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Ireland squad vote to play Israel tie despite Gaza unease

Pope prays at Lourdes after huge Paris mass

Gutsy Vollering wins cycling road race world title

USA trims International lead after Presidents Cup four-balls

Vollering wins cycling road race world title

Russia accuses Europe of blocking Ukraine talks, as strikes drag on

Man City's meteoric rise clouded by dark shadow

'He said hello': Families pray with pope on Paris avenue

Mbappe out for two weeks or more with knee injury say Real

Pope celebrates giant Paris mass, flies to Lourdes

Lyon collapse away to Stade and suffer first Top 14 loss

Thousands march in Madrid over eviction of 87-year-old woman

Russia accuses Europe of seeking to thwart Ukraine talks

England women back to winning ways with last-gasp defeat of New Zealand

Medical check up went 'perfectly' says Trump, nearly 80

Donald Trump said an annual medical check-up had gone "perfectly" Tuesday, as the health of the oldest US president ever to take the oath faces growing scrutiny with the approach of his 80th birthday.

French Open: What level of heat would stop play?

As a relentless Parisian sun continued to beat down on Roland Garros and temperatures remained uncomfortably in the mid-30s Celsius, organisers laid out what it would take to stop play.

King Charles visits grey squirrel contraceptive project

King Charles III on Tuesday met conservationists seeking to reduce Britain's booming population of non-native grey squirrels humanely by feeding them oral contraceptives.

Record temps as spring heat wave bakes Europe

Residents of western Europe turned to fans and fountains as they sweltered through a record-breaking heat wave Tuesday, with temperatures set to soar even further.

Oil back at $100 as US strikes douse Iran war hopes

Oil prices rebounded back to $100 on Tuesday while stock markets were mixed and the dollar firmed after US military strikes on Iran deflated hopes of an imminent deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

As IPO nears, arms maker KNDS reports booming profits

Franco-German tank and weapons maker KNDS reported booming earnings Tuesday as it gears up to launch the latest initial public offering in the fast-growing defence sector.

Vingegaard climbs to his fourth stage win to tighten grip on Giro

Jonas Vingegaard soloed to victory in the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday in the Swiss resort of Cari to tighten his grip on the overall race lead.

Trump, days from 80th birthday, has annual medical exam

US President Donald Trump's health was under scrutiny once again Tuesday as he had his annual medical examination just days before his 80th birthday.

Senegal parliament elects ousted PM as speaker in challenge to president

Senegal's National Assembly elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as its speaker Tuesday, in a move which could challenge the president's ability to govern as he navigates a massive debt crisis.

BP ousts chairman over 'serious' governance concerns

British oil giant BP unexpectedly removed Albert Manifold as chairman on Tuesday after less than one year in the role, citing "serious concerns" about governance standards, oversight and conduct at the company.

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