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Sean Combs trial: jurors seek verdict for a second day

Sean Combs trial: jurors seek verdict for a second day

Jurors were deliberating Tuesday in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs to determine whether the music mogul was the ringleader of a criminal organization that facilitated coercive sex marathons with escorts.

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Greece starts charging tourist tax on cruises

Greece starts charging tourist tax on cruises

Greece on Tuesday began charging a tax on island cruise ships, the latest European effort to tackle soaring visitor numbers to the continent's most popular destinations.

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England captain Stokes relishing Pant battle in India series

England captain Stokes relishing Pant battle in India series

England captain Ben Stokes said Tuesday he "absolutely loves" watching Rishabh Pant play cricket even when he's on the receiving end of the India star's outrageous stroke-play.

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Hinault backs 'complete rider' Pogacar for Tour de France glory

Hinault backs 'complete rider' Pogacar for Tour de France glory

With the Tour de France set to get underway in Lille on Saturday, French cycling legend Bernard Hinault has thrown his voice firmly behind Tadaj Pogacar, saying the Slovenian can go on to break his record for Tour victories.

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Third seed Pegula suffers shock Wimbledon exit

Third seed Pegula suffers shock Wimbledon exit

American third seed Jessica Pegula admitted her shock straight-sets defeat against Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the Wimbledon first round was her "worst result of the year".

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Stocks struggle tracking US trade deal prospects

Stocks struggle tracking US trade deal prospects

Most stock markets retreated Tuesday and the dollar dipped as investors weighed the prospect of US trade deals being made ahead of President Donald Trump's July 9 tariff deadline.

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Djokovic launches Grand Slam history bid at Wimbledon

Djokovic launches Grand Slam history bid at Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic launches his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Barbora Krejcikova begins her title defence with major questions over her fitness on another sizzling day in London.

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UK arrests three in Lucy Letby hospital probe

UK arrests three in Lucy Letby hospital probe

British police on Tuesday said they had arrested three senior staff at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was found to have murdered seven babies, on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

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Europe on high alert as surprise early heatwave creeps north

Europe on high alert as surprise early heatwave creeps north

Paris braced for blistering temperatures on Tuesday, with the French capital on red alert as an early summer heatwave spread into parts of northern Europe less accustomed to such extremes.

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Indian capital bans fuel for old cars in anti-pollution bid

Indian capital bans fuel for old cars in anti-pollution bid

India's capital banned fuel sales to ageing vehicles on Tuesday as authorities try to tackle the sprawling megacity's hazardous air pollution.

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