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Rallies in Cameroon after rival rejects 92-year-old Biya's win

Rallies in Cameroon after rival rejects 92-year-old Biya's win

Hundreds of Cameroonians took to the streets in protest on Monday after the world's oldest head of state, Paul Biya, was proclaimed to have won an eighth term extending his more than four-decade rule.

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Russia's Lukoil to sell overseas assets after US sanctions

Russia's Lukoil to sell overseas assets after US sanctions

Russian oil giant Lukoil will sell its overseas assets, the company said late Monday, after it was hit with US sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

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Frank confident Van de Ven has 'big future' at Spurs

Frank confident Van de Ven has 'big future' at Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank is upbeat about the long-term future of Micky van de Ven with the north London club despite reported interest in the Dutch defender from Spanish giants Real Madrid.

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'A kind of freedom': Amsterdam celebrates 750 years

'A kind of freedom': Amsterdam celebrates 750 years

World-famous city of canals, bikes and tolerance, Amsterdam celebrated 750 years since its founding Monday, but the Dutch capital is now grappling with the very modern problems of overtourism and a housing shortage.

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Amazon's Prime releases trailer for 'unprecedented' Paul McCartney documentary

Amazon's Prime releases trailer for 'unprecedented' Paul McCartney documentary

Music legend Paul McCartney is adding another string to his bow in his long and winding career, with the announcement Monday of a new documentary about his life after the Beatles.

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Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Ivory Coast president

Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Ivory Coast president

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has won a fourth term, securing a crushing 89.77 percent in a vote which his two greatest rivals were barred from, the electoral commission said Monday.

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Turkey, UK sign $11 bn Eurofighter deal as Starmer visits

Turkey, UK sign $11 bn Eurofighter deal as Starmer visits

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said London has signed an agreement to sell Eurofighter jets to NATO member Turkey in a 10-year deal worth nearly $11 billion after talks Monday with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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UK activists who tried to paint Taylor Swift jet spared jail

UK activists who tried to paint Taylor Swift jet spared jail

Two climate activists were Monday spared jail by a UK court after they sprayed two planes with orange paint to protest US pop star Taylor Swift's use of private jets.

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Rival rejects Cameroon's 92-year-old Biya's eighth term

Rival rejects Cameroon's 92-year-old Biya's eighth term

The world's oldest head of state, Paul Biya, extended his more than four-decade rule, securing an eighth term in Cameroon's presidential poll, the Constitutional Council announced Monday, results which his rival swiftly rejected.

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Napoli's De Bruyne unlikely to play again this year

Napoli's De Bruyne unlikely to play again this year

Serie A leaders Napoli could be without Kevin De Bruyne until early 2026 after the club confirmed he had suffered a hamstring injury.

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