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French PM to testify on child abuse scandal

Players stuck in middle with IPL, national teams on collision course

Court raps Brussels for lack of transparency on von der Leyen vaccine texts

France summons cryptocurrency businesses after kidnappings

Baidu plans self-driving taxi tests in Europe this year

Equity markets swing as China-US trade euphoria fades

Burberry warns 1,700 jobs at risk after annual loss

'Children are innocent': Myanmar families in grief after school air strike

Colombia joins Belt and Road initiative as China courts Latin America

Australian champion cyclist Dennis gets suspended sentence after wife's road death

Protection racket? Asian semiconductor giants fear looming tariffs

India launches strikes on Pakistan as Islamabad vows retaliation

India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, as Islamabad vowed retaliation.

Alpine shock as F1 team principal Oakes resigns

Alpine's team principal Oliver Oakes has resigned after less than a year in the job, the French Formula One team announced on Tuesday.

Merz elected German chancellor after surprise setback

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biting second parliamentary vote Tuesday to become chancellor after losing the first round in a stunning setback.

Gujarat edge Mumbai in last-ball thriller to top IPL table

Hardik Pandya missed a shy at the stumps to force a Super Over as Gujarat Titans edged out Mumbai Indians by three wickets from the final ball in a rain-hit IPL clash on Tuesday to top the table.

Israel's plan for Gaza draws international criticism

Israel drew international condemnation on Tuesday over its plans for an expanded Gaza offensive, as the country's far-right finance minister called for the Palestinian territory to be "destroyed".

SpaceX gets US approval to launch more Starship flights from Texas

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to increase the number of annual Starship rocket launches from five to 25 at its Texas base, marking a major boost for the company's ambitions.

Alpine F1 team principal Oakes resigns

Alpine's team principal Oliver Oakes has resigned after less than a year in the job, the French Formula One team announced on Tuesday.

Colombia's desert north feels the pain of Trump's cuts

For residents of Colombia's largest migrant camp, an already tough life is getting tougher thanks to Donald Trump's aid cuts.

Arsenal determined 'to make a statement' against PSG in Champions League semi-final

Arsenal's Declan Rice insisted Tuesday the Gunners are confident they can "deliver something special" by overturning a 1-0 first-leg deficit when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital in the return match of their Champions League semi-final tie.

Top US court allows Trump's ban on trans troops to take effect

A divided US Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's ban on transgender military personnel to take effect while litigation proceeds, putting thousands of troops at risk of dismissal.

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