Mauritania advance to the knockout phase for the first time in their history as one of the four best third-placed teams. Former champions Algeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage on Tuesday after a shock defeat against Mauritania.

Floods, droughts and other extreme weather events have contributed to millions of children lacking access to basic water services, according to the latest report by UNICEF.

Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, there’s been concern about the conflict spilling over in the region and Muslim-majority countries. Viral videos have circulated claiming to show Algeria’s parliament ‘unanimously voting’ to go to war with Israel, as well as allegations that Yemen has already attacked Israeli territory.

Wildfires killed 15 people in the mountainous Bejaia and Bouira regions of Algeria on Monday, the interior ministry said, as a heatwave spread across north Africa and southern Europe.