Hezbollah said Wednesday that senior military commander Fuad Shukr was inside a south Beirut building hit by Israel the previous day but that his fate remained unknown. The strike, which was followed by another, hours later, which killed Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, triggered fears the war in Gaza could escalate into a region-wide conflict.
But the trade body warned that the recovery was uneven, with almost half of Europe's airports still below pre-pandemic levels. Overall, passenger traffic rose nine percent in the first six months of 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to Airports Council International Europe. Volume was nine percent higher than in the same period last year, lifting it to 0.4 percent above the first half of 2019, the year before the coronavirus outbreak that paralysed economies and the aviation industry. Читать дальше...
France's Cassandre Beaugrand won the Olympic women's triathlon on Wednesday after the event finally went ahead in a huge relief for organisers. Problems with the River Seine's water quality had marred the run-up to the competition. Organisers were forced to cancel training this week in the river and postponed the men's race on Tuesday after the Seine was found to be too dirty for athletes following rainstorms last week. FRANCE 24's James Vasina brings you the latest.
Hezbollah has yet to confirm the death of senior military commander Fuad Shukr who was inside the building in Beirut's southern suburbs hit by an Israeli strike Tuesday, FRANCE 24’s Rawar Taha said, adding that the Iran-backed militant group is waiting for “scientific” or “DNA evidence”.
2024-07-31 11:02 Haniyeh assassination ‘gives Netanyahu a clear win’
Hezbollah said Wednesday that senior military commander Fuad Shukr was inside the building in Beirut's southern suburbs hit by Israel the previous day and that his fate was still unknown.
Waiting outside an overwhelmed clinic to watch the regular arrival of bodies salvaged by rescue teams, he had no expectations that his relatives and neighbours had managed to do the same. "My wife's father can't walk well," he told AFP. "I called my sisters the night before, they were at home and they were caught in it. "We have no hope. That's how bad the situation is there." Kareem, 52, believes a dozen or more family members living in the area were among at least 150 killed when landslides... Читать дальше...
The silver, metal horse that galloped down the Seine at the French Olympics opening ceremony stunned viewers across the world last Friday. It took workers in Nantes, in western France more than a year to create and would be on display in Paris from October.
Wang won mixed doubles gold on Tuesday in Paris but his elation quickly turned to anger after a photographer accidentally snapped his bat while jostling to take a picture. Less than 24 hours later, Wang went out in the round of 32 of the singles after a 4-2 defeat to Truls Moregard of Sweden. The 26th-ranked Moregard sank to the floor in disbelief and put his hands on his head, before doing a tour of the crowd, who rose in appreciation after roaring on the underdog throughout. It capped a mixed couple of days for Wang, 24. Читать дальше...
Hezbollah said Wednesday that senior military commander Fuad Shukr was inside the building in Beirut's southern suburbs hit by Israel the previous day and that his fate was still unknown. The Israeli military said its Tuesday strike had "eliminated" Shukr, a top Hezbollah commander it said was responsible for carrying out a weekend rocket attack on the annexed Golan Heights that killed 12 children.
2024-07-31 10:06 Turkey: Israel pulled a trigger with Haniyeh assassination
Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ supreme leader in exile who landed on Israel’s hit list after the militant group staged its surprise Oct. 7 attacks, was killed in an airstrike in the Iranian capital early Wednesday. Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran came as a “huge blow” and sent a “huge message to the Iranians”, FRANCE 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani said in an analysis.
Beaugrand, 27, triumphed after a remarkable bunched finish, opening up a gap in the late stages of the run from Switzerland's Julie Derron, who won silver, and Britain's Beth Potter in third. All three top finishers crossed the line within 15 seconds of each other, with France's Emma Lombardi missing out narrowly on the podium. Beaugrand, who trains in the UK, revealed she had vomited shortly before the start of the triathlon. "It was the first time it's ever happened to me," she told France 2 television... Читать дальше...
French triathlete Cassandre Beaugrand on Wednesday won a gold medal after a swim in the River Seine that began after tests confirmed the water quality was sufficient.
