The 22-year-old right-back arrives after two seasons on loan at La Liga side Girona, helping them to a surprise third place finish last season. During his time in Spain, the defender scored two goals and assisted 12 more in 59 La Liga games. Sebastian Kehl, Dortmund's sporting director described Couto as "a very exciting player". "His development in Spain was remarkable, and yet he has lots of potential to go even further, which makes him exactly what we wanted for this position." Since making his debut for Brazil aged 21... Читать дальше...
When Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was suddenly moved to a detention center in Moscow from a Siberian prison, he thought he was being taken there to be shot. Opposition activist Ilya Yashin said he was warned by a security operative that he would die in prison if he returned to Russia. Neither was told they were being freed in a massive prisoner exchange with the West — the largest since the Cold War — when they were put on a bus to the airport Thursday, some still in prison garb.
The United States and Russia completed a 24-person prisoner swap on Thursday, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. How was this deal set? FRANCE 24 journalist Tom Canetti explores the behind the scenes of the agreement.
Rioting erupted Friday evening in Sunderland, northeast England, where police said officers faced "serious and sustained levels of violence", the latest unrest linked to a mass stabbing earlier this week that killed three young girls. Far-right elements have been blamed for the disturbances in the aftermath of the stabbing spree targeting children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party. Officials have said online disinformation about the British-born 17-year-old suspect Axel Rudakubana helped fuel the unrest. Читать дальше...
Teams from 36 countries and regions faced off in central Japan on Saturday, having faithfully recreated the elaborate outfits, colourful hairstyles and all-important attitude of their chosen anime, manga and video game stars. The championship is part of the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, a three-day event that draws thousands of fans -- many keen to show off their own costumes. "People really commit to cosplay competitions," said Lettie Shiels from Britain, who won last year's contest with her teammate Claudia Maw. Читать дальше...
US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump. Story by Charlotte Hughes.
As the first week of the Paris Olympic Games comes to an end, France has been fully engulfed by the Olympic spirit. Across Paris, scenes of unprecedented enthusiasm from French spectators, ignited by the successful performances of French athletes in their disciplines and the exciting discovery of new sports for some. Story by Liza Kaminov.
At least 32 people have been killed and scores wounded following an attack by an Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen at a popular beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday. It was the latest in a string of attacks claimed by the Islamist militants in Mogadishu and other parts of the country.
Teddy Riner became the first judoka to win four Olympic gold medals after the Frenchman defeated South Korea's Kim Min-jong in the heavyweight final on Friday. Story by Jean-Emile Jammine.
Leon Marchand called it a "perfect week" after winning his fourth gold of the Paris Olympics with an emphatic victory in the 200m individual medley on Friday in front of an ecstatic home crowd.
Rioting flared late Friday in Sunderland, northeast England, where police said officers were subjected to "serious violence", the latest unrest following a mass stabbing earlier this week that killed three young girls. Bénédicte Paviot, FRANCE 24 correspondent in London.
Joris Daudet led a French sweep of the Olympic podium in BMX racing on Friday night, chased across the finish line by teammates Sylvain Andre and Romain Mahieu. It marked the first podium sweep for France at the Summer Olympics in a century.
Venezuela braced for fresh protests Saturday, after President Nicolas Maduro's disputed election victory was ratified - and a growing number of nations recognized his opposition rival as the true winner. More information with FRANCE 24 Español correspondent in Caracas, Venezuela, Herminia Fernández.
Australia reached the Olympic men's basketball quarter-finals while defending champions the United States qualified for the last eight and go through as Group A winners. In Olympic women's basketball, the US beat Canada in OT, marking their 3rd straight win in 3x3 basketball pool play following a gut-wrenching 0-3 start. For all of the in-depth analysis of Olympic basketball and the sports' increasing popularity and competitiveness across the globe, FRANCE 24's Jean-Emile Jammine is joined by Lindsay KRASNOFF... Читать дальше...
2024-08-03 10:34 'We got to this point partly because of misinformation widely spread across social media'
The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, beefing up the American military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies and safeguard U.S. troops.
The director of the Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarem said in a statement that "five martyrs" had arrived at the facility after "an Israeli drone strike on a Palestinian vehicle close to the village of Zeita in Tulkarem". According to Wafa, an Israeli military drone targeted a vehicle "with two missiles" which caught fire, killing five men. At the scene of the strike a witness told AFP, "I live less than 50 metres (yards) from here. We came (after) the sound of an explosion and saw a vehicle on fire" on the road towards Zeita... Читать дальше...
Israel Madaye scored just one point with one of his arrows in the men's individual against top South Korea archer Kim Woo-jin, who rattled home an almost perfect score of 88 out of 90. The 36-year-old Madaye had a steady start, losing the first set 29-26. He scored just 15 in the second, courtesy of the one-pointer, but composed himself to score 25 in the final set and finish on 66 points in Tuesday's contest. Madaye had carried the central African nation's flag at the Paris opening ceremony.... Читать дальше...
Police faced violent far-right protests in Suderland, northeast England, on Friday, following a knife rampage that left three young girls dead earlier in the week. It was the latest episode of unrest linked to the mass stabbing during which agitators clashed with police.
Carini stopped her fight against Algeria's Imane Khelif after receiving two strong punches to the face, refused to shake hands with her opponent and then collapsed to the canvas sobbing. But the bout sparked controversy as Khelif had been disqualified by the IBA during last year's world championship after failing unspecified gender eligibility tests. There is no suggestion that Khelif, who has fought on the women's circuit for years, including in the Tokyo Olympics, identifies as anything other than a woman. Читать дальше...
Venezuela is bracing for weekend protests, both from the opposition which disputes Nicolas Maduro's reelection, and the president's supporters, whom he has called to participate in the "mother of all marches" to back his win.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases. The cases against the 9/11 defendants have been delayed in pre-trial maneuverings for years, while the accused remain held at the Guantanamo Bay military base in Cuba.
Under the soaring, leafy mahogany and cedar trees in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, the visiting group discusses ways to ensure the rain forest remains healthy, while studying the reserve-type model Guatemala has been developing since 1994. Guatemala's vast sustainability project aims to achieve a balance in which communities reforest, cut down trees for timber in a controlled way, grow grains and vegetables, collect ornamental plants, and even develop low-impact tourism. "That ensures that our communities... Читать дальше...
Tempers ran high Friday in Paris’s pop-up Champs de Mars Arena, with Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili disqualified after throwing a rare tantrum following his defeat at the hands of French judo giant Teddy Riner. Riner went on to win his fourth Olympic gold medal, with Brazil’s Beatriz Souza securing first place in the women’s competition after beating French hopeful Romane Dicko in the semi-finals.
