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Carlos Alcaraz said he "didn't want to take anything for granted" after winning his first title since returning from a four-month injury layoff in Tuesday's Japan Open final.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged the party of Imran Khan on Tuesday to call off a protest march moving through the country's northwest towards Islamabad and re-enter negotiations with the government.

Turkey's justice minister on Tuesday said that prosecutors were working "to keep football clean" as they looked into a match-fixing scandal which has seen the country's top referee official and others arrested.

Omul de afaceri român Alex Bodi îmbină relațiile internaționale cu investiții concrete de mare anvergură, de ordinul milioanelor, și cu dezvoltarea unor noi domenii de activitate. La 19 septembrie 2026, Bodi a vizitat ALIX LASERS în Germania, unul dintre cei mai importanți producători mondiali de sisteme laser pentru tratamente estetice asistate de inteligență artificială, și a purtat cu directorul de operațiuni Dieter Eitner negocieri contractuale intense, aflate în etapa finală, privind deschiderea unui showroom la București chiar în cursul anului 2026. Proiectul ar putea marca o nouă etapă importantă în expansiunea lui Bodi în mai multe sectoare de activitate.

Embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been accused of a potential abuse of power and conflict of interest after the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) filed formal complaints to two FIFA committees.

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A Spanish judge on Tuesday lifted an arrest warrant for exiled former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, paving the way for his return to Spain ahead of a general election in November.

Bulgarian authorities launched a major search on Tuesday for the missing crew of a ship that sank in the Black Sea after drones hit two vessels in what the prime minister slammed as an "absolutely unacceptable" attack.

Stock markets firmed Tuesday and oil prices retreated, helping to temper worries about spikes to government borrowing costs.

Carlos Alcaraz won his first title since returning from a four-month injury layoff after beating the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in Tuesday's Japan Open final.

Thousands of demonstrators were massing under heavy police surveillance across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations.

India, Qatar and South Africa were confirmed on Tuesday among the seven countries interested in hosting the 2036 Summer Olympics.

Belgian physicist Francis Halzen on Tuesday won the Nobel physics prize for groundbreaking work using South Pole ice to capture neutrinos originating in the distant cosmos, providing insight into the far reaches of space.

Karolina Muchova beat former world number one Naomi Osaka on her ninth match point to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open, triumphant in a tense tie-break on Tuesday in Beijing.

Russian authorities denied Tuesday that they were imposing special anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician reportedly died of the disease, as the UN's health agency said the risk to the country was low.

Bulgarian authorities launched a major search on Tuesday for the missing crew of a ship that sank in the Black Sea after drones hit two vessels in what the prime minister slammed as an "absolutely unacceptable" attack.

Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died after returning to the country.

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Tuesday that she would implement 140 billion euros ($157 billion) in cost savings by 2032 if elected next year, warning that without change France was "heading towards default" on its debt.

Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has brought a premature end to his season due to a knee injury, the Italian announced on Tuesday.

Several children have been seriously injured during protests in France, as high school pupils demand better conditions and police crack down on their demonstrations.

Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on the main airport in the Saudi capital while also denying on Tuesday losing territory to government forces, as fighting intensified.

Thousands of demonstrators were massing under heavy police surveillance Tuesday in Paris and cities across France, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better conditions in protests punctuated by violent clashes.

All 7-Eleven convenience stores in India shut down in September, according to its Japanese parent company on Tuesday, as media reported the retail giant struggled to compete with local rivals.

Russian authorities denied Tuesday that special restrictions had been introduced over reports that a laboratory technician died of plague, even as Washington said it was closely monitoring events.

A woman's murder allegedly committed by a US Marine in Okinawa has triggered public outrage, prompted Japan's premier to slam a "heinous crime" and rekindled controversy over the heavy military presence on the southern island.

Veteran prop Spencer Leniu headlines a power-packed Samoa Rugby League World Cup squad named Tuesday as they look to recreate their historic run to the 2022 final.

Lionel Messi will pull on Argentina's sky blue-and-white jersey for the last time on Tuesday and enjoy an emotional farewell in front of his adoring fans in a stadium with a name to match his legacy: Monumental.

Asian stocks mostly rose Tuesday as a tech-led record on Wall Street was tempered by ongoing worries about a spike in government borrowing costs.

New Zealand named a star-studded squad led by Newcastle Knights pair Kalyn Ponga and Dane Gagai Tuesday as they eye their first Rugby League World Cup title since 2008.

German factory orders fell faster than expected in August, official data showed Tuesday, underscoring the fragility of a recovery in Europe's biggest economy.

Artificial intelligence may have been used in a string of cyberattacks targeting South Korea's financial sector, the president said Tuesday, as police announced the launch of an investigation.

More than a dozen leaders visited the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Tuesday for a brief look at a once-vibrant ecosystem wiped out due to climate change.