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Heavy rains in the state of Rio Grande do Sul last week caused rivers to overflow, leaving 136 people dead, 756 injured and affecting nearly two million people, the Civil Defense agency said. Some 125 people are still missing, while more than 410,000 have been forced to flee their homes due to the disaster, which United Nations experts and the Brazilian government link to climate change and the El Nino weather phenomenon. More than 92,000 homes were damaged or destroyed by the floods, according to the National Confederation of Municipalities.

Two-time champions Kolkata posted 157-7 as Venkatesh Iyer top-scored with 42 off 21 balls after being invited to bat first at their home Eden Gardens in a rain-shortened 16-overs-a-side match. Bowlers combined to defend the total after Mumbai raced to 65-0 and Chakravarthy, a mystery spinner who was named player of the match, got the big wickets of Rohit Sharma, who made 19 after coming in as impact substitute, and skipper Hardik Pandya, who was caught out for two. Five-time winners Mumbai, who are already out of the play-off race... Читать дальше...

Edwards' side still have a mathematical chance of avoiding the drop after fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest's 3-2 defeat against Chelsea just hours after the emotional scenes at the London Stadium. But the third-bottom Hatters were already coming to terms with their likely return to the Championship due to a vastly inferior goal difference. It would take a 12-goal swing in Luton's favour on the last day of the season next weekend to save them. Luton host Fulham, while Forest travel to Burnley, in... Читать дальше...

Two-time champions Kolkata posted 157-7 as Venkatesh Iyer top-scored with 42 off 21 balls after being invited to bat first at their home Eden Gardens in a 16-overs-a-side match. Bowlers combined to defend the total after Mumbai raced to 65-0 and Chakravarthy, a mystery spinner, got the big wickets of Rohit Sharma, who made 19 after coming in as impact substitute, and skipper Hardik Pandya, who was caught out for two. Five-time winners Mumbai, who are already out of the play-off race, finished on... Читать дальше...

Around 50,000 protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial foreign influence bill, dubbed "the Russian law", and backed by the Georgian government. Critics say the bill is inspired by a law in Russia that has been used to clamp down on dissent.

Carlo Ancelotti's side will parade the league trophy on Sunday in the Spanish capital and a side filled with reserves made light work of the downtrodden Andalucians. Brahim Diaz struck twice with Fran Garcia and Arda Guler also on target for Madrid, who defeated Bayern Munich in midweek to reach the Champions League final. Los Blancos secured their 36th Spanish title last weekend with four games to spare, but chose not to celebrate to focus on the Bayern clash. A late Joselu brace settled that... Читать дальше...

Bayern can reclaim second in the Bundesliga when they face Wolfsburg on Sunday. With two rounds to go they cannot catch champions Bayer Leverkusen. On Wednesday, Kane was taken off in the 85th minute of the Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid with Bayern 1-0 up. Real then scored twice to dash Kane's dreams of a first career trophy. After the Madrid game, Tuchel said Kane "played with back pain and couldn't keep going, his back froze up". On Saturday, the coach told his press... Читать дальше...

Al Hilal, who lost Neymar Junior to injury in October, beat bottom-placed Al Hazm 4-1 to go an unbeatable 12 points clear of Ronaldo's Al Nassr with three matches remaining. The title seals a formidable campaign by Al Hilal, who remain unbeaten in 31 league matches and put together a run of 34 consecutive wins in all competitions -- a record for a top-flight team. Jorge Jesus's Riyadh club have now secured bragging rights in the most anticipated Saudi season of all time, after Ronaldo's arrival... Читать дальше...

Only Jawed, 38, and his nine-year-old son -- his eldest -- survived the flooding that carried away his wife and four other young children, some of the hundreds who died in Baghlan from the flooding that devastated the province Friday, according to the United Nations. At work when he heard of the surging waters, Jawed tried to race home but found the roads impassable. When he finally reached his house, he saw only the stoop remained. "There was nothing left. My whole house and life had been washed away," Jawed told AFP. Читать дальше...

The singer -- also known as Bambie Ray Robinson -- has previously hit out at Israel's representative, Eden Golan, competing in this year's contest in the Swedish city of Malmo, and made pro-Palestinian comments. "I have raised multiple complaints to the EBU (Eurovision organisers the European Broadcasting Union) regarding instances I have experienced this week," the performer said on Instagram. "Earlier today they confirmed to my delegation in front of others that Kan's commentator had broken the... Читать дальше...

Sitting in the relegation playoff spot at kick-off, Mainz stunned the visitors by racing into a three-goal lead inside just 23 minutes. Leandro Barreiro opened the scoring on 12 minutes, before Lee Jae-sung grabbed two goals in three minutes as the hosts tore into a much-changed Dortmund side. Mainz, who are now eight games unbeaten since losing 8-1 to Bayern Munich in March, realistically need just a point from their final game of the season at Wolfsburg to secure another season in the German top flight. Читать дальше...

The 41-year-old will bring down the curtain on a glorious Test career at Lord's, 21 years after his debut, as England head coach Brendon McCullum looks to build for the future with one eye on the 2025-26 Ashes. "I'm going to miss walking out for England so much," Anderson said on Saturday. "But I know the time is right to step aside and let others realise their dreams just like I got to, because there is no greater feeling." Only two spinners, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800 Test wickets) and the late Australia great Shane Warne (708)... Читать дальше...

Josko Gvardiol bagged the opener and the defender struck again after Phil Foden's goal before Julian Alvarez's stoppage-time penalty sealed a commanding performance at Craven Cottage. Guardiola's side are two points clear of second placed Arsenal, who travel to Manchester United for their penultimate game on Sunday. If Arsenal fail to beat United, then City can wrap up an unprecedented fourth successive English title with a victory at Tottenham on Tuesday. Even if Arsenal beat Erik ten Hag's men... Читать дальше...

Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Saturday that another one of the hostages abducted during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel has died. Hamas released a video saying that Nadav Popplewell, who was taken hostage from the southern Israeli community of Kibbutz Nirim, died after being wounded in an Israeli strike in Gaza. According to a hostages support group, Popplewell's brother was killed during the Oct. 7 attack, his mother was freed during a brief truce in November. Israeli officials say 128 of... Читать дальше...

A day after claiming the lengthy individual time-trial in Perugia, the 25-year-old Team UAE leader paced himself up the 14km final climb along with an elite clique before producing his trademark late kick to the 1,425m altitude finish line in the Abruzzo region. Pogacar also won the second stage, a summit finish at the Sanctuary of Oropa in Piedmont. In his bid to win the Giro and Tour de France in the same season he now leads title rivals Dani Martinez by 2min 40sec and Geraint Thomas in third... Читать дальше...

The Israeli military on Saturday called on people living in the border city of Rafah in Gaza to evacuate as it prepares to expand its military operation closer to the densely populated area. “I think there’s no doubt in the fact and certainly in the mind of Binyamin Netanyahu, whatever happens and whatever it takes, he’s going to push ahead with that ground offensive,” FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle said. “The problem here is, we don’t really know, and no one really knows where they’re going to go,” Turle added.

A top opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged his compatriots to resist "dictatorship" on Saturday, after the country's top court provisionally released him from jail to campaign in national elections.

Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi, in a further indication that the military is pressing ahead with its plans for a ground attack on Rafah. Meanwhile Israeli forces continued to carry out air strikes across the Strip, killing and wounding dozens in central and northern Gaza.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward confirmed Friday he is leaving the Ligue 1 side after seven years and although he did not spell out his future, the world expects only one destination. Madrid have chased Mbappe for years without success but are finally poised to secure the 25-year-old at the end of his PSG deal. "We've been waiting for Kylian for a while now, but I think this is it, we're almost there," said jubilant 31-year-old Real Madrid fan Victor Espinoza on Saturday morning. The French national... Читать дальше...

Marc Marquez, who started 13th on the grid on his Gresini Ducati, finished second with a third Spaniard, Maverick Vinales, on an Aprilia, rounding out the podium. Italian Enea Bastianini was fourth on a factory Ducati to climb to second in the championship standings. He trails Martin by 28 points. Martin, suffering no after-effects of a crash on his Pramac Ducati at the end of qualifying, pulled smoothly away from the field as rivals suffered problems. The closest challenger in the standings, Francesco Bagnaia... Читать дальше...

Dutch contestant Joost Klein has been expelled from Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final after a complaint by a member of the production crew, organisers said, adding to the headaches for host Sweden as it also grapples with anti-Israel protests.

Pita Limjaroenrat, the former leader of the Move Forward Party, won the most votes in Thailand’s 2023 general election but was blocked from becoming prime minister – and his party excluded from the governing coalition – over calls to reform Thailand’s strict lèse-majesté laws, which prohibit criticism of the royal family. Limjaroenrat tells FRANCE 24 his party merely wants to find a balance between respecting royalty and freedom of speech in Thailand, which has some of the strictest royal insult laws in the world.

The 41-year-old became the first seamer and just the third bowler in history to reach 700 Test wickets, after spinners Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, in his most recent outing against India in March. But Anderson has decided to call time on his Test career after talks with England head coach Brendon McCullum, who wants to modify his side's seam attack and build towards the future with one eye on the 2025-26 Ashes. Setting the first Test against the West Indies as his farewell date, Anderson wrote on Instagram: "Hi everyone. Читать дальше...

Mbappe confirmed on Friday he will leave the French champions at the end of the season, with Real Madrid widely expected to be his next destination. "He is a club legend, he gave everything for the club and the club also gave him everything," Luis Enrique told a press conference of the 25-year-old who has scored a club record 255 goals including 43 this season. Mbappe informed PSG privately in February of his intention to depart when his contract expires at the end of the current campaign. And... Читать дальше...

Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its operation. However, “there’s nowhere safe for anybody to go to in Gaza and particularly in the southern part of the Gaza Strip where we already have intense overcrowding in some of the makeshift zones that have been designated for humanitarian exit from the Rafah area,” Alliance for Middle East Peace Executive Director John Lyndon told FRANCE 24. According to the Israeli army... Читать дальше...