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Unknown (AFP) – Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly signs with Al-Hilal for an undisclosed fee, becoming the latest player to move to Saudi Arabia.

Vilnius (AFP) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the mutiny by the mercenary Wagner Group in Russia shows that President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was a “mistake”. Speaking to reporters in Vilnius, Lithuania, Stoltenberg calls the now halted revolt “yet another demonstration of the big strategic mistake that President Putin made.”

Wad Ḩāmid (Sudan) (AFP) – With just a few days to go before Eid al-Adha, many Sudanese lament that they will not be able to celebrate the holy Muslim holiday properly as the ongoing fighting between rival generals in the country has eroded their purchasing power. At the “Wed Hamed” livestock market some 152 kilometres north of Khartoum, vendors tell AFP that people have no money for the traditional sacrificial animal served at the Eid al-Adha feast.

Luxembourg (AFP) – EU foreign ministers meet to discuss the war in Ukraine and the latest developments in Russia. IMAGES

Guatemala City (AFP) – Guatemala’s center-left presidential candidate for the Movimiento Semilla party, Bernardo Arevalo, casts his vote in the country’s presidential elections. IMAGES

Luxembourg (AFP) – Wagner’s aborted mutiny shows that Moscow’s war in Ukraine is splintering Russian power, and instability in the nuclear-armed power is “not a good thing”, the EU’s top diplomat says. SOUNDBITE

Pilton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tens of thousands of people watch British popstar Elton John give the final concert at the Glastonbury Festival 2023 in what could be his last UK performance that saw him take fans through his greatest hits over the decades.

Moscow (AFP) – On the Red Square in central Moscow, people react to the aborted revolt of the Wagner mercenary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, which had threatened a day earlier to storm Moscow in a direct challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

Pilton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Elton John fans at Glastonbury make an early start to secure spots in front of the Pyramid Stage hours ahead of the British musician’s final gig in the United Kingdom, while other festival goers shop for his classic over-sized sunglasses.

San Antonio (AFP) – Victor Wembanyama’s whirlwind ride as the NBA’s most anticipated No. 1 draft pick since LeBron James has landed him right where he needs to be, the French phenomenon says. The towering 19-year-old is eagerly looking ahead to developing his game under the guidance of coaching great Gregg Popovich, with Spurs greats including Tim Duncan, David Robinson and Manu Ginobili to call on for advice. COMPLETE 33KQ8RU

Mecca (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Vast crowds of robed Muslim pilgrims walk solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, as the biggest hajj pilgrimage in several years begins. TO COMPLETE VID33KT4VB_EN

Moscow (AFP) – Russia says it has repelled new offensives by Ukrainian forces in four areas on the front line, a day after Ukraine claimed “progress” in the east of the country.