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Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial over a fatal shooting on the set of Western movie "Rust" began Tuesday with the selection of a jury who will now decide if a crew member's death was his fault.

Lamine Yamal has dazzled at Euro 2024 but it was on Tuesday in Munich he came of age with a sensational strike against France to fire Spain into the final with a 2-1 victory.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said seeing 16-year-old winger Lamine Yamal's performance against France on Tuesday in their Euro 2024 semi-final triumph was like watching "a genius".

France coach Didier Deschamps refused to point the finger at underperforming stars Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann after his team went out of Euro 2024 in the semi-finals to Spain on Tuesday.

France captain Kylian Mbappe said his side "didn't do enough" in Tuesday's 2-1 semi-final loss to Spain and admitted he was disappointed after underperforming at Euro 2024.

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a major package of air defenses for Ukraine as doubts over his political survival clouded the start of a NATO summit in Washington.

Kylian Mbappe shed his face mask but still looked a shadow of the player who has lit up past major international tournaments as the France captain was upstaged by Lamine Yamal in Tuesday's Euro 2024 semi-final against Spain.

Shareholders of Hipgnosis Songs Fund, which in recent years made waves by helping popularize music rights as an asset class, have voted to accept a $1.6 billion takeover from US private equity firm Blackstone, filings showed Tuesday.

Uruguay will be without injured central defender Ronald Araujo for Wednesday's Copa America semi-final against Colombia, coach Marcelo Bielsa confirmed on Tuesday.

Lamine Yamal, 16, became the tournament's youngest ever goalscorer as Spain came back to beat France 2-1 in Munich on Tuesday and reach the Euro 2024 final.

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully blasted off for the first time on Tuesday, releasing satellites into orbit and restoring the continent's independent access to space.

Meta on Tuesday said it will start removing posts that label Jews "Zionists" and target them for harm.

Major US equity indices edged to new records Tuesday following congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while Europe's main stock markets were dragged lower by political uncertainty in France.

Carlos Alcaraz described his Wimbledon semi-final opponent Daniil Medvedev as "a wall" on Tuesday as the two players talked up each others' strengths ahead of their blockbuster clash.

Tennis great John McEnroe has described Novak Djokovic as the Darth Vader of Wimbledon, claiming the Serb's uncompromising attitude and astonishing success have prompted fans to treat him with the same suspicion reserved for the Star Wars villain.

England captain Ben Stokes is adamant his long-term goal of regaining the Ashes in Australia will have no ill-effects as he leads his side into a home Test series against the West Indies starting Wednesday.

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket blasted off for the first time smoothly on Tuesday, carrying with it the continent's hopes of regaining independent access to space.

England cricket captain Ben Stokes has urged the nation's sports fans to get behind the Three Lions at Euro 2024, saying the criticism directed at Gareth Southgate's men has been "tough to see".

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev set up a Wimbledon semi-final repeat on Tuesday as Donna Vekic ended the magical run of New Zealand qualifier Lulu Sun.

Joe Biden’s faltering reelection bid received some much needed support from senior Democrats on Tuesday, even as the party's lawmakers fell short of reaching a consensus on keeping the president as their 2024 White House nominee.

Jasmine Paolini swept aside Emma Navarro in straight sets on Tuesday to reach her first Wimbledon semi-final where she will face Donna Vekic.

Roberto De Zerbi said he wants to get Marseille back competing for titles after taking over a team that finished eighth in Ligue 1 last season and which hasn't won a trophy since 2012.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off the loss of the first set to beat Tommy Paul on Tuesday and set up a repeat Wimbledon semi-final with Daniil Medvedev.

Alec Baldwin's trial for involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting on the set of Western movie "Rust" got under way Tuesday with the selection of a jury who must decide if a crew member's death was his fault.

Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein may face new sexual assault charges ahead of his retrial this fall, Manhattan prosecutors said Tuesday.

At least eight people were killed in the southern United States after storm Beryl felled trees and caused heavy flooding, before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Tuesday.

The Netherlands' planned pre-match press conference ahead of Wednesday's Euro 2024 semi-final against England was cancelled on Tuesday after the Dutch had their travel plans disrupted.

US President Joe Biden geared up Tuesday to kick off a NATO summit in Washington aimed at showing resolve against Russia and support for Ukraine -- but the meeting was being overshadowed by his fight for political survival.

England manager Gareth Southgate believes his side have been freed up by edging closer to a first ever major final on foreign soil at Euro 2024 after struggling to deal with the weight of expectation earlier in the tournament.

Daniil Medvedev stunned stricken world number one Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach a second successive Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday as Donna Vekic ended the magical run of New Zealand qualifier Lulu Sun.

Belgian Jasper Philipsen won a mass sprint ahead of Eritrean Biniam Girmay on a flat 10th stage he described as a "mental rest day" in the Tour de France on Tuesday.

The Olympics have long harnessed patriotism to drive their global appeal, with individual athletes representing countries and victories accompanied by national anthems, yet the inevitable intrusion of real-world politics has often been jarring.