Spain and England will meet in the European Championship final on Sunday, with much of the focus on a teenage wonderkid and whether one of the world's most underachieving teams can end its decades-long wait for a title. Spain is bidding to win the Euros for a record fourth time, breaking a tie with Germany/West Germany, and for the first time since 2012. The team's new superstar is winger Lamine Yamal, a prodigy who turned 17 on Saturday. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports.
After winning the first Test in Mendoza a week ago, France were sent into a spin by two seperate scandals that rocked the camp and robbed them of three players. Forwards Hugo Auradou, 20, and flanker Oscar Jegou, 21, were arrested on Monday and formally charged on Friday after a woman accused them of raping her multiple times and beating her in a hotel room in Mendoza after last weekend's Test. The players have denied the accusation, and say sexual relations with the woman were consensual. Serin's... Читать дальше...
US law enforcement officials released the name of Donald Trump’s suspected shooter, but provided no details about Thomas Matthew Crooks or his motives. US news organisations on Sunday uncovered background information on the 20-year-old Pennsylvania resident who allegedly fired shots at Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday.
France celebrated military victories of the past at its annual Bastille Day parade Sunday as Paris welcomed the Olympic flame to the city. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports.
Donald Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally Saturday, in a chaotic and shocking incident set to supercharge political tensions ahead of the polarising US presidential election. Trump’s shooting however is “not a new phenomenon”, said Richard Johnson, Lecturer in US Politics, Queen Mary University of London, pointing to the US’ long history of assassinations on presidential and presidential candidates.
Hopes for an end to heated political wrangling as France tries to build its next government dimmed this weekend as French overseas territory Reunion Island president Huguette Bello on Sunday said she was dropping out as candidate to be France's next prime minister after the centre-left Socialists in the bloc refused to endorse her candidacy.
France's annual Bastille Day parade wrapped up Sunday with the arrival of the Olympic flame, escorted by riders on horseback, 25 torchbearers, and cadets forming the shapes of the Olympic rings. The main torchbearer is Col. Thibault Vallette, equestrian gold medalist in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Lieutenant-colonel Lucile, Chief operating officer, Land force army command for Europe explains.
Hamas has withdrawn from talks working towards a ceasefire in the Gaza war, according to a senior official from the Palestinian militant group, who said the group's political leader had told international mediators Qatar and Egypt working on a phased proposal since May that the group was halting negotiations over Israel's "continued obstruction" as well as "ongoing massacres against unarmed civilians". The talks' collapse comes a day after an Israeli airstrike on a humanitarian "safe zone", which... Читать дальше...
Thousands of soldiers, sailors, rescuers and medics are marching in Paris Sunday beneath roaring fighter jets to mark Bastille Day. The traditional military parade has however been moved from its traditional route on the Champs Elysees due to preparations to host the Olympic Games, and a smaller military contingent will instead march on the nearby Avenue Foch – one of the most prestigious streets in Paris and one of the most expensive addresses in the world. FRANCE 24’s Sophie Lamotte reports.
The political consequences of former President Donald Trump’s assassination attempt Saturday will be immense and will “reinforce the momentum of the election in Donald’s Trump’s favour”, Former New York Assistant Attorney General Reed Brody told FRANCE 24. "Anybody surviving an assassination attempt becomes a martyr, there’s a grand swell of public sympathy”, he said, adding that Trump is likely to use pictures of the event to further boost his election campaign.
France celebrates its annual national holiday marking the start of its 1789 Revolution and the downfall of its monarchy in a grand military parade down its famed Champs-Elysées on July 14. This year's celebration combines the Olympic torch relay, on its way to kick off the upcoming Summer Games, with some 4,000 people, 162 horses and formations of fighter jets overhead, as well as a tribute to those who helped liberate France from Nazi occupation in the D-Day landings 80 years ago.
In a battle between the two top-ranked teams in world rugby, Ireland won the second Test 25-24 when replacement flyhalf Ciaran Frawley kicked a last-minute drop goal. Speaking on SuperSport television, Mallett gave credit to Ireland and their coach Andy Farrell for the way they came back after being beaten 27-20 in the first Test in Pretoria. "It was a brilliant Test match. It was very, very astute coaching," he said of the way Farrell prepared the visiting team at the end of a campaign that effectively stretched for a full year. Читать дальше...
"Commander Mohammed Deif is well and directly overseeing" the operations of the Hamas military wing, the official told AFP. Israel staged a huge bombing raid on a camp for displaced people in southern Gaza on Saturday that it said was an attempt to kill Deif. Another senior official from the Iran-backed Islamist group, which has been fighting a nine-month-long war with Israel in the Gaza Strip, said Hamas was withdrawing from ceasefire talks because of Israeli "massacres" and the country's attitude in negotiations. Читать дальше...
What began as a jubilant rally Saturday for Donald Trump days before he becomes the official Republican presidential nominee ended in mere minutes with the former president bloodied and a suspected would-be assassin shot dead by the Secret Service. The former president was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when the shots, at least five, were fired. Trump was seen holding his ear and got down on the ground. Agents quickly created a shield around him. When he finally stood, his face bloodied... Читать дальше...
Former US president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump survived an attempt on his life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday evening after a bullet grazed his right ear as he spoke onstage. Two people, a bystander and the suspected gunman, were killed in the shooting as Secret Service agents positioned around the rally returned fire and hustled the former president from the stage. Here's what we know so far.
The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania as the suspect in Saturday's attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally. State voter records show that Crooks was a registered Republican. The upcoming Nov. 5 election would have been the first time Crooks had been old enough to vote in a presidential race. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Philip Turle brings you this analysis.
World leaders reacted with shock to the wounding of Donald Trump in an assassination attempt against the former US president at an election rally. Presidents and prime ministers globally spoke out against political violence and expressed their support for those affected by the shooting on Saturday, which killed one bystander and left two other spectators critically wounded.
Republicans and Former President Donald Trump’s supporters have started to point fingers after Trump's attempted assassination Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally. “The political blame game has already started”, FRANCE 24’s Fraser Jackson said. “Donald Trump Jr., Trump’s son, has blamed what he called the radical left for the attack, and J. D. Vance (US senator), who is arguably one of the closest people is being Donald Trump’s pick for vice president blamed the rhetoric that Joe Biden’s campaign has been putting out for this attack”, he said.
Trump had been wounded by a gunman at a campaign rally in Philadelphia. But Fredericks, who spent a week preparing for the convention, remained confident that Trump would still come to Milwaukee, despite having come so close to death. "He isn't going to hover in a corner," Fredericks said, who had flown in from New Jersey. Fredericks marveled at how Trump, 78, raised his fist defiantly just moments after the assassination attempt on stage. "No doubt about it. With him? The way he popped up after it happened. Читать дальше...
The two-time World Rugby Player of the Year came off the bench in Saturday's second Test in Auckland to spark the All Blacks attack. Barrett created the decisive try for Mark Tele'a by sprinting through a rare gap in the English defence as the hosts secured a 24-17 victory. The Eden Park result sealed a 2-0 series win after shading the opening game 16-15 in Dunedin the previous week when Barrett had also made an impact as a replacement. The All Blacks head to the United States for a Test against... Читать дальше...
Republican candidate Donald Trump was the target of an attempted assassination, said FBI officials hours after the shocking shooting incident at a Pennsylvania rally. Law enforcement officers said they had tentatively identified a suspected shooter but did not disclose details. The former US president, who was shot in the ear, was “fine”, said the Trump campaign. The suspected gunman and a bystander were killed at the rally. World leaders have condemned the attack, which came just days before the Republican National Convention.
Republican candidate Donald Trump was the target of an attempted assassination, said FBI officials hours after the shocking shooting incident at a Pennsylvania rally. Law enforcement officers said they had tentatively identified a suspected shooter but did not disclose details. The former US president, who was shot in the ear, was “fine”, said the Trump campaign. The suspected gunman and a bystander were killed at the rally. World leaders have condemned the attack, which came just days before the Republican National Convention.
Presidents and prime ministers around the world expressed shock at the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump, which left him injured during an election rally, which resulted in the death of a bystander and left two others critically injured.
Wales are winless since the pool stages of last year's World Cup after the retirement of a host of big name players and with others out injured. Despite crashing 36-28 to Australia on Saturday night, on the back of a 25-16 loss a week earlier, the New Zealander said he was optimistic they would soon turn the corner. "I'm confident this is going to be a good team," he said. "I can see signs out there that we're in games, we're pressurising teams and quality opposition players. I hope you can see that as well. Читать дальше...
US President Joe Biden condemned an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. Leaders from both political parties swiftly denounced the attack, while some Republicans accused the Biden campaign of inciting violence.
