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Bardot: from defending sheep to flirting with the far right

China's BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales

De Minaur muscles up in bid to be Sinner-Alcaraz 'disruptor'

NBA-best Thunder end two-game skid as Raptors win in OT

Root says 'silly' to change England management after Ashes loss

Algeria advance to AFCON last-16, Cameroon hold Ivory Coast

Diallo scores again as champions Ivory Coast draw with Cameroon

Dupont sparks explosion as Toulouse demolish La Rochelle

Steelers, Panthers lose to set up showdowns for playoff berths

Inter stay top of Serie A after beating battling Atalanta

Mahrez penalty takes Algeria through to Cup of Nations last 16

Mali coach Saintfiet hits out at European clubs, FIFA over AFCON changes

Mali coach Tom Saintfiet on Thursday railed against the decision to play the Africa Cup of Nations every four years instead of two, insisting the move was forced upon the continent by FIFA and European clubs motivated by money.

Pope urges Russia, Ukraine dialogue in Christmas blessing

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to find the "courage" to hold direct talks and spoke of the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza in his first Christmas message.

Last Christians gather in ruins of Turkey's quake-hit Antakya

Saint Peter's, one of the world's oldest rock churches, is a sacred rallying point for the isolated Christians still left in quake-hit Antakya in southeastern Turkey, the city known in ancient times as Antioch.

Pope Leo condemns 'open wounds' of war in first Christmas homily

Pope Leo XIV condemned the "senselessness" of war and the "open wounds" it leaves behind, as he delivered his first Christmas message on Thursday after a year marked by conflict but also hopes for peace in Gaza and Ukraine.

'Starting anew': Indonesians in disaster-struck Sumatra hold Christmas mass

At a church in Sumatra, dozens of worshippers sang hymns at a Christmas mass, gathered together for their first service since deadly floods swept the Indonesian island.

Australia opts for all-pace attack in fourth Ashes Test

Australia will take an all-pace attack into the fourth Ashes Test, skipper Steve Smith said Thursday, while Josh Inglis was dropped with selectors preferring Usman Khawaja.

'We hold onto one another and keep fighting,' says wife of jailed Istanbul mayor

Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife told AFP, saying it has been painful for his family but that the ordeal has made them stronger.

Southern California soaked by powerful Christmas storms

Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst Christmas storms in recent memory brought heavy rain and fears of deadly mudslides.

Leo XIV celebrates first Christmas as pope

Pope Leo XIV held the first Christmas mass of his pontificate on Wednesday, greeting thousands of faithful in St Peter's Square before the service in an usually informal style.

Diallo and Mahrez strike at AFCON as Ivory Coast, Algeria win

Amad Diallo and Riyad Mahrez starred as defending champions Ivory Coast and former winners Algeria had contrasting victories on Wednesday when the first round of African Cup of Nations (AFCON) group matches concluded in Morocco.

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Diallo strikes to give AFCON holders Ivory Coast winning start