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Erik ten Hag believed winning a third trophy in as many seasons would have made Manchester United's current campaign a success.

Global stock markets mostly slipped Tuesday ahead of a slew of US economic data releases and tech earnings, and as bond yields rose.

Spanish media said Tuesday that Real Madrid had cheapened themselves by boycotting the Ballon d'Or ceremony, with even the normally loyal Marca weighing in while Spain's national coach admitted it was "not good for football".

Qatar's Akram Afif was named Asian Football Confederation men's player of the year on Tuesday, while Japan's Kiko Seike took home the women's award.

A single Israeli air strike on a residential block left nearly 100 dead Tuesday, Gaza's civil defence agency said, as Israel faced criticism after its parliament voted to ban the key UN aid agency working in the Palestinian territory.

Pep Guardiola insisted Tuesday that Rodri was a worthy winner of the Ballon d'Or, insisting no "elite group" had decided the Manchester City midfielder should be crowned the world's best footballer.

Iran's government has proposed tripling its military spending, an official said Tuesday, as tensions with arch-rival Israel rise following recent tit-for-tat missile strikes.

UN rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday urged students at Bangladesh's Dhaka University, the heart of the uprising that toppled autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina, to "protect" democracy to end cycles of revenge.

The Catholic Church must make it easier to remove priests who have abused minors, a Vatican commission said Tuesday in its first report on protecting children.

The Catholic Church must make it easier to remove priests who have abused minors, a Vatican commission said Tuesday in its first report on protecting children.

Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale.

Authorities in southeastern Taiwan suspended some ferries and advised fishers to return to shore Tuesday as the island's weather forecaster warned approaching Typhoon Kong-rey was "rapidly" intensifying.

Saudi officials on Tuesday lamented the economic toll of regional conflict as the Gulf kingdom's sovereign wealth fund told an investor forum it was cutting the portion of its overseas investments.

Moscow said Tuesday it had seized the war-battered mining town of Selydove in eastern Ukraine where Kyiv's forces are buckling and as concern grows in Kyiv and abroad over North Korea's expanding military ties with Russia.

World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Masters indoor event due to an "intestinal virus", the tournament organisers announced on Tuesday.

The 2025 Tour de France will be raced exclusively in France for the first time since the 2020 Covid edition with the 21 stages including two time-trials, a blockbuster final week in the Alps and a return to the Champs-Elysees finale.

Tony de Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs put South Africa in command on 307-2 and left Bangladesh floundering after day one of the second and final Test in Chattogram on Tuesday.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot insisted Tuesday that Erik ten Hag will be back at "a big club again" despite being sacked by Manchester United.

Global commodity prices should fall to a five-year low next year thanks to a huge oil glut, the World Bank said Tuesday, pointing to oversupply and to flat demand from China.

Most major global stock markets rose on Tuesday with investors looking ahead to the release of US economic data and the earnings reports of tech titans this week.

A global police operation shut down the servers of one of the world's largest malware platforms that targeted millions of victims, the EU's judicial arm said on Tuesday.

British cyclist Mark Cavendish said Tuesday he would see about racing the Tour de France 2025 despite vowing after the 2024 edition it would be his last.

A tough nine-stage route for the fourth edition of the women's Tour de France was revealed on Tuesday, with organisers saying the route reflects growing standards in the women's event.

British cyclist Mark Cavendish said Tuesday he would see about racing the Tour de France 2025 despite vowing after the 2024 edition it would be his last.

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto will set off on his first foreign tour next month, with stops in China and the United States, local media reported Tuesday, as the new leader seeks a more prominent position for Jakarta on the world stage.

The sacking of Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag dominated sports coverage in the English media on Tuesday with many papers pointing the finger at the United ownership rather than the Dutchman.

Lebanon's Hezbollah movement announced Tuesday it has chosen deputy head Naim Qassem to succeed Hasan Nasrallah as leader after his death in an Israeli strike on south Beirut last month.

A Belgian court jailed dozens of people Tuesday in one of the country's biggest ever drug trials, with the ringleaders sentenced to up to 17 years behind bars.

German airline group Lufthansa on Tuesday reported an eight percent drop in profits in July to September compared with the same period last year, blaming increased operating and staff costs.

Spanish banking giant Santander defied falling interest rates in Europe to post a higher net profit in the third quarter through a strong commercial performance, in results published on Tuesday.

Georgia's central election commission said it will partially recount ballots Tuesday after opposition parties denounced the weekend parliamentary election as "stolen".

Kamala Harris will urge Americans to turn the page on Donald Trump as she delivers her closing election argument Tuesday on the spot where her rival rallied supporters before the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack.