#UPDATE Opening batter Beth Mooney anchored Australia's innings with an unbeaten 74 in a total of 156 for six in the women's T20 World Cup final against South Africa on Sunday ▶️ u.afp.com/ieBX#AFPSports#AUSvSA#t20worldcupfinal
#UPDATE Australia won the Women's T20 World Cup for the sixth time on Sunday when they beat South Africa by 19 runs in the final in Cape Town ▶️ u.afp.com/ieBR#AFPSports#AUSvsSA
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#BREAKING EU chief von der Leyen to meet King Charles on UK trip
#UPDATE The president of the European Commission will meet King Charles on Monday during a visit to Britain to discuss an overhaul of the post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland.
#UPDATE Ursula von der Leyen is also due to hold "final talks" with British PM Rishi Sunak before they unveil changes to post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, a breakthrough aimed at rebuilding strained relations. u.afp.com/iea5
#BREAKING At least 27 migrants dead after boat wreck off Italy: media
#BREAKING Around 40 migrants drown after boat wrecked off southern Italy: media
#UPDATE More than 40 migrants, including a baby just a few months old, died after their overloaded boat sank early on Sunday in stormy seas off Italy's southern Calabria region, rescue services said ▶️ u.afp.com/ieXa
#ALERT Swedish-American Armand Duplantis sets new world pole vault record of 6.22 meters
#UPDATE Armand Duplantis broke the world record in pole vault at an indoor meet in central France to the delight of the crowd #AFPSports u.afp.com/ie8s
Since pole vaulters first broke the 6-meter barrier in 1985, the bar has been raised 22 centimeters (8.6 inches). See how the progression has occurred u.afp.com/ie87
#BREAKING Voting starts in Nigeria's presidential election: AFP
#UPDATE Nigerians vote for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race, with three frontrunners for the first time in the country's modern history
#BREAKING Ukraine's Zelensky says he plans to meet China's Xi Jinping
#UPDATE Here's the latest on the situation in #Ukraine, on the 1st anniversary of Russia's invasion
➡️ Zelensky says Kyiv will do everything to defeat Moscow this year
➡️ US, G7 partners ramp up sanctions on Russia
➡️ First Western tanks arrive in Ukraine
Activists parked a bombed-out Russian tank in front of Russia's embassy in Berlin, while thousands of protesters across Europe marched against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on the first anniversary of the conflict.
#BREAKING US announces new sanctions targeting Russian banks, military industry, semiconductor access
#UPDATE The United States on Friday announced sweeping sanctions aimed at increasing economic pain for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and reducing Moscow's access to critical technology such as semiconductors ▶️ u.afp.com/ieWk
#BREAKING Latest US sanctions package targets several Europeans accused of aiding Russian military