World number one Aryna Sabalenka fought back from the brink of a shock Wimbledon exit to reach the semi-finals with a gutsy 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win against Germany's Laura Siegemund on Tuesday.
World number one Jannik Sinner cancelled a practice session on Tuesday, fuelling fears his bid for a first Wimbledon title could be undone by an elbow injury.
A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic as the blaze spread rapidly to the edges of the southern French city.
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Wimbledon's under-fire line technology system suffered another embarrassment during Taylor Fritz's quarter-final win over Karen Khachanov on Tuesday.
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Marseille airport said it was closing on Tuesday due to a wildfire that firefighters said was spreading rapidly in a nearby area, close to the southern French city.
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French President Emmanuel Macron received a warm and pomp-filled welcome Tuesday from King Charles III as he began a three-day state visit to Britain, the first by an EU head of state since Brexit.
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Australia prop Taniela Tupou headlines 10 new signings for Top 14 side Racing 92, the club announced on Tuesday, as he seeks to rebuild his career abroad.
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Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota was likely speeding when his car veered off a motorway in Spain last week killing him and his brother, Spanish police said on Tuesday.
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EU ministers gave the final green light on Tuesday for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, making it the single currency area's 21st member.
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A 72-year-old poet said he had shot and wounded Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to defend "free culture" as he went on trial Tuesday more than a year after the shock attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky heads to Rome this week for a conference of world leaders and businesses aimed at boosting support for rebuilding his war-torn country as US military aid stalls.
Qatar said Tuesday more time was need for negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, after US President Donald Trump voiced optimism about a possible breakthrough.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz faces Britain's Cameron Norrie in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Tuesday, while world number one Aryna Sabalenka can move a step closer to her maiden All England Club crown.
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A forest fire blazed in southern France Tuesday, after it crept across an area the size of 2,000 rugby pitches of trees, causing an autoroute to Spain to close temporarily and residents to evacuate their homes.
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Indian villagers beat a family of five to death and dumped their corpses in a lake， accusing them of "practising witchcraft" after the death of a boy, police said Tuesday.
Indirect Gaza ceasefire talks resumed Tuesday in Qatar, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington to meet US President Donald Trump, who expressed optimism about a possible breakthrough.
Major stock markets mostly rose Tuesday after President Donald Trump extended his tariffs deadline and hinted at a further pushback, though uncertainty over US trade policy capped gains.
Greece's top archaeological monument, the Acropolis, was partially shut Tuesday as part of emergency measures to protect visitors and workers around the country during a four-day heatwave.
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