At least 26 Palestinians killed after Israeli forces open fire near Gaza aid distribution center, health workers sayNew Foto - At least 26 Palestinians killed after Israeli forces open fire near Gaza aid distribution center, health workers say

At least 26 Palestinians have been killed and scores injured after Israeli forces opened fire on Sunday near a southern Gaza aid distribution center run by a controversial US-backed foundation, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society and a nearby hospital. "Crowds of citizens headed to receive food aid" from a site in the Rafah area, when Israeli forces opened fire, said a paramedic from the PRCS, the only medical professionals present in the area. More than 80 people were injured, according to the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, also in southern Gaza, which confirmed the death toll of 26. CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment, as well as to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which runs the site. The GHF is a private organization backed by Israel and the United States. It was set up amid Israeli accusations that Hamas is stealing aid in Gaza and selling it for profit. Humanitarian organizations say there is no evidence of this, and Israel hasn't presented any evidence publicly. United Nations aid agencies have criticized the GHF's aid mechanism, saying it violates humanitarian principles and raises the risks for Palestinians. UN aid groups, such as UNRWA, typically check identification and rely on a database of registered families when distributing aid. But the GHF isnot screening Palestinians at aid distribution sites, despite Israeli officials saying that additional security measures were a core reason for the creation of the new program. Criticism has been mountingagainst both Israeland the GHF afterchaos broke out last weekwhen tens of thousands of starving Palestinians arrived at two new food distribution sites. According to Palestinian Ministry of Health figures from before Sunday's incident, 11 people have been killed and dozens injured since the aid distribution sites have opened. The GHF said on Thursday that no one has been killed or injured since the distribution of aid began last week. The statement added that it has provided more than 4.7 million meals in six days, including delivering 16 truckloads of food on Sunday morning, providing over 887,000 meals. In a statement issued Sunday, the GHF said it will "continue scaling, with plans to build additional sites across Gaza, including in the northern region, in the weeks ahead." Aid was distributed "without incident," read the statement, with the group adding it was "aware of rumors being actively fomented by Hamas suggesting deaths and injuries today." However, a mixed picture appears on the ground with claims of the aid distributed believed to be inaccurate. The GHF also claims the reports of "deaths, mass injuries and chaos" at its sites are "false." "They are untrue and fabricated," the statement continued. This is a developing story and will be updated. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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At least 26 Palestinians killed after Israeli forces open fire near Gaza aid distribution center, health workers say

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Analysis-Europe bristles at US proposals at Asian gathering, India-Pakistan hostility on showNew Foto - Analysis-Europe bristles at US proposals at Asian gathering, India-Pakistan hostility on show

