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Scholz visits site of deadly Christmas market attack

Scholz visits site of deadly Christmas market attack

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday visited the site of a deadly car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market that shocked the nation, to pay tribute to the victims.

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Heavyweight foes Usyk, Fury set for titanic rematch

Heavyweight foes Usyk, Fury set for titanic rematch

Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury reprise their heavyweight "fight of the century" on Saturday with multiple titles and both fighters' place in history on the line.

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Drone attack hits Russian city 1,000km from Ukraine frontier

Drone attack hits Russian city 1,000km from Ukraine frontier

Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier, as Moscow's troops captured a new frontline village in eastern Ukraine.

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Former England winger Eastham dies aged 88

Former England winger Eastham dies aged 88

George Eastham, a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died at the age of 88, his former club Stoke City announced on their website on Saturday.

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Yemen rebels strike Israel's Tel Aviv in pre-dawn missile attack

Yemen rebels strike Israel's Tel Aviv in pre-dawn missile attack

A missile fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Huthi rebels struck Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv before dawn on Saturday, wounding 16 people in the second such attack within days.

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Germany in shock after new deadly Christmas market attack

Germany in shock after new deadly Christmas market attack

Germany reeled Saturday from the shock of a new deadly attack on a crowded Christmas market where Chancellor Olaf Scholz was to visit the scene of the carnage.

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Pakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers

Pakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.

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Pakistan military courts convict 25 of pro-Khan unrest

Pakistan military courts convict 25 of pro-Khan unrest

Pakistan military courts have convicted and sentenced 25 people for involvement in pro-Imran Khan unrest last year, the armed forces said Saturday, with the majority handed decade-long prison terms.

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16 wounded after Israel hit by missile fired from Yemen

16 wounded after Israel hit by missile fired from Yemen

A projectile fired from Yemen struck Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv early Saturday, wounding 16 people, the military and emergency service providers said, the second such attack within days.

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US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown

US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown

The US Congress averted a Christmastime government shutdown early Saturday after weeks of tense negotiations that went down to the wire, passing a bill to fund federal agencies through mid-March.

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