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DAKAR. Senegal (AP) — Dozens of people who have fled Mali tell The Associated Press that a new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner mercenary group this year is carrying out abuses, including rapes and beheadings, as it teams up with Mali’s military to hunt down extremists.The refugees said the Africa Corps, which reports to Russia’s Defense Ministry, is using the same tactics as Wagner. Their accounts, collected during rare access to the Mauritanian border, have not been reported by international media until now.West Africa’s vast Sahel region has become the deadliest place in the world for extremism. The…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Vancouver Whitecaps coach Jesper Sørensen admitted that he shed “proud tears” after his underdog roster lost 3-1 to Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in Saturday’s MLS Cup final.The Canadian franchise, which had been boosted by the midseason arrival of Bayern Munich legend Thomas Müller, was seeking its first MLS Cup title- Miami’s maiden MLS Cup title caps off a long ambitious project- Messi bids ‘special’ farewell to Alba, Busquets with MLS Cup”We have grown together throughout the season, so now we are a very strong group,” said Sorensen, an MLS Coach of the Year finalist who revived…

HONOLULU (AP) — Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront. But today only 12 are still alive — all centenarians — and this year none is able to make the pilgrimage to Hawaii to mark the event, scheduled for Sunday.That means no one attending will have firsthand memories of serving during the attack, which killed more than 2,300 troops and catapulted the U.S. into World War 2. The development is not a surprise and is an evolution of an ongoing trend.…

Beth LindopDec 6, 2025, 07:22 PM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.LEEDS, England — Mohamed Salah always picks his moments.It is that impeccable sense of timing which has propelled the Egypt international to dizzying heights on the football pitch, where he has — over the past eight-and-a-half years — cemented his status as a true Liverpool great.Likewise, Salah’s track record for rare but often explosive interactions with the media indicates that the forward knew exactly how much carnage he would trigger by telling reporters he had been “thrown under the…

DOUANKARA, Mauritania (AP) — A new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner mercenary group is carrying out abuses including rapes and beheadings as it teams up with Mali ‘s military to hunt down extremists, dozens of civilians who fled the fighting have told The Associated Press.The Africa Corps is using the same tactics as Wagner, the refugees said, in accounts not reported by international media until now. Two refugees showed videos of villages burned by the “white men.” Two others said they found bodies of loved ones with liver and kidneys missing, an abuse the AP previously reported around…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Seconds after the final whistle blew, “La Gozadera” by Gente De Zona immediately began to echo throughout the speakers of Chase Stadium as Inter Miami triumphed 3-1 over Vancouver Whitecaps at the 2025 MLS Cup on Saturday.With pink smoke and multicolored confetti filling the air, team captain Lionel Messi hoisted the MLS Cup alongside Miami players to make club history.Tears streamed down most players’ faces, each with a different backstory behind the universal emotion. For some, it represented coming back from a difficult injury to earn a spot in the starting 11, while for others the…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi paid tribute to Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets after helping his longtime teammates retire with one final trophy in Saturday’s MLS Cup final.Miami beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 at Chase Stadium to deliver Miami’s first MLS Cup title since joining the league in 2020 as an expansion team.The title was a 44th major honor of Messi’s senior career, with many won alongside Alba and Busquets at Barcelona.- Messi leads Miami to ‘beautiful’ 1st MLS Cup title- Miami’s maiden MLS Cup title caps off a long ambitious projectOnce Alba and Busquets announced…

TANGAIL, Bangladesh (AP) — The weavers’ neighborhood near Dhaka echoes with the constant clatter of the looms with rhythmic hand movements as the artisans use colorful silk and cotton threads to weave the iconic Tangail saree. The handloom saree is named after a central Bangladesh district that is home to hundreds of weaver families. The garment is seen as the country’s cultural symbol, showcased during festivals and wedding celebrations across the Indian subcontinent. The centuries-old traditional saree weaving art was nominated for inclusion in UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity this year. A weaver crafts a Tangail saree…

Elon Musk is the owner of social media platform X.Aytug Can Sencar | Anadolu | Getty ImagesA $140 million fine on tech tycoon Elon Musk’s social media platform underscores how Europeans undermine U.S. policies even while demanding that the United States provide military protection, one of the top American diplomats wrote on Saturday.U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau joined Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other American officials in criticizing the European Union’s fine on Musk-owned X as censorship. But Landau went further than Rubio by invoking broader ideological and strategic concerns.Landau posted on X that the EU’s differences…

Beth LindopDec 6, 2025, 04:18 PM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Mohamed Salah has hinted that he could leave Liverpool in January and suggested the club has “thrown him under the bus” amid its run of dismal form.In an explosive seven-and-a-half minute interview on Saturday evening, the Egypt international admitted his relationship with head coach Arne Slot has broken down and said he is being scapegoated as “a problem” for the Premier League champions.Salah was an unused substitute at Elland Road as Liverpool drew 3-3 with Leeds United on Saturday…