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Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France swept aside Sweden 3-0 in the World Cup round of 32 on Tuesday, maintaining their perfect record of four wins from four and setting up a last-16 meeting with Paraguay.

Serena Williams returned to competitive singles action on Tuesday amid huge fanfare after a four-year absence but the American icon could not overcome the first hurdle at Wimbledon and was beaten 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 by Australian Maya Joint.

Erling Haaland shattered Ivory Coast's World Cup hopes on Tuesday, netting an 86th-minute winner that sent Norway into the last 16 with a 2-1 victory at Dallas Stadium.

Australia moved a step closer to a record-extending seventh Women's T20 World Cup title after beating West Indies by eight wickets in the first semi-final at The Oval on Tuesday.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek overcame a serious second-set wobble to reach the second round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, beating powerful American Taylor Townsend 6-1 2-6 6-3.

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the UAE and Ukraine officially comes into force on July 1, in a significant advancement in the two nations' economic ties.

The UAE is looking to strengthen trade and investment ties with Panama after non-oil trade between the two countries rose by almost 50 per cent last year.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO), has called for stronger international cooperation and investment in critical minerals, describing them as essential to achieving global climate goals and accelerating the transition to clean energy.

The UAE and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding economic cooperation during a series of high-level meetings in Washington, D.C., led by UAE Minister of State Saeed Al Hajeri.

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed two strategic agreements with Chinese technology giants Huawei and CASCO SIGNAL to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence, smart transport systems and digital infrastructure across the emirate's future mobility projects.

The UAE has made history as the first passenger train from Fujairah arrived in Abu Dhabi's Mohamed bin Zayed City Station at 7:15 am on Tuesday.

Dubai is moving ahead with new education initiatives aimed at strengthening learning outcomes, improving student wellbeing and equipping learners with future-ready skills.

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is rolling out a series of traffic improvement projects across 28 locations between July and September.

Motorists will pay less at the pump in July, the UAE Fuel Price Committee confirmed on Tuesday.

A United Arab Emirates humanitarian aid convoy carrying food supplies and infant formula has arrived in the Gaza Strip under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3.

Starting June 29, UAE nationals can resume travel to Lebanon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) announced, lifting earlier restrictions.

The UAE has strongly condemned the Israeli attacks on Quneitra and Daraa in Syria.

Jumeirah Beach 2 has become Dubai's first beach to be awarded a Gold Accessibility Certification from the World Disability Union.

US negotiators have arrived in Qatar for fresh diplomatic efforts aimed at advancing talks with Iran, although discussions are expected to take place through mediators rather than in direct meetings.

Fourteen children died after the roof of a tutoring centre collapsed in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday, rescue officials said, as authorities opened the way for a possible negligence investigation.

Handing President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, the US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his audacious attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States — a right long woven into the fabric of American society — scuttling one of his top priorities in his crackdown on immigration.

Anti-immigrant protesters draped in flags and wielding wooden weapons marched across cities in South Africa on Tuesday to mark a deadline they had set for undocumented migrants to leave, with some marches hit by violence and looting.

Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Sunday, raising hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes.

Police in Monaco and France were searching for a suspected bomber on Tuesday after three people were wounded by an explosion in the wealthy principality which two sources said was an attack on a Ukrainian-born oligarch.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled on Tuesday his long-delayed Defence Investment Plan, promising an increase of £15 billion in funding to better equip Britain to fight the wars of the future in a blueprint he described as his legacy.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday she is "willing to do whatever it takes" to enter Venezuela to help with the country's recovery efforts following last week's back-to-back earthquakes.