By Greg Torode and Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore has long been marked by U.S.-China rivalry but Beijing's relative retreat at the weekend exposed a new faultline - tensions between the U.S. and Europe over Asia. Even as he warned in a speech on Saturday that China posed an "imminent" threat, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made clear he wanted Europeans to concentrate on European security as they boosted military budgets. "We would much prefer that the overwhelming balance of European investment be on that continent...so that as we partner there, which we will continue to do, we're able to use our comparative advantage as an Indo-Pacific nation to support our partners here," he said. Hegseth also noted the absence of his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun, as Beijing instead dispatched a low-level team of military scholars to the annual event, which attracts top defence officials, diplomats, spies and arms dealers from across the world. The other highlight of the event was the presence of high-powered military delegations from India and Pakistan after four days of intense clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours that were halted by a ceasefire on May 10. The delegations, in full uniform and bristling with medal and service ribbons, were led by India's highest ranking military officer and Pakistan's chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. They pointedly kept out of each other's way in the corridors and meeting halls of the sprawling Shangri-La hotel. On engaging in Asia, at least some European nations signalled they would not be swayed by the U.S. exhortations. They insisted they would try to stay in both the Asian and European theatres, noting their deep links and vital trade flows as well as the global nature of conflict. "It is a good thing we are doing more (in Europe), but what I want to stress is that the security of Europe and the security of the Pacific is very much interlinked," said Europe's top diplomat Kaja Kallas. "If you are worried about China, you should be worried about Russia," Kallas said, underlining the importance of Chinese assistance to the Russian war effort in Ukraine and Moscow's deployment of North Korean soldiers. FRANCE'S ASIAN TIES French President Emmanuel Macron insisted that his nation remains an Indo-Pacific power, alluding to its enduring colonial presence in New Caledonia and French Polynesia and the basing of over 8,000 soldiers across the region. "We are neither China nor the U.S., we don't want to depend on either of them," Macron said at a press conference on Friday, outlining a "third path" coalition between Europe and Asia that avoided having to choose between Beijing and Washington. "We want to cooperate with both as far as we can, and we can cooperate for growth and prosperity and stability for our people and the world order, and I think this is exactly the same view of a lot of countries and a lot of people of this region," he said. Beyond the rhetoric, regional military attaches and analysts say the European regional presence - and ambitions - may not be easy to shift. Military deployments are mapped out over decades rather than months, and both commercial and defence relationships go back decades, some of them only rarely publicly acknowledged. The visit of a British aircraft carrier to Singapore later this month is part of a programme first mentioned by then-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in 2017 to stress British support for freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. The carrier visit in part reflects Britain's commitments under the 54-year-old Five-Power Defence Arrangement that links its military with counterparts in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. British ties with Australia have been bolstered with the recent three-way AUKUS submarine and advanced technology sharing agreement struck with the U.S. - a move that could see British submarines visiting Western Australia. Singapore meanwhile keeps 200 personnel in France operating 12 of its light combat aircraft while Britain also has a jungle training camp and helicopters in Brunei and a 1,200-strong Gurkha battalion, according to International Institute of Strategic Studies data. A report last month by the London-based IISS highlighted European defence firms' long-standing and expanding defence ties to Asia, even in the face of competition, particularly from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as regional budgets rise. "European companies, including Airbus, Damen, Naval Group and Thales, have a long-standing presence in Southeast Asia, and other European actors have established themselves in the market in the last decade, including Italy's Fincantieri and Sweden's Saab," the IISS study said. Saab is close to securing a deal with U.S. ally Thailand to supply its Gripen fighters, beating out Lockheed Martin's F-16s. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has reported that Asian defence spending rose 46% in the decade to 2024, reaching $629 billion. For Finnish officials at least, Hegseth's remarks resonated - it is Moscow rather than the Indo-Pacific that looms large for Helsinki given the country's long Russian border. "When Europe's defence is in a good shape, then you will have resources to do something more," Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen told Reuters. "But now all the European countries must do their main focus on European defence so that the United States can do a bigger share in the Indo-Pacific area," Hakkanen said. (Reporting by Greg Torode and Fanny Potkin in Singapore; additional reporting by Idrees Ali, Xinghui Kok, Jun Yuan and Rae Wee; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan and Shri Navaratnam)

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LAFC earns final FIFA Club World Cup spot with win over Club AmericaNew Foto - LAFC earns final FIFA Club World Cup spot with win over Club America

USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. LAFChas secured the last ticket to the big dance, rallying to defeat Club América, 2-1, ina FIFA Club World Cup playoffthat required extra time at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Former LAFC attacker Brian Rodríguez had given América a 64th-minute lead froma VAR-assisted penalty kick, and the Liga MX powers seemed to have done just enough to claim a win that will be worth nearly $10 million at a minimum. However,Igor Jesus' 89th-minute headerleveled the scored, saving LAFC, and in extra time Denis Bouanga — the club's most important player in recent years — added to his legend byfiring home the winnerin the 115th minute. The win sends LAFC into the Club World Cup, where they will join English giant Chelsea, Tunisian club Esperance Sportive de Tunis, and Flamengo, arguably the most well-supported club in Brazil. LAFC and Club América were in a playoff due to a convoluted series of events that could only happen when you get Concacaf and FIFA together to sort out a new tournament format. Initially, the last four winners of the Concacaf Champions Cup — Monterrey, the Seattle Sounders, Club León, and Pachuca — were set to take places in the Club World Cup. However, Club León and Pachuca share owners, something FIFA said cannot be permitted at the Club World Cup. FIFA eventually decided that León was disqualified, and announced a playoff between LAFC (the team León defeated in the 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup) and Club América (the top-ranked Concacaf team in FIFA's rankings for Club World Cup purposes). León, Pachuca, and Costa Rican club Alajuelense all appealed, with Alajuelense arguing that as Central America's top-ranked team, they should be admitted, but all were rejected. That leaves the final spot in Group D up for grabs, with Saturday's winner claiming the place. Group Stage: June 14-June 26 Round of 16: June 28-July 1 Quarterfinals: July 4-5 Semifinals: July 8-9 Finals: July 13 There are 32 teams in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup that have been separated into eight groups of four for the round-robin group stage in June. Here's how the field breaks down Al Ahly FC (Egypt) FC Porto (Portugal) SE Palmeiras (Brazil) Inter Miami (United States) Paris Saint-Germain (France) Atlético de Madrid (Spain) Botafogo (Brazil) Seattle Sounders FC (United States) FC Bayern München (Germany) Auckland City FC (New Zealand) CA Boca Juniors (Argentina) SL Benfica (Portugal) Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) CR Flamengo (Brazil) Chelsea FC (England) LAFC (United States) CA River Plate (Argentina) Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) CF Monterrey (Mexico) Inter Milan (Italy) Fluminense FC (Brazil) Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Ulsan HD (South Korea) Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa) Manchester City (England) Wydad AC (Morocco) Al Ain FC (United Arab Emirates) Juventus FC (Italy) Real Madrid (Spain) Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) CF Pachuca (Mexico) FC Salzburg (Austria) Every match during the 2025 FIFA World Cup will be live streamed for free onDAZN.com, which is the exclusive global broadcaster of the event. Saturday, June 14 Group A:Al Ahly vs. Inter Miami, 8 p.m. ET (Miami) Sunday, June 15 Group C:Bayern Munich vs. Auckland City, 12 p.m. ET (Cincinnati) Group B:Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atlético Madrid, 3 p.m. ET (Pasadena, California) Group A:SE Palmeiras vs. FC Porto, 6 p.m. ET (East Rutherford, New Jersey) Group B:Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders, 10 p.m. ET (Seattle) Monday, June 16 Group D:Chelsea vs. LAFC, 3 p.m. ET (Atlanta) Group C:Boca Juniors vs. Benfica, 6 p.m. ET (Miami) Group D:Flamengo vs. Espérance de Tunis, 9 p.m. ET (Philadelphia) Tuesday, June 17 Group F:Fluminense vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (East Rutherford, New Jersey) Group E:River Plate vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle) Group F:Ulsan