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  • Don't use secrets to harm the Church, pope tells spies

    Don't use secrets to harm the Church, pope tells spies

    The pontiff did not name any specific countries, but it is not uncommon for states to base anti-Catholic repression, including the confiscation of property or expulsion of religious figures, on information gleaned from intelligence agencies.

  • UN urges Ethiopia, Eritrea to respect border pact

    UN urges Ethiopia, Eritrea to respect border pact

    For months, the Horn of Africa nations have traded accusations of destabilisation, raising the spectre of a new war.

  • Salah admired from afar in his Egypt home village as club tensions swirl

    Salah admired from afar in his Egypt home village as club tensions swirl

    That image of Salah, triumphant in the red strip of his Merseyside team, is as close as many will get to the hometown icon in Nagrig where, while everyone knows his name, few get the chance to meet him. Elsewhere in the village there is little trace of him.

  • UK slaps sanctions on Sudan RSF paramilitary deputy, other commanders

    UK slaps sanctions on Sudan RSF paramilitary deputy, other commanders

    The Foreign Office in London said those targeted include RSF second-in-command Abdelrahim Hamdan Daglo, whose brother Mohammad Hamdan Daglo is the group's leader, as well as three other commanders.

  • Taylor Swift breaks down in Eras documentary over Southport attack

    Taylor Swift breaks down in Eras documentary over Southport attack

    Backstage footage from the Eras Tour showed the musician crying before meeting the families of victims of the Southport attack, which sparked Britain's worst anti-migrant riots in decades.

  • Fit-again Jesus can be Arsenal's number one striker, says Arteta

    Fit-again Jesus can be Arsenal's number one striker, says Arteta

    "We have to put the player in the best possible condition to explode and fulfil his potential, and then there are certain things that within the role, in the manner that we play, have to be fulfilled, and that's a combination of both," he said.

  • Mohammed Ben Sulayem re-elected unopposed in contentious FIA polls

    Mohammed Ben Sulayem re-elected unopposed in contentious FIA polls

    "The judge hearing the summary proceedings ruled that this dispute was a matter for the trial court, and we will therefore continue this lawsuit against the FIA before the trial judges. A first hearing is scheduled for February 16, 2026," Villars' lawyer Robin Binsard said in a statement last week....

  • Liverpool boss Slot to hold talks with unhappy Salah

    Liverpool boss Slot to hold talks with unhappy Salah

    "I will have a conversation with Mo - the outcome of that conversation determines how things will look tomorrow," Slot told his pre-match press conference.

  • M23 cements control in DR Congo city after claiming takeover

    M23 cements control in DR Congo city after claiming takeover

    Part of an offensive launched at the beginning of December in South Kivu province along the Burundian border, the armed group's takeover follows its capture of the major cities of Goma and Bukavu in January and February.

  • Mane vs Mbemba: An AFCON cameo to relish in Morocco

    Mane vs Mbemba: An AFCON cameo to relish in Morocco

    While DR Congo hope to atone for the Kinshasa loss, the stage is set for a cameo to relish on December 27 in Tangier between Senegal striker Sadio Mane and DR Congo centre-back Chancel Mbemba.