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Ciarán Fahey
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Associated Press sports writer, often distracted by news.
I’m not German. I run @abandonedberlin.com in my free time.
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Ciarán Fahey @cfahey.bsky.social · Mar 23
Scarred by German colonialism, victims push the country into a new reckoning with its dark past

(AP) #Germany #colonialism #racism 🇩🇪

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A promise to an African grandmother: Shining a light on Germany's colonial past
Germany has over the past years made strides in coming to terms with a dark era of its past, the colonial rule of large swaths of Africa.
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In case you were wondering. The Africa Cup of Nations already knows which teams have made it to the knockout stage

(AP) #AFCON #AfricaCup #Morocco #last16

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The Africa Cup of Nations already knows which teams have made it to the knockout stage
Tanzania and Tunisia secured the last two available spots in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 on Tuesday, completing the lineup before half of the groups had concluded their final games.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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South Africa coach Hugo Broos blasts lack of ‘AFCON vibe’ at Africa Cup in Morocco

(AP) #AFCON #AfricaCup #Morocco

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South Africa coach Hugo Broos blasts lack of 'AFCON vibe' at Africa Cup in Morocco
South Africa coach Hugo Broos isn’t getting that usual Africa Cup of Nations feeling in Morocco. Broos led Cameroon to the title in 2017 in Gabon and took South Africa to third place at the 2023 editi...
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December 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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From gunshots to the Africa Cup, Sudanese players endure brutal war to bring hope

(AP) #AFCON #AfricaCup #Sudan 🇸🇩

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From gunshots to the Africa Cup, Sudanese players endure brutal war to bring hope
The Sudanese national team, known as the Falcons of Jediane, is persevering despite a brutal war at home.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Moroccan fans cry foul amid empty seats at sold-out stadiums at Africa Cup

(AP) #AFCON #AfricaCup #tickets #touts 💰

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Moroccan fans cry foul amid empty seats at sold-out stadiums in Africa Cup
Empty seats in sold-out stadiums. Out-of-reach prices on the black market. Moroccan soccer fans in particular are being frustrated at the Africa Cup of Nations because many can’t get tickets for their...
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December 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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It kept pouring on the third day of what is shaping up to be the wettest and coldest Africa Cup to date.

There was also football today. Reporting from Tangier for @AP...

#AFCON #AfricaCup #Morocco #Senegal #SuperEagles

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December 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Reposted by Ciarán Fahey
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A spectacular bicycle kick has earned royal approval for Ayoub El Kaabi as host Morocco opened the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Comoros.
Morocco opens 35th Africa Cup of Nations with 2-0 win over Comoros to delight of fans and royalty
A spectacular bicycle kick has earned royal approval for Ayoub El Kaabi as host Morocco opened the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Comoros.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Morocco opens 35th Africa Cup of Nations with 2-0 win over Comoros to delight of fans and royalty

(AP) #AFCON #AfricaCup #Morocco

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Morocco opens 35th Africa Cup of Nations with 2-0 win over Comoros to delight of fans and royalty
A spectacular bicycle kick has earned royal approval for Ayoub El Kaabi as host Morocco opened the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Comoros.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Bit of a downer on the eve of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as CAF falls into line by holding it every four years.

(AP) #AFCON #CAF #FIFA #AfricaCup #AfricanNationsLeague

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Africa Cup moves to 4-year cycle as African soccer gets overhaul with new Nations League
African soccer is moving the Africa Cup of Nations to a four-year cycle from 2028 and launching a new African Nations League in 2029.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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The Africa Cup of Nations begins on Sunday with host nation Morocco promising a spectacle.

Here’s all you need to know about the four-week tournament!

(AP) #AFCON2025 #AFCON #AfricaCup #Morocco

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Africa Cup of Nations begins with host Morocco promising a spectacle. Here's all you need to know
The Africa Cup of Nations begins Sunday with host Morocco aiming for a spectacle befitting its quest to become a global soccer power.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Africa Cup of Nations begins with host Morocco promising a spectacle. Here's all you need to know
Africa Cup of Nations begins with host Morocco promising a spectacle. Here's all you need to know
The Africa Cup of Nations begins Sunday with host Morocco aiming for a spectacle befitting its quest to become a global soccer power.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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For transparency reasons, I wish to say I will also be monitoring Twitter while I'm at the Africa Cup. Unfortunately, African teams/officials are still there so I will be selfishly checking their tweets without contributing anything myself. My output will remain here and at Mastodon. #AFCON2025
December 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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I'm in Morocco for the next month for the Africa Cup of Nations!

