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Jabeur defeats Tomljanovic to reach US Open semi-finals
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur claimed another piece of tennis history after becoming the first African woman to reach the semi-finals of the US Open on Tuesday with a straight sets victory over Ajla Tomljanovic. Jabeur said she drew confidence from reaching the Wimbledon final, and hoped her success would inspire future generations of female African tennis players.
Russia 'regrets' IAEA report did not blame Ukraine: UN envoy
Russia on Tuesday voiced regret that a report by the UN nuclear watchdog warning of risks at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant did not blame Kyiv for shelling the Moscow-occupied site. Both sides have blamed each other for shelling, which took place again Tuesday despite the watchdog's recommendations.
Chile's president changes ministers after referendum rout
Chile's leftist President Gabriel Boric reshuffled his cabinet Tuesday in response to voters resoundingly rejecting a draft text backed by him to replace the country's dictatorship-era constitution.
Biden rejects branding Russia 'state sponsor of terrorism'
US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday said it would be counterproductive to brand Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism," rejecting calls from Ukraine and lawmakers to take the far-reaching action.
Brazil fines Apple $2.4 mn, prohibits sale of iPhone without charger
Apple has been barred from selling iPhones without a charger in Brazil and fined more than $2 million over the issue, the government said Tuesday, after accusing the US tech giant of "discriminatory practices."
Wildfire hits Brasilia National Park amid drought
Firefighters raced Tuesday to contain a massive blaze devastating a national park in the Brazilian capital, which is suffering from a heat wave and more than four months of drought. The Brazilian capital has not had rain in 122 days.
Markets brace as UK's new PM readies 'bold' economic action
Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss is getting down to business fast with plans for a big-spending offensive to rein in soaring energy prices, putting her on collision course with nervous financial markets. Some in the markets are willing to give Truss and Kwarteng the benefit of the doubt, arguing the energy plan expected on Thursday could prove the right fix for a pressing emergency.
Manhunt for second suspect in Canada stabbing spree
A manhunt extended for a third day Tuesday in the search for a suspect accused of multiple deadly stabbings in a remote Canadian Indigenous community and nearby town, with no motive yet known for the rampage. The attack in the James Smith Cree Nation Indigenous community and the town of Weldon in Saskatchewan province on Sunday left 10 dead and 18 wounded.
Israeli president retraces father's footsteps at Nazi camp
Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp on Tuesday, retracing the footsteps of his father who helped liberate the site as a British army officer in 1945. - 'Hell on earth' - Bergen-Belsen was one of the first concentration camps to be liberated by the Western Allies, who arrived to find it riddled with disease and about 10,000 unburied corpses.
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