As the end of the Paris Olympic Games is getting closer, FRANCE 24's James Andre interviewed the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo. "We have just experienced 15 days of happiness [...] and then it will be 20 years of heritage. So it is not just a moment in time," she shared.
"The player has signed a contract with the club for the next six seasons, ending on June 30, 2030, and his release clause is 500 million euros," said the Catalan side in a statement. Playmaker Olmo finished as joint top scorer at Euro 2024 with three goals as he helped La Roja win the competition for a record fourth time. The 26-year-old played for Barcelona at youth level before joining Dinamo Zagreb in 2014. Attacking midfielder Olmo, who can also play on the left wing, signed for Bundesliga side Leipzig in 2020... Читать дальше...
The journey of Olympic breaking was a long one that began with a vision — one that early pioneers of the art form in the 1970s in the Bronx hardly dreamed of. More information with FRANCE 24 journalist Selina Sykes
"They're gonna boo me. I'm gonna go back at them and tell them to suck it," said the Philadelphia 76ers big man, who earned NBA Most Valuable Player honors in 2023. French fans have heckled the Cameroon-born Embiid relentlessly since the start of competition, irked that he chose to play for the United States when he was eligible to represent France after being made a citizen in 2022. Embiid, who also has US citizenship, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he plumped for the USA for the... Читать дальше...
The US team led by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James will take on NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama's France in a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics final on Saturday. The United States had romped through the group stage and 122-87 quarter-final blowout of Brazil before Nikola Jokic's Serbia took them down to the wire, the Americans trailing by 17 before an epic fourth-quarter comeback landed a 95-91 semi-final win. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, playing in his first Olympics... Читать дальше...
The 24-year-old blasted round the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome in 10.029secs during qualifying to lay down a marker ahead of the final on Sunday. Her sizzling ride came after newly-minted Keirin gold medallist Andrews clocked 10.108 to better the previous world best (10.154) set by Canada's defending Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell in 2019. A new mark was on the cards after the Olympic record was lowered four times before Andrews and Friedrich took to the track. A slew of world records... Читать дальше...
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and his newly named interim government set out Friday to restore "law and order" after a student-led uprising and deadly mass protests forced predecessor Sheikh Hasina into exile. Story by Liza Kaminov and Olivier Faissolle.
Nagasaki marked the 79th anniversary of its atomic bombing at the end of World War II at a ceremony Friday that was eclipsed by the absence of the American ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the city’s refusal to invite Israel. Story by Antonia Kerrigan.
"They threw leaflets at us, ordering us to evacuate", Reem Abu Hayya told AFP, referring to the flyers that Israeli forces drop from planes to order the evacuation of areas ahead of a military operation. The Khan Yunis area had already seen evacuation orders in late July, and heavy fighting that devastated the area earlier this year. "We don't know where we're going, and we have sick and disabled people with us. Where can we go?" Abu Hayya asked AFP as she stood on the street in front of a building... Читать дальше...
Masisi hailed the 21-year-old sprinter as "Botswana's Sensation" after his outstanding performance on Thursday. "Botswana's finest sporting moment," beamed the Mmegi newspaper after Tebogo produced a stunning run in the 200m to take gold, leaving pre-race favourite Noah Lyles trailing in third. To add to his performance, he also set an African record of 19.46sec. Tebogo's achievement will be "etched in the annals of the history of the republic", the president said. The Olympic medal is Botswana's... Читать дальше...
Just chill (to the bone) The Japanese have found a novel way of coping with the sweltering summer heat -- scaring the living daylights out of themselves in haunted houses. "I broke out in a cold sweat without even realising. That's how scared I was," university student Misato Naruse told AFP after a close encounter with zombies in one spooky establishment in Tokyo. With climate change making the heat and humidity harder to bear, the air-conditioned houses of horror guarantee to send chills down your spine. Читать дальше...
Ambassadors from the US, Britain, France and other EU nations did not attend the official commemoration on Friday of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki in protest against Israeli officials not being invited, with the French embassy calling the decision "regrettable". Western envoys instead attended a prayer meeting at a Tokyo temple to mark the occasion.
