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Opposition leaders arrested Civil society groups on Friday accused authorities of arresting at least nine opposition leaders, ahead of fresh anti-government protests expected after weekly Muslim prayers. A committee of professional organisations involved in the protests said in a statement that authorities had raided a meeting of opposition leaders in Khartoum. They detained a total of nine people, including Siddiq ...

Almost 1,000 North Korean defectors have had their personal data leaked after a computer at a South Korean resettlement centre was hacked, the unification ministry said. A personal computer at the state-run centre was found to have been “infected with a malicious code”. The ministry said this is thought to be the first large-scale information leak involving North Korean defectors. ...

A new opinion poll for the presidential election in Democratic Republic of Congo says opposition candidate Martin Fayulu of the Lamuka coalition, has become the clear favourite to win, ahead of Felix Tshisekedi and the government-backed Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary. Fayulu, a former Exxon Mobil manager, was little known when he was picked as the joint candidate of an opposition coalition ...

EDEN HAZARD insists he will decide his future at the end of the season – putting to bed any speculation about a January move to Real Madrid. Hazard has constantly been linked with Real Madrid and hinted a move could be on the cards in the summer. Chelsea are trying to convince him to sign a new deal at the club but talks ...

MAURICIO POCHETTINO reckons Tottenham winning the Premier League would be a far greater achievement than Atletico Madrid winning La Liga in the 2013-14 season. “It’s difficult to find ­another club doing the same or ­delivering the same work as us – the philosophy. Every single club is ­special and is different,” said Pochettino. “I was thinking about this the other ...

GERARD PIQUE will announce he is retiring from football at the end of next season, according to reports in Spain. And it is claimed the Barcelona legend will look to become the club’s new president in 2021. Mundo Deportivo  say he wants to stop playing while still at the top level and he has already said he will not look to go ...

ARSENAL boss Unai Emery has launched a shock bid for Real Madrid star Keylor Navas amid doubts over Petr Cech and Bernd Leno, reports from Spain say. Arsenal boss Emery has rotated between Cech and Leno this season with neither goalkeeper being able to leave a lasting impression on their manager. Over at Real Madrid, meanwhile, Navas is widely expected to ...

ARSENAL star Mesut Ozil’s relationship with Unai Emery is the less fiery equivalent of the one Jose Mourinho had with Paul Pogba at Manchester United. That’s the verdict of Owen Hargreaves – who insists the pair “don’t fit” but that Emery still needs Ozil in certain matches. The German play-maker enjoyed almost untouchable status under Arsene Wenger but is no ...

A UK-based Zimbabwean pastor, Walter Masocha, has stepped down from his position as the leader of Agape For All Nations Church following allegations that he has slept with his married daughter. The controversial pastor who was once in the news for allegations of sexually molesting his members seems to have taken his act home. According to UK-based writer Jean Gasho, ...

ALEXIS SANCHEZ is still sad at Manchester United despite Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replacing Jose Mourinho, it has been claimed. Alexis Sanchez was signed by Mourinho for Manchester United back in January, with the 30-year-old moving to Old Trafford from Arsenal. However, while many believed the Red Devils were securing the services of a Galactico, the transfer is yet to work out. ...