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The scale of the war in Sudan is hard to take in.

The leader of African football has told Sky News the FIFA election is the way to challenge Gianni Infantino’s position – cautioning against moves to force out the embattled president early.

A man has been airlifted to hospital after a suspected shark bite off the Irish coast.

Lionel Messi has raised “serious doubts” over his footballing future in a touching tribute to his father, Jorge, who died last week.

Eurovision Song Contest organisers have announced changes to the rules, saying winning broadcasters are to be prevented from hosting if involved in armed conflict or a “sensitive geopolitical situation” that could affect the safety of the event.

The number of deaths after a ferry capsized on a huge lake in Zimbabwe has risen to 37, officials have said.

North Korea has declared it must possess the capability to counter any potential enemy moves with retaliatory strikes that would make their “survival and recovery impossible”, according to reports.

When Russia releases an American citizen from prison, the US normally hands someone over in return.

The man accused of shooting a US healthcare executive dead in a street has appeared in a New York courtroom, as a judge ruled the murder trial will be heard by an anonymous jury.

The man accused of shooting a US healthcare executive dead in a street has appeared in a New York courtroom, as a judge ruled the murder trial will be heard by an anonymous jury.