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As Moscow steps up attacks, Kyiv residents brace for harsh winter

Mexican cartels target Australia with their African meth

Comic inspires unlikely kabaddi dreams for Japan's Asian Games amateurs

Swim sensation Yu, 13, set for Olympic take-off after golden Asian Games

Ex-NFL star Brown to take plea deal in shooting case: lawyer

Markets mixed as China's Xi arrives for US talks

Thousands missing, aid needs mount one month after Nepal's deadly floods

Rapper-turned-PM faces first big test after Nepal disaster

Nepal flood victims look to PM Shah to press climate case at UN

Tuchel seeks tonic to England World Cup 'scar' in Spain showdown

'Helps me cope': Catholic baptisms rise among French youth

Iranian satire 'Head to Head' draws a veil over the men

Archaeological 'breakthrough' could confirm origins of Paris

Meta launches camera-free AI glasses amid privacy pushback

Swedish criminal gangs laundering money through Spotify: media

Criminal gangs behind a surge of bombings and shootings in Sweden in recent years are using fake Spotify streams to launder money, a Swedish newspaper reported Tuesday.

Wildcard Lowry defends Ryder Cup inclusion

Shane Lowry has defended his controversial Ryder Cup selection by saying he is a "big event" golfer.

'Hungry' US demolish Italy to reach Basketball World Cup semis

United States forward Mikal Bridges said his team were "just plain hungry" after they overpowered Italy on Tuesday to book their place in the Basketball World Cup semi-finals.

Ganna wins Vuelta time trial as Evenepoel hurts rivals

Jumbo's American rider Sepp Kuss did enough to retain the Vuelta a Espana overall lead on a gruelling 25.8km stage 10 individual time trial won by Italy's Filippo Ganna on Tuesday.

Oil execs on trial in Sweden over Sudan war crimes role

A Swedish oil firm operated in Sudan with support from the military allegedly knew violence would affect civilians to bring the areas under control, prosecutors said Tuesday as two former executives faced war crimes charges.

Curry poised for England return at World Cup

Back row forward Tom Curry looks set to make his England return against Argentina at the World Cup on Saturday after recovering from an ankle injury.

Wales co-captain Lake fit for Fiji Rugby World Cup opener

Wales co-captain Dewi Lake said on Tuesday he is fit to face Fiji in their opening Rugby World Cup game this weekend.

Spain's RFEF sorry for Rubiales scandal, fires women's coach

Spain's football federation on Tuesday apologised for the "totally unacceptable behaviour" of Luis Rubiales over his World Cup kiss and fired the team's controversial coach as part of an overhaul.

Six bn tonnes of sand extracted from world's oceans each year: UN

Some six billion tonnes of sand and other sediment is extracted from the world's seas and oceans every year, the UN said Tuesday, warning of the devastating toll on biodiversity and coastal communities.

Spanish football federation fires controversial women's coach Vilda

The Spanish football federation said Tuesday it had fired controversial coach Jorge Vilda who oversaw Spain winning the Women's World Cup in the fallout following a major sexism scandal.

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