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  1. Lisa is shown holding a microphone and speaking during the event. It is dark, and the city lights are visible in the background. She is wearing a long red dress and a cream jacket, and has one hand up as she is talking.

  2. A treated image of South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa on the right and American President, Donald Trump on the left

  3. A smiling vicar dressed in a clerical collar and shirt and jacket is photographed in his church.

  4. The entrance to the tomb of King Thutmose II, who ruled three-and-a-half thousand years ago

  5. A badge of a member of the Malian Army (Fama) seen close up.

  6. Zimbabwe-Ireland T20 opener abandoned after rain

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    Zimbabwe scored 77-5 in their reduced nine overs before further rain led to the abandonment of Saturday's contest

    First Twenty20 international, Harare

    Zimbabwe 77-5 (9 overs): Burl 36; Little 2-8, Young 2-15

    Ireland did not bat:

    Match abandoned

    Scorecard

    Ireland's opening T20 contest against Zimbabwe had to be abandoned following rain in Harare.

    The first game in the three-match series was initially reduced to nine overs with Zimbabwe reaching 77-5 as Ryan Burl top-scored with 36.

    He was one of Josh Little's two victims, with Craig Young also taking 2-15.

    However, after the weather again intervened, the contest had to be abandoned, leaving Sunday and Tuesday's contests at the Harare Sports Club to decide the series.

    Ireland have been been in Zimbabwe for three weeks, with the tourists having triumphed in the one-off Test between the countries before the hosts edged a 2-1 victory in a one-day international series.

  7. A stethoscope seen in focus in front of an MSF medic

  8. Protesters smile while raising Congolese flags and signs, one of which reads: "Being Tutsi should not be a crime in Congo"

  9. Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Cyril Ramaphosa are seen smiling as they pose for a picture. Zelensky is wearing a military green golf shirt while Ramaphosa dons a black suit, paired with a white shirt and purple tie.

  10. A young Ibrahim Babangida seen in an archive photo from 1984. He is in military uniform and wearing a beret.

  11. A headshot of Wadie Jary wearing a black suit jacket and white shirt, with a sponsors' advertising board behind him in the background.

  12. Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye sits in front of the dock at the High Court Civil Division at the Twed Towers in Kampala, Uganda February 19, 2025.

  13. James Kabarebe

  14. Vinod Sharma, wearing a hair net, on the left of the picture. The right-hand side of the image shows a graphic illustration of pills in green and white.

  15. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a suit, speaks during the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Johannesburg on 20 February 2025

  16. Young replaces injured Adair in Ireland T20 squad

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    Craig Young fills the void left by Mark Adair's withdrawal from the T20 squad

    Craig Young has been drafted into Ireland's squad for the T20 series against Zimbabwe after Mark Adair pulled out with a knee injury.

    Key paceman Adair picked up the injury while fielding in Tuesday's third and final ODI against the Chevrons in Harare.

    Experienced bowler Young was part the Test and ODI squads on the tour of Zimbabawe but will now stay on for the three-match T20 series starting on Saturday.

    It is the second Irish withdrawal for the series after opener Ross Adair was ruled out because of a calf injury with the uncapped Tim Tector called up as his replacement.

    Harare is again the venue for the T20 series with the second game on Sunday before the final match on Tuesday.

    Ireland started the tour with a 63-run victory over the hosts in a one-off Test encounter in Bulawayo.

    Zimbabwe hit back by clinching a 2-1 win in the three-match ODI series at the Harare Sports Club.

  17. A headshot of Samuel Eto'o looking to his left and smiling.

  18. Malian director Souleymane Cissé, wearing glasses and a coloured cap.

  19. Pudensiana Chumbi, wearing a headwrap and dressed in a flower print dress with long scarf draped over one shoulder, a stands in the graveyard in Morogoro with a hand on her hip looking at the camera.

  20. The rock-surrounded entrance to the tomb of King Thutmose II

  21. A microscopic picture of Ebola

  22. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is seen holding his glasses as he takes a question at an event.

  23. Handout photo of United Nations criminal tribunal judge Lydia Mugambe. She is wearing a black hat and silver chain on her head, and earrings.

  24. Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman reacts after missing a penalty against Club Brugge