19 minutes ago Moment protester sparks outrage by interrupting minute's silence for Magdeburg Christmas market attack at German football match

The minute's silence was interrupted by a man who screamed the racist phrase: 'Germany for the Germans', which was used by Hitler and the Nazis to convey that 'non-Germans aren't welcome'.

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20 minutes ago Mother pays tribute to boy, 9, killed in German Christmas market attack: ‘Let my little teddy bear fly’

André Gleißner was among the five dead following the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany

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90 minutes ago Oleksandr Usyk issues 'blind' response to complaints about Tyson Fury win

The Ukrainian picked up his second win in a row against Tyson Fury on Saturday, but has hit out at one individual following concerns about the scorecards

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2 hours ago Anger grows in Germany over missed chances to stop Magdeburg Christmas market attack

Authorities deemed previously suspect ‘no specific danger’ following a risk assessment

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2 hours ago Oleksandr Usyk settles Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua debate once and for all

The Ukrainian heavyweight king weighed in on the topic after he defeated the 'Gypsy King' for the second time in his career in Riyadh on Saturday night

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2 hours ago Marcus Rashford has become a 'distraction' and needs to leave Manchester United in January, believes Gary Neville... as he backs Ruben Amorim over handling of axed striker

Gary Neville has claimed that Marcus Rashford needs to leave Manchester United in January and labelled him a 'distraction'. Rashford has been frozen out under Ruben Amorim.

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2 hours ago Syria has been liberated from Russia and Iran – but outsiders still threaten its new freedom | Robin Yassin

After the fall of the Assad regime, the country now faces challenges from Turkey, Israel and the enmity of the westRobin Yassin-Kassab is co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War and English editor of the Isis Prisons MuseumThe liberation of Syria was long hoped for, but unexpected. Over the past weeks, Syrians have experienced the full range of human emotions, with the exception of boredom. On the first two Assad-free Fridays, millions of celebrants swelled the streets to chant and sing and speak formerly forbidden truths. There was a huge presence of women, who had been less visible during the years of war. Relatives are meeting again and assuaging their pain as hundreds of thousands return from the camps of exile.At the same time, millions are having to accept at last that their loved ones have been tortured to death. It now appears that most of the 130,000 lost in Bashar al-Assad’s prisons (a bare minimum figure) are dead. Dozens of mass graves have already be...

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3 hours ago Usyk stakes claim as best man in boxing after making Fury eat his words | Donald McRae

Boxing is full of unsavoury people but it also produces extraordinary men. The Ukrainian champion is one of themAs Oleksandr Usyk walked towards us just after three in the morning, resplendent in his purple tracksuit while carrying Eeyore under his arm, his promoter let slip a gentle cry: “Here he comes, the best man in boxing ”Alex Krassyuk is not a traditional boxing promoter, being a much more understated man than most of his contemporaries in this riotous old business. But his pride was understandable in the immediate aftermath of Usyk’s decisive second straight defeat of Tyson Fury. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Oleksandr Usyk appears to take dig at Tyson Fury over wife Paris in post

The Ukrainian defeated the 'Gypsy King' for a second time on Saturday night and appeared to take a slight swipe at the Brit in his post-fight speech

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3 hours ago What we know so far after three minutes of terror on German Christmas market leaves five dead

The suspect, a 50-year-old Saudi exile whose name has been reported as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, has been remanded into custody over the attack that has shaken Germany

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