Salvadoran troops encircle second community in gangs crackdown
More than 1,000 soldiers surrounded a community in El Salvador's capital on Saturday as part of President Nayib Bukele's war on gangs, the second such operation this month in the Central American country.
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Stade Francais hammer 'shameful' Racing in Top 14 Paris derby
Stade Francais moved second in France's Top 14 on Saturday with a compelling 48-10 win over Paris rivals Racing 92 who were branded as "shameful" by one of their own players.
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Zelensky blasts Russian 'terror' after deadly Kherson shelling
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday blasted Russian "terror" after shelling on Christmas Eve left at least seven dead and 58 injured in Kherson city, which Kyiv's forces recaptured in November.
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Deadly winter blizzard leaves US in pre-Christmas deep freeze
A fearsome winter storm that pummelled the United States with blinding snow and powerful Arctic winds left 1.7 million customers without power Saturday as thousands of cancelled flights stranded travelers making last-minute dashes for Christmas.
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Taliban ban women from working in national, international NGOs
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers ordered all national and international NGOs to stop their women employees from working after "serious complaints" about their dress code, the Ministry of Economy told AFP on Saturday.
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Hatate and Furuhashi at the double as Celtic sweep past St Johnstone
Japan's Reo Hatate and Kyogo Furuhashi both scored twice as champions Celtic strengthened their grip on top spot in the Scottish Premiership with a 4-1 victory over St Johnstone on Saturday.
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Italy's Traore wins first Treviso game since rotten banana Christmas gift
Cherif Traore played just under an hour on Saturday in his first match since receiving a rotten banana as a Christmas gift from a team-mate as Treviso beat Zebre Parma 38-5 in the United Rugby Championship.
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England winger Yarde joins Bayonne
England winger Marland Yarde has agreed to join Bayonne until the end of the season after leaving Premiership club Sale last season following his arrest, the French club said on Saturday.
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Vieira slams Martinez's 'stupid' World Cup celebrations
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira believes Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez's "stupid" celebrations have tarnished Argentina's World Cup final win.
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Turkey says Ukraine war 'will not end easily'
Turkey conceded Saturday that Russia's war on Ukraine "will not end easily", despite Ankara's repeated efforts to arrange peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow.
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