Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food and other supplies.
The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.
The maverick West Indies' wicketkeeper-batsman hit eight sixes in his 29-ball 75 to take Lucknow to 214-6 after Mumbai skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to field first. Mumbai crashed to 196-6 despite an impressive start by openers Rohit Sharma and Dewald Brevis in their rain-interrupted chase. Pandya said that it was "quite difficult" for five-time champions Mumbai, who finished the 10-team league in last spot. "This season we didn't play good quality cricket and it cost us the whole season," Pandya said. Читать дальше...
Three foreign tourists and an Afghan were killed on Friday in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan, said the Taliban's interior ministry.
Stokes, aiming to operate as a genuine all-rounder with England once again this season following knee surgery, dismissed Josh Bohannon, captain of the second-string England Lions and New Zealand's Tom Bruce during his return to Championship action in a First Division match against Lancashire at Blackpool. Lively medium-pacer Stokes ended the opening day of four with encouraging figures of 2-70 from 17 overs after playing most of last year as a specialist batsman. But it was his former Durham teammate... Читать дальше...
"I always think that we're pushing things to the extreme," the 50-year-old Greek filmmaker told AFP before its premiere in the Cannes Film Festival competition. "But sometimes reality is even crazier than what you're trying to create." The wacky feature, one of 22 competing for the Palme d'Or, is his latest team-up with actor Emma Stone after she won an Oscar for returning from the dead in his steampunk "Poor Things". Lanthimos said that, as trust grows between them, the duo has become "more bold and more brave". Читать дальше...
Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement that "commander" Sharhabil Sayed was killed "after he was targeted by Israeli occupation aircraft" in Lebanon's West Bekaa area. A source close to the Palestinian militant group, speaking on condition of anonymity, had earlier told AFP that Sayed was a Hamas official responsible for Lebanon's Bekaa region and "was killed in an Israeli strike that targeted his vehicle". Lebanon's civil defence agency reported "one martyr and... Читать дальше...
World number three Xander Schauffele fired a nine-under par 62 Thursday at Valhalla to match the lowest major round in history and was second, two back of Morikawa, when he teed off in round two. Morikawa, who reeled off two sets of three birdies in a row in a 66 on Thursday, went two better to overtake fellow American Schauffele for the lead and reach 12-under with one hole to play. Morikawa, ranked 13th in the world, began on the back nine and sank a 12-foot birdie putt at the 13th and a three-footer to birdie the par-5 18th. Читать дальше...
Combs is the target of several civil lawsuits that characterize him as a violent sexual predator who used alcohol and drugs to subdue his victims, and his homes were raided this year by federal agents. The 2016 footage, which was obtained and published by CNN, shows the rap mogul hitting, dragging and kicking the singer known as Cassie, who in her recent lawsuit said Combs subjected her to more than a decade of coercion by physical force and drugs, plus a 2018 rape. In the video, Ventura leaves a hotel room after which Combs... Читать дальше...
According to local media, the former Argentina international will lead the club for the last time on Sunday against Platense for the second match of the championship. Tevez's departure comes after the club failed to qualify for the final phase of the Argentine League Cup and lost their first league match of the season 3-1 at home to Talleres de Cordoba. The 40-year-old arrived at Independiente, a club from the province of Buenos Aires, last August and saved them from relegation. His record was 14 wins... Читать дальше...
The French Post Office on Friday rolled out a scratch-and-sniff postage stamp to celebrate the world-famous baguette, once described by President Emmanuel Macron as "250 grams of magic and perfection".
In "The Belle From Gaza", French filmmaker Yolande Zauberman delves into Tel Aviv nightlife, camera in hand, in search of a trans woman rumoured to have walked on foot all the way from the Gaza Strip. On her quest to find the mythical figure, Zauberman meets others who candidly recount running away from their families, the struggle to affirm their gender identity, and their romantic dreams. "They're real warriors of their own destiny," she told AFP ahead the premiere at Cannes, where she was joined... Читать дальше...
The Israeli military on Friday said its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages killed during the October 7 attack. The bodies were identified as 22-year-old Shani Louk, 28-year-old Amit Buskila and a 56-year-old man, Itzhak Gelerenter. Reporting from Jerusalem, FRANCE 24's Irris Makler says the families of Buskila and Gelerenter had no idea about the fate of their loved ones before Friday. The Israeli military had confirmed to Louk's family on October 30 that she was no longer alive. Читать дальше...
