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Mideast clashes breach Olympic truce as athletes gather for Winter Paralympic Games
MILAN -- Airstrikes by Israel and the United States against Iran, and counter-strikes launched by Iran against neighboring countries, breached the symbolic Olympic truce, approved by the United Nations, which urged nations to suspend all military activity until March 15.
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Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message
ROME (AP) -- Pope Leo XIV, an avid tennis player and sports fan, marked the start of the Winter Games on Friday by extolling the positive values of sport and fair play while warning that the pursuit of profits and performance risked corrupting sport entirely.
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Olympic organizers invoke an ancient pledge to call for the suspension of all wars
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- If the rules of ancient Greece were observed today, drone and missile fire over Ukraine would stop on Friday as guns fall silent in the Olympic tradition.
