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Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:15:24 GMT
Fans vandalise India stadium after Messi's abrupt exit
As a part of a so-called GOAT Tour, the 38-year-old Argentina and Inter Miami superstar touched down in the eastern state of West Bengal early Saturday, greeted by a chorus of exuberant fans chanting his name. Hours later, thousands of fans wearin...

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:25:17 GMT
Women sommeliers are cracking male-dominated wine world open
Now an established figure as resident wine advisor at Chambers restaurant in New York, Pascaline Lepeltier told AFP that when she first started out "a certain male clientele of a certain age didn't trust me" -- or would ask to see the real sommelier...

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 06:57:13 GMT
Exhibition of Franco-Chinese print master Zao Wou-Ki opens in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's M+ museum is hosting a collection of more experimental prints by the artist, who is considered a master of the lyrical abstraction movement and whose work regularly fetches vast sums at auction. Visitors can explore, in chronological an...

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 06:17:10 GMT
Myanmar junta denies killing civilians in hospital strike
A military jet bombed late Wednesday the general hospital of Mrauk-U in western Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh, two aid workers said. "Those killed or injured were not civilians, but terrorists and their supporters," said an article in the sta...

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 03:39:12 GMT
North Korea acknowledges its troops cleared mines for Russia
North Korea has sent thousands of troops to support Russia's nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine, according to South Korean and Western intelligence agencies. Analysts say Russia is giving North Korea financial aid, military technology, food and e...

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:23:16 GMT
Machado urges pressure so Maduro understands 'he has to go'
In the interview with CBS News talk show "Face the Nation," Machado -- who left Venezuela in a risky escape and was awarded the top prize in Oslo this week -- was asked about the possibility of US military intervention in her country. "I will welco...

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:13:10 GMT
US Treasury lifts sanctions on Brazil Supreme Court justice
The sanctions were part of a series of punitive actions taken against Brazil by the administration of President Donald Trump, a longtime ally of Bolsonaro who had slammed the trial as a "witch hunt." Moraes was sanctioned in July, and Washington to...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:19:10 GMT
Leinster stutter before beating Leicester in Champions Cup
Leinster had opened the competition at home by crushing Londoners Harlequins while Leicester were overpowered at La Rochelle. The Irish province dominated territory from the start but made repeated handling errors in the face of a tigerish home de...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:03:13 GMT
Crypto firm Tether bids for Juventus, is quickly rebuffed
"Juventus is not for sale," said a source close to Exor, the holding company of the Agnelli family, which has controlled the club since 1923. Tether, which already has an 11.5-percent stake in Juventus, said in a statement that it "has submitted a ...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:51:11 GMT
Union sink second-placed Leipzig to climb in Bundesliga
Second-placed Leipzig arrived in Berlin hoping to move five points behind Bayern who host rock bottom Mainz on Sunday. But the visitors were overrun by the underdog Berliners and are under threat from third-placed Borussia Dortmund who are just on...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:47:09 GMT
US Treasury lifts sanctions on Brazil Supreme Court justice
The sanctions were part of a series of punitive actions taken against Brazil by the administration of President Donald Trump, a longtime ally of Bolsonaro who had slammed the trial as a "witch hunt." Moraes was sanctioned in July and Washington too...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:25:09 GMT
At the UN, the US has accused Rwanda of leading the region towards war
Fighting and insecurity continue in the eastern part of the DRCongo, amid rising diplomatic anger over the latest offensive by the M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda. According to regional officials, more than 400 civilians have been killed in South Kivu ...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:13:09 GMT
Wembanyama expected to return for Spurs in NBA Cup clash with Thunder
The French phenom has been sidelined with a left calf strain since November 14. Spurs coach Mitch Johnson had confirmed on Wednesday -- when the Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Cup quarter-finals -- that the 21-year-old Wembanyama had resu...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:26:14 GMT
'It's a mistake for Ukraine to make concessions': Former Trump security adviser John Bolton
"I don't think [US President] Donald Trump is really motivated by US national security interests, or NATO, or Ukrainian interests. I think he wants the Nobel Peace Prize – I think it's been on his mind since the first term," argues former US nati...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:21:13 GMT
Steelers' Watt undergoes surgery to repair collapsed lung
J.J. Watt, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year who played 12 NFL seasons and now works as a television commentator, posted his younger brother's status on social media. "Yesterday TJ had successful surgery to stabilize and repair a partia...

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