"Juventus announces that it has relieved Massimiliano Allegri from the role of coach of the men's first team," the Turin club said in a statement. "The dismissal follows certain behaviours during and after the Italian Cup final which the club deemed incompatible with the values of Juventus and those who represent it should have." The club wished Allegri, 56, "good luck in his future endeavours". Allegri was sent off in the final minutes of Wednesday's 1-0 win against Atalanta for ranting at match... Читать дальше...
Schauffele, who fired a nine-under par 62 on Thursday to match the lowest major round in history, remained at the top ahead of his afternoon start at the rainy layout. Scheffler was 2-under through nine holes in Friday's second round and shared seventh on 6-under for the tournament after being taken into custody and charged with assault of a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic. He was handcuffed and taken into custody after... Читать дальше...
New Zealand-born Maitland played for Canterbury and the Crusaders before moving to Europe. He joined Glasgow in 2012 and made his Scotland debut just a year later, as well as being called up to the victorious 2013 British and Irish Lions squad in Australia. The 35-year-old's Scotland career featured 53 caps, including 15 tries, with Maitland appearing at both the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups. He moved to Saracens from London Irish in 2016, playing 147 times during eight years with Sarries, where... Читать дальше...
Djokovic, who will turn 37 on Wednesday, joins the likes of three-time major winner Andy Murray and seventh-ranked Casper Ruud at the Swiss clay court event. "He will enter in the second round, either on Tuesday or Wednesday," a spokesman for the tournament told AFP with the Serb star likely to enjoy a bye in the first round. Djokovic, the winner of a men's record 24 Grand Slam titles, is enduring a nightmare season by his high standards. He has yet to reach a final on the tour in 2024 let alone... Читать дальше...
The Monegasque driver made the most of his heavily-revised package while championship leader and three-time champion Max Verstappen struggled for his usual Red Bull performance. Leclerc clocked a best lap in one minute and 15.906 seconds to ease 0.192 clear of nearest rival Oscar Piastri of McLaren with RB's Yuki Tsunoda snatching third in a closely-bunched pack at the front of the field. It signalled a successful first day for Leclerc's partnership with new race engineer Bryan Bozzi. Seven-time... Читать дальше...
World number five Zverev, who lifted the Rome trophy in 2017, battled back to see off the Chilean 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in their semi-final. The 26-year-old Tabilo had shocked Novak Djokovic in the third round and the 32nd-ranked player showed little fear of Zverev until he began to play more passively in the second set tie-break. Third seed Zverev then raced through the decider to make the Rome final for the third time. "I was just hanging on in the second set. I brought my energy up. I was really... Читать дальше...
"There hasn't be an official announcement yet -- but I don't think it will come as news to you that I will be coach there next season," Slot told reporters. The BBC said last month that Slot's deal to replace Klopp was worth up to £9.4 million (10.9 million euros). "The feeling that I'm leaving here is getting stronger. There are some people you don't simply just want to shake hands with," Slot said ahead of his last game at the club. "At those times, it's not about whether you have become a champion or won the cup... Читать дальше...
Israel was at the International Court of Justice Friday (May 17), defending its military operation in Gaza. The United Nations' top court wrapped up a third round of hearings on emergency measures requested by South Africa, which says Israel’s military incursion in the southern city of Rafah threatens the “very survival of Palestinians in Gaza” and has asked the court to order a ceasefire.
Fighting raged Friday (May 17) in Gaza after Israel vowed to intensify its ground offensive in Rafah despite international concerns for the hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the southern city.
New documents verified by FRANCE 24 illustrate the scale of the atrocities committed by the Burkina Faso army on February 25, 2024. In April, the NGO Human Rights Watch reported the massacre of 223 civilians, including women and children. New evidence shows other killings committed by the army between May 3 and 9 -10 in several towns in eastern Burkina Faso.
Eve Jackson brings you the latest from the Cannes Film festival including the premiere of Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos' “Kinds of Kindness” with Emma Stone, Willem Defoe, Margaret Qualley and Jesse Plemons. His last movie “Poor Things” took four Oscars earlier this year. It’s the third time the filmmaker has worked with Stone on a feature film. Also on the programme we hear from the team behind Syrian drama “Ghost Trail” about the little-discussed realities that face people displaced by war.
The 33-year-old Gothenberg resident delivered the 49th overall hole-in-one in PGA Championship history. Soderberg, who fired a two-over par 73 in his opening round Thursday, opened Friday with a bogey but made birdie at par-3 third and followed with four pars before his ace put him on level par overall and a birdie at nine dropped him to 1-under. Soderberg became the second Swede with an ace at a PGA Championship after Freddie Jacobson in the final round of the 2008 PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. Читать дальше...
