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Europe, which is in the throes of a record-smashing heatwave this week, is the world's fastest-warming continent and stretches into an even more rapidly heating Arctic.

Lois Boisson, the home sensation of last year's French Open, made a much shorter stay this time, crashing out in the first round on Tuesday, beaten 6-2, 6-2 by 22nd seed Anna Kalinskaya.

Barcelona women's star Alexia Putellas will leave the Catalan giants at the end of her contract this summer, the club said Tuesday.

Donald Trump said an annual medical check-up had gone "perfectly" Tuesday, as the health of the oldest US president ever to take the oath faces growing scrutiny with the approach of his 80th birthday.

As a relentless Parisian sun continued to beat down on Roland Garros and temperatures remained uncomfortably in the mid-30s Celsius, organisers laid out what it would take to stop play.

King Charles III on Tuesday met conservationists seeking to reduce Britain's booming population of non-native grey squirrels humanely by feeding them oral contraceptives.

Residents of western Europe turned to fans and fountains as they sweltered through a record-breaking heat wave Tuesday, with temperatures set to soar even further.

Oil prices rebounded back to $100 on Tuesday while stock markets were mixed and the dollar firmed after US military strikes on Iran deflated hopes of an imminent deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Franco-German tank and weapons maker KNDS reported booming earnings Tuesday as it gears up to launch the latest initial public offering in the fast-growing defence sector.

Jonas