CAS to hear Senegal appeal over AFCON title awarded to Morocco

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing set to begin after Senegal stripped of Africa Cup of Nations title by CAF.

The long-running saga over the winner of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title will move closer to resolution on Thursday when Senegal’s appeal, ⁠after being stripped of the title, is heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

Christa Pike is awake after surviving execution: What happens now?

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived a failed execution by lethal injection in a US prison last week, is conscious and speaking at a hospital, her lawyers have said.

IMF chief urges governments to tighten belts as global debt levels soar

The head of the International Monetary Fund has called on governments across big economies to tighten their belts as soaring bond yields hit budgets.

Speaking in Singapore, the IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, said global debt-to-GDP ratios were at their highest level since the second world war and on course to hit 100% in the coming years.

Bulgaria ends search for missing crew after drone strike sinks cargo ship

Rescuers halt operation off the coast with no survivors found, following a Black Sea attack that also damaged a second vessel.

Bulgarian authorities have ended search operations after confirming no survivors were found following a drone strike that sank a ship off the country’s coast.

Google ordered to halt work on two data centers in ‘Texas of Europe’

Google has been ordered to halt work on two data centers it's developing in Finland, a month after the tech giant committed to investing $15 billion in AI infrastructure in the country.

French police suspend use of stun grenades after high-school protester loses hand

France is suspending the use of stun grenades by police at high-school demonstrations, the interior minister has said, amid mounting accusations of police brutality during a fortnight of protests marred by often violent clashes that have injured hundreds.

Republic of Ireland women: 'Nothing can take my attention away' - Carla Ward on World Cup

Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward says that her focus is on reaching the Women's World Cup amid speculation linking her to a move back to the Women's Super League.

LA28: Why you could represent Great Britain as flag football makes Olympic debut

Why you could represent GB in one of newest Olympic sports

‘We’re short of resources’: France’s student protesters, in their words

Paris, France – At least 250,000 students, teachers and parents protested across France on Tuesday, supported by trade unions and rights groups.

The demonstrations have grown since students began blockading the entrances to their high schools on September 17, starting in the Paris suburb of Creteil. The movement quickly spread throughout the city’s suburbs, with high schoolers protesting against conditions, lamenting dilapidated buildings, shortages of teachers and staff and overcrowded classrooms.

’Harry Potter’-Themed Christmas Lights Takeover Coming to London’s Oxford Street

HBO Max and the New West End Company unveiled a landmark partnership on Wednesday “to bring the magic of Harry Potter to Oxford Street this Christmas.”

The collaboration will transform one of London’s most iconic shopping destinations into “a festive celebration of one of the world’s most beloved stories, bringing a host of Harry Potter inspired celebrations and attractions to shoppers, commuters, international visitors and fans throughout the festive season,” the partners said.