HD vs. Mamelodi Sundowns, 6 p.m. ET (Orlando, Florida) Group E:Monterrey vs. Inter Milan, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena, California) Wednesday, June 18 Group G:Manchester City vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (Philadelphia) Group H:Real Madrid vs. Al Hilal, 3 p.m. ET (Miami) Group H:Pachuca vs. FC Salzburg, 6 p.m. ET (Cincinnati) Group G:Al Ain vs. Juventus, 9 p.m. (Washington, D.C.) Thursday, June 19 Group A:Palmeiras vs. Al Ahly, 12 p.m. ET, (East Rutherford, New Jersey) Group A:Inter Miami vs. Porto, 3 p.m. ET, (Atlanta) Group B:Seattle Sounders vs. Atlético Madrid, 6 p.m. ET (Seattle) Group B:Paris Saint-Germain vs. Botafogo, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena, California) Friday, June 20 Group C:Benfica vs. Auckland City, 12 p.m. ET (Orlando, Florida) Group D:Flamengo vs. Chelsea, 2 p.m. ET (Philadelphia) Group D: LAFC vs. Espérance de Tunis, 6 p.m. ET (Nashville, Tennessee) Group C:Bayern Munich vs. Boca Juniors, 9 p.m. ET (Miami) Saturday, June 21 Group F:Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (Cincinnati) Group E:Inter Milan vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle) Group F:Fluminense vs. Ulsan HD, 6 p.m. ET (East Rutherford, New Jersey) Group E:River Plate vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena, California) Sunday, June 22 Group G:Juventus vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (Philadelphia) Group H:Real Madrid vs. Pachuca, 3 p.m. ET (Charlotte, North Carolina) Group H:FC Salzburg vs. Al Hilal, 6 p.m. ET (Washington, D.C.) Group G:Manchester City vs. Al Ain, 9 p.m. ET (Atlanta) Monday, June 23 Group B:Atlético Madrid vs. Botafogo, 3 p.m. ET (Pasadena, California) Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET (Seattle) Group A:Inter Miami vs. Palmeiras, 9 p.m. ET (Miami) Group A:Porto vs. Al Ahly, 9 p.m. ET (East Rutherford, New Jersey) Tuesday, June 24 Group C:Benfica vs. Bayern Munich, 3 p.m. ET (Charlotte) Group C:Auckland City vs. Boca Juniors, 3 p.m. ET (Nashville) Group D:Espérance de Tunis vs. Chelsea, 9 p.m. ET (Philadelphia) Group D:LAFC vs. Flamengo, 9 p.m. ET (Orlando) Wednesday, June 25 Group F:Borussia Dortmund vs. Ulsan HD, 3 p.m. ET (Cincinnati) Group F:Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Fluminense, 3 p.m. ET (Miami) Group E:Inter Milan vs. River Plate, 9 p.m. ET (Seattle) Group E:Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET (Pasadena) Thursday, June 26 Group G:Wydad AC vs. Al Ain, 3 p.m. ET (Washington) Group G:Juventus vs. Manchester City, 3 p.m. ET (Orlando) Group H:Al Hilal vs. Pachuca, 9 p.m. ET (Nashville) Group H:FC Salzburg vs. Real Madrid, 9 p.m. ET (Philadelphia) Saturday, June 28 Match 49: Winners of Group A vs. Group B runner-up (Philadelphia) Match 50: Winners of Group C vs. Group D runner-up (Charlotte) Sunday, June 29 Match 51: Winners of Group B vs. Group A runner-up (Atlanta) Match 52: Winners of Group D vs. Group C runner-up (Miami) Monday, June 30 Match 53: Winners of Group E vs. Group F runner-up (Charlotte) Match 54: Winners of Group G vs. Group H runner-up (Orlando) Tuesday, July 1 Match 55: Winners of Group F vs. Group E runner-up (Atlanta) Match 56: Winners of Group H vs. Group G runner-up (Miami) Friday, July 4 Match 57: Winners of Match 49 vs. Winners of Match 50 (Philadelphia) Match 58: Winners of Match 53 vs. Winners of Match 54 (Orlando) Saturday, July 5 Match 59: Winners of Match 51 vs. Winners of Match 52 (Atlanta) Match 60: Winners of Match 55 vs. Winners of Match 56 (East Rutherford) Tuesday, July 8 Match 61: Winners of Match 57 vs. Winners of Match 58 (East Rutherford) Wednesday, July 9 Match 62: Winners of Match 59 vs. Winners of Match 60 (East Rutherford) Sunday, July 13 Match 63: Winners of Match 61 vs. Winners of Match 62 (East Rutherford) The biggest stories, every morning. Stay up-to-date on all the key sports developments bysubscribing to USA TODAY Sports' newsletter. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Club World Cup schedule: LAFC punches final ticket to FIFA tournament

