Paris (AFP) – France head coach Didier Deschamps will step down from the role when his current contract ends after the 2026 World Cup, a source close to the team said on Tuesday.
Deschamps to step down as France coach after 2026 World Cup: team source
Newcastle win at Arsenal to put one foot in League Cup final
London (AFP) – Newcastle took a giant stride towards the League Cup final as goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon earned a 2-0 semi-final, first leg lead at Arsenal on Tuesday.
Race begins to replace Canadian PM Trudeau
Ottawa (AFP) – The race to be Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s successor kicked off on Tuesday, a day after he resigned amid a looming trade war with the United States and a divisive political climate at home.
NASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costs
Washington (AFP) – NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk’s SpaceX or Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of returning Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth.
Venezuela's Gonzalez Urrutia says son
Caracas (AFP) – Venezuela’s Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who the opposition says won a July presidential election over incumbent Nicolas Maduro, said Tuesday his son-in-law was detained by “hooded men.”
Invisible man: German startup bets on remote driver
Las Vegas (AFP) – With no one in the driver seat, the SUV pulling up resembles an autonomous robotaxi like those becoming increasingly present in some cities — but the car from German startup Vay is something else.
Turkey threatens military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters
Istanbul (AFP) – Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara’s conditions for a “bloodless” transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar al-Assad.
Second accused in Liam Payne drug death surrenders: Argentine police
Buenos Aires (AFP) – The second of two men accused of supplying drugs to British singer Liam Payne, who plunged to his death from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires last year, has turned himself in, Argentine police said Tuesday.
Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact
Washington (AFP) – Tech giant Meta’s shock announcement that it is ending its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for false narratives.
'Snowball's chance in hell' Canada will merge with US: Trudeau
Ottawa (AFP) – There is not a “snowball’s chance in hell” that Canada will merge with the United States, outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, while his foreign minister added the country will “never back down” from threats by Donald Trump.