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Devotees of Donald Trump have long proclaimed he was chosen by God to save the United States -- but the messianic fervor has hit new heights after the Republican presidential candidate narrowly survived an assassination attempt.

US President Joe Biden resumed political attacks against Donald Trump on Tuesday for the first time since the assassination attempt on his rival, as the Democrat sought to prop up his own faltering reelection bid.

Four-time champion Rafael Nadal was among those on the main draw entry lists revealed on Tuesday for the 2024 US Open after missing the event three of the past four years.

A wealthy Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, a self-styled opponent of the authorities in Beijing, was found guilty of defrauding customers of more than $1 billion in a New York federal court on Tuesday, prosecutors said.

Conspiracy theories about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump received tens of millions of views on X, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the potential for extreme falsehoods to go viral on the Elon Musk-owned platform.

The Dow rocketed to a fresh record Tuesday while gold prices also hit an all-time peak, as rising expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2024 lift Wall Street to new heights.

Elon Musk on Tuesday said he will move the headquarters of SpaceX and X to Texas after a California law blocked schools from forcing teachers to notify parents about changes to a student's gender identity.

Lionel Messi will miss Inter Miami's next two Major League Soccer matches after injuring his right ankle in Argentina's Copa America final triumph, Miami coach Gerardo Martino said Tuesday.

Days after Spain triumphed in the Euro 2024 final, the country's football federation (RFEF) suffered a new scandal as its president Pedro Rocha was handed a two-year suspension, according to media reports on Tuesday.

Elon Musk's decision to throw his vast fortune behind Donald Trump's presidential candidacy confirms the rise of a growing right-wing bloc in the traditionally liberal Silicon Valley.

Reigning champions England held on for a goalless draw against Sweden in their final women's Euro 2025 qualifier on Tuesday to book their place at next year's finals, as Italy and the Netherlands also qualified.

A bus plummeted into a ravine in southern Peru Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding another 20, said police in the Andean country plagued by deadly road accidents.

Donald Trump's failed primary challengers are to take the stage Tuesday at the Republican Party convention, in a display of fealty to its all-dominant champion and now official US presidential candidate.

Jurors found a powerful US senator guilty on all counts of corruption Tuesday after gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash were found at his home, prosecutors said, sparking calls for his resignation.

The French Football Federation (FFF) said on Tuesday it plans to lodge a complaint with FIFA and take legal action after racist chants from members of Argentina's Copa America winning team.

Jurors found a powerful US senator guilty on all counts of corruption Tuesday after gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash were found at his home, prosecutors said, sparking calls for his resignation.

Five years after winning his last major championship, Tiger Woods has said he is "busting it" in the gym and ready to mount a challenge for the Claret Jug when the British Open gets underway at Royal Troon on Thursday.

Bangladesh ordered schools and universities around the country to close indefinitely on Tuesday after six students were killed in protests that prompted the mobilisation of paramilitaries to keep order.

The American rock duo Tenacious D canceled tour dates following controversial onstage comments linked to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, lead singer Jack Black said Tuesday.

Belgian Jasper Philipsen won a bunch sprint on stage 16 of the Tour de France in Nimes on Tuesday while his green sprint points jersey rival Biniam Girmay fell in the final dash.

A lawyer for two French international rugby players charged with raping a woman while on tour in Argentina has told AFP he remained convinced of their innocence in a "very painful case for everyone."

Rory McIlroy said on Tuesday that he prefers to have "close calls" than not be in contention as he prepares for his latest tilt at a first major title since 2014 at this week's British Open.

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France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government on Tuesday, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity, the presidency said.

Police fired tear gas and water cannon against dozens of demonstrators in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday, as scattered rallies across the country called for embattled President William Ruto to step down.

Belgian Jasper Philipsen won a bunch sprint on stage 16 of the Tour de France at Nimes on Tuesday while his green sprint points jersey rival Biniam Girmay fell in the final dash.

President Joe Biden hits the campaign trail Tuesday for the first time since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, seeking a balance between criticizing his rival while heeding his own calls to cool down American politics.

Rafael Nadal swept past Leo Borg, son of tennis great Bjorn Borg, to advance to the second round of the Bastad Open on Tuesday as he builds towards the Paris Olympics.

Global stock markets fluctuated Tuesday on rising expectations that Donald Trump will return to the White House against a backdrop of flat US retail sales and an IMF inflation warning.

Belgian Jasper Philipsen won a bunch sprint on stage 16 of the Tour de France at Nimes on Tuesday while his green sprint points jersey rival Biniam Girmay fell in the final dash.

Russia said Tuesday it would restrict access to 14 villages along its border with Ukraine due to non-stop Ukrainian bombardment, the most serious measure to be imposed on civilians there yet as it struggles to secure its frontier.

Kyiv and Prague have agreed to launch joint production of assault rifles and ammunition components inside Ukraine, the countries' prime ministers said Tuesday following talks in the Czech Republic.