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Jamaica beat Bermuda 4-0 to top World Cup group as Curacao held
Jamaica beat Bermuda 4-0 on Tuesday to seize the lead in Group B of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying as Curacao slipped to second after a 1-1 home draw against Trinidad and Tobago.
Sports
Yamamoto pitches complete game playoff win for Dodgers
Yoshinobu Yamamoto hurled a complete game three-hitter on Tuesday as defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat Milwaukee 5-1 to seize command of their Major League Baseball playoff series.
Sports
England's flawless qualification sets up quest for World Cup glory
Thomas Tuchel has completed his first task as England manager with ease as the Three Lions became the first European side to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday.
Economy
China consumer spending falls as pressure on economy builds
China's consumer prices continued to fall last month, with official data highlighting the battle leaders face in trying to kickstart domestic spending in the world's number two economy while fighting a trade war with the United States.
Nature
In China, climate litigation starts with the state
With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in China, but it often looks different to the trend seen elsewhere.
Sports
Yamamoto pitches Dodgers to MLB playoff win over Brewers
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a masterful complete game victory and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat Milwaukee 5-1 on Tuesday to seize command of their Major League Baseball playoff series.
Sports
Wright's two goals lift USA over Australia 2-1
Haji Wright scored two goals and the United States defeated Australia 2-1 on Tuesday, snapping the Socceroos' 12-match unbeaten streak in an international football friendly at Denver.
Sports
Japan's first win over Brazil decades in the making, says coach
Coach Hajime Moriyasu said Japan's first win over Brazil had been decades in the making and backed his players to use it as a springboard to World Cup success.
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One dead, several injured in explosion at busy Ecuador shopping center
One person was killed and several more were injured in an explosion Tuesday at a busy shopping center in the port city of Guayaquil, local authorities said, as Ecuador grapples with a surge of violence related to the Latin American drug trade.
Economy
Asian markets rally as Fed cut hopes trump trade war fears
Stocks jumped Wednesday as trade war fears were overshadowed by comments from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that suggested the bank would cut interest rates again this month.
Sports
Mac Allister and Martinez braces power Argentina over Puerto Rico
Alexis Mac Allister and Lautaro Martinez each scored two goals and Argentina routed Puerto Rico 6-0 in an international football friendly on Tuesday.
Sports
Son tells South Korea to ignore reputations at World Cup
Son Heung-min said South Korea need to show the big teams less respect at next year's World Cup after recovering from being "punched" by Brazil to beat Paraguay.
Sports
Jamaicans grab group lead with World Cup qualifying win
Jamaica seized the Group B lead in the CONCACAF 2026 World Cup qualifying round on Tuesday by routing Bermuda 4-0 after Curacao played Trinidad and Tobago to a 1-1 draw.
Politics
Australia must deploy 'unconventional' means to deter China, Russia: think tank
Australia must learn from past guerrilla insurgencies and adopt an "unconventional deterrence" policy in facing down threats from China, Russia and elsewhere, one of the country's leading think tanks said Wednesday.
Nature
US Republicans seek to shield oil giants as climate lawsuits advance
President Donald Trump's second term has seen the United States go all-in to boost Big Oil and block renewables -- yet a wave of state and local climate-damage lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry continues to advance.
Politics
Major media outlets reject Pentagon reporting rules
US and international news outlets including The New York Times, AP, AFP and Fox News on Tuesday declined to sign new restrictive Pentagon media rules, meaning they will be stripped of their press access credentials.
Sports
Gattuso not underestimating anyone ahead of World Cup qualifying play-offs
Gennaro Gattuso said that Italy will not underestimate anyone if they have to take part in qualification play-offs for the 2026 World Cup after his team beat Israel 3-0 on Tuesday.
Sports
England clinch 2026 World Cup qualification, Portugal forced to wait
Harry Kane scored twice as England thrashed Latvia 5-0 on Tuesday to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal were forced to wait to clinch their spot at the finals after being held by Hungary.
Politics
Brash Trump approach brings Gaza deal but broader peace in question
A new US president, focused on domestic priorities, criticizes his predecessor as too hard on Israel but soon takes on the mantle of peace and reaches a deal heralded around the world.
Sports
South Africa, Ivory Coast, Senegal qualify for 2026 World Cup
South Africa, Ivory Coast and Senegal all won convincingly on Tuesday to fill the last three automatic places reserved for Africa at the 2026 World Cup.
Sports
USA Basketball names Heat's Spoelstra as coach through 2028
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was named head coach of the US men's team through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Tuesday by USA Basketball.
Economy
Mixed day for global stocks amid trade angst, Powell comments
European and US stock markets fell before recovering somewhat as markets weighed trade tensions between Beijing and Washington and digested fresh Federal Reserve commentary.
Economy
Brazil, other nations agree to quadruple sustainable fuels
Brazil, India, Italy and Japan vowed Tuesday to quadruple their production and consumption of renewable fuels, hoping other countries will join the pledge during UN climate talks in November.
Sports
Hungary deny Portugal, Ronaldo early World Cup berth
Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record for World Cup qualifying goals but Hungary grabbed a late 2-2 draw to stop Portugal from reaching next summer's tournament with two games to spare.
Sports
Qatar and Saudi Arabia qualify for 2026 World Cup
Qatar and Saudi Arabia became the latest teams to book their spots at the 2026 World Cup, with each finishing top of their respective groups on Tuesday in the fourth round of Asian qualifying.
Sports
England qualify for World Cup with rout of Latvia
Harry Kane scored twice as England secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup after a 5-0 thrashing of Latvia on Tuesday.
Sports
Merino double helps Spain thrash Bulgaria
Spain moved a step closer to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with a comfortable 4-0 win over Bulgaria on Tuesday.
Economy
Trump threatens to end cooking oil purchases from China
US President Donald Trump slammed China's halt of American soybean purchases as an "economically hostile act," warning Tuesday that his country could in turn stop buying cooking oil from the world's second-biggest economy.
Economy
Strong dealmaking boosts profits at US banking giants
Robust dealmaking activity and strong trading results helped boost US bank earnings Tuesday despite lingering worries about a softening job market and a potentially overvalued stock market.
Economy
French telecoms join forces to break up embattled SFR
Three of France's main telecom groups said Tuesday they lodged a joint bid for SFR, a debt-laden rival struggling to keep up in an increasingly competitive market.
Politics
Trump says FIFA chief would back moving World Cup games
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that FIFA chief Gianni Infantino would support moving 2026 World Cup games from US cities for security reasons if necessary.
Politics
Italian Pro-Palestinian activists clash with police, demand Israel boycott before World Cup qualifier
Italy's 2026 World Cup qualifier with Israel was prefaced by clashes between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and police on Tuesday as thousands of people marched through Udine in anger at the hosting of a match they felt should not be played.