DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).

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 Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...

RUSSIA REMOVES TALIBAN FROM LIST OF TERRORIST GROUPS. (PHOTO).


 Russia removes Taliban from list of terrorist groups


Russia on Thursday lifted its ban on the Taliban, which it had tagged for more than two decades as a terrorist organisation.


The move paves the way for Moscow to normalise ties with the leadership of Afghanistan.


No country currently recognises the Taliban government, which seized power in August 2021 as US-led forces staged a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.


However, Russia has been gradually strengthening ties with the movement, which President Vladimir Putin said last year was now an ally in fighting terrorism.


Russia outlawed the Taliban as a terrorist movement in 2003.


According to the state media, the Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the ban with immediate effect.


Russia reportedly sees a need to work with the Taliban as it faces a major security threat from Islamist militant groups based in a string of countries from Afghanistan to the Middle East.


Recall that gunmen in March 2024, killed no fewer than 145 people at a concert hall outside Moscow in an attack claimed by Islamic State.


US officials said they had intelligence indicating it was the Afghan branch of the group, Islamic State Khorasan that was responsible.


Meanwhile, the Taliban said it was working to wipe out the presence of Islamic State in Afghanistan.


According to western diplomats, the movement’s path towards wider international recognition is stalled until it changes course on women’s rights.


The Taliban has closed high schools and universities to girls and women and placed restrictions on their movement without a male guardian.


It emphasized its respects for women’s rights in line with its strict interpretation of Islamic law.

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