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Former star Eto'o elected to CAF executive by acclamation

Former star Eto'o elected to CAF executive by acclamation

Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o was elected to the CAF executive committee by acclamation in Cairo on Wednesday as he was the lone candidate from the central Africa region.

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'Humiliated': Palestinian victims of Israel sexual abuse testify at UN

'Humiliated': Palestinian victims of Israel sexual abuse testify at UN

Palestinians who say they suffered brutal beatings and sexual abuse in Israeli detention and at the hands of Israeli settlers testified about their ordeals at the United Nations this week.

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Stocks diverge over Trump tariffs, Ukraine ceasefire plan

Stocks diverge over Trump tariffs, Ukraine ceasefire plan

European stock markets rose Wednesday but Asian equities sputtered as investors tracked President Donald Trump's latest tariffs and a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.

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Ireland prop Porter denies wrongdoing after Dupont Six Nations injury

Ireland prop Porter denies wrongdoing after Dupont Six Nations injury

Ireland prop Andrew Porter has defended himself against accusations of foul play after Antoine Dupont suffered a season-ending knee injury during France's Six Nations win in Dublin on Saturday.

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Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is Russian: vessel owner

Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is Russian: vessel owner

The arrested captain of a cargo ship that hit a stationary tanker in the North Sea causing a huge blaze is a Russian national, the ship's owner told AFP Wednesday.

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Pakistan security forces free 190 hostages in train siege

Pakistan security forces free 190 hostages in train siege

Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.

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Pakistan security forces free 190 hostages in train seige

Pakistan security forces free 190 hostages in train seige

Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.

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West says next step 'up to Putin' on Ukraine ceasefire proposal

West says next step 'up to Putin' on Ukraine ceasefire proposal

Kyiv's Western allies upped the pressure on Russia on Wednesday to respond to a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan, after Ukraine backed the proposal aimed at ending the three-year war.

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Battery maker Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

Battery maker Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

Swedish electric car battery maker Northvolt has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden after failing to secure financing to enable it to continue operations, the struggling company said Wednesday.

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Arrested former Philippine president Duterte's lawyers demand his return

Arrested former Philippine president Duterte's lawyers demand his return

Lawyers for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, believed headed for The Hague to face the International Criminal Court over his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding his return to Manila.

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