Author: France 24

Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium will be packed to the rafters on Tuesday as tens of thousands cheer on French superstar striker Kylian Mbappé, formerly of Paris Saint-Germain, as he officially joins Real Madrid. Describing it as “an immense pleasure and a dream come true”, Mbappé is hoping the move will finally see him fulfil two of his lifelong objectives: winning a Champions League and the Ballon d’Or. Source link

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched missile and drone attacks on two tankers in the Red Sea on Monday. The two ships were identified as BENTLEY I, a Panama-flagged oil tanker, and the CHIOS LION, a Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker. The rebels’ spokesman said the tankers were targeted due to their owners’ use of Israeli ports. Source link

Hamas said Sunday that Gaza ceasefire talks were ongoing and the group’s military commander was in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. Hamas representatives gave no evidence to back up their assertion about the health of a chief architect of the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war. His killing would mark the highest profile assassination of any Hamas leader by Israel since the war began. Source link

Israel launched numerous attacks across the Gaza Strip on Monday after conducting raids in Rafah and central Gaza that killed “a number of” militants. This relentless bombardment came as prospects dwindled for a truce and hostage release deal being secured any time soon, as Hamas announced Sunday it was withdrawing from truce talks. According to a senior official from the militant group, Ismail Haniyeh, the group’s chief political leader, told international mediators that Hamas was “ready to resume negotiations” when Israel’s government “demonstrates seriousness in reaching a ceasefire agreement and a prisoner exchange deal”. Source link

President Bashar al-Assad expected to remain in power as Syrians vote in parliamentary poll Source link

Lautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner as Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 to win a record 16th Copa America title at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. Source link

England lose its second straight European championship final as substitute Mikel Oyarzabal’s 86th minute winner gives La Roja its first international trophy since Euro 2012, cementing Spain’s place among the top teams in world football after years of rebuilding. Source link

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in a rematch of last year’s Wimbledon final to collect his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21, inaugurating a new era in men’s tennis. Source link

Hamas said Sunday that ceasefire negotiations are ongoing and the group’s military leader Mohammed Deif was “fine” despite Israel’s attack on a humanitarian camp outside Khan Younis Saturday that it said had targeted him and killed more than 90 Palestinians. Israel on Sunday said that Hamas brigade commander Rafa Salama, considered one of Deif’s closest associates, had been killed in the strike.  Source link

Tadej Pogacar extended his overall lead in the Tour de France on Sunday by dropping his Danish rival Jonas Vinegaard and speeding ahead to a second straight stage win in France’s southwestern Pyrenees mountains. Source link