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World Cup marks 100-day countdown amid political upheaval
AFP, Published on 01/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The 100-day countdown to the biggest World Cup in history gets under way on Tuesday against a chaotic backdrop of global unrest, from US-Israeli strikes on Iran to surging violence in Mexico and anxiety over Donald Trump's domestic agenda.
Man City win to close on Arsenal as Liverpool hit five
AFP, Published on 01/03/2026
» LONDON - Manchester City shrugged off the absence of Erling Haaland to close to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 1-0 win at Leeds on Saturday, while Liverpool beat West Ham 5-2 to climb into fifth.
Champions League last-16 draw produces Real-Man City, again
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» PARIS - Real Madrid and Manchester City will face off in a Champions League knockout tie for the fifth season running after being drawn on Friday to play each other in the last 16, while reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain will take on Chelsea.
French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - He traded on the glamour of owning Harrods, the Paris Ritz and luxury yachts, but Mohamed Al-Fayed was at the centre of a dark web of alleged abuse, say French lawyers for women who liken him to US sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
US hockey players regret response to Trump remarks on women's team
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Multiple US Olympic men's ice hockey players have apologised for their team's response after President Donald Trump said he would "have to" invite the women's team to the White House, too.
Arsenal face Chelsea title test, troubled Spurs in spotlight
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» LONDON - Premier League leaders Arsenal face a title test from London rivals Chelsea on Sunday.
'Public lynching': Senegal cracks down on LGBTQ+ community
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» DAKAR - From a rise in arrests to online attacks, Senegal has been under an intensified crackdown on same-sex relations in recent weeks, prompting outcry from human rights groups and driving some in the LGBTQ+ community to consider exile.
Clinton’s former Treasury chief quits Harvard over Epstein ties
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» NEW YORK - Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday.
Real Madrid victory for 'everyone against racism': Tchouameni
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» MADRID - Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni said his team's 2-1 win against Benfica on Wednesday to reach the Champions League last 16 was a victory for "everyone who is against racism".
Redknapp's Gold Cup dream sparked by late grandmother
AFP, Published on 25/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) — English football icon Harry Redknapp told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that his late grandmother, the inspiration for his love of horse racing, "wouldn't believe" he had a horse that is "running in the (Cheltenham) Gold Cup".