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WADA pledges vigilance on Russian athletes ahead of 2028 Olympics

Lee, Baena guide Atletico to opening Liga win over Malaga

NASA satellite rescue mission fails

Ecuador intel chief, five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Cobolli halts Jodar to reach Cincinnati quarter-finals

Robinson and Tongue share match ball after dismissing Pakistan

Israel army admits firing on car in death of five-year-old Hind Rajab

McIlroy questions LIV stars 'value' as talk of PGA return builds

Honduras places 80% of country on El Nino drought alert

'Breakthrough' mRNA cancer drug curbs melanoma in large trial

Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness

Many US Fed policymakers back interest rate hikes if inflation stays high

PSG Ligue 1 opener moved over state of Parc des Princes pitch

Robinson and Tongue star as Pakistan collapse in England opener

Canada province to decriminalize hard drugs in small amounts

Canada announced Tuesday the decriminalization of hard drugs in small quantities in a British Columbia pilot project aiming to tame an opioid crisis that has killed thousands -- by treating addictions rather than jailing users for possession.

Jury ends deliberations for the day in Depp vs Heard trial

The jury in the bitter defamation trial between "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard concluded deliberations for the day on Tuesday without reaching a verdict.

Brazil storm death toll rises to 106

Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 106 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers continued a desperate search.

Workers recall rape, beatings at VW Brazil unit: prosecutor

Victims forced to work in slave-like conditions at a Brazilian property owned by Volkswagen during the country's dictatorship recount "grave and systematic" abuses, including rapes, beatings and being tied to trees, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

First funerals after Texas school shooting

The traumatized Texan town of Uvalde began on Tuesday laying to rest the 19 young children killed in an elementary school shooting that left the small, tight-knit community united in grief and anger.

War-torn Ukraine dream of World Cup morale boost

Ukraine's national team are dreaming of a place at the World Cup to bring some relief to a war-torn nation as they face Scotland in a playoff semi-final on Wednesday.

Alcaraz has 'confidence' to win Grand Slam despite Zverev defeat

Carlos Alcaraz said on Tuesday he "has the confidence" to win a Grand Slam tournament soon despite his French Open quarter-final defeat by Alexander Zverev.

K-pop super band BTS says 'devastated' by US hate crimes

South Korean K-pop supergroup BTS used a White House visit Tuesday to call out a growth in anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States.

Brazil facing more deadly storms: expert

Tragedies like the floods and landslides that killed more than 100 people in northeastern Brazil will likely keep happening as climate change advances unless authorities act to protect poor communities in high-risk areas, an expert said.

Zverev hoping to break Grand Slam duck after knocking out Alcaraz

Alexander Zverev said on Tuesday he "is at the stage where he wants to win" a first Grand Slam title after beating Carlos Alcaraz to reach the French Open semi-finals.

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