The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday with a first semi-final filled with pyrotechnics, colour and a dazzling sweep of music, from Portuguese guitar ballads to Belgian techno.
United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to take action "to prevent genocide" in Gaza, delivering a scathing account of Israel's actions in the Palestinian territory.
Late baseball pariahs Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson were removed from the sport's permanently ineligible list on Tuesday in a historic move that paves the way for the duo and other deceased players to be admitted into the hall of fame.
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Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter and hero of the Latin American left, has died at the age of 89, the government said Tuesday.
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Canada's new government will relentlessly protect the nation's sovereignty as it works to redefine fraught relations with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday as his cabinet was sworn in.
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Gaza rescuers said Israeli strikes in the vicinity of a hospital in the south of the Palestinian territory killed at least 28 people Tuesday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the military would enter Gaza "with full force" in the coming days.
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Defending champion Xander Schauffele says he still has something to prove at this week's PGA championship and doesn't feel much different as a two-time major winner than he did a year ago without a major crown.
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed cooler-than-expected April inflation data and reiterated his call for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, as analysts warned that his tariffs may still fuel price hikes in the months ahead.
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The United States rescinded further export controls Tuesday on advanced computing semiconductors, answering calls by countries that said they were being shut out from crucial technology needed to develop artificial intelligence.
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would lift sanctions on Syria to offer it a chance for "greatness" after Bashar al-Assad's fall, as he cast himself as a peacemaker in the Middle East.
US captain Keegan Bradley might bring together PGA Tour and LIV Golf talent for September's Ryder Cup showdown against Europe, even as the competing groups can't complete a deal themselves.
Lorenzo Musetti reached the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Tuesday after heavy rain forced him to wait nearly three hours at match point before he could finish off his straight-sets victory over Daniil Medvedev.
Rights groups on Tuesday urged judges to halt Britain's supply of fighter jet parts to Israel amid the war in Gaza, as they took the government to court and accused it of breaking international law.
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Hyped-up fans prepared to take sought-after seats for the Eurovision Song Contest's first semi-final on Tuesday as the world's biggest televised live music event takes off.
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Nottingham Forest have claimed owner Evangelos Marinakis did not confront boss Nuno Espirito Santo after last weekend's 2-2 Premier League draw with Leicester.
Sean "Diddy" Combs's former partner Casandra Ventura told jurors at the music mogul's sex trafficking trial Tuesday how he "controlled" her life and brutally beat her to keep her in line.
Mali's military government on Tuesday dissolved the west African country's political parties, according to a presidency decree, the latest attempt to clamp down on the opposition since the junta seized power.
Rachael Blackmore's groundbreaking exploits as a jockey have "inspired people to follow their dreams" Henry de Bromhead, the trainer with whom she teamed up to make history, told AFP on Tuesday.
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