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French outsiders Brest made it two wins out of two at the start of their first ever UEFA Champions League campaign with a remarkable 4-0 victory away to Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday, while Stuttgart were held 1-1 by Sparta Prague.

Chanel returned to the Grand Palais -- scene of the late Karl Lagerfeld's most legendary triumphs -- for the first time in four years on Tuesday, without a designer but still able to ruffle feathers with its birdcage-themed Paris Fashion Week show.

Mexico's new President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday promised to protect the rights of investors as she took office as the country's first woman leader, following a backlash over recent judicial reforms.

General Motors reported a dip in third-quarter US auto sales Tuesday, but pointed to growth in sales of electric vehicles and said retail pricing remained steady.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has escaped a three-match suspension after his red card in a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham was overturned.

Breast cancer rates are rising sharply in the United States, driven by increases among younger women and Asian Americans, a study said Tuesday.

Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico's first woman president, inheriting a country beset by gang violence and economic uncertainty over controversial reforms passed by her powerful ruling party.

Israel was under missile attack from Iran on Tuesday, the Israeli military and Iranian state media said, the latest escalation after Israeli raids against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon.

Switzerland launched the ticket sales for the 2025 women's European football championships with a snowy kickabout Tuesday way up in the Alps on the country's iconic Jungfraujoch.

Ireland on Tuesday unveiled a 2025 budget that includes tax cuts and increased social benefits, and announced a huge surplus in 2024 thanks to billions of euros in Apple back-taxes.

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected carbon dioxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's biggest moon, Charon, for the first time, research revealed on Tuesday.

Unai Emery is hoping Aston Villa can summon the spirit of the club's 1982 European Cup final win over Bayern Munich when the German giants visit Birmingham in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Epic Games on Tuesday began letting parents limit how long, and when, their children can play blockbuster video game Fortnite.

Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday initiated a motion to impeach the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in an unprecedented political move portending an acrimonious fallout within the ruling party.

Israel said Tuesday it was ready to counter any attack from Iran as a US official warned of an imminent missile strike, after Israeli raids against Tehran-backed militants in Lebanon sent tensions soaring.

Global markets sank and oil soared Tuesday on fears of escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Arne Slot said he wants Liverpool's players and fans to show how much they missed the Champions League when the competition returns to Anfield on Wednesday.

Jimmy Carter holds a unique place in US politics: he is the oldest former president and a Nobel peace laureate, who left office under a cloud of unpopularity and has seen his star rise ever since.

A record 2.5 million jobs were created in the renewable energy sector in 2023, most of them in China, the International Renewable Energy Agency and International Labour Organization said on Tuesday.

Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, the United States said Tuesday, warning that any such assault would have "severe" consequences for Tehran.

France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier pledged new taxes and spending cuts Tuesday to reduce a "colossal" debt, in a policy address that met with a raucous reception from lawmakers who could topple his government at any time.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will take over the captain's armband for this month's Nations League fixtures, the Norwegian FA said Tuesday, with regular skipper Martin Odegaard still "far from ready" to return to action.

A brilliant second-half display by Pohang Steelers saw them thump 10-man Shanghai Port 3-0 on Tuesday in the AFC Champions League Elite on a great night for South Korean clubs.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday inaugurated US firm IBM's first quantum data centre in Europe, saying Germany aims to be at the forefront of the revolutionary technology.

A devastating fire on a Thai school bus killed at least 23 people, police said Tuesday after rescuers pulled children's bodies from the charred wreckage of the vehicle.

The Israeli military said Tuesday its ground troops had carried out raids against Hezbollah in south Lebanon and mobilised more forces, despite calls for de-escalation after a week of air strikes that killed hundreds.

Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli bounced back superbly after a nosedive to keep the Louis Vuitton Cup final clash with Ineos Britannia tied at 4-4 on Tuesday.

Top European airlines Lufthansa, KLM and Swiss announced Tuesday they were extending their suspension of flights to the Middle East, as tensions spiral throughout the region.

Alexander Zverev revealed Tuesday he was still battling lung inflammation that saw him hospitalised after last month's Laver Cup and caused him to miss the China Open in Beijing.

Slowing eurozone inflation boosted European stock markets on Tuesday but US equities ran out of steam after concluding a bumper third quarter.

Paris Match, a glossy French weekly known for its celebrity exclusives on Tuesday became part of the media empire of France's richest man Bernard Arnault, after a stint under right-wing tycoon Vincent Bollore's ownership.

Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday -- the first ever US president to reach the century mark and another extraordinary milestone for the one-time peanut farmer who found his way to the White House.