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Emma Raducanu revealed she has been dealing with back pain and "some niggles" throughout the week in Madrid but is not too concerned any injury will keep her out of next week's tournament in Rome.

Clinics close to airports; training for out-of-state medics and a raft of legislation rushing through the state assembly: California's fight to keep abortion available to Americans redoubled Tuesday.

President Jair Bolsonaro's government has responded to less than three percent of deforestation alerts, a sign that "impunity reigns" in the destruction of Brazil's forests, an environmental monitor said Tuesday.

Madelyn Ocasio can hardly believe the good news. At 66, the anti-abortion activist from the outskirts of Miami hopes her dream of seeing the US Supreme Court roll back half a century of abortion rights is finally about to come true.

Liverpool held off a stirring comeback from Villarreal to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday as second-half goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane secured a 5-2 aggregate victory.

Robust sales in North America were offset by weakness in China as Starbucks reported a modest profit increase Tuesday as it boosts investment in US stores amid a unionization campaign.

Ukrainian literature teacher Tetyana Sobistiyanska has not washed since March 15.

Standing in front of stacks of Javelin missiles at an Alabama factory, President Joe Biden told workers assembling the weapon, which has been wreaking havoc on Russian tanks in Ukraine, that they are part of a historic battle for democracy.

Their bunker couldn't withstand a direct hit from ferocious Russian bombardment, food was running out and finding water could get them killed -- yet that ordeal finally ended Tuesday for Azovstal evacuees in the banal safety of a shopping centre car park.

Argentine paleontologists have announced the discovery of an apex-predator dinosaur that measured three stories from nose to tail and eviscerated its prey with sharp, curved claws.

The US judge hearing the defamation suit filed by "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard rejected a defense request Tuesday to toss the case.

Police in Armenia on Tuesday detained more than 200 anti-government protesters as opposition parties upped pressure on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his handling of a territorial dispute with Azerbaijan.

Antonina Boloto sits at a small table decorated with flowers solving a crossword in her funeral supply store, with a view of a building destroyed by Russian shelling in the east Ukrainian town of Severodonetsk.

Shouts of "My body! My choice!" clashed with "Abortion is violence" as rival demonstrators for and against abortion rights faced off outside the US Supreme Court for a second day on Tuesday.

Boeing's Starliner capsule is finally ready to reattempt a key test launch to the International Space Station on May 19, officials said Tuesday.

Activist groups called on Twitter advertisers Tuesday to boycott the service if it opens the gates to abusive and misinformative posts with billionaire Elon Musk as its owner.

Russian journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov decried Tuesday Russian propaganda arguing for using nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict, warning that would signal "the end of humanity".

Novak Djokovic ensured he would keep his number one ranking by extending his winning record against Gael Monfils with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in Madrid.

The US embassy in Cuba began issuing visas on Tuesday for the first time since alleged sonic attacks against diplomatic staff more than four years ago.

Pfizer executives said Tuesday they are confident of strong demand for the company's Covid-19 antiviral treatment amid easing pandemic rules as the big drugmaker reported another round of strong earnings.

President Joe Biden urged voters Tuesday to defend their "fundamental" rights after a leaked Supreme Court draft on ending nationwide legal abortion sparked a political firestorm around one of America's most divisive ethical issues.

On a medical ship off the Italian coast, rescued migrants are colouring in a map of Africa, where many started their perilous journeys toward Europe.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will embark Thursday on a tour of Central America and Cuba, as his country braces for increased flows of US-bound migrants from the region.

The head of Web Summit, the huge technology conference dubbed the "Davos for geeks," announced Tuesday that Rio de Janeiro will host the first edition of the event outside Europe.

A wild fox that breached an enclosure at Washington's National Zoo killed 25 flamingos and one duck before escaping, the facility said Tuesday, one month after a rabid fox went on a biting spree near the Capitol.

Lea had no problems breastfeeding her newborn son when she took him to see an osteopath in Paris, who nonetheless recommended surgery to cut a "too thick" strip of tissue under his tongue.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said migrant workers take pride from hard work when he was asked about the conditions of workers building World Cup stadiums and infrastructure in Qatar.

Stock markets rose on Tuesday as the US Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting that is expected to conclude with a big rate increase to tame decades-high inflation.

French club Stade Francais announced on Tuesday that Australia hooker Tolu Latu will leave the club.

Russian forces launched a major assault Tuesday on the Azovstal steel plant, the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated southern port city of Mariupol, as 101 civilians who had been trapped in the site for weeks were finally brought to safety.

Kevin Anderson, who climbed to number five in the ATP rankings and reached two Grand Slam finals, announced on Tuesday he was retiring at 35, tweeting: "I gave my best."

Spain's fragile coalition government was on the defensive Tuesday over its announcement that the mobile phones of the premier and defence minister were tapped using Pegasus spyware.