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Tens of thousands of people urgently need food and shelter in Venezuela after the two devastating earthquakes that killed more than 1,700, the UN said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of potential outbreaks of disease with survivors sleeping in the streets.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship in a blow to one of his signature anti-immigration initiatives.

LeBron James, the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, is to leave the Los Angeles Lakers, but will continue his NBA career, according to media reports on Tuesday.

Ashleigh Gardner starred with both bat and ball as Australia booked their place in the Women's T20 World Cup final with an eight-wicket thrashing of the West Indies at the Oval on Tuesday.

Soraida Torrealba's family has spent days desperately searching for her among the rubble of their building.

Monaco confirmed the signing of Ansu Fati from Spanish champions Barcelona on Tuesday after a successful loan spell at the club.

The German FA (DFB) on Tuesday stopped short of backing coach Julian Nagelsmann after Germany's shock World Cup elimination, saying there would be no business as usual after the "crushing" last-32 defeat.

Germany's rail regulator on Tuesday backed Italian train firm Italo in a case it brought arguing it had been unfairly excluded from the market, paving the way for foreign companies to compete with the crisis-wracked German state operator Deutsche Bahn.

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday issued a final plea to Catholic traditionalists to give up a plan to ordain new bishops without Vatican approval but the splinter group vowed to plough ahead with the move that threatens a schism.

Carlo Ancelotti kept his trademark cool to guide Brazil into the World Cup last 16 but defender Gabriel admits there is room for improvement as they attempt to defy the sceptics.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's school sports, delivering a major victory to conservatives in one of the country's most fiercely contested culture-war battles.

Renewed buying of technology stocks drove equity markets higher Tuesday while the yen held around a four-decade low against the dollar, reflecting Japan's low interest rates as US rates trend higher.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship in a blow to one of his signature anti-immigration initiatives.

Australia restricted the West Indies to 125-7 in their Women's World Cup semi-final at the Oval on Tuesday.

Serena Williams will return to singles tennis for the first time in four years when the American legend steps onto Centre Court at Wimbledon on Tuesday, after Iga Swiatek started her title defence with a nervy win.

Iga Swiatek survived a scare to start her Wimbledon title defence with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 win over American world number 79 Taylor Townsend on Tuesday.

Four employees of Spiro, Africa's leading electric motorbike firm, on Tuesday accused company managers in Uganda of severely beating them as punishment for poor performance.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's school sports, delivering a major victory to conservatives in one of the country's most fiercely contested culture-war battles.

Paris Saint-Germain's Portugal forward Goncalo Ramos has agreed a five-year deal with Italian side AC Milan, the clubs confirmed on Tuesday.

The Rajasekhar family raised their arms in front of the giant misting machine opposite the Colosseum in Rome.

Inflation slowed in the eurozone's three largest economies in June, data showed Tuesday, boosting the likelihood of the European Central Bank keeping interest rates on hold at its next meeting.

Global personal wealth surged in 2025, with a record number of new millionaires, Swiss bank UBS said Tuesday.

Britain plans to spend almost £300 billion ($397 billion) over the next four years to modernise its armed forces to counter rising threats, outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday.

Tens of thousands of people urgently need food and shelter in Venezuela due to the devastation from two huge earthquakes that killed more than 1,700 and injured 5,000, the UN said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of potential outbreaks of disease.

Renewed buying of technology stocks helped drive equity markets higher Tuesday while the yen held around a four-decade low against the dollar, reflecting Japan's low interest rates as US rates trend higher.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz found himself the object of ridicule Tuesday after showering the country's national football team with praise in the wake of a humbling exit from the World Cup.

Data centres, whose expansion is being fuelled dramatically by the artificial intelligence boom, have a far bigger carbon footprint than previously estimated, a study said Tuesday.

French ride-sharing and travel site BlaBlaCar said Tuesday that it would push into 20 new countries -- double the current number -- thanks to the scaling opportunities provided by AI.

More than one million undocumented migrants in Spain have sought legal status under a scheme that has defied a European crackdown on irregular immigration, the government said on Tuesday, the final day for submissions.

Amid a tumult of laughter, a head bobs up and goes under the dark waters of Kyiv's Dnipro river on the hottest day of the year.

Yet another World Cup failure has Germany questioning its footballing identity, with some calling for radical changes at all levels in the football-mad nation.

Thousands of people marched Tuesday in cities across South Africa to demand the departure of undocumented foreign nationals after a weeks-long campaign that has sent thousands fleeing and claimed four lives.