Lionel Messi overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo, cements place as Europe’s greatest goalscorer

Lionel Messi overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo, cements place as Europe’s greatest goalscorer

Messi scored a whopping 672 goals in Catalonia, which is the main reason why he’s now recognised as Europe’s greatest ever goal-getter.

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says it’s wasteful to splash mega-money on midfielder Bellingham alone

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says it’s wasteful to splash mega-money on midfielder Bellingham alone

Asked about their ups and downs, Jurgen Klopp (pictured) said: “It’s a super strange season. I think we all agree it hasn’t been our best season but we’ve also had two of our biggest wins in our history. We haven’t been consistent and that’s been the problem.

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Kindred blood II: How local DRC citizens ‘work with the means we have’ to care for the displaced  

Kindred blood II: How local DRC citizens ‘work with the means we have’ to care for the displaced  

It is a small thing that should be implemented by small Congolese organisations. We don’t need to pay somebody $5,000 to show people how to wash their hands. NGOs spend a lot of money on staff, while we volunteers focus on helping people in difficulty.

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Kindred blood: Selfless Congolese locals set example of humanitarian relief for foreigners in DRC

Kindred blood: Selfless Congolese locals set example of humanitarian relief for foreigners in DRC

The activists’ spoke about the importance of mutual aid in DRC, their frustrations with international humanitarian groups, and their ambition for Goma Actif to spread across the country. Their answers have been edited for length and clarity.

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Leaked sensitive Pentagon documents reveal secrets of US spying on Ukraine, South Korea and Israel

Leaked sensitive Pentagon documents reveal secrets of US spying on Ukraine, South Korea and Israel

There is increasing evidence that the leak was not an intelligence operation by a state actor aiming to discredit the US, but more likely the consequence of a Pentagon policy of granting top secret security clearances to huge numbers of service members, civilians and contractors.

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US intelligence community in crosshairs again after sensitive Pentagon data leaks to Russians

US intelligence community in crosshairs again after sensitive Pentagon data leaks to Russians

While it is not yet clear who leaked the documents or what their motivation was, initial indications from Discord activity suggest that the leaker may have been trying to show off to their gaming friends, and might even be a teenager or young adult.

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Africom chief to congress: We share ‘core values’ with coup leaders who’ve ousted elected governments

Africom chief to congress: We share ‘core values’ with coup leaders who’ve ousted elected governments

Flintlock attendees have conducted at least five coups in the last eight years. Since 2008, in fact, US-trained officers have attempted at least nine coups (and succeeded in at least eight) across five West African countries, including Burkina Faso (three times), Guinea, Mali (three times), Mauritania and the Gambia.

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