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The death toll from heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan climbed to 47 on Tuesday, as victims recounted how the tempest demolished entire homes and buried families alive.

The body of Burundi's former president Pierre Buyoya was repatriated to his home country on Tuesday, more than three years after he was buried thousands of kilometres (miles) away in Mali.

Paris airport workers have called off a strike that would have disrupted travel just ahead of the Olympic Games after reaching a deal on bonuses, labour and management said Tuesday.

Global stock markets fluctuated Tuesday on rising expectations that Donald Trump will return to the White House against a backdrop of flat US retail sales and an IMF inflation warning.

The IMF held global growth expectations for 2024 steady in a report Tuesday even as it cut forecasts for the United States and Japan, while warning of inflation risks and trade tensions ahead.

Sayuri Moreno found out while pregnant that her body was contaminated with arsenic, but could not afford doctors' advice to avoid breastfeeding and leave her home in a mining area in northern Peru.

The acclaimed writer of French TV series "Call My Agent" has been working on the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics along with best-selling author Leila Slimani, they announced in an interview published Tuesday.

Florian Grill, the president of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), declared on Tuesday that the sport would impose a "zero tolerance" policy towards anti-social behaviour from players.

Gibraltar on Tuesday expressed fury over the "offensive" and "discriminatory" chants by several Spain players during the mass celebrations in Madrid after their Euro 2024 victory over England.

Gareth Southgate resigned on Tuesday as England manager two days after a second successive Euros final loss.

Serbia's government on Tuesday said operations can restart at a disputed lithium mining project, days after a top court ruling overturned a 2022 cancellation of its permits.

A Kenyan court on Tuesday ordered a man who police said has confessed to murdering and dismembering 42 women to be detained for 30 days while the investigation continues.

Retail sales in the United States slipped less than analysts anticipated in June on a weaker performance in the auto and gas segments, government data showed Tuesday.

Gareth Southgate leaves his job as the second most successful England manager in history but with a string of agonising near-misses to his name.

A UK judge said Tuesday he will ask prosecutors to consider perjury and forgery charges against an Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be "Satoshi Nakamoto", the pseudonym used by the creator of the cryptocurrency bitcoin.

French superstar Kylian Mbappe was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player on Tuesday, telling 80,000 fans "my dream has come true".

President Emmanuel Macron will accept the resignation of the French government on Tuesday, but ask Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to head up a caretaker administration for now, cabinet sources told AFP.

New Bayern Munich defender Hiroki Ito on Tuesday credited his "typical Japanese mentality" as he begins the "hard work" of helping the German giants get back on track after a disappointing season.

The mayor of the French capital Anne Hidalgo is set to take a long-awaited dip in the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the river is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics, her office said.

French superstar Kylian Mbappe was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player in Madrid on Tuesday.

The European Parliament overwhelmingly re-elected Maltese conservative Roberta Metsola as speaker on Tuesday, in the first crunch vote on the EU's top jobs after elections in June.

Gareth Southgate resigned as England manager on Tuesday, two days after they lost to Spain in the Euro 2024 final, with Prince William describing him as an "all-round class act".

Police fired tear gas at dozens of demonstrators in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday, as scattered rallies across the country called for embattled President William Ruto to step down.

South Africa will be captained by Stormers lock Salmaan Moerat for the first time when a much-changed team plays Portugal in Bloemfontein on Saturday in a one-off Test.

Stock markets fluctuated Tuesday as rising expectations that Donald Trump will return to the White House played up against expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut US interest rates at least once this year.

Wales's First Minister Vaughan Gething announced on Tuesday that he would step down after just four months in the job, dealing a blow to the UK's new Labour government.

Gareth Southgate said on Tuesday he was resigning as England manager, two days after they lost to Spain in the Euro 2024 final.

A rule that only a team captain can talk to referees, introduced at Euro 2024, will be applied to all levels of German football, the German FA (DFB) announced Tuesday.

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was set to resign but stay on as head of a caretaker government Tuesday, officials said, with no replacement in sight as divided parliamentary groups succumb to infighting.

Bundesliga side Stuttgart on Tuesday announced the signing of striker Ermedin Demirovic from Augsburg until 2028 ahead of their return to the Champions League this season.

The Kremlin on Tuesday gave a cautious reaction to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's apparent invitation to a future peace summit, saying that Russia first needs to understand what Kyiv means before attending talks.

Bangladesh stopped dozens of Myanmar security personnel from crossing into its territory to flee advancing rebel forces, a local government official based near their river border said Tuesday.