16 июля 2024 года
Donald Trump announced Monday on his Truth Social network that he had chosen Ohio Senator JD Vance to be his vice presidential pick. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio,” he said in the post.
The start of Sunday's final between Colombia and Argentina at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium was delayed by 82 minutes as overwhelmed security struggled to process the safe entry fans into the stadium. Organisers blamed ticketless fans for rushing the entry points into the venue for their decision to keep the gates closed for almost three hours after the planned opening time. But, while there was plenty of evidence of ticketless fans entering, it was also clear that the security system was unable to cope. Читать дальше...
US District Judge Aileen Cannon presiding over the classified documents case against former president Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday on a technicality, the Guardian's David Smith tells FRANCE 24.
The 2020 and 2021 champion Pogacar leads the two-time defending champion Vingegaard by three minutes and nine seconds with six stages to go, three of which are potential game changers. The 25-year-old Slovenian won two mountain stages last weekend but sits just over three minutes ahead of his Danish rival, and doubtless the 7min 29sec lead Pogacar let slip away in week three last year must be weighing on his mind. "I think there will be more fireworks this week so we will have to remain focused,"... Читать дальше...
Midfielder Shaqiri, 32, who now plays with Chicago Fire in the United States, is Switzerland's second most-capped player after team-mate Granit Xhaka on 130 caps. The former Bayern Munich and Liverpool winger made his international debut in March 2010 aged 18. He represented his country at four World Cups and three European Championships. In what was his last game for the Nati, Shaqiri scored in the shoot-out as England beat Switzerland 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in their Euro 2024 quarter-final in Duesseldorf on July 6. Читать дальше...
Hundreds of people from from a wide variety of backgrounds have carried the Olympic torch through the French capital for two days of celebrations before the Summer Games kick off on July 26.
France is preparing for another week of political maneuvering as the newly elected National Assembly meets for the first time this Thursday. With the leftist New Popular Front alliance still divided over a candidate for prime minister, the fight for the powerful speaker’s role in parliament seems likely to dominate the coming days.
Tens of thousands of supporters are in Milwaukee on Monday for the Republican Party's convention, an historic, high-voltage gathering turbocharged by the attempted assassination of the former president. Before that Trump will unveil his vice-presidential pick, with Fox News reporting that he will "make a VP choice today."
Rwandans are voting Monday in a presidential election that is expected to extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame, who has held power since 1994. Kagame's opponents are Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana, both of whom struggled to attract supporters during campaigns.
The Trump-appointed judge presiding over the trial of former President Donald Trump for holding onto classified documents has dismissed the case, questioning the legality of appointing special prosecutor Jack Smith.