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AP PHOTOS: Fans watch as Paris Saint-Germain wins the Champions League for the first timeNew Foto - AP PHOTOS: Fans watch as Paris Saint-Germain wins the Champions League for the first time

AP photographers capture fans watching the Champions League final won for the first time by Paris Saint-Germain in Munich on Saturday. PSG thrashed Inter Milan 5-0, a record margin in the final in the tournament's 69 years. This gallery has been curated by AP photo editors. ___ AP soccer:https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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Top defense officials say Ukraine war has blurred lines, exposing global threatsNew Foto - Top defense officials say Ukraine war has blurred lines, exposing global threats

SINGAPORE (AP) — China and North Korea's support for Russia in itswar against Ukrainehas exposed how lines between regions have blurred, and the need for a global approach toward defense, top security officials said Sunday. North Korea has sent troops to fight on the front lines in Ukraine, while China has supported Russia economically and technologically while opposing international sanctions. Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė told delegates at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premiere defense forum, that if Ukraine were to fall, it would have a ripple effect in Asia and suggested it could embolden China in its territorial claims on Taiwan and virtually the entire South China Sea. "If Russia prevails in Ukraine, it's not about Europe. It's not about one region," she said. "It will send a very clear signal also to smaller states here in Indo-Pacific that anyone can ignore their borders, that any fabricated excuse can justify invasion." The comments echoed those fromFrench President Emmanuel Macronas he opened the conference on Friday advocating for greater European engagement in the Indo-Pacific. On Saturday,U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethsuggested European countries should focus their defense efforts in their own region andleave the Indo-Pacific more to the U.S.,but Šakalienė said the regions were clearly intertwined. "It's not a secret that when we talk about the main perpetrators in cyber security against Japan it's China, Russia and North Korea," she said. "When we talk about main cyber security perpetrators against Lithuania it's Russia, China and Belarus — two out of the three are absolutely the same." She added that "the convergence of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea into an increasingly coordinated authoritarian axis," demands a unified response. Iran has been a key supplier of attack drones to Russia for its war effort. "In this context, the United States' strategic focus on Indo-Pacific is both justified and necessary, but this is not America's responsibility alone," she said. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told reporters on the sidelines that his main takeaway from the three-day conference, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, was the "real intent in the way in which European countries have engaged" in the debates. "It reflects the sense of connection, interconnectedness ... between Indo-Pacific on the one hand and the North Atlantic on the other," he said. China sent a lower-level delegation from its National Defense University this year to the conference, but its Foreign Ministry on Sunday responded to comments from Hegseth that Beijing was destabilizing the region and preparing to possibly seize Taiwan by force. "No country in the world deserves to be called a hegemonic power other than the U.S. itself, who is also the primary factor undermining the peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific," it said, while reiterating its stance that the Taiwan issue was an internal Chinese matter. "The U.S. must neve play with fire on this question," the ministry said. Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr, whose country has been involved inincreasingly violent clashes with Chinaover competing claims in the South China Sea, scoffed at the idea that the U.S. was the problem. "What the Chinese government considers fair and just may stand in stark contrast to the norms and values accepted by the rest of the world, especially the smaller countries," he said. "To envision a China-led international order, we only need to look at how they treat their much smaller neighbors in the South China Sea." He also underscored the international implications of the tensions in the Indo-Pacific, noting that the South China Sea was one of several maritime routes that are "arteries of the global economy." "Disruption in any of these maritime corridors triggers ripple effects across continents, impacting trade flows, military deployments, and diplomatic posture," he said.

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A new natural gas project off Senegal makes fishing communities feel threatenedNew Foto - A new natural gas project off Senegal makes fishing communities feel threatened

