US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced late on Thursday that he would recuse himself from any probe into the presidential election. Calls to resign echoed throughout Washington as information emerged that Sessions met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak before the US elections. Sessions had earlier testified that he had held zero communications with Russia. “Russiagate”, as it is now being called, is rapidly turning into something more than just Democrat hysteria.

The Japanese video game console that hopes to rival Playstation and Xbox has gone on sale. Retailing for $299, the Switch is able to be used at home and on the go. Although shipped with just eight games, one of the offerings is a new Zelda, something which gamers are only too eager to get their hands on.

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has refused to step down after losing a vote of no confidence on Thursday. Because he refuses to step down, the country is now set to hold elections. In the mountain kingdom, this is no easy prospect, with a string of coups under its belt and an unhealthy reputation for political violence. Mosisili has three months to schedule new elections.

Andy Murray has weathered seven match points to get to the Dubai Championships semi-finals. Defeating Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (20/18), 6-1, Murray conceded that this was the longest tiebreak of his entire career, and would probably remain so. He now faces French seventh seed Lucas Pouille.

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