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Former Montpellier coach Gasset dies at 72
Former Montpellier coach Gasset dies at 72

French football coach and "emblematic" figure Jean-Louis Gasset died on Friday at the age of 72, his former club Montpellier announced.

December 26, 2025

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Trump's Christmas gospel: bombs, blessings and blame
Trump's Christmas gospel: bombs, blessings and blame

Christmas under Donald Trump brought air strikes abroad and political threats at home, as the US president used the holiday to project a vision of power rooted less in peace than in grievance, even as his top lieutenants leaned hard into their Christian faith.

December 26, 2025

Salah helps 10-man Egypt beat South Africa and book last-16 place
Salah helps 10-man Egypt beat South Africa and book last-16 place

Mohamed Salah scored as 10-man Egypt beat South Africa 1-0 in Agadir on Friday to become the first qualifiers for the knockout stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

December 26, 2025

Russia lashes out at Zelensky ahead of new Trump meeting on Ukraine plan
Russia lashes out at Zelensky ahead of new Trump meeting on Ukraine plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to meet President Donald Trump in Florida this weekend, but Russia accused him and his EU backers Friday of seeking to "torpedo" a US-brokered plan to stop the fighting.

December 26, 2025

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Deadly blast hits mosque in Alawite area of Syria's Homs
Deadly blast hits mosque in Alawite area of Syria's Homs

An explosion killed at least eight worshippers at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on Friday, state media said, with an Islamist militant group claiming responsibility.

December 26, 2025

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Zelensky to meet Trump in Florida on Sunday
Zelensky to meet Trump in Florida on Sunday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on how to end the Russian invasion, Kyiv said Friday.

December 26, 2025