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Goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scored the 18th penalty of a nerve-shredding shoot-out as DR Congo produced the latest shock at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations by knocking seven-time champions Egypt out to reach the quarter-finals following a 1-1 draw after extra time.DR Congo went ahead for the first time at the finals when Meschack Elia nodded in Yoane Wissa’s cross to put the team ranked 67th in the world on course for the latest surprise result at a tournament which has been illuminated by underdog success in Ivory Coast.Their lead lasted nine minutes before Mostafa Mohamed converted a penalty on…

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UN ambassadors have told a new BBC documentary about the moment they learned of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.It happened while the UN Security Council was in the middle of an emergency meeting to try and prevent such an escalation from happening.Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, says even he was caught by surprise.Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the UN, said: “The main reason for the UN is to maintain peace.. when you have a permanent member of the Security Council, invading another country… you see your mission crumbling.”You can watch Putin vs the West: At War on BBC iPlayer…

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