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Lionesses party with thousands of fans after Euro 2025 triumph

Lionesses party with thousands of fans after Euro 2025 triumph

England's victorious Lionesses celebrated their dramatic women's Euro 2025 triumph along with tens of thousands of ecstatic fans outside Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

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Fossil-fuel pledge in EU-Trump deal sparks climate fears

Fossil-fuel pledge in EU-Trump deal sparks climate fears

The EU is promising colossal new US fossil fuel purchases under its trade deal with President Donald Trump, raising concerns for the bloc's climate fight -- should the mammoth pledges come true.

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Novo Nordisk cuts earning forecasts again, names new CEO

Novo Nordisk cuts earning forecasts again, names new CEO

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, known for its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, on Tuesday lowered its full-year earnings forecasts again as it unveiled a new chief executive to tackle "recent market challenges".

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Heavy rain, landslides kill more than 30 in northern China

Heavy rain, landslides kill more than 30 in northern China

Heavy rain killed more than 30 people and forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands as swaths of northern China were lashed by torrential downpours that sparked landslides and flooding, state media said Tuesday.

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Popovici says came close to going home before winning world gold

Popovici says came close to going home before winning world gold

Paris Olympics champion David Popovici claimed a thrilling 200m freestyle gold at the swimming world championships on Tuesday -- then revealed he had very nearly pulled out.

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LA wildfires push insurance losses to highest since 2011: Munich Re

LA wildfires push insurance losses to highest since 2011: Munich Re

The Los Angeles wildfires drove insured natural disaster losses in the first half of the year to their highest level since Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011, German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Tuesday.

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Spotify sees 12% rise in paid subscribers

Spotify sees 12% rise in paid subscribers

Spotify saw paying subscribers rise 12 percent to 276 million customers in the second quarter of 2025, the world's top music streaming service said on Tuesday, though profits fell below expectations.

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England's Lionesses party in London after Euro 2025 triumph

England's Lionesses party in London after Euro 2025 triumph

England's victorious Lionesses were feted by thousands of ecstatic fans in London on Tuesday during an open-top bus parade to celebrate their dramatic Euro 2025 triumph.

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Cambodia-Thailand truce holds after shaky start

Cambodia-Thailand truce holds after shaky start

An uneasy ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be holding Tuesday, as military commanders met despite Bangkok's allegations the truce had been breached with overnight skirmishes.

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European pharma industry still worried about tariffs

European pharma industry still worried about tariffs

The European pharmaceutical industry said Tuesday that it remained concerned a EU-US trade deal reached at the weekend does not provide certainty for critical sector.

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