Scotland coach Gregor Townsend said France-based forwards Jonny Gray and Dave Cherry would add experience and reliability after naming his 40-man squad for the Six Nations on Tuesday.
France's record try-scorer Damian Penaud will be dropped from the holders' Six Nations squad in a shock move by coach Fabien Galthie, a source close to the winger told AFP on Tuesday.
The UK government on Tuesday gave China the green light to build a "mega-embassy" in the heart of London eight years after Beijing bought the site, triggering fresh anger from residents and rights groups.
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Tens of thousands of Senegal football fans lined the streets of Dakar on Tuesday as the Lions of Teranga began a victory parade to celebrate their triumph in the Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco.
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Julia Scheib continued her dominance of the World Cup giant slalom with victory in Kronplatz on Tuesday as Federica Brignone impressed with a sixth-placed finish in her comeback run ahead of the Winter Olympics.
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Britain agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in May 2025 -- a move described by US President Donald Trump as "an act of great stupidity" on Tuesday.
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Thousands of farmers driving tractors and waving flags descended Tuesday on the European parliament in Strasbourg in protest at a major trade deal signed with South America, ahead of a vote on whether to refer it to the courts.
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Men's Fashion Week kicked off in Paris on Tuesday under the shadow of Italian designer Valentino Garavani's death, with many of the leading lights in the French capital remembering the late Haute Couture maestro.
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Wales head coach Steve Tandy named Dewi Lake as his captain for the Six Nations on Tuesday as he unveiled a 38-player squad for the tournament.
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Spain’s king and queen visited Tuesday the site of the collision of two high-speed trains that killed at least 41 people as the country began three days of national mourning.
Clashes erupted on Turkey's border with Syria Tuesday between police and pro-Kurdish protesters angered by a Syrian military offensive targeting Kurds, an AFP correspondent said.
Thai forces demolished Cambodian homes in contested border areas after a ceasefire ended clashes between the neighbours, a local rights group said on Tuesday.
Naomi Osaka laboured into the Australian Open round two on Tuesday with her victory second to an audacious "jellyfish-inspired" fashion statement she made entering centre court.
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Italian designer Valentino Garavani loved creating outfits that made women beautiful, his partner Giancarlo Giammetti said Tuesday, following the style legend's death aged 93.
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Australia passed tougher hate crime and gun laws Tuesday, weeks after gunmen targeting a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach killed 15 people.
Mercedes chief designer John Owen is to leave the Formula One team later this year, it was announced on Tuesday.
The UK government on Tuesday gave the green light for China to build a "mega embassy" in the historic heart of London, eight years after the process began and despite fierce opposition from residents and rights groups.
US President Donald Trump has made an astonishing series of attacks apparently designed to humiliate allies France, Britain and Canada as the row over Greenland threatens to engulf the Davos forum.
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