Russian forces bombed areas around Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv and intensified attacks in other parts of the country on Wednesday, adding to already deep doubts about any progress towards ending the punitive war. The talks between Ukraine and Russia were to be repeated on Friday via video, according to the head of the Ukrainian delegation, David Arahamia. Meanwhile, a delegation of Ukrainian parliamentarians visited Washington to press the United States for more aid, saying its nation needed more military equipment, more financial aid and tougher sanctions against Russia....

“They are mining houses, mining equipment, and even the bodies of people who were killed,” Zelensky said in his overnight video address to the nation. “There are a lot of travel cables, a lot of other dangers.” He urged residents to wait for their normal lives to resume until they are sure the mines have been cleared and the bombing risk has passed. Zelensky issued the warning as the humanitarian crisis in the besieged port city of Mariupol deepened, with Russian forces blocking evacuation operations for a second day in a row and the Kremlin accusing Ukrainians of launching a helicopter attack on a Russian helicopter....

La planète Twitter a littéralement pris feu depuis quelques heures maintenant et son apparition Guerre des pixels. Sur Reddit, n’importe quel utilisateur peut venir directement placer un pixel avec la couleur de son choix « R / lieu » , un serveur mondial. Même limités à un pixel toutes les cinq minutes, les internautes français – mobilisés par des streamers sur Twitch – se sont regroupés pour tenter de donner un pied à la France dans cette nouvelle bataille numérique....

Now, the first set of individuals is preparing to take a SpaceX bus to the International Space Station (ISS). Contrary to the brief “joys” of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, this mission will reach the altitude of about 400 kilometers required to moor in the ISS. The mission of the American commercial aerospace company Axiom Space is an important step forward in private space travel and is part of a plan to build a private space station....

Experts urge everyone to submit their gas and electricity meter readings to their supplier as soon as possible, to show exactly how much energy has been used before the Ofgem price cap was raised from 1 April. This will prevent companies from valuing the use and possibly charging the energy used before April 1st at a higher rate. From now on, the bills will also have to send regular cash receipts – ideally on the same date each month – to prevent their supplier from overcharging as they move towards the summer months and use less heating....

The academy’s board met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for breaches of team etiquette. The academy said disciplinary action against Smith could include suspension, expulsion or other sanctions. Many have focused on why Smith was allowed to sit in the front row at the Dolby Theater after the incident. On Wednesday, the academy suggested that it attempted to remove the actor from the audience. “Things turned out in a way we could not have predicted,” the academy said....

Why it matters: The Academy said this week that it has launched “disciplinary proceedings” against Smith, whose actions have made headlines around the world. Smith, who won the Best Actor award that night, slapped Rock after the comedian made a joke about Janda Pinkett Smith’s alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss. What he says: Smith said in a statement that he “responded immediately” to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing....

Foul shots gave UConn a four-point lead and sealed the Huskies’ 63-58 victory, sending them into the national league for the first time since 2016. For four consecutive NCAA tournaments, UConn had lost in the Final Four. But on this fifth trip – the last for this senior division that had never played in a national championship match – Evina Westbrook, Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Williams were determined not to lose....

WTA Cincinnati Garcia, sur la qualification pour la finale : “Personne ne s’y attendait, c’est sûr” IL Y A 18 HEURES Elle est définitivement la joueuse du moment. Depuis début juin, Caroline Garcia a remporté 26 matchs, plus que n’importe qui d’autre sur le circuit. Et cette semaine dans l’Ohio, il en a remporté 8 de suite, des qualifications à la finale de dimanche. Pleine d’assurance, elle a appliqué la même recette, avec une efficacité impressionnante : une agression constante qui a étouffé Petra Kvitova....

“Our deepest condolences go out to Jetal Agnihotri’s friends and family,” said Zion National Park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh. Agnihotri was reported missing on Friday evening after she did not return from a trip to the Straits. That day, torrential rains caused flash flooding in the Narrows area, where there were reports of rushing water that swept many hikers off their feet near the Temple of Sinawava, according to the park service....

Marin Lepen peut être élu Président de la République. Il est une heure jusqu’à minuit. Il est impossible de dire que ce n’était pas prévisible. J’ai averti et combattu pendant des années. En 2014, alors Premier ministre, j’avais prévenu que l’extrême droite était au bord du pouvoir. Pour les responsabilités, je me suis battu dur. Il y a un an, dans Pas une goutte de sang français, je prévenais que l’élection de Marin Le Pen en 2022 était possible....

Voici les derniers développements, minute par minute 8h53 | L’inflation va continuer d’augmenter en Europe avec la guerre en Ukraine La directrice de la Banque centrale européenne (BCE), Christine Lagarde, a averti mercredi qu’un conflit prolongé en Ukraine continuerait de faire grimper les prix de l’énergie et le coût de la vie en Europe. 8h23 | La guerre d’Ukraine, accélérateur de fractures dans les relations internationales Occident uni mais peinant à se mobiliser au-delà de ses rangs, pays qui ne sont pas alignés, signaux faibles potentiellement révolutionnaires pour l’architecture mondiale… La guerre en Ukraine porte en elle les germes d’une accélération de la révision des relations internationales, selon les experts....

Game of Thrones’ much-heralded spinoff prequel House of the Dragon premiered on Sunday, bringing us right back to King’s Landing like no time had passed. (Well, it takes place a few centuries before the events of the original series, but you know what we mean.) Want to know what’s going on? Read on for episode 1 highlights (and be sure to check out our interview with Fabien Frankel). PREQUEL IN THE PREQUEL | We entered this new – well, old – world during a gathering held at the end of the first century of the Targaryen dynasty....

On the one hand, he is proud of the work he has done in guiding his country through health crises such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks and, most notably, the COVID-19 pandemic. But he is concerned about the increasingly divisive politics dominating debates about science, the threats he and his family have faced over the handling of COVID-19 and the rampant spread of misinformation and disinformation, which he says threatens not only public health, but also democracy itself....

Anne Hidalgo, la candidate socialiste à la présidence, se dit “choquée” sur France Inter par les propos criés par les partisans d’Éric Zemmour lors du meeting du candidat de la Reconquête ! au Trocadéro. Il crie “Macron tueur” qu’Eric Zemour n’a pas arrêté alors qu’il “devait réagir immédiatement”, selon Ann Indalgo. De manière générale, elle se déclare choquée par cette campagne « où règnent le son et la colère »....

Police were called to Lebanon’s 1100 block on Forest Street at 3:30 p.m., said Lebanese Mayor Seri Capello. At 4:24 p.m., shots were exchanged between officers and a suspect, and three police officers were beaten, Capello said. An officer died, Capello said. One of the surviving police officers was in critical but stable condition on Thursday night. The other officer was in stable condition. Lebanese city police chief Todd Brainer said the suspect in the house arrest call was a 34-year-old man who is now dead....