Новости за 14.03.2023

Pakistan riot police on Tuesday used water cannon and tear gas to push back supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan who have gathered outside his house to prevent officers from arresting him.

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan facing is facing a multitude of charges from the country's current government. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah reports.

The tie is finely balanced after a 1-1 draw three weeks ago in Germany that De Bruyne missed due to illness. The Belgian was also left out from the start in a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday as Pep Guardiola aims to keep the 31-year-old fresh for the most pivotal moments of the season. John Stones is selected ahead of Kyle Walker at right-back in the only other City change from the first leg. Bernardo Silva is preferred on the right of the attack, with both Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez on the bench. Читать дальше...

The Bundesliga side have decided against selling tickets for the away section at the Stadio Maradona for Wednesday's second leg after the Naples prefecture decided on Sunday to ban residents of Frankfurt from buying tickets for the match. On Saturday, an initial ban on Eintracht fans, imposed on Friday by the Italian interior ministry which targeted all people residing in Germany, had been overturned. Sunday's decision came after violence in the first leg won 2-0 by Napoli in Frankfurt, which led to nine people being taken into custody. Читать дальше...

Packing powerful winds and rain, the cyclone's return triggered floods and mudslides that washed away homes and buried their inhabitants Mayeso Chinthenga, 14, said he was out fetching for firewood when he and other boys "saw rocks rolling down the mountain" and ran for dear life. "Some of our neighbours died on the spot", he said. He and his family escaped only with their lives. "Our house was destroyed. We lost everything," said Chinthenga. "Some of our neighbours died on the spot". The... Читать дальше...

Jeff Masters, Meteorologist at Yale Climate Connections and Co-founder of Weather Underground, spoke to FRANCE 24’s François Picard about the effects of deadly Cyclone Freddy, lasting over 30 days. Masters unpacks why Freddy is so formidable, the impact of climate change, and how to rethink disaster preparedness for the future.

In 500 days on Tuesday, the 2024 Summer Olympics will burst into life in Paris as the teams float down the River Seine on barges in a unique opening ceremony. The Paris Olympics and Paralympics have a lot riding on them – they involve the return of full crowds of spectators to the world's greatest sporting spectacle after the Covid-blighted Summer Games in Tokyo in 2021 and the Winter Olympics in Beijing last year. On top of that, the spending on the Games is being scrutinised as never before – venues are focused on Seine-Saint-Denis... Читать дальше...

FRANCE 24 spoke to the former head of Saudi intelligence, Turki al-Faisal, following the announcement that Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations. The prince expressed hope that last week's China-brokered deal will be a game-changer for the region, mentioning Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and especially Yemen, where a deadly conflict has resulted in the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The former ambassador to the US and UK also explained why China was "the logical partner" in making the deal happen.

An Indian newspaper report alleges that New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is home to 77 smuggled antiquities. According to UNESCO estimates, some 50,000 pieces of art stolen from Indian temples are currently in Western museums or private collections. Faced with this enormous challenge, police forces, international institutions and art enthusiasts are working together to dismantle art mafias and bring back India's stolen idols. Our correspondents report.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Tuesday he had complained to President Vladimir Putin about "problems" with Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, warning of an escalation in the restive Caucasus region.

French President Emmanuel Macron launches the countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, taking stock of preparations for the mammoth event as officials race to get the city’s transport network into shape and stage an opening ceremony unlike any other.

The move to restore diplomatic ties has raised hopes of an easing in tensions across the region and especially in Yemen, where the heavyweight rivals have been fighting what amounts to a proxy war. Iran-backed Huthi rebels seized control of the capital in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led intervention the following year and fighting that has left hundreds of thousands dead and caused one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. But in a country that has long endured upheaval and is fractured along confessional... Читать дальше...

The 22 year reign of former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, ended in 2017 and was marked by extensive human rights abuses. He's now living in exile in Equatorial Guinea to avoid prosecution. Many of his victims fled to Senegal and now a temporary exhibition has been set up there to give voice to those who suffered through his rule. FRANCE 24’s Sam Bradpiece reports.

Trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was temporarily suspended over his health. FRANCE 24's Clément di Roma brings us the latest from Kigali, Rwanda.

Gathered, exhausted… These displaced people arrived here at the gates of Goma six months ago, after fleeing the fighting between the Congolese army, armed groups and the M23. They have all come to welcome the United Nations representatives visiting the Bushagara camp, as our team on the ground reports.

Six people were confirmed dead Monday and 31 others were still missing from a ferry disaster off the coast of Gabon as divers found the wreck and searched for more bodies, authorities said. The privately-owned Esther Miracle went down in calm waters overnight Wednesday to Thursday carrying 161 passengers and crew from the capital Libreville to the oil town of Port-Gentil.

President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom on Monday announced that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from the US to modernise its fleet amid growing concern about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle explains.

Our Observer, Kwajo Tweneboa, didn't become an activist by choice. Instead, he began campaigning for tenants' rights after living in a London council house for years with his dying father and two sisters. After watching his father being cared for by nurses in a flat that was infested with cockroaches, mice, rats and asbestos, Tweneboa began travelling around the UK to document the conditions in social housing and push developers to improve them.

A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a US military surveillance drone on Tuesday, causing the US to crash the drone into the Black Sea, the Pentagon said. Russia denied striking the drone. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

China warned on Tuesday that Australia, Britain and the United States were treading a "path of error and danger" after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarines deal.

Asian markets sank Tuesday, with banks bearing the brunt of the selling on fears of contagion in the sector after the collapse of two regional US lenders.

The star-studded US team were left reeling on Sunday after an 11-5 drubbing by Mexico that left the defending champions flirting with the possibility of first-round elimination. But a resounding win over Canada at Chase Field in Phoenix on Monday -- which included a nine-run first inning -- means the Americans are now just one win away from advancing to the knock-out rounds. The contest was effectively sealed in the first inning after US starter Lance Lynn quickly got rid of the opening three Canadian bats with ease. Читать дальше...

The Sydney-born 19-year-old has played junior-level football for England and Australia but now looks ready to commit to Graham Arnold's side. Robertson's father Mark played for Australia in 2001 and his grandfather did so in 1984. "I've probably been talking to him for over 18 months," Arnold told reporters ahead of friendlies against Ecuador in Sydney on March 24 and Melbourne four days later. "This time when I told him I wanted to pick him, straight away he said, 'I can't wait.'" "I believe... Читать дальше...

China said that it will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic by restoring the issuance of all types of visas from Wednesday.

Mozambique and Malawi on Monday were counting the cost of Tropical Storm Freddy, which killed more than 100 people, injured scores and left a trail of destruction as it ripped through southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend.