IAEA chief arrives in Iran to ‘negotiate with top nuclear officials'
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran Monday, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme.
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran Monday, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme.
Should Nadal get through to the second round in the Italian capital, where he has won the title a record 10 times, he could face world number nine Hubert Hurkacz. Also on Nadal's side of the draw are last year's winner, world number four Daniil Medvedev, and the beaten finalist Holger Rune. The 37-year-old last won in Rome in 2021 and dropped out last year with injury ahead of the tournament. Since making his comeback in April after three months on the sidelines, Nadal, who sits at 305 in the... Читать дальше...
Set against the backdrop of a UFO-shaped bridge over the Danube River in the Slovak capital, the "Bridge from the Future" show will kick off the Starmus Festival that runs from May 12 to 17. The concert will "set the tone for the spirit of this conference, aimed towards addressing our planet's current problems", said May, a founding partner of Starmus. Jarre told AFP that the festival would bring together "brilliant minds" to "share their knowledge and vision". British primatologist Jane Goodall... Читать дальше...
Fighting on the undercard of undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya "Monster" Inoue's title fight against Mexico's Luis Nery, Takei started strongly before Moloney came back into the bout in his second title defence. But the Japanese fighter, a former kickboxer who had won all eight of his previous boxing matches by knockout, took the title in front of a raucous crowd at the 45,000-plus seater venue. "The 12th round was a real struggle," said the 27-year-old Takei. "I wanted to win by knock-out but Moloney was really tough. Читать дальше...
"China that plays fair is good for all of us," she said following talks in Paris with Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron. "Europe will not waver from making tough decisions needed to protect its economy and its security," she said. "We will defend our companies, we will defend our economies." Von der Leyen said there were "imbalances that remain significant" and "a matter of great concern". She singled out Chinese subsidies for electric cars and steel that were "flooding the European market". Читать дальше...
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah have exchanged regular cross-border fire since Palestinian militant group Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel sparked war in the Gaza Strip. In recent weeks Hamas-ally Hezbollah has stepped up its attacks on northern Israel, and the Israeli military has struck deeper into Lebanese territory. "Enemy warplanes launched a strike at around 1:30 am this morning on a factory in Sifri, wounding three civilians and destroying the building," Lebanon's official National News Agency said. Читать дальше...
After years of delays, Boeing's Starliner capsule is set to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) Monday, a milestone for the US aerospace giant and NASA.
Israel's army said it was instructing Palestinian families in eastern Rafah to flee in preparation for an expected ground assault on the city which abuts Gaza's border with Egypt. Residents of Rafah described emerging outside after a terrifying night in which around a dozen air strikes were carried out on Rafah, to find fliers falling from the sky telling them to "evacuate immediately". "The army is working with intensive power against the terrorist forces near you," read a flier circulated in eastern Rafah. Читать дальше...
A joint statement from 188 humanitarian organisations, including several UN agencies, warned that 18.2 million people -- more than half the population -- were in need of help after nine years of war between Huthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition. Their appeal came a day before a meeting of high-ranking EU officials in Brussels to discuss the aid programme for Yemen, which is suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. "Inaction would have catastrophic consequences for the lives of Yemeni women... Читать дальше...
European Elections will be held early next month. They are one of the main events of the election calendar this year in Europe. At this point, the far right is expected to make significant gains- including here in France. French results could have a significant impact on the balance of power in the EU parliament, with France holding 81 seats, that's second only to Germany. A Look back at the last european debate betweend the heads of seven french electoral lists.
"Look at the beautiful view... But there are corpses here," he said, looking down at the old French trenches still visible beside him. Three French war veterans returned to the site of the bloody conflict ahead of Tuesday's 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, which unfolded over weeks in 1954 and ultimately brought an end to the French empire in Indochina. Alongside them at the commemorations on May 7 will be France's Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu, marking the first time that... Читать дальше...
The evacuation announcement followed intensified disagreement between Israel and Hamas over the Islamist group's demands to end the seven-month war, during weekend talks in Cairo. Consultations between two other mediators, the United States and Qatar, were expected on Monday in Doha. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to invade Rafah regardless of any truce, and despite concerns from the United States, other countries and aid groups. The "limited" and temporary evacuation order... Читать дальше...
