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Procter & Gamble executives projected a $1 billion hit from US tariffs over the next year on Tuesday as the consumer products giant said it would institute limited price hikes in the United States.

Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes won the fourth stage of the women's Tour de France on Tuesday, outpacing her compatriot and yellow jersey-holder Marianne Vos at the end of a bunch sprint.

Bryan Mbeumo says he is excited about linking up with Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes as he prepares for life at Old Trafford following his move from Brentford.

As Cambodia and Thailand's ceasefire held Tuesday, Lat Laem hared back home -- one of the first evacuees to return to the frontier since deadly cross-border clashes sent more than 300,000 people fleeing.

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

Tens of thousands of young Catholics from all over the world gathered on Tuesday in Rome for a week of pilgrimage during the Vatican's Jubilee of Youth -- an event that takes place every 25 years.

Tadej Pogacar will not race in the Vuelta a Espana next month following his latest Tour de France triumph, his team said on Tuesday.

A man who killed four people, then committed suicide in a New York skyscraper, may have been targeting the NFL offices there because he blamed the American football league for brain injuries he said he suffered, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday.

Scandinavia got the better of stablemate Illinois to give Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien a 1-2 in Tuesday's Goodwood Cup, the feature race of the opening day of Glorious Goodwood.

President Donald Trump's administration will on Tuesday move to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's ability to curb climate change, Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin announced.

Russia said on Tuesday that 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.

Boeing reported a smaller loss in the second quarter Tuesday after the company delivered more planes, with its CEO pointing to signs of stabilization in operations.

Jeep owner Stellantis said Tuesday that it sees sales revenue and profitability rebounding in the second half of the year despite taking a 1.5-billion-euro ($1.7-billion) hit from US tariffs.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir was involved in an angry exchange with Surrey's head groundsman at the Oval ahead of Thursday's final Test against England -- the latest incident during an increasingly tetchy tour.

The Netherlands has declared Israel's finance and national security ministers persona non grata for inciting violence and urging ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

The IMF raised its global growth forecast Tuesday as efforts to circumvent Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs sparked a bigger-than-expected surge in trade, while the US president stepped back from some of his harshest threats.

Portuguese forward Joao Felix has signed a two-year deal with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr, where he will join Cristiano Ronaldo, the club announced Tuesday.

Katie Ledecky won the 22nd world title of her legendary career on Tuesday to close in on Michael Phelps's record as Olympic champions David Popovici and Kaylee McKeown also struck gold.

Stock markets in the United States and Europe rose Tuesday as investors turned their attention from trade deals to a slew of company results falling this week.

Australia's Kaylee McKeown beat nerves and great rival Regan Smith in a humdinger to win the 100m backstroke world gold on Tuesday, narrowly missing the world record.

England's victorious Lionesses celebrated their dramatic women's Euro 2025 triumph along with tens of thousands of ecstatic fans outside Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

The EU is promising colossal new US fossil fuel purchases under its trade deal with President Donald Trump, raising concerns for the bloc's climate fight -- should the mammoth pledges come true.

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, known for its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, on Tuesday lowered its full-year earnings forecasts again as it unveiled a new chief executive to tackle "recent market challenges".

Heavy rain killed more than 30 people and forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands as swaths of northern China were lashed by torrential downpours that sparked landslides and flooding, state media said Tuesday.

Paris Olympics champion David Popovici claimed a thrilling 200m freestyle gold at the swimming world championships on Tuesday -- then revealed he had very nearly pulled out.

The Los Angeles wildfires drove insured natural disaster losses in the first half of the year to their highest level since Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011, German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Tuesday.

Spotify saw paying subscribers rise 12 percent to 276 million customers in the second quarter of 2025, the world's top music streaming service said on Tuesday, though profits fell below expectations.

England's victorious Lionesses were feted by thousands of ecstatic fans in London on Tuesday during an open-top bus parade to celebrate their dramatic Euro 2025 triumph.

An uneasy ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be holding Tuesday, as military commanders met despite Bangkok's allegations the truce had been breached with overnight skirmishes.

The European pharmaceutical industry said Tuesday that it remained concerned a EU-US trade deal reached at the weekend does not provide certainty for critical sector.

Katie Ledecky cruised to a dominant 1,500m freestyle gold in Singapore on Tuesday to claim the 22nd world title of her storied career.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it wanted to pursue 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.