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Europe swelters as surprise early summer heatwave spreads

Europe swelters as surprise early summer heatwave spreads

Nearly 2,000 schools were shut in France, monuments closed to tourists, and cities across Europe put on high alert as a record-breaking early summer heatwave spread across the continent Tuesday.

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Third seed Zverev stunned at Wimbledon

Third seed Zverev stunned at Wimbledon

Alexander Zverev suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2019 as the German third seed was stunned by France's Arthur Rinderknech in the Wimbledon first round on Tuesday.

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Israel expands Gaza campaign ahead of Netanyahu's US visit

Israel expands Gaza campaign ahead of Netanyahu's US visit

Israel's military said Tuesday that it had expanded its operations in Gaza, where residents reported fierce gunfire and shelling days before a planned trip to Washington by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Gaza mourns those killed in Israeli strike on seafront cafe

Gaza mourns those killed in Israeli strike on seafront cafe

Once a bustling seafront spot where young people could hope for a rare respite from war, Gaza City's al-Baqa cafe lay in ruins after an Israeli strike killed 24 people including a journalist and an artist.

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Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives

Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives

The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end of the "charity-based model" despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost.

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Berlusconi family sell Monza football club to US investment fund

Berlusconi family sell Monza football club to US investment fund

The Berlusconi family on Tuesday agreed the sale of Monza, who were relegated to the Italian second division last season, to the American investment fund Beckett Layne Ventures.

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UN aid meeting seeks end to Global South debt crisis

UN aid meeting seeks end to Global South debt crisis

More than 100 nations attending a UN aid conference pledged this week to help defuse the ticking time bomb of developing countries' ballooning debt, but deciding how is proving more divisive.

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Trump ramps up Musk feud with deportation threat

Trump ramps up Musk feud with deportation threat

Donald Trump and Elon Musk reignited their bitter feud Tuesday, with the US president threatening to deport the tech tycoon and strip federal funds from his businesses for criticizing Trump's flagship spending bill.

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French paparazzi boss handed 18-month suspended sentence for blackmail

French paparazzi boss handed 18-month suspended sentence for blackmail

A French court on Tuesday sentenced paparazzi queen Mimi Marchand to an 18-month suspended prison sentence for blackmailing a TV host, saying she had "contempt" for her victim.

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Gilgeous-Alexander agrees record $285 mln extension: reports

Gilgeous-Alexander agrees record $285 mln extension: reports

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed a four-year $285 million contract extension, the richest per-year contract in NBA history, US media reports said Tuesday.

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