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FIFA World Cup draw in Vegas on December 5: reports

FIFA World Cup draw in Vegas on December 5: reports

Las Vegas will play host to the 2026 World Cup draw on December 5, according to multiple reports on Tuesday, with The Sphere serving as the ceremony site.

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Japanese qualifier Ito ousts seventh seed Paolini in Montreal

Japanese qualifier Ito ousts seventh seed Paolini in Montreal

Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito stunned Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) on Tuesday to reach the third round of the WTA Canadian Open.

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New Athletic captain Williams 'lucky' to represent migrants in Spain

New Athletic captain Williams 'lucky' to represent migrants in Spain

Athletic Bilbao's first ever black captain Inaki Williams expressed pride at representing immigrants in Spain and called out the far right on Tuesday, after rare anti-migrant unrest shocked the country.

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Musetti, Rune set winning pace for ATP seeds in Toronto

Musetti, Rune set winning pace for ATP seeds in Toronto

Third-seeded Lorenzo Musetti and number five Holger Rune both eased into action on Tuesday at the ATP Toronto Masters with comfortable straight set wins.

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Venus Williams gets US Open mixed doubles wild card spot

Venus Williams gets US Open mixed doubles wild card spot

Venus Williams, who made a comeback last week after more than a year's hiatus from competitive tennis, will compete alongside Reilly Opelka in mixed doubles at the US Open.

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Global stocks mixed as market focus shifts to earnings deluge

Global stocks mixed as market focus shifts to earnings deluge

Stock markets were mixed on Tuesday as investors started turning their attention from trade deals to a slew of company results coming this week.

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Tens of thousands of Catholics head to Vatican's Jubilee of Youth

Tens of thousands of Catholics head to Vatican's Jubilee of Youth

Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 120,000 young Catholics who gathered on Tuesday in Rome for the Vatican's Jubilee of Youth -- an event that takes place every 25 years.

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Trump says fell out with Epstein because he was taking Mar-a-Lago spa staff

Trump says fell out with Epstein because he was taking Mar-a-Lago spa staff

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he fell out with Jeffrey Epstein because the convicted sex offender had poached staff from his club's spa, including the woman at the center of an underage sex scandal involving Prince Andrew.

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Russia strikes kill 25 in Ukraine as Trump shortens Moscow deadline

Russia strikes kill 25 in Ukraine as Trump shortens Moscow deadline

Russia said on Tuesday it wanted peace in Ukraine hours after mounting attacks that killed at least 25 people, including a 23-year-old pregnant woman and more than a dozen prison inmates.

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US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations

US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat climate change.

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