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From the Israel-Gaza war to the Moon race: events that defined 2023

From Hamas's brutal attacks in Israel, and the fierce retribution it provoked, to the kiss that caused a revolt in Spanish football, here are 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023

Football: World Cup African qualifying results

Football: World Cup African qualifying schedule

Football: World Cup African qualifying tables

Football: World Cup African qualifying tables

Football: World Cup African qualifying results

'Extensive work' to find new host for 2026 Commonwealth Games: officials

Commonwealth Games officials said Wednesday that "extensive work" was underway in four regions to find a new host for the 2026 event after an Australian state's shock withdrawal in July

Gabon to end transition in August 2025 with new elections

Nine dead in Guinea ex-dictator jailbreak: prosecutor

Heavy gunfire in Guinea capital, downtown access blocked

LAFC and Philadelphia start MLS playoff push with wins

US, Russian bids on Israel-Hamas war fail at Security Council

The UN Security Council on Wednesday failed again to take action on the Israel-Hamas war, with Russia and China vetoing a US-led draft resolution and a text led by Moscow drawing insufficient support

UAE a pivotal and influential contributor to historic international decisions

Pakistan voices disappointment over UNSC's failure to adopt Russia's draft for Gaza ceasefire

Pakistan, which along with many Arab and OIC countries co-sponsored the Russian draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, expressed disappointment that the UN Security Council did not approve the balanced text

UN chief to travel to Egypt to work out aid resumption to Gaza after UNSC failed

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will fly to Cairo Thursday to meet with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, whose government has so far blocked the flow of aid through the Rafah border crossing into Gaza, UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday amid worsening conditions in the enclave under ceaseless Israeli aerial onslaught

UN chief to travel to Egypt to work out aid resumption to Gaza after UNSC failed

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will fly to Cairo Thursday to meet with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, whose government has so far blocked the flow of aid through the Rafah border crossing into Gaza, UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday amid worsening conditions in the enclave under ceaseless Israeli aeriel onslaught

Pakistan voices disappointment over UNSC's failure to adopt Russia's draft for Gaza ceasefire

Pakistan, which along with many Arab and OIC countries co-sponsored the Russian draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, expressed disappointment that the UN Security Council did not approve the balanced text

Russia's push for ceasefire in embattled Gaza fails in UN Security Council

The UN Security Council on Monday night failed to adopt a Russian resolution that would have called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which has been ravaged by 10 days of relentless Israel's bombings following Hamas' attacks on Israeli border towns

How Belize became a poster child for 'debt-for-nature' swaps

Wife of Gabon's deposed leader Ali Bongo jailed

The wife of Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been under house arrest since a late August coup over alleged embezzlement of public funds, was on Thursday put in a Libreville prison

Wife of Gabon's deposed leader Ali Bongo jailed: lawyer

Wife of Gabon's deposed leader Ali Bongo jailed: lawyer

The wife of Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest since a coup in the central African country in late August, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday

Son of ousted Gabon leader held in corruption case

Three weeks after Ali Bongo Ondimba was overthrown in a coup, one of his sons and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor said Wednesday

Son of ousted Gabon leader held in graft case

The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor told AFP Wednesday