The UK braced for a record-breaking heatwave Tuesday as hundreds of schools closed early for the next two days and train companies slashed services.
A slump in high-flying technology stocks dragged down global markets Tuesday, with Wall Street tumbling again on valuation concerns and persistent worries over huge AI outlays.
Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Tuesday to make the transition of power "as easy as possible", as two Labour lawmakers considered whether to challenge frontrunner Andy Burnham amid concern about a coronation.
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Sports
England coach Brendon McCullum has denied his relationship with Ben Stokes was damaged by the nightclub controversy that forced the captain into exile for the second Test defeat against New Zealand.
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Dutch brewer Heineken said Tuesday that it had picked Rafael Oliveira, formerly of the coffee giant JDE Peet's, to take over as chief executive following the January exit of his predecessor.
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Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova insisted she "never doped" after an anti-doping watchdog had banned her from tennis for four years on Monday.
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Multiple schools in England were shutting early Tuesday and set to remain closed for two more days with a heatwave expected to set new records in the UK as it spreads across Europe.
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UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for faster action on global warming, challenging AI firms to "come clean" about their environmental footprint and warning that fossil fuels were driving climate and energy crises.
June 23, 2026
Economy
Meta has tapped Indian fintech founder Kunal Shah to be the new head of WhatsApp, as the US tech giant seeks ways to monetise the messaging app's massive user base.
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Europe on Tuesday braced for more extreme weather as a deadly heatwave threatened fresh temperature records in Britain, with trains disrupted and hospitals across the continent preparing for an influx of heat-afflicted patients.
Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children in what has become a key factor in an ongoing "genocide" in Gaza, United Nations investigators charged on Tuesday, in a report slammed by Israel.
England will aim to become the latest of the World Cup big guns to book their place in the knockout rounds on Tuesday as Portugal attempt to kickstart their campaign after a lacklustre opening draw.
Seoul collapsed 10 percent Tuesday in an Asian stock market rout that followed a tech-led sell-off on Wall Street with investors again questioning a long-running AI-fuelled boom, while oil extended losses on peace talk optimism.
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Politics
Sri Lanka is deploying the military to contain the spread of mosquito-borne dengue fever, as health authorities warned on Tuesday that hospitals are being overwhelmed with more than 1,000 admissions daily.
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Tehran voiced Tuesday its intent to maintain control over the vital Strait of Hormuz, a crucial question in the Middle East war talks with Washington that just wrapped up in Switzerland.
Lionel Messi became the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer on Monday to fire Argentina into the last 32 as France overcame weather chaos before advancing to the knockout rounds alongside Norway.
When Sweden's Yasin Ayari scored seven minutes into his World Cup debut he raised his arms in apology rather than celebration out of respect for Tunisia, where his father is from.
In a Kyiv workshop, a jewellery maker was putting the finishing touches to her latest piece -- blow-torching a necklace pendant into the shape of a drone propeller.
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