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One person has died and dozens have fallen sick following a severe E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.

US regulators on Tuesday finalized regulations for "powered lift" vehicles, opening the door for commercial air taxis.

Paris Saint-Germain's stuttering start in this season's Champions League continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw by PSV Eindhoven in the French capital on Tuesday.

Aston Villa's dream return to the Champions League goes on after goals from John McGinn and Jhon Duran earned a 2-0 win over Bologna and sent them top of the table on Wednesday.

Vinicius Junior scored a sublime hat-trick as Champions League holders Real Madrid came back from two goals down to hammer Borussia Dortmund 5-2 on Tuesday.

Arsenal bounced back from their embarrassment at Bournemouth as an own goal from Shakhtar Donetsk keeper Dmytro Riznyk gave the Gunners a 1-0 win in the Champions League on Tuesday.

US election rivals Donald Trump and Kamala Harris made their pitches to Latino voters Tuesday as their neck-and-neck White House race entered its final two-week stretch.

A fuel truck ran out of control and exploded into flames near the Ugandan capital on Tuesday, killing 11 people, including two minors, police said.

Austria's Dominic Thiem, a former US Open champion, was swept aside 6-7 (6-8), 2-6 by Luciano Darderi at the Vienna Open on Tuesday, ending his career on home ground after battling a long-term wrist injury.

Union leaders expect a close vote when 3,000 Boeing hourly workers weigh a sweetened contract offer that could end an almost six-week strike, the union's chief said Tuesday.

Tijjani Reijnders made sure AC Milan got their Champions League campaign up and running with a brace in Tuesday's 3-1 win over 10-man Club Brugge at the San Siro.

New Liverpool boss Arne Slot vowed to improve on his record-breaking start to life as Reds coach in Wednesday's Champions League match at Leipzig.

A fuel truck ran out of control and exploded into flames near the Ugandan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, a local official told AFP.

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been given a five-match stadium ban for spitting on the floor as match officials walked past in the tunnel after a 1-0 defeat to Fulham in September.

ECB President Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump should pay a visit to the institution's Frankfurt headquarters following his recent criticism of central banks.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday to seize on the killing of Hamas's leader to work towards a ceasefire in Gaza, also calling for more aid to reach the war-battered territory.

Kenya's High Court Tuesday began hearing a legal bid by impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to overturn his ouster in a political saga that has plunged the upper echelons of Kenyan politics into disarray.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appeared to take aim at former president Donald Trump's economic approach Tuesday, saying the current US administration has "rejected isolationism that made America and the world worse off."

Argentine prosecutors on Tuesday denied releasing toxicology test results for British pop star Liam Payne, after US media reported he had multiple drugs in his system when he died.

Some of Moscow's key allies rallied round Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday on the first day of a major summit that the Kremlin hopes will show Western attempts to isolate it over the Ukraine offensive have failed.

Spain's left-wing government has infuriated banking and energy giants by wanting to maintain a windfall tax on them, threatening crucial investments for the European country's green energy transition.

England winger Anthony Gordon set his sights on winning a trophy with Newcastle after signing a long-term contract on Tuesday.

The former chief executive of the Abercrombie and Fitch clothing empire has been arrested and charged with the trafficking of male models for sex parties around the world, US prosecutors said Tuesday.

The United States plans to contribute $20 billion to a G7 loan package for Ukraine and could soon announce new sanctions targeting Russian weapons procurement, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday.

One of the world's rarest whale species has seen a slight population rebound, according to data released Tuesday, though experts warn it remains at serious risk of extinction.

European and US stock markets dipped on Tuesday, as traders sought to ascertain the outlook for US interest rates ahead of the presidential election.

A much-awaited posthumous memoir by Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was published worldwide on Tuesday, containing sometimes humorous descriptions of his life including his time in prison and the now-famous prediction that he expected to die there.

General Motors reported strong earnings Tuesday on robust pricing as the Detroit giant said it was hopeful about returning to profitability in China and reiterated a flexible approach to EV investment.

Ski legend Marcel Hirscher will make his return from retirement at this weekend's World Cup giant slalom on Sunday, the Dutch federation announced.

Maritime trade should show modest growth this year, the UN said Tuesday, warning though that the geopolitical tensions, climate impacts and conflicts shaking global trade are threatening the functioning of maritime supply chains.

Seventy percent of Cuba's population now has power, four days after a nationwide blackout triggered by the collapse of the island's largest power plant, and as the country recovers from Hurricane Oscar, the government said Tuesday.

Anastasia Gridina breaks down when she talks about keeping in touch with her three-year-old daughter Darina -- who is stranded in Ukrainian-occupied territory in Russia's Kursk region.