Hosts Morocco face Mane's Senegal for AFCON glory

AFCON reaches its climax on Sunday with a showdown between host nation Morocco, looking to win the title for the first time in 50 years, and Sadio Mane's powerful Senegal side.

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Uganda president says opposition 'terrorists' in victory speech

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, fresh from winning a seventh term at age 81, said Sunday that the opposition were "terrorists" who had tried to use violence to overturn results.

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Shooting in South African township leaves 7 dead

Gunmen killed seven people in a township outside the South African city of Cape Town early on Saturday in an incident believed to be extortion-related, police said.

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Where is Bobi Wine?

Uganda army denies abducting opposition candidate Bobi Wine from his home last night as incumbent President Yoweri Museveni takes early lead in the polls.

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South Africa flood toll rises, large parts of Mozambique submerged

Heavy rains have drenched northeastern South Africa since late last year, claiming at least 30 lives, and the region is on maximum alert for more rain in the coming days.

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Uganda opposition leader cut off from communications after polls

"We have not necessarily denied people accessing (Wine), but we cannot tolerate instances where people use his residence to gather and... incite violence," police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke said.

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Bobi Wine breaks silence on whereabouts

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said that he had escaped a police raid on his home and was in hiding as the country braced for the results of a fraught election.

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Uganda's Museveni wins seventh presidential term

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, 81, won a seventh term in office on Saturday with 71.65 percent of the vote, the country's Electoral Commission said.

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Museveni: Uganda's ex-revolutionary entering 5th decade in power

Yoweri Museveni has been president longer than most Ugandans have been alive, and shows no sign of giving up his place among the world's longest-serving leaders.

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Man Utd dominate Man City in dream start for Carrick

Mbeumo and Dorgu scored a goal each to hand City a blow in title race. Carrick will be hoping his team continues with the same performance against Arsenal next weekend.

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Uganda opposition MP says 10 killed at his home by security forces

The MP said he was "emotionally broken" by the attack, which occurred after hundreds of his supporters had gathered at his home after voting ended.

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Bobi Wine under house arrest, party says

President Yoweri Museveni is widely expected to win a seventh term in office thanks to his total control of the state and security apparatus.

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Trump threatens military deployment over Minnesota protests

Protesters have denounced the aggressive tactics of Trump's broad-reaching immigration raids in rallies in the Midwestern city, which is a Democratic stronghold.

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South Korea's former President jailed for 5 years

A South Korean judge sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other crimes linked to his disastrous martial law declaration.

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Voting delayed in multiple Uganda polling stations: AFP

Polling stations in several parts of Uganda were still not open in many areas almost two hours after voting was due to start, AFP journalists and local sources said Thursday.

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Japan opposition parties form election bloc to challenge Takaichi

Two Japanese opposition parties have agreed to join forces to fight Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling coalition.

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Philippines to ban Grok over deepfakes

Indonesia on Saturday became the first country to block access to Grok entirely, with Malaysia following the next day.

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More than 500 million fans request FIFA World Cup tickets

Football's global governing body FIFA said Wednesday it had received more than 500 million requests for tickets to this year's World Cup

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Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Africa Cup of Nations final

Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was the hero with two saves in the shoot-out as hosts Morocco beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties to set up an Africa Cup of Nations final showdown

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Uganda votes under internet blackout and police crackdown

Uganda is on edge as polls opened on Thursday, with President Yoweri Museveni expected to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a police crackdown on the opposition.

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Five things to know about Uganda

Still haunted by the tyrannical reign of Idi Amin, Uganda has been involved in several civil wars and regional conflicts since achieving independence from Britain in 1962.

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How 'genius' chimps are changing lives of gold miners in Senegal

The Fongoli females are the only documented animals in the world to regularly hunt with tools, fashioning branches into spears for killing smaller primates known as a bush babies.

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Musk's Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash

Elon Musk's platform X on Wednesday announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash.

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Russia expels UK diplomat accused of being spy

The Kremlin has long singled out Britain as one of the most hostile Western states -- with relations virtually frozen even before Moscow's full-scale offensive on Ukraine.

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Uganda opposition says voting deliberately delayed amid internet blackout

Museveni, 81, is widely expected to win a seventh term in office thanks to his total control of the state and security apparatus.

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Chelsea paid for costly errors in Arsenal defeat, says Rosenior

Liam Rosenior admitted Chelsea paid the price for costly mistakes after Arsenal took advantage of his side's blunders to win 3-2 in the League Cup semi-final first leg.

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Iran protester not sentenced to die for 'waging war against God'

An Iranian protester who the United States feared faced imminent execution will not be sentenced to death.

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Iran vows to defend itself following Trump threat

Iran vowed to defend itself against any foreign threat after US President Donald Trump said he would "watch it and see" about military action over the crackdown on protesters.

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Why does Iran unrest trigger oil price swings?

Iran remains one of the world's top ten oil producers even though its output has fallen sharply since the 1970s, hit in particular by rounds of US sanctions.

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Polls close in Uganda after delays, internet blackout

Polls closed in Uganda on Thursday after a chaotic day of voting that took place under an internet blackout as President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his 40 years in power.

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US suspends immigrant visa processing for 75 countries

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X that the countries affected would include Somalia.

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Carrick speaks after appointment as Man Utd manager

Manchester United confirmed Michael Carrick as interim manager until the end of the season, tasking him with leading the Red Devils back into the Champions League.

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Trump warns of 'very strong action' if Iran hangs protesters

US President Donald Trump warned of unspecified "very strong action" if Iranian authorities go ahead with threatened hangings of some protesters.

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From bricklayer to record-breaker: The rise of Brentford hero Igor Thiago

Brentford striker Igor Thiago has already made Premier League history: now the Brazilian hopes to take his unlikely success story to the World Cup.

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Mane takes dominant Senegal past Egypt into AFCON final

Sadio Mane scored a 78th-minute winner to give Senegal a 1-0 victory over Egypt on Wednesday in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Tangiers.

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Carrick is frontrunner for interim Man Utd job: reports

Michael Carrick is in pole position to be named as Manchester United's interim manager until the end of the season

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'Defenceless' Iranians need global support: filmmaker Panahi

Crackdown in Iran targets "defenceless" people who need the support of the international community to "put an end" to the current system, award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi says.

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India accuses Pakistan of cross-border drone incursions in Kashmir

India's army chief accused Pakistan on Tuesday of flying drones into Indian-administered territory in disputed Kashmir, where the nuclear-armed rivals fought a four-day clash last year.

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'Fragile' Man Utd hit new low with FA Cup exit

Darren Fletcher admitted Manchester United's "fragile" players have lost their confidence after Sunday's FA Cup exit

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Salah and Mane meet again with AFCON final place on the line

Three years after they last appeared together, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah meet again tonight on opposing sides as Senegal and Egypt clash for a place in the AFCON 2025 final.

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