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The god of truth and righteousness is on the side of the Democratic Party in this year's US presidential election, according to Hindu priests in likely nominee Kamala Harris' ancestral Indian village.

French luxury beauty products firm L'Occitane said Tuesday its shares would be removed from the Hong Kong stock exchange after a public offer had received sufficient support.

Ukraine's foreign minister said Tuesday it was important for Kyiv and Beijing -- a close ally of Moscow -- to speak directly about ending the war in Ukraine, during a visit to China.

British dressage star Charlotte Dujardin withdrew from the Paris Olympics on Tuesday after a video emerged showing her making "an error of judgement" during a coaching session.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across Kenya on Tuesday in defiance of a police ban, the latest in a series of anti-government demonstrations that have rocked the East African nation.

Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis work in outsourcing firms and the industry generates billions every year, but executives fear the internet shutdown imposed by authorities seeking to quell anti-government protests threatens its entire existence.

US existing home sales dropped more than expected in June, according to industry data released Tuesday, while the median price hit a new high.

Kenya's vaunted distance runners head to the Olympics struggling to emerge from beneath the shadow of a lengthy list of doping scandals that have tarnished the African nation's proud reputation as a track and field powerhouse.

Kamala Harris hits the US campaign trail Tuesday after effectively clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, heading to the battleground state of Wisconsin to renew her attacks on Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Recalled Siya Kolisi will captain a 33-man South Africa squad for two Rugby Championship matches in Australia next month, SA Rugby announced on Tuesday.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across Kenyan towns on Tuesday in defiance of a police ban, the latest in a series of demonstrations that have rocked the East African nation.

A long-running row over pay between Irish airline Aer Lingus and pilots that led to hundreds of flight cancellations was settled Tuesday after pilots accepted an 18-percent wage hike.

French star Antoine Dupont has the capability of drawing in a new generation of fans while also putting rugby sevens firmly in the spotlight, according to ex-France winger Vincent Clerc.

Ukraine's 2008 heptathlon Olympic champion Nataliia Dobrynska told AFP the Paris Games can serve as a platform to raise awareness about the war in her country "that is destroying the lives of our athletes, coaches, and all Ukrainians."

The BBC is to axe 500 jobs over the next 20 months in a bid to save £200 million ($258 million) and become a "leaner, more agile organisation," the British public service broadcaster announced Tuesday.

Speeding to the airport to welcome the Prince of Monaco to Paris, French civil servant Veronique Yatera Sylla was delighted to have temporarily ditched spreadsheets to become an Olympics "visit official".

Local residents were desperately searching for survivors on Tuesday after a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia killed around 150 people, the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa nation.

Ugandan police detained scores of demonstrators, including protest leaders, in the capital Kampala on Tuesday, as scattered anti-corruption rallies took place despite being banned by authorities.

French security forces guarding sites set to be used in the Paris Olympics are intercepting an average of six drones per day, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said.

The Paris Olympics will be a "coming of age" moment for Rugby Sevens, World Rugby's chief executive said Tuesday, on the eve of a tournament starring global legend Antoine Dupont.

Andy Murray confirmed on Tuesday that he will retire after the Paris Olympics, closing another chapter in tennis's golden age.

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday that it added seven million paid subscribers in the second quarter, beating forecasts after it raised prices.

The EU launched an investigation on Tuesday to determine whether online food-delivery companies Delivery Hero and Glovo engaged in anti-competitive practices.

Stock markets diverged Tuesday following a strong start to a week dominated by the battle to become the next president of the United States.

Israel swiftly condemned an agreement brokered by China Tuesday which Beijing said would bring Hamas into a "national reconciliation government" for post-war Gaza.

As Polish lawmakers debated easing stringent abortion laws, Warsaw-based lawyer Jerzy Podgorski was in court defending a man from the remote town of Pinczow charged with aiding his partner's abortion.

China were second behind the United States in the medals table at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago and will be expecting to strike plenty more gold in Paris.

With its castle, medieval tower and river-side beach, the western Ukrainian tourist town of Starokostiantyniv doesn't seem an obvious target for Russian missile and drone strikes.

A new "vaccine-like" HIV drug that currently costs over $40,000 per person a year could be made for as little as $40, researchers estimated on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola insists Kevin De Bruyne will not leave Manchester City this season after reports the Belgium star could move to Saudi Arabia.

Former world number one and three-time Grand Slam title winner Andy Murray announced his retirement from tennis on Tuesday.

Andy Murray escaped the horrors of a primary school shooting massacre when he was just eight years old to become one of the world's standout tennis champions in a modern era dominated by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.