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed China's President Xi Jinping during a rare visit at the Elysee Palace on Monday, shaking hands with his Chinese counterpart as Xi arrived. Xi was in the region for the first time in five years, at a time of growing trade tensions, with the European Union investigating several Chinese industries including electric vehicle exports, while Beijing is probing mostly French-made imports of brandy. James Andre has more.
Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, some 2,500 Gazans have been stranded in the occupied West Bank, unable to return home. The Ramallah governorate took charge of them. Some had come for medical reasons, others because they were working in Israel. France 24's journalists report in Ramallah.
Israel's military has ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion could be imminent. The prospect of a high-casualty operation worries Western powers and neighbouring Egypt, which is trying to mediate a new round of truce talks between Israel and Hamas under which the Palestinian Islamist group might free some hostages. France 24's journalist Philip Turle has more details.
FRANCE 24's Jean-Emile Jammine is joined by Maria Ressa. Award-winning Journalist, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, and Co-Founder of Rappler, the leading Manila-based investigative journalism digital media company reporting on the weaponization of social media, government corruption and human rights issues. The award-winning Filipino-American journalist asserts that it's an "existential moment for journalism." She warns that the "business model is under attack," people are "unable to tell fact... Читать дальше...
Israel believes that Hamas has again torpedoed a ceasefire deal while Hamas is blaming Israel. The sides disagree on whether this deal should end the war definitively and require Israel to withdraw all its troops from the Gaza Strip. ABC Correspondent Jordana Miller reports from Jerusalem.
Chadians go to the polls on Monday after three years of military rule following the death of long-time ruler Idriss Déby, the first presidential election in Africa's Sahel region since a wave of coups.
They are just a fraction of the city's Muslims who since November have been banned from praying inside their two cultural centres by Monfalcone's far-right mayor. Instead, they assemble in this privately owned construction site as they await a court decision later this month to settle a zoning issue they say has barred their constitutional right to prayer. Among them is Rejaul Haq, the property's owner, who expresses frustration over what he and many other Muslims see as harassment by the city they call home. Читать дальше...
The sails of the 135-year-old cabaret in the Montmartre district of Paris collapsed last month -- the cause remains unknown. But with some 1,700 spectators still coming every evening, the show must go on. And while the 60-strong troupe of "Doriss Girls" -- named after legendary choreographer Doris Haung -- get all the attention, creating and maintaining their costumes is another huge and highly skilled job. The show has daunting annual requirements: nearly 1,000 tailor-made outfits each requiring up to 250 hours of assembly... Читать дальше...
Southeast Asia's largest economy expanded 5.11 percent, Statistics Indonesia said, the highest level for three quarters and slightly higher than the 5.04 percent expansion in the same period last year. The economy was boosted by government spending ahead of the country's presidential election in February and household spending in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr in April, acting Statistics Indonesia head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said. "Household consumption is still... Читать дальше...
The most challenging regions for journalists remain the Middle East and North Africa, where the situation was described by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) as "very serious" in nearly half of countries. The Israeli government has taken action against individual reporters over the decades since its founding in 1948, but broadly allows for a rambunctious media scene that includes foreign bureaus from around the world, even from Arab nations. That changed with a law passed last month, which Netanyahu's... Читать дальше...
A key project for European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen as she seeks a second term, the Green Deal is an ambitious commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, making the 27-nation bloc the "first climate-neutral continent". But it has come under fire from the fossil fuel industry and the agricultural sector, as well as from the political right and far right. One of the battlefields is social media, where the far right, climate sceptics and conspiracy theorists are using disinformation to try to delegitimise the deal... Читать дальше...
Punia, who won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, faces a two-year ban for refusing to provide a urine sample to doping control officers at a recent selection trial. "Bajrang Punia has been immediately provisionally suspended from participation in any competition or activity prior to the final decision reached at a hearing in this matter," reports cited a NADA statement as saying. The document was dated April 23 but only emerged at the weekend. According to Indian media, Punia was earlier warned by... Читать дальше...
Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country’s annual Holocaust memorial day, declaring: “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone.”