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Niger’s military junta has announced it has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, following a similar decision by neighboring Mali, after Ukraine admitted it had provided intelligence to rebel groups involved in a fight in northern Mali that killed dozens of Malian soldiers along with fighters of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group.

The French men’s basketball team moved into the Olympic semi-finals after an 82-73 win over Canada, lining up a last-four clash with World Cup champions Germany on Thursday. The United States overwhelmed Brazil 122-87, and will take on Serbia.

France is calling on Russia to immediately release French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who last week missed out on a major prisoner exchange in which 16 prisoners were released from Russia to the West.

The Dutch went Dutch on Tuesday night at the vélodrome with two world records in the Olympic men’s cycling team sprint. They shared the exploit with themselves though in their surge to retaining the gold medal after two spectacular sessions of controlled power cycling.

Presidential polls in Tunisia have gotten off to a rocky start with critics denouncing a crackdown that has seen opponents of leader Kais Saied arrested, jailed and blocked from running. Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to register for the 6 October vote.

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India sparking euphoria and looting by tens of thousands of protesters who led a campaign against her 15-year rule.

Famine, floods and disease are adding to strife in conflict-torn Sudan, NGOs are warning. The Darfur region has been hit hard, especially in camps for displaced people.

Toulon rugby club chiefs offered a lifeline on Tuesday to their disgraced player Melvyn Jaminet, who was thrown out of France's tour of South America lin July for posting a video online that contained racially offensive remarks.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would face the "full force of the law" after a meeting with ministers and police chiefs aimed at quelling ongoing anti-immigrant protests.

What better place to set a world record than the final of an Olympic Games? Cue Armand Duplantis.

Hackers launched a ransomware attack on several Paris museums including the Grand Palais, an Olympics venue. It is the latest cyber attack on institutions during the Games, though France's national systems security agency says it will not impact the event.