming on the Antarctic have yet to factor in this phenomenon. They have also systematically underestimated ice loss seen thus far, said the study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience. As ocean temperatures rise due to human-caused global warming, Antarctic ice sheets are melting, threatening a rise in global sea levels and putting coastal communities at risk. Читать дальше...
Family members of victims killed in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes on Monday asked a US judge to name a corporate monitor to examine the planemaker's safety and corporate compliance procedures. In a court filing, the family members asked US District Judge Reed O'Connor to impose the independent monitor saying "Boeing presents an ongoing threat to public safety." Among the reasons the families cited were: the US Justice Department's recent determination that Boeing breached a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement; the Jan. Читать дальше...
Traditional Olympic sports better watch their backs when breaking makes its Summer Games debut in Paris, as crowds are bound to be drawn to the sport's jaw-dropping moves. Breaking, known commonly to the uninitiated as breakdancing, was born in the Bronx borough of New York in the 1970s and is now preparing for its moment in the Olympic spotlight when 16 "B-Girls" and 16 "B-Boys" will compete.
"We are going to the heart of the city and leaving the stadiums," Pierre Rabadan, Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games told AFP. It is a change of model for the Olympics, whose centre of gravity has long been a suburban main stadium. "Once we are in the city centre, it's going to be special because that's a field of play and no other cities have done that," the International Olympic Committee's Executive Director of the Olympic Games, Christophe Dubi, told AFP. Читать дальше...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pressed Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on the need for Israel to swiftly develop a robust post-war plan for Gaza and ensure the tensions with Hezbollah on Israel's northern border do not escalate further. Washington has repeatedly urged Israel to craft a realistic post-war plan for Gaza and warned that the absence of it could trigger lawlessness and chaos as well as a comeback by Hamas in the Palestinian territory. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be a "free man" after a US judge signs off on his landmark plea deal expected to take place in remote US territory on Wednesday, his wife Stella said. Stella Assange said the end of his years-long legal drama that saw him board a plane from London to Bangkok on Monday had been a "whirlwind of emotions".
The coastal Nigerian community of Ayetoro was founded decades ago and nicknamed “Happy City,” meant to be a Christian utopia. But now its remaining residents can do little against the rising sea. Buildings have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean, an increasingly common image along the vulnerable West African coast.
Delivering humanitarian aid in Niger was already a great challenge before the political crisis triggered by the coup in July 2023. But now, local humanitarian organisations that rely on financial backing from international bodies like the EU and USAID have had to reduce their work significantly. Some have been forced to shut down entirely. The most vulnerable are hit the hardest, just as the food crisis – expected to peak in June – is set to be the worst of the last 10 years.
Militia fighters on Friday killed more than 20 civilians in a village in the gold-rich Ituri province in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said. The sources blamed the Cooperative for the development of Congo (Codeco) militia for the killings. Codeco claims to be fighting for the interests of the Lendu tribe against the rival Hema tribe. FRANCE 24's Emmet Livingstone reports from Kinshasa, DRC.
South Africa's weakened African National Congress (ANC) denounced on Monday "outrageous demands" for cabinet positions by its coalition partners in documents leaked to the press amid negotiations to form a government. President Cyril Ramaphosa, 71, who has been re-elected for a second full term, will lead what his ANC calls a government of national unity after losing its outright majority in the May 29 general election.
The seven-time champion at the All England Club was forced to withdrew ahead of his French Open quarter-final against Casper Ruud earlier this month after tearing the medial meniscus in his right knee. His chances of competing at Wimbledon, which starts on July 1, initially looked bleak but he has made rapid progress and had a two-hour training session at Wimbledon's Aorangi Park on Monday. The 37-year-old Serbian world number two says he will make a decision before Friday's draw. "I didn't come here to play a few rounds," he told the BBC. Читать дальше...
PRESS REVIEW - Tuesday, June 25: We look at reactions in the Australian press after Wikileaks founder Julian Assange strikes a plea deal and ends 14 years of legal limbo over his publications of classified military documents. Also: the French papers lambast the far right National Rally's political program which one says is merely 'embryonic'. And an Australian museum finds the perfect revenge to a court ruling accusing it of discriminating against male visitors!
The strike hit the Haniyeh family home in Al-Shati refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, said Mahmud Basal, spokesman for the Hamas-ruled territory's civil defence. "There are 10 martyrs... as a result of the strike, including Zahr Haniyeh, sister of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh," Basal told AFP. He said a number of bodies were likely still under the rubble but "we do not have the necessary equipment" to extract them. Civil defence crews transferred the bodies to Al-Ahli hospital in nearby Gaza City... Читать дальше...