The Danish rider fell and broke a collarbone and ribs, puncturing a lung, on a fast downhill section, saying later he almost died and spending two weeks in hospital. But on Saturday the Visma-Lease-a-Bike rider will contest the one-day Clasica San Sebastian. "It will be special to return to the Basque Country after everything that happened a few months ago. Fortunately, I also have many good memories of that region," said the 27-year-old adding he was aiming to win. The race is 236km long with... Читать дальше...
Wilson, who only turned 16 in January, became the youngest track athlete in history to represent the United States at an Olympics with his first leg appearance in the heats. But after clocking only 47.27sec on the opening leg to place seventh -- three seconds slower than Botswana first leg runner Letsile Tebogo, the 200m champion -- Wilson needed his team-mates to bail him out. The Americans eventually finished third in the semi-final behind Botswana and Great Britain, qualifying for the final... Читать дальше...
"She is such an incredible player, an idol for me growing up and an inspiration for so many young boys and girls all over the world," Horan told reporters on the eve of the gold medal showdown at the Parc des Princes in Paris. "Every time I face her I get so excited. We are pumped that she gets to see the field tomorrow." Marta, 38, is appearing at her sixth Olympics and will return for the final after serving a two-match suspension for a red card picked up in Brazil's final group game. That sending-off... Читать дальше...
Catalan police have no information that wanted separatist leader Carles Puigdemont had fled Spain and returned to Belgium after eluding arrest in Barcelona, its chief told reporters on Friday, without ruling out that Puigdemont remained in Spain's second-largest city. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Madrid, Sarah Morris.
With just a few weeks to go until the Paralympic Games in Paris, athletes are finishing up their training. Among the 14 athletes in the Kenyan delegation, meet veteran powerlifter Hellen Wawira Kariuki. Story by Clemence Waller.
Non-profit groups have been heading out to rural communities in Uganda to highlights the importance of speaking up about domestic abuse, using theatre and role-play. Story by Sophie Lamotte.
Rights activist Mohammadi, 52, who won the 2023 prize for her campaigning including against the death penalty, has been jailed since November 2021, and has spent much of the past decade in and out of prison. The Paris-based family of Mohammadi emphasised it had no direct contact with her since her right to make phone calls was cut in November. But it said it had learned from several other families of detainees held in Evin that clashes erupted on Tuesday as the female prisoners launched a protest in the yard against the executions. Читать дальше...
Former Ghanaian president, John Mahama has been cleared of any corruption allegations by the special prosecutor. His brother had been accused of accepting bribes on behalf of the head of state from aerospace giant Airbus. Those allegations arose amidst confession from Airbus officials in US and UK courts. FRANCE 24 correspondent Justice baidoo reports.
The conflict in Sudan has cost tens of thousands of lives and has brought famine to half a million people at least. Aid fails to get through to where it is needed. FRANCE 24 caught up with Sudanese campaigner Kholood Khair as she was in New York to brief the United Nations Security Council on the situation in her homeland.
Clashes broke out on Thursday between demonstrators and police in Nairobi, as protests by Generation Z entered their second month. In a statement, Reporters Without Borders denounced "violence against journalists" by the police. Three reporters were injured when tear gas grenades were fired at point-blank range. FRANCE 24 correspondent in Nairobi Olivia Bizot reports.
A third suspect has been taken into custody in connection with plans to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna that were subsequently canceled over security concerns, Austria's interior minister said Friday. Officials said the 18-year-old suspect had pledged “allegiance” to the Islamic State group.
"Policemen were called to the Georges V hotel and arrested Travis Scott for violence against a security agent. The latter had intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard," the Paris prosecutor's office said in a statement. It was not immediately clear if the 33-year-old singer was being detained. Scott was seen attending the Olympics men's basketball semi-finals on Thursday evening. The music star, whose real name is Jacques Bermon Webster, was arrested in Miami Beach in June for trespassing and disorderly intoxication... Читать дальше...
"Right there!" he exclaimed. For decades, this fertile land on the shores of the Ionian Sea has been mainly known for olives, in addition to watermelon and other crops. But even this part of Greece that sees more rain than other parts of the country is grappling with the effects of drought. After the warmest winter on record, Greece also experienced the hottest June and July since reliable data collection began in 1960. "There is no winter," Adamopoulos, 38, told AFP, adding that his property has not received a drop of rain since March. Читать дальше...