Commonwealth Games in limbo as Australian state pulls out as 2026 host
The Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday citing major cost blow-outs, leaving organisers "hugely disappointed" as they scrambled to keep the multi-sport event afloat.
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A Russian overnight strike damaged port infrastructure facilities in southern Ukraine's Odesa, Kyiv's military said on Tuesday, hours after Moscow refused to extend a deal allowing the safe export of grain from the region.
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Real-time VAR explanations at Women's World Cup 'more transparent': FIFA
Match officials explaining VAR decisions live to stadiums and television audiences for Women's World Cup games will make the process "more transparent", FIFA's referee chief Pierluigi Collina said on Tuesday.
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Succession plan: Cambodia PM's favoured son on path to power
After nearly four decades as Cambodian leader, Hun Sen goes into elections this weekend certain of victory and vowing to eventually hand power to his eldest son.
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Kerry says climate change requires 'new definition' of China-US cooperation
Global warming poses a threat to all humankind and requires a new kind of cooperation between China and the United States, US climate envoy John Kerry told Chinese officials on Tuesday.
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Norway's Hegerberg eager to make up for lost time at World Cup
The prolific Ada Hegerberg wants to cap her return from the international wilderness by firing Norway back among the elite at the Women's World Cup starting this week.
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World Cup glory the missing piece for Australia's 'inspirational' Kerr
Sam Kerr says the only thing missing in her life is a major trophy with Australia -- and the Chelsea forward plans to change that by winning her home World Cup.
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Rich-poor split could tighten 'grip of poverty': World Bank chief
The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing divides between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India.
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Record highs scorch the globe as Europe prepares for heatwave peak
More temperature records were expected to tumble on Tuesday as Europe awaited the peak of a punishing heatwave and wildfires scorched swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing the evacuation of 1,200 children close to a Greek seaside resort.
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The 'kidneys of Kolkata': Indian wetlands under threat
Wetlands just outside India's Kolkata have for generations provided tonnes of food daily and thousands of jobs as they filter sewage through fish ponds -- but rapid urbanisation is threatening the ecosystem.
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