GUET NDAR, Senegal (AP) — It's impossible to miss the gas platform off the coast of northernSenegal. Its flare stack burns day and night above the rolling breakers. Thenatural gas project, a joint venture between British energy giant BP and U.S.-based Kosmos Energy, started operations on the final day of 2024. It is meant to bring jobs to the densely populated fishing community of Guet Ndar, just outside the old colonial capital of Saint Louis. The gas extraction plant, the deepest in Africa, is aimed at helping to transform Senegal's stagnant economy after the discovery just over a decade ago ofoil and gas off the country's coast. The first offshore oil project also began last year. Fishermen say the project is killing their livelihoods Mariam Sow, one of the few remaining sellers in the once-thriving fish market, said the decline began in 2020 when the platform started rising from the sea. "This market used to be full every day," Sow said, gesturing at the barren lot. The nearby beach is now occupied by hundreds of unused boats. Fishing is central to life in coastal Senegal. It employs over 600,000 people, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The country exported nearly half a billion dollars worth of fish in 2022, according to think tank Chatham House, citing international trade data. What's the gas project about? The Grand Tortue Ahmeyim project plans to extract gas off Senegal and neighboring Mauritania. According to BP, the field could produce 2.3 million tons of liquefied natural gas every year. Last year, Senegal electedPresident Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who ran on an anti-establishment platform. He pledged to maximize the country's natural resources, including by renegotiating what he called unfair contracts with foreign firms and distributing revenues to the population. "I will proceed with the disclosure of the effective ownership of extractive companies (and) with an audit of the mining, oil, and gas sector," he said in his first address. It was not clear whether contract renegotiation efforts had begun, or whether they would include the gas project. The fishermen of Guet Ndar say the benefits promised by both the project and Senegal's government have not materialized. The cost of living remains high, and the price of natural gas, a major cooking source in Senegal, is still rising. Lower gas prices had been a major selling point for the gas project. Mohamed Sow, a shopkeeper in Dakar, said his customers complain that a 12-liter gas canister has gone from 5,000 CFA ($8.50) to 8,000 CFA ($13.80) in the past few years. "It's impossible to keep raising the price," he said. Senegal's government did not respond to requests for comment. The fishing community near the project says it has noticed more signs of trouble. A leak that took weeks to fix Soon after the gas project's production began, fishermen said they noticed a large number of bubbles in the sea. BP cited a temporary gas leak that "had no immediate impact on ongoing production activities from the remaining wells." The leak took weeks to fix. BP did not say how much gas — largely methane — leaked into the ocean, or what caused a leak so early in the new project. In a response to written questions, BP said "the environmental impact of the release was assessed as negligible" considering the "low rate" of release. The environmental charity Greenpeace, however, called the effects of such spills on the environment significant. "The GTA field is home to the world's largest deep-water coral reef, a unique ecosystem. A single spill can wipe out decades of marine biodiversity, contaminate food chains and destroy habitat," it said in a statement. Sitting outside a BP-built and branded fish refrigeration unit meant to help community relations, Mamadou Sarr, the president of the Saint Louis fishermen's union, talked about the concerns. Sarr asserted that fish have become more scarce as they are attracted to the platform and away from several reefs that the people of Guet Ndar had fished for centuries. Drawing in the sand, he explained how the fish, drawn by the project's lights and underwater support structures, no longer visit their old "homes." Areas around the platforms are off-limits to fishermen. Sarr also said an artificial reef that BP is building lies in the path of ships that regularly visit the structures, keeping the fish away. A fisherman's life One fisherman, Abdou, showed off his catch after two days at sea: two insulated boxes full of fish, each about the size of an oil drum. A box of fish fetches 15,000 CFA, or $26. Prior to the gas project, he said, he would get four or five boxes per two-day trip. Now, getting two is a win. That worsens a problem already created byoverfishingby foreign vessels. BP stressed that face-to-face talks with members of the community about such issues are ongoing, and noted its community-facing projects such as microfinance and vocational training programs in the region. Sarr said that despite its promises, the government failed to consider his community when agreeing to the gas project. "This is our land and sea, why don't we get a voice?" he asked. He and others expressed irony that the refrigeration unit sitting next to them cannot be opened. The key is "somewhere in Dakar" Sarr said, and locals said they have never seen inside it. ___ For more on Africa and development:https://apnews.com/hub/africa-pulse The Associated Press receives financial support for global health and development coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP'sstandardsfor working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas atAP.org.

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Mookie Betts' late-night mishap leaves Dodgers star sidelined for 2nd straight game with broken toeNew Foto - Mookie Betts' late-night mishap leaves Dodgers star sidelined for 2nd straight game with broken toe

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstopMookie Bettsfractured his fourth left toe and missed his second straight game Saturday. "The last couple days, it's been hard for him to even put on a shoe, so that's obviously why he's not in the lineup," manager Dave Roberts said. "But I still don't believe it's going to be an IL stint. I think day-to-day is fair right now." Roberts said Betts injured himself after the Dodgers returned from their road trip midweek. "It was something in the middle of the night in his house, in his bedroom," he said. "It was dark and he kind of hit something." Rookie Hyeseong Kim started in Betts' place Saturday against the New York Yankees. Betts missed the Dodgers' season-opening series in Japan with an illness that caused him to drop weight because he wasn't able to keep food down. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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