Following the controversial final in Rabat - in which Morocco and Real Madrid forward Brahim Diaz to win the match in the 114th minute - the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) immediately lodged a complaint with Caf and Fifa, claiming that Senegal leaving the field of play "greatly affected the normal course of the match and the players' morale".
Caf's disciplinary committee initially rejected that appeal, instead including a five-match ban for Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw, on 29 January.
The FRMF
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AFP via Getty Images A court in Paris has sentenced prominent Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in jail for raping three women, two years after he was given a jail term for a separate rape offence in Switzerland.
The French rape case unfolded in 2017, when two of the three women came forward during the Me Too campaign against sexual abuse and harassment.
Ramadan, a 63
This is a hugely significant decision by the IOC following years of controversy over the participation of transgender and DSD athletes in female competition, and intense debate over how sports should balance fairness and safety with inclusion.
In a reflection of just how sensitive an area of policy this has become, the IOC has traditionally left it to international sports to decide on eligibility criteria for female competition. But in a major shift in policy, all federations will now be expected to follow suit.
A blanket ban on transgender athletes and DSD athletes from
BBC / made in copenhagen / František Svatoš A court in Russia has banned the documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin from three streaming platforms on the grounds that it "propagates extremism and terrorism".
It is based on footage collected by Pavel Talankin, a school events coordinator who later fled Russia.
Prosecutors argued that the documentary expressed a "negative attitude towards the [war in Ukraine] and the current government", according to Russian media.
The deputy prosecutor also said
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Hafsa Khalil
AFP via Getty Images One of the key military figures convicted of crimes against humanity for his involvement in Guinea's 2009 stadium massacre has died in custody, authorities say.
Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité - also known as Toumba - died early on Wednesday in hospital following a medical emergency, the prison administration said.
He was serving a 10-year sentence for his role in one of the darkest
EPA The European Parliament has backed legislation to implement an EU-US trade deal, following months of uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
A majority of lawmakers voted in favour of the measures on Thursday, but added a series of safeguards to ensure the US honours its side of the deal struck last July.
The legislation would set tariffs at 15% for most EU goods - down from the 30% initially threatened - in exchange for European investment in the US and the removal of EU import duties
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Shingai Nyoka , Harare
Reuters Zimbabwe says that 15 of its nationals have been killed after being recruited to fight for Russia in its ongoing war with Ukraine, with more than 60 still trapped on the frontlines.
Information Minister Zhemu Soda said the Zimbabweans had been lured by shadowy agencies promising lucrative jobs abroad using "social media platforms as their primary hunting ground".
"It is a sophisticated scheme of deception, exploitation,
Zoe Kleinman Technology editor
Getty Images It ruled those apps are addictive, and deliberately engineered that way – and that its owners have been negligent in their safeguarding of the children who have used them.
It's a sombre moment for Silicon Valley and the implications are global.
The tech giants in this case, Meta and Google, must now pay $6m (£
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AFP via Getty Images India's parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how transgender people are legally recognised and their right to self-identify, amid protests by opposition parties and the LGBTQ community.
The government says the changes will make welfare benefits more accessible and strengthen an existing law against exploitation and trafficking, but critics warn it could exclude many transgender, non-binary and gender-fluid people.
India is estimated to have around two
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Yvette Tan
Hundreds of transport workers in the Philippines' capital Manila have gone on strike over rising fuel costs.
Diesel and petrol prices have more than doubled since the Iran war broke out on 28 February - with the Philippines now in a state of national energy emergency.
One 62-year-old driver in Manila told the BBC the situation was getting increasingly desperate, saying he had no food to support his five children and had not received any
