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 Jordan Henderson Set to Miss World Cup After Wrist Injury in England Celebrations England’s 3-2 win over Mexico in the World Cup Round of 16 was followed by an injury to Jordan Henderson, who is now expected to miss the remainder of the tournament. The Brentford midfielder was part of the England squad that secured victory at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium on Sunday, July 5, before the team joined supporters behind one of the goals to sing Oasis’ Wonderwall, which has become an unofficial anthem during the competition. During the post-match celebrations, Henderson fell over an advertising board, landed awkwardly and was left on the ground receiving medical attention. Teammates and staff quickly surrounded him as treatment was provided on the pitch. He was later given oxygen and taken off on a stretcher. England head coach Thomas Tuchel told the BBC that the 36-year-old had sustained “a quite serious” wrist injury and was taken to hospital for assessment. Henderson remained in Mexico...

TIGRAY PARTY RESTORES PRE-WAR GOVERNMENT IN THREAT TO NORTHERN ETHIOPIA PEACE. (PHOTO).


 Tigray party restores pre-war government in threat to northern Ethiopia peace


Tigray's main political party reasserted control over the northern Ethiopian region's political administration on Tuesday, following through on a threat to violate a key provision of the deal that ended a civil war with the federal government.


The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) said in a statement it had restored the legislative council that existed before the 2020-2022 civil war and that the council had elected TPLF chair Debretsion Gebremichael as regional president, Reuters reported.


The TPLF announced last month that it would restore pre-war political structures, accusing the federal government of provocation, withholding funds for paying civil servants and extending the tenure of the interim administration's president without consulting it.


The prospect prompted an adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to warn that "catastrophic conflict" could return to the region.


Devastating conflict


Abiy's spokesperson, Billene Seyoum, did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the TPLF did not respond to a request for comment about what prompted the decision or its potential consequences.


The conflict in Tigray, which drew in forces from neighbouring Eritrea, was one of the century's deadliest, killing hundreds of thousands of people through direct violence, the collapse of healthcare and famine, according to researchers.


It stemmed from a breakdown in relations between the TPLF, a guerrilla movement turned political party that dominated Ethiopian politics for nearly three decades, and Abiy, whose appointment as prime minister in 2018 ended the TPLF’s dominance.


The Pretoria Agreement, which ended the Tigray war, created an interim administration, established through dialogue between the TPLF and Ethiopia's federal government, to govern Tigray until new elections could be organised.


Tensions


The TPLF last month said it would replace the interim administration, stating that the federal had extended the term of the interim administration's president's party without consulting it.


The interim administration's president, Tadesse Worede, has said he intends to remain in his post, creating two rival authorities.


On Monday, there was an explosion near the interim administration's offices in the regional capital Mekelle, a local resident told Reuters. The BBC's Tigrinya language service quoted the police as saying a hand grenade had caused the explosion but that there were no casualties.


It was not clear who may have been responsible.

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