Here's the first piece from Rabat on what it means for the country's ambitions on becoming a global soccer superpower. (Morocco hosting AFCON, that is, not me being here for the next month.)

(AP) #AFCON #AfricaCup #Morocco
Staging the Africa Cup of Nations part of Morocco's bid to become a soccer superpower
Morocco steps into the spotlight this week with the Africa Cup of Nations as newly built stadiums become an arena to test whether on-field success and hospitality can yield lasting clout as a global s...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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“The story of the Syrian-Australian Muslim shop owner who put an end to the rampage … has been seized upon by a country desperately seeking comfort after one of its darkest hours: the slaying of 15 people as they celebrated their Jewish faith.”

(AP) #BondiBeach #AhmedalAhmed
Millions are pledged to a Syrian Australian man who stopped a gunman and became a national hero
Ahmed al Ahmed, a Syrian-Australian tobacco shop owner, has become a national hero in Australia, with an online fundraiser for him raising millions of dollars.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Ticket checkers on the S8 to Wildau. It’s not even 5 in the morning! #Berlin #SBahn
December 17, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Meanwhile, Netanyahu tries to use the shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia for his own political gain

(AP) #Australia #Netanyahu

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Israel's Netanyahu lashes out while world shows shock and sympathy over Australia shooting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized Australia's leader, linking calls for a Palestinian state to rising antisemitism.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Bystander who disarmed gunman during Australian beach shooting commended for bravery

He was identified as 43-year-old Ahmed Al Ahmed by 7NEWS Australia

(AP) #Australia

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Bystander shown in videos disarming gunman during Australian beach shooting commended for bravery
A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reposted by Ciarán Fahey
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BREAKING: US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Berlin for talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
US envoys arrive in Berlin for another round of Ukraine peace talks
U.S. envoys are in Berlin for another round of talks intended to secure a deal to end the war. U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are expected to hold a series of meetings on Sunday and Monday.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, whose ancestors were forced from the Great Lakes region by white settlers in the 1830s, are facing outrage from fellow Native Americans over plans to profit from another forced removal – Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

(AP) #Trump #MAGA #USA
Some Native Americans draw shocked response over contract to design immigration detention centers
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation that was uprooted from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s is facing widespread outrage over plans to profit from another forced removal.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Messi’s tour of India gets off to chaotic start

(AP) #Messi #India #GOATTour #chaos

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Messi's tour of India gets off to chaotic start with fans throwing bottles
Lionel Messi’s much-hyped tour of India has gotten off to a rocky start with angry fans throwing bottles and attempting to vandalize a stadium after many of them failed to get more than just a glimpse...
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December 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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“The Berlin government has repeatedly shown its willingness to break the law to suppress Palestine activism. The violence is the logical outcome of this political climate.”

#Berlin #Polizei #Gewalt #CDU #Gaza
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For more than 2 years, police in Berlin - encouraged by city and national politicians - have systematically used excessive violence in an attempt to beat the Palestine solidarity movement into silence.

I wrote about this phenomenon for the @lrb.co.uk
Harry Stopes | Police Violence in Berlin
In the last six months human rights officials at both the Council of Europe and the United Nations have written to the...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Borussia Dortmund CEO Carsten Cramer is 100% committed to the club’s sponsorship deal with Germany’s biggest arms manufacturer.

(AP) #Rheinmetall #HejaBVB 💣

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Dortmund's new CEO defends sponsorship deal with arms manufacturer Rheinmetall
German soccer club Borussia Dortmund’s new chief executive has defended its contentious sponsorship agreement with Rheinmetall, the country’s largest arms manufacturer.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Free admission to U.S. national parks on Trump’s birthday.
It’s being scrapped for Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth.

(AP) #MAGA 🇺🇸

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National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday
The National Park Service will no longer offer free admission to Americans on Martin Luther King Jr.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa says Israel is fighting 'ghosts' and searching for enemies

(AP) #Syria #Israel

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Syria's leader says Israel is fighting 'ghosts' after the Gaza war
Syria’s interim president accuses Israel of fighting “ghosts” and seeking enemies after the Gaza conflict.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands to boycott Eurovision because Israel is in.

“Germany, a major Eurovision backer, had signalled it would not take part if Israel was barred.”

(RTÉ) #Eurovision #Israel #warcrimewashing

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RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Palestinian farmers are being terrorized by armed Israeli settlers as they try to gather their olive harvests in the West Bank

(AP) #WestBank #Israel #olives #land

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Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks
Palestinians in the West Bank are living in fear of more attacks by armed Israeli settlers. In recent months, villagers say, the town of Turmus Ayya has weathered near-daily assaults by settlers.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM