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Senegal v Egypt: Africa Cup of Nations 2026 semi-final

⚽ Updates from the first semi-final; kick-off 5pm GMT
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Here we are – the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations final four. Our first semi-final: Senegal, the 2022 winners, take on the seven-time champions, Egypt.

Ranked second in Africa behind the hosts Morocco, Senegal will be hoping to reach their third Afcon final in the last four editions. Egypt are desperate for an eighth continental title, and are hoping to go one better thus year after final losses in 2017 and 2022 (the latter against Senegal).

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Puppies treated for suspected fentanyl overdose to go up for adoption in Washington

Six puppies were revived and treated by first responders and are now being monitored at a local animal shelter

Six puppies in rural Washington state will soon be up for adoption after being revived after a suspected drug overdose – and some of them might go home with the fire-station staff who saved them.

Two people dropped off three of the sickened puppies at Sky Valley Fire, about an hour’s drive north-east of Seattle, on Sunday. Officials believe the animals either breathed or ate fentanyl.

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Iran crisis live: some personnel at US military base in Qatar told to leave ‘in response to regional tensions’

Qatar says it ‘continues to implement all necessary measures to safeguard the security and safety of its citizens and residents as a top priority’

For the first time in days, Iranians were able to make calls abroad from their mobiles on Tuesday, according to reporting by Associated Press. Texting services have not been restored, however, and nor has the internet.

Although Iranians were able to call abroad, they could not receive calls from outside the country, several people in the capital told Associated Press. The internet remained blocked, they said, though it is possible to access some government-approved websites.

Cloudfare - an internet infrastructure provider, and one of several companies and monitors tracking the status of internet traffic in Iran – said traffic volumes have remained “at a fraction of a percent of previous levels”. Its latest update as of 01:00 UTC (which is about three hours and 30 minutes ago), shows a continued widespread blackout. Iran has been under an internet shutdown since Thursday night.

Brief windows of connectivity were observed on Friday, but these did not last, according to Cloudfare.

Netblocks, an independent global internet monitor, also notes that while some phone calls from Iran are connecting, there is “no secure way to communicate” and the general public remain cut off from the outside world.

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