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Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa pledged Asia's support for Gianni Infantino's re-election bid as FIFA president on Wednesday while confirming he will seek a third term at the helm of the AFC. Infantino will be standing for a third stint in charge of soccer's global governing body having defeated Sheikh Salman to claim the presidency in 2016 following Sepp Blatter's resignation.
Meanwhile, the price of wheat has hit record highs globally in the wake of the war in Ukraine and India's recent decision to ban exports. The country was supposed to fill the gap in supply caused by the disruptions in Eastern Europe, but it has food security concerns of its own due to rising global prices as well as a heatwave that has damaged crops and reduced output.
With boxing's status at the Olympics in doubt, the IOC was not impressed on Saturday with the leadership election of the sport's governing body which was stripped of recognition in 2019.
Also this week, there was an international outcry after the Taliban ordered Afghan women to cover their faces in public. When the hardline group returned to power last year, it had initially pledged softer rule than when it led the country two decades ago. Instead, new limits on freedom and movement have been imposed, particularly for women and girls – from dress restrictions to education. Our Afghanistan correspondent Solène Chalvon-Fioriti tells us more.
Labour lost seats in both of Greater Manchester's cities at the local elections. In Salford, the ruling group was 'disappointed' after losing three seats despite retaining a strong majority at the council where they still have 49 councillors.
Conservatives in Bury are set to appoint a new leader after Nick Jones stepped down after disappointing election results last week. The Tories saw their number of councillors on the authority fall from 15 to 12 as Labour retained control of Bury Council, increasing their number of members from 28 to 29.
Counting is set to start on Friday morning, March 6, for Wales' local elections 2022. Voters across the nation went to the polls on Thursday to elect councillors and ruling groups in all of Wales' 22 councils.
Local elections results overnight revealed a mixed picture after Labour failed to make significant progress - so far - in Greater Manchester and suffered some shock losses.