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Germany Defeats Mali to Advance in Basketball World Cup

The German women's basketball team defeated Mali 83 to 58 in Berlin to secure second place in Group A and advance to the intermediate round of the home World Cup. The victory follows an initial loss to Spain and a win against Japan. Germany will face South Korea in its first…

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2 sources · Germany

Who reported this

  • Der Spiegel Germany · Centre-left · ~50% staff-owned
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine Germany · Centre-right · FAZIT-Stiftung (foundation)

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Every source for this story reports from Germany.

· morning

Mali Military Junta and Northern Rebels Exchange Prisoners

The military junta in Bamako and the Front de Libération de l’Azawad (FLA) recently conducted a prisoner exchange in the northern town of Anéfis. The FLA released 22 members of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa), while the junta released nine combatants from the independentist…

2 sources across 2 countries · Argentina · France

Who reported this

  • Infobae Argentina · Centre-right · Daniel Hadad
  • The Africa Report France · Centre · Jeune Afrique Media Group

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· evening

Mali Sentences Two Critics of Military Junta to Ten Years in Prison

A court in Bamako has sentenced columnist Mohamed Youssouf Bathily, known as Ras Bath, and influencer Rokia Doumbia to ten years in prison. The sentence includes seven years of firm imprisonment and three years suspended. The two were tried for criminal association and…

3 sources across 2 countries · France · Argentina

Who reported this

  • Le Monde Afrique France · Centre-left · Fonds pour l'independance de la presse
  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)
  • Infobae Argentina · Centre-right · Daniel Hadad

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· evening

Mali's Transition President Pardons French Intelligence Agent

Malian Transition President Assimi Goïta has granted a presidential pardon to Yann Vézilier, a French DGSE intelligence agent who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Malian government announced the decision on Thursday. Vézilier was convicted on June 5 for undermining…

2 sources · France

Who reported this

  • Le Monde France · Centre-left · Fonds pour l'independance de la presse
  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

Every source for this story reports from France.

· morning