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India spark collapse before Root leads England to 258 in 1st ODI

Joe Root made India pay for giving him an early reprieve with a run-a-ball 76 not out as England fought back from a top-order collapse to make 258 in the first one-day international at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

Fire ravages popular forest outside Paris

Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled to control wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching heatwave keeps the capital in its grip.

Dangote's mega oil project threatens fragile Kenyan ecosystem: Greenpeace

Climate rights group Greenpeace Africa called on Tuesday for a halt to a proposed mega oil refinery project by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, in Kenya's coastal region, warning of environmental risks.

US consumer inflation cools in June on lower energy costs

US consumer inflation cooled more than expected in June, government data showed Tuesday, as energy prices fell on a temporary cooling of the US-Iran war.

Rose says there's still time to realise British Open dream

Justin Rose is confident time is still on his side as he bids to win a first British Open title, with this year's edition taking place on the Royal Birkdale course where he made his name.

Croatia ex-international Simic held in graft case: report

Former Croatian international footballer Dario Simic was arrested Tuesday in an anti-corruption operation linked to a coastal campsite development, the state-run HINA news agency reported.

Glasner warns 'no button to press' for Forest success

Oliver Glasner believes the foundations are in place for Nottingham Forest to make a sound start to the new Premier League season even though there is "no button to press" that will guarantee success.

SCANDIC TRADE & SNC SCANDIC COIN: 
AI Meets Non-Custodial Trading

Anyone who monitors digital assets knows the problem: prices in one place, charts in another, wallet transactions in a separate application, and portfolio notes in spreadsheets. SCANDIC TRADE aims to end this fragmentation. The new platform brings market monitoring, AI-assisted analysis, non-custodial trading (self-custody: trading directly from the user's own wallet, without third-party access), portfolio management and features centred on the $SNC SCANDIC COIN together in one seamless workspace.The concept is aimed at users who no longer want to piece information together from numerous stand-alone solutions. Rather than offering yet another isolated crypto tool, SCANDIC TRADE is designed as a central interface that presents the journey from initial market observation and analysis to a wallet-signed transaction in a clear, traceable way. One fundamental principle remains intact: control of digital assets should stay with the user.From a Patchwork of Tools to a Personal Market CockpitSCANDIC TRADE's dashboard combines global market data, trend metrics, leading coins, search functions and account-specific information. Registered users can personalize the overview: watchlists, portfolio values, active alerts, current market analyses and relevant signals are brought together in a single interface.This positions SCANDIC TRADE not merely as a price list, but as a working environment for structured decision-making. Users should be able to identify more quickly which digital assets are gaining momentum, where risks are elevated and which positions require particular attention. The objective is not to reduce the market to a single metric, but to organize information so that decisions can be prepared on a more informed basis and reviewed more clearly afterwards.

Swiss probe Google dropping search choice on Android phones

The Swiss competition authority announced Tuesday it had opened a preliminary investigation into Google's removal of the "choice screen" feature on Android devices in Switzerland.

France and Spain clash in World Cup semi-final

France and their deadly attack led by Kylian Mbappe will attempt to reach a third consecutive World Cup final on Tuesday as they take on a Spain team that combines flair with defensive steel.