FIFA announces $60 World Cup tickets for 'loyal fans'
World Cup organisers on Tuesday announced a cheaper category of tickets after sustained criticism of the prices at the 2026 competition in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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Dembele and Bonmati scoop FIFA Best awards
France and Paris Saint-Germain attacker Ousmane Dembele won the men's FIFA Best award at a ceremony in Qatar on Tuesday, while Barcelona midfield maestro Aitana Bonmati collected the women's prize.
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Shiffrin dominates first run in Courchevel slalom
Mikaela Shiffrin posted the fastest time in the first run of the World Cup slalom in Courchevel on Tuesday, a discipline the American has dominated this season.
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EU weakens 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industry
The EU on Tuesday walked back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in the fight against climate change, as the bloc pivots to bolstering its crisis-hit auto sector.
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Arctic sees unprecedented heat as climate impacts cascade
The Arctic has experienced its hottest year since records began, a US science agency announced Tuesday, as climate change triggers cascading impacts from melting glaciers and sea ice to greening landscapes and disruptions to global weather.
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French lawmakers adopt social security budget, suspend pension reform
French lawmakers on Tuesdayadopted a social security budget, which includes the suspension of an unpopular pension reform, as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu races to finalise a 2026 spending plan by year-end.
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Afrikaners mark pilgrimage day, resonating with their US backers
Thousands of Afrikaners, descendants of the first European settlers in South Africa, celebrated on Tuesday the "Day of the Vow" -- a founding myth with values shared by US President Donald Trump's administration, which has offered the group protection.
Read moreLawmakers grill Trump officials on US alleged drug boat strikes
Donald Trump's top national security officials faced a grilling from lawmakers Tuesday on US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific -- operations that have raised alarms about escalating military force near Venezuela.
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Hamraoui loses case against PSG over lack of support after attack
Ex-Paris Saint-Germain women's footballer Kheira Hamraoui on Tuesday lost her 3.5 million-euro ($4m) claim before a French labour court alleging she was forced out of the club after she was brutally attacked with an iron bar.
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Trump - a year of ruling by executive order
With a stroke of his favorite black pen, Donald Trump has signed what should become his 221st executive order since January -- a figure that exceeds the number in his entire first term, as he forges ahead with one of the biggest displays of US presidential power in modern history.
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