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Verstappen continues resurgence with pole for Singapore sprint

Man Utd boss Carrick 'personally' affected by Man City verdict

Cuban ration book, symbol of the revolution, gathers dust

Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. Raises Fiscal 2026 Revenue Guidance 62% at Midpoint to $10–$11 Million and Reaffirms $400–$460 Million Fiscal 2027 Outlook

Stocks advance, oil retreats as Trump rules out pre-vote Iran attack

Red Bull's Verstappen takes pole position for Singapore GP sprint race

Man City case causing 'uncertainty' for whole Premier League, says Iraola

Chelsea star Palmer 'committed' to England insists Alonso

Talks with Iran can only succeed without threats, president says

OpenAI denies firing researchers over AI safety warnings

Home hope Zheng sets up Mertens clash in China Open semis

Turkey warns opposition, press over investment fund crisis

Lombardia promises gripping end to season in Pogacar absence

Hurricane Isaias now major storm as it heads to US Gulf Coast

'Bombshell': Ajax suspend CEO over insider trading suspicions

Ajax announced on Tuesday they were suspending CEO and chairman Alex Kroes on suspicion of insider trading, piling more woe on the Dutch giants who have endured a horror season.

12-year-old opens fire in Finnish school, injuring three

A 12-year-old opened fire Tuesday at a school outside the Finnish capital Helsinki injuring three other children of the same age, police said, adding that the attacker was in custody.

Stokes rules himself out of England's T20 World Cup title defence

Test captain Ben Stokes has ruled himself out of England's T20 World Cup title defence in the United States and the West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Tuesday.

Man Utd defender Varane sounds alarm about concussion in football

Manchester United and former French international defender Raphael Varane on Tuesday called for better concussion care for players after several scares during his career.

Maryse Conde: Daring storyteller who explored black identity

French writer Maryse Conde, who died on Tuesday at the age of 90, became one of the greatest chroniclers of the struggles and triumphs of the descendants of Africans taken as slaves to the Caribbean.

Israel blamed as Gaza strike kills 7 staff of US food charity

A US-based charity group on Tuesday blamed Israel for a strike that killed seven of its staff unloading food brought by sea to the war-torn Gaza Strip to help alleviate looming famine.

12-year-old opens fire in Finnish school, injuring three: police

A 12-year-old opened fire Tuesday at a school outside the Finnish capital Helsinki injuring three other children, police said, adding that the attacker was in custody.

Israeli who lost parents on October 7 has message of peace

Israeli businessman Maoz Inon lost both his parents to the October 7 attacks by Hamas but while some bereaved have been baying for vengeance the 49-year-old has been preaching peace.

Minor opens fire in Finnish school, injuring three: police

A minor opened fire Tuesday at a school in Vantaa outside the Finnish capital Helsinki injuring three others, police said, adding that the attacker was in custody.

Hundreds of Philippine schools suspend classes over heat danger

Hundreds of schools in the Philippines, including dozens in the capital Manila, suspended in-person classes on Tuesday due to dangerous levels of heat, education officials said.

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Dozens of Philippine schools suspend classes over heat danger