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Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to find the "courage" to hold direct talks and spoke of the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza in his first Christmas message.
Syria's central bank chief has said that the country's currency would start to be replaced with a revamped version from Jan. 1, as Damascus tries to relaunch its economy after emerging from the rule of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad last year.
Galatasaray finished the first half of the Süper Lig season atop the standings thanks to a 3-0 win over Kasımpaşa on Dec. 21 night as Mauro Icardi became the club’s all-time leading foreign scorer.
