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Pitch invaders take selfies with Fernandes during Man Utd friendly

Father-figure Christie helps guide Kounta to European silver

No-stress Sabalenka won't fret over lackluster 2026 results

McIlroy returns to St. Jude to launch marathon PGA playoff push

Hometown hero Hudson-Smith basks in Euro glory

Guimaraes makes Arsenal debut in Como friendly

PSG down Aston Villa to retain UEFA Super Cup

Travis Kelce says wedding to Taylor Swift was 'best night of my life'

Trump's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt to step down

US stocks mostly up after data shows slightly lower inflation in July

Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment as jury selection kicks off trial

Johnson signs for Everton in McNeil swap deal

Everton and Crystal Palace announced on Tuesday that they had completed a swap deal involving wingers Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil.

PrimeXBT Launches MT5 Cent Account for Beginners and Risk-Conscious Traders

PrimeXBT, a global multi-asset broker, has expanded its MetaTrader 5 (MT5) offering with the launch of a Cent Account, providing traders with a lower-risk way to access live markets, test new trading strategies, and trade with significantly smaller position sizes.

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities

A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.

British sprinter Hunt chasing three more golds after winning 100m

Home favourite Amy Hunt took a succesful first step in the women's 100m to her lofty ambition of leaving the European championships with four golds.

Hong Kong's tech index plans expansion with AI and robotics themes

Hong Kong's main tech stock index plans to include 20 more companies as well as artificial intelligence and robotics themes to reflect changes in the industry, the firm compiling it has said.

The Infantino saga -- What they said

FIFA president Gianni Infantino's position remains precarious, despite receiving support from his close friend US President Donald Trump, after three confederations tore into him in a joint letter.

Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heatwaves

After multiple severe heatwaves in a single summer, French residents are increasingly factoring high temperatures into their home hunts, realtors say, bumping up features such as shutters, air conditioning and indirect sunlight on their priority lists.

Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re

Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said Tuesday, a sharp decline from the period last year.

Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 132

Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands and buckets to search for survivors early Tuesday after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 132 people and smashed dozens of buildings.