Author: France 24

Iran’s hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday registered his candidacy for a presidential election this month, state media reported. Source link

Third seed Carlos Alcaraz sparkled and showed steely resolve in his most convincing match at the French Open this year for a 6-4 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over American Sebastian Korda to reach the fourth round of Roland Garros on Friday. Source link

Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators called on Israel and Hamas Saturday to “finalise” the truce deal outlined by US President Joe Biden, as Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza. Source link

As Biden takes US deeper into Russia’s war on Ukraine and Blinken vows NATO response to rising Russian hybrid attacks, FRANCE 24 is joined by Dr. Alexandra Filippenko, Political Analyst and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for US and Canadian Studies, Russian Academy of Science. US President Joe Biden’s decision to relax some restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American weaponry inside Russia is a small but significant step deeper into the two-year-old war that experts say could help blunt Russia’s cross-border Kharkiv offensive. All the while, NATO allies are alarmed and will respond to a rising campaign of hybrid…

Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic believes “anything is possible” as his side aim to shock Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League final at London’s Wembley stadium. Source link

President Joe Biden on Friday (May 31) detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding, nearly 8-month-old Mideast war. “It is an extraordinary proposal which is potentially ground-shifting”, said FRANCE24’s Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons. “It lays out a roadmap not just to peace but to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip as well.”  Source link

French Open officials have banned alcohol in the stands and vowed to evict troublemakers as the unruly behaviour of fans comes once more under scrutiny. But for many at Roland Garros, raucous crowds and feverish home support are what make the Paris slam special. Source link

Hamas on Friday said it ‘considers positively’ an Israeli roadmap towards a full Gaza ceasefire announced by US President Joe Biden, who urged an end to the almost eight-month war. But swiftly afterwards, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu poured cold water on Biden’s talk of peace, insisting the army would continue fighting until it had ‘eliminated’ Hamas’s capacity to rule Gaza and pose a military threat. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. Source link

Sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev berated his own behavior after he was knocked out of the French Open by Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4 in the third round on Friday. Source link

US President Joe Biden said Friday that Israel was offering a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire in Gaza that he urged Hamas to accept, saying it’s “time for this war to end”. Source link