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Hyrox apologized after allowing an athlete to complete a race in Beijing despite soiling herself mid-event, citing procedural failures and committing to immediate rule changes.

Evanston, Illinois approved the first U.S. reparations program for Black residents in 2021, awarding $25,000 grants to over 300 people. The Trump administration is now attempting to halt the program through legal action, claiming it violates equal protection laws.

Thousands of residents in Culiacán, Mexico, marched Sunday demanding an end to violence from a cartel faction war that has devastated Sinaloa state over the past two years.

Zambia has warned citizens against consuming wildlife meat after dozens of wild animals died in an anthrax outbreak, with 12 people infected in the affected region.

Nine EU countries including France, Greece, and Italy are delaying full implementation of fingerprinting requirements for non-EU citizens at their borders, citing capacity constraints at busy airports.

African wild dogs completed a record 2,485-mile trek across Zambia in search of mates, demonstrating wildlife can traverse vast distances despite human pressures, though illegal snares remain a serious threat.

The body of jogger Elizabeth Moselakgomo was identified in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, after going missing during a routine run last week. Her death is one of five similar cases in the area, prompting police warnings and renewed concerns about gender-based violence in South Africa.

Uganda reverses its withdrawal from the Invictus Games after receiving reassurance from King Charles that the country’s participation was acceptable to the monarchy.

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has launched Africa’s largest share sale, offering roughly 3% of his oil refinery to the public in a deal potentially raising $2.1 billion.

Robin Morgan, pioneering poet and feminist theorist who co-founded New York Radical Women and edited Ms. magazine, has died at age 85. A key figure of second-wave feminism, she authored 22 books and coined influential slogans including ‘Porn is the theory; rape is the practice.’