"This news is like a thunderbolt, something unbelievable," said Wael Qudayh, 35, a resident of the central city of Deir al-Balah. On Wednesday, Hamas and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced that Haniyeh had been killed in Tehran in an Israeli air strike. He was in the Iranian capital to attend the swearing-in on Tuesday of President Masoud Pezeshkian. "Qatar was able to protect Haniyeh for 10 months, but Iran was unable to protect him even for a few hours," said Youssef Saeed, 40, also a resident of Deir el-Balah. Читать дальше...
Long-standing tensions between the authorities and the nomadic community have sometimes resulted in deadly clashes, after the government launched a programme beginning in 2022 to relocate some 82,000 people from the world-renowned Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Handeni district, roughly 600 kilometres (370 miles) away, by 2027, HRW said. But the scheme, which the government says is to conserve the UNESCO World Heritage site from human encroachment, but which HRW says will "use their land for conservation and tourism purposes"... Читать дальше...
It is a novel answer to the question that has long vexed Germany -- what to do with former Nazi sites that are too complex to demolish? The five storeys of the imposing concrete structure in Hamburg's St Pauli district, one of the largest bunkers in the world, can now be accessed via steps bolted onto the outside of the building. The complex includes a hotel with 134 bedrooms, a 2,000-seat concert space and allotment plots for locals. "The idea of raising the height of the building with greenery... Читать дальше...
Organisers had to cancel training this week in the river and postponed the men's race on Tuesday after the Seine was found to be too dirty for athletes following heavy rainstorms last week. World Triathlon and the Paris Games' organising committee announced around 4:00 am (0200 GMT) on Wednesday that the women's race would go ahead, followed by the rescheduled men's event. "The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20 am, have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing... Читать дальше...
Hamas on Wednesday said that its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he had been attending the inauguration of the country's new President Masoud Pezeshkian. Iran's Revolutionary Guards also announced the death, saying Haniyeh's residence in Tehran was "hit" and he was killed along with a bodyguard. Following the assassination, a senior Hamas official said that Haniyeh's death "will not go unanswered". Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
The institution's long-standing ultra-loose policies have made it an outlier among central banks in recent years and driven down the value of the yen against the dollar. After a two-day policy meeting, the BoJ set an interest rate of 0.25 percent, a notch up from the previous rate of around zero to 0.1 percent. It raised interest rates in March for the first time since 2007, finally ditching a maverick negative-rate policy aimed at boosting growth in the world's fourth largest economy. Wednesday's decision... Читать дальше...
Algeria's failure to medal at the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games in 2021 was seen as a massive disappointment. It had come in the wake of Taoufik Makhloufi winning 1500m gold in London in 2012 and double 800-1500m silvers in Rio four years later. But now the north African country has an athlete in the form of his life and gunning for what remains one of the toughest world records. Rudisha set the mark of 1min 40.91sec when winning gold in the London Olympics in 2012. It was a simply stunning run,... Читать дальше...
Haniyeh's killing came after Israel on Tuesday struck a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, killing a senior commander of the Iran-backed group it said was responsible for a weekend rocket attack on the Israel-annexed Golan Heights. "Brother, leader, mujahid Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement, died in a Zionist strike on his headquarters in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of the new (Iranian) president," the Palestinian militant group said in a statement. Iran's Revolutionary Guards also announced the death... Читать дальше...
Hamas's political chief Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards have been killed after their residence in Tehran was targeted, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement.
Organisers were forced to cancel training this week in the river and postponed the men's race on Tuesday after the Seine was found to be too dirty for athletes following rainstorms last week. But despite heavy rain overnight, which can stir up pollution, organisers early on Wednesday said that the water levels had been "assessed as compliant" for the women's event and the men's immediately afterwards to go ahead. The women triathletes dived into the Seine at the historic Alexandre III bridge in... Читать дальше...
After more than a decade of pursuing an ultra-loose monetary policy to kickstart the stuttering economy and flatlining inflation, the BoJ has this year shifted its focus as prices continue to rise at rates above the bank's target. That saw a lift in March to around zero to 0.1 percent -- the first hike since 2007 -- marking a shift away from a long-running campaign of negative rates. Wednesday's decision put them at 0.25 percent. Bets on another BoJ increase had surged in recent days, pushing... Читать дальше...
