Africa: Afcon Matchday 2 Round-Up – Salah’s Last-Gasp Goal Lifts Egypt, South Africa Edge Angola, Daka Strike Denies Mali

Africa: Afcon Matchday 2 Round-Up – Salah’s Last-Gasp Goal Lifts Egypt, South Africa Edge Angola, Daka Strike Denies Mali

Mohamed Salah scores a dramatic late winner as Egypt beats Zimbabwe Bafana Bafana begin campaign with hard fought win Patson Daka scores late for Zambia to hold Mali Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe Scorers: Marmoush 63rd, M. Salah 90th / P. Dube 20thMohamed Salah’s stoppage-time strike rescued Egypt from the brink of frustration as they fought back…

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U.N. chief says 6 international peacekeepers killed in drone strike on a U.N. facility in Sudan

U.N. chief says 6 international peacekeepers killed in drone strike on a U.N. facility in Sudan

A drone strike hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, killing six peacekeepers, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. The strike hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli, in the central region of Kordofan, Guterres said in a statement. Eight other peacekeepers were wounded in the strike. All the victims are…

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Defense bill would limit Pentagon travel funds until boat strike footage released

Defense bill would limit Pentagon travel funds until boat strike footage released

Washington — Congress is aiming to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon hands over footage of the strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela.  The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense policy bill that has passed every year for more six…

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Lawmakers see video of second strike on boat survivors, say admiral testified there was no kill order

Lawmakers see video of second strike on boat survivors, say admiral testified there was no kill order

Washington — Military officials showed lawmakers video of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat behind closed doors on Capitol Hill on Thursday, and testified that there was no order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to leave no survivors of the attack, multiple lawmakers said.  Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…

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