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The African Nations Championship (CHAN), co-hosted by Kenya, has grabbed the attenion of many local football fans

Trump-like tactics

After deadly protests, Kenya's Ruto seeks football distraction

US first lady Melania Trump penned a letter that her husband handed Vladimir Putin before their high-stakes talks

When talks fail

Trump gives Putin 'peace letter' from wife Melania

Evading 1M bounty

Former pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker granted asylum in Australia

Far-right influencer and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer called for the US to stop giving wounded Gazans visas for medical treatment

Influencers practicing politics

US suspends visas for Gazans after far-right influencer posts

This was the fifth consecutive night of unrest

Demanding new elections

Clashes erupt in several Serbian cities in fifth night of unrest

Ansaru claimed responsibility for the brazen 2022 attack on the prison

Nigeria arrests leaders of high-profile terror group

Jair Bolsonaro is accused of attempting to hold power despite his 2022 electoral defeat

Waiting for coup plot decision

Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for medical exams

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday

Europeans try to stay on the board after Ukraine summit

New world record

Eight cooling towers demolished simultaneously in Nottinghamshire

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the end of a summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska

In high-stakes summit, Trump, not Putin, budges

'I think this is a great diplomatic victory for Putin,' one Ukrainian told AFP

No breakthrough

Ukrainians see 'nothing' good from Trump-Putin meeting

Three-way on the table

European leaders react to Trump-Putin meeting

Portugal records first fire fatality as Spain hits maximum alert

About 200 activists protested in San Salvador to urge the Supreme Court to declare the state of emergency, which provides legal backing for President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang war, as unconstitutional

80,000 Salvadorans

El Salvador to jail gang suspects without trial until 2027

US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Made-for-TV pageantry as Trump brings Putin in from cold

Misinformation was clouding a high-risk summit between US President Vladimir Putin and American President Donald Trump.

Hoaxes, conspiracies...

Falsehoods swirl around Trump-Putin summit

Former Brazil far-right president Jair Bolsonaro (L) is accused of plotting a coup in a trial overseen by Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes (R)

Facing up to 40 years in prison

Brazil court to rule from Sept 2 in Bolsonaro coup trial

One killed in shooting at mosque in Sweden

Coffins were prepared for the victims at the local cemetery

27 dead after failed crossing

Italian authorities try to identify Lampedusa capsize victims

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities marked the fourth anniversary of their takeover with celebrations and parades in Kabul and other cities across the country

Globally isolated

Taliban mark fourth year in power in Afghanistan

An olive tree, planted in 2011 in Ilan Halimi's memory, was cut down, probably with a chainsaw, in the northern Paris suburb of Epinay-sur-Seine

Increase in hate crimes

Macron decries antisemitic 'hatred' after memorial tree cut down

US-Russia summit

Trump and Putin get together to discuss war in Ukraine

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai is facing up to life in prison at his national security trial

Elevated heart rate

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's security trial delayed over health concerns

Britain's head of state King Charles III led commemorations for the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day and the end of World War II

Honouring courage

UK king, Starmer lead VJ Day tributes to WWII veterans, survivors

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a ceremony in Seoul to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule

'Respecting' political system

South Korean president vows to build 'military trust' with North

Britain's King Charles paid tribute to the courage of WWII veterans in a national audio address to mark Victory over Japan day

On VJ day, king pays tribute to UK veterans, warns of war's 'true cost'

The iconic red wooden Kiruna Church is to be moved five kilometers as part of a campaign to expand Europe's biggest underground mine

Expanding underground mine

Historic Swedish church being moved as giant mine casts growing shadow

A member of the US National Guard walks past military vehicles on the National Mall in Washington

'Until law and order is restored'

National Guard deploys 800 personnel for DC mission, says Pentagon

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