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Rugby Australia back 'world's best coach' Schmidt after tour flop
Rugby Australia back 'world's best coach' Schmidt after tour flop

Rugby Australia threw its support behind embattled Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt on Tuesday, saying it had "absolute confidence" in the New Zealander despite leading the team to a record 10 defeats in a calendar year.

November 25, 2025

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Afghanistan vows 'appropriate' response after Pakistan strikes kill 10
Afghanistan vows 'appropriate' response after Pakistan strikes kill 10

Afghanistan's Taliban government vowed Tuesday to "respond appropriately" to overnight border strikes it blamed on Pakistan that killed 10 people, as tensions soar following a suicide bombing in Peshawar a day earlier.

November 25, 2025

Stock markets advance as odds for another Fed rate cut grow
Stock markets advance as odds for another Fed rate cut grow

Investors on Tuesday welcomed more dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials reinforcing hopes it will cut interest rates next month, while a tech-led rally on Wall Street soothed recent AI bubble worries.

November 25, 2025

Stubbs scores fifty as South Africa extend lead over India to 508
Stubbs scores fifty as South Africa extend lead over India to 508

Tristan Stubbs scored an unbeaten half-century as South Africa extended their second-innings lead over India to an imposing 508 and closed in on a series win in the second Test on Tuesday.

November 25, 2025

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At tomb of Lebanon's miracle saint, faithful await the pope
At tomb of Lebanon's miracle saint, faithful await the pope

Charbel Matar says a Lebanese saint saved his life when he was a child. Now, he is among pilgrims of all faiths who visit Saint Charbel's tomb, soon to be graced by Pope Leo XIV.

November 25, 2025

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China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crew
China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crew

China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch on Tuesday, after damage to a previous mission's return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth.

November 25, 2025