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Israel conducted strikes on south Lebanon and Hezbollah fired into northern Israel on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to halt attacks that neither side has publicly accepted.

Tonda Eckert will remain manager of Southampton despite the spying scandal that cost the Championship club their place in the play-off final last month, their owner Dragan Solak told the BBC.

Equities mostly rose Tuesday as investors assessed the chances of a Middle East peace agreement, though Donald Trump and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu mixed signals over ending Israel's attacks in Lebanon caused uncertainty.

Russia pummelled Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, after threatening a large-scale attack and warning foreign citizens to leave Kyiv.

Companies should pay workers "as much as possible", Nvidia boss Jensen Huang said Tuesday ahead of a trip to South Korea, where Samsung Electronics recently averted a strike by making an agreement on bonuses with its union.

Israel and Hezbollah clashed overnight despite US President Donald Trump's announcement that both sides had agreed to halt fighting ahead of US-hosted talks between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday.

The multi-million-dollar openings of indie horror flicks "Obsession" and "Backrooms" have Hollywood buzzing about the 20-something YouTuber directors who are driving Generation Z audiences to the theater in droves.

In the wine-making heart of the northern Rhone hills in southeastern France, one of Pierre-Jean Villa's plots is a curiosity.

While drought expands through Cunen as the specter of El Nino climate instability approaches, one fear has seized this indigenous Guatemalan village: death by hunger.

En pointe, demi-pointe, entrechat -- for Jotaro Kanazasi and Haruka Takemi, two Japanese dancers based in Russia's historic city of Nizhny Novgorod, life revolves entirely around their art, even as the war in Ukraine occasionally interrupts their daily routine.

A temperamental lift leads to the apartment in central Ukraine of a 27-year-old poet celebrated in Japan but almost unknown in her own country.

New Zealand footballer Tim Payne's online fan club soared past four million on Tuesday, more than the All Blacks, after an influencer picked him out as the "least known" player at the World Cup.

A barrage of Russian missile and drone strikes killed nine people and wounded dozens across Ukraine, authorities said on Tuesday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive new strike".

The young kings of tennis have been deposed and as the French Open reaches its quarter-finals on Tuesday, the sport's even younger princes will be strutting on the clay.

Equities fluctuated Tuesday as investors assessed the likelihood of a Middle East peace agreement as US-Iran talks stuttered, while Donald Trump and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu gave mixed signals over ending Israel's attacks in Lebanon.

Russian missile and drone barrages rocked parts of Ukraine overnight, killing four and wounding dozens, officials said Tuesday, the latest attacks in a war with no end in sight.

Bollywood's long-entrenched culture of gruelling work schedules is facing rare scrutiny, as top actors and filmmakers clash over calls to cap shooting days at eight hours.

The pavements of Hanoi's wide boulevards and narrow lanes have long been clogged with bustling food stalls, weaving scooters, and crowds of coffee and beer drinkers sitting on low plastic stools.

Peruvians vote Sunday with a familiar name on the ballot: Keiko Fujimori, a late strongman's daughter beaten three times before but now a slight favorite to lead a country that has burned through eight presidents in a decade.

President Donald Trump is an enthusiastic advocate for swift AI development in America, dismissing regulation as a curb on competing with China.

Brazilian teenager Leo Veiga had almost given up on his dream of becoming a professional footballer when artificial intelligence helped him secure a spot in the youth ranks of an Italian club.

Farmer Issa al-Moussa walks among his damaged wheat crop in eastern Syria after the nearby Euphrates River flooded in recent days due to heavy rainfall and increased flows from Turkey.

UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday that peacekeepers will be needed in Lebanon after the mandate of the current mission expires at year-end -- an option likely to face opposition from the United States and Israel.

Australia's wheat crop is set to fall by more than a quarter this season, a government report said Tuesday, as farmers face dry conditions and a surge in fuel and fertiliser prices fed by conflict in the Middle East.

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / June 2, 2026 / Members of the press are invited to the world's most prestigious mathematics conference, which will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from July 23 to July 30, 2026. Held every four years, the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) includes the announcement of the field's top prizes - including the Fields Medals - as well as top talks from leading mathematicians on cutting-edge developments in the field.

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Matteo Arnaldi fought back against fading Frances Tiafoe to win 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (5/7), 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 early Tuesday and become the third Italian in the French Open men's last eight.

Lebanon said Monday Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal to stop attacking Israel in exchange for Israel halting attacks on south Beirut, after President Donald Trump reported having a "very good call" with the Iran-backed group.

Sean Sweeney, an associate head coach for the NBA finalist San Antonio Spurs, has been hired as the head coach of the Orlando Magic, the Florida club announced on Monday.

Hollywood wished a breathy "Happy Birthday" to Marilyn Monroe on Monday as Tinseltown celebrated 100 years since the birth of one of its most famous daughters.

US President Donald Trump said Monday that talks with Iran were moving at a "rapid pace", even as Tehran threatened to widen the war by keeping the Strait of Hormuz blocked and activating other pressure points around the region.

Two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett was traded from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday while wide receiver A.J. Brown went from Philadelphia to the New England Patriots.