US President Donald Trump's hold on his support base faces its latest test Tuesday, with voters deciding whether one of Congress's most independent conservatives can survive the Republican leader's full political firepower.
Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of regaining his Wimbledon title have been dashed with the two-time champion announcing Tuesday he is withdrawing as he recovers from a wrist injury.
The bleak, dramatic sci-fi series "Battlestar Galactica" is more than two decades old, but indie video game "Shattered Hopes" has yanked some fans back into action defending a makeshift human fleet against genocidal Cylon raiders.
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Iran's army warned on Tuesday it would "open new fronts" against the United States if it resumes attacks, after President Donald Trump said he had held off launching a planned new offensive in the hope of striking a deal.
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Veteran Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo will lead his country into the 2026 World Cup this summer after coach Roberto Martinez named the 41-year-old in his squad on Tuesday.
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Stock markets mostly rose Tuesday as investors tracked easing oil prices and cautious optimism over a potential deal between the US and Iran to end a war that has sent energy prices soaring.
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A Pakistani court sentenced a man to death on Tuesday for murdering a teenage influencer last year after she had repeatedly rejected his advances.
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Authoritarian leaders are not concerned by the political impact of novels despite literature's power to shape people's consciences, said Nicaragua's former vice president and writer Sergio Ramirez in an interview with AFP on Monday.
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Liverpool defender Andy Robertson and Aston Villa captain John McGinn were among the players named on Tuesday by manager Steve Clarke in Scotland's first World Cup finals squad for 28 years.
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Spain's former Socialist prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has been placed under investigation for influence peddling and crimes allegedly committed in connection with the bailout of a small airline, a court said Tuesday.
Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City with an unparalleled legacy as a manager who has reshaped English football during a decade of relentless success.
Attempts to get a grip on the Ebola outbreak currently spreading in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been complicated by the restive region's litany of long-running conflicts.
The 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, will be displayed flat for the first time when it goes on display in London in September, the British Museum said.
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Italian Rolando Maran was appointed on Tuesday as the new head coach of Albania's national football team, replacing former Brazil defender Sylvinho.
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Germany had started the process to sell most of its stake in energy giant Uniper, the government said Tuesday, more than three years after nationalising the company following its near collapse amid the Ukraine war.
Gathered around a Revolutionary Guard in central Tehran, an audience of Iranians is learning to use an AK-47 assault rifle, in case it falls to them to defend the country from renewed US attacks.
China and the United States "should work together to promote the development and governance of AI", Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday.
Spanish police said Tuesday they have arrested the eldest son of Mango clothing empire founder Isak Andic over his father's death during a hiking trip in December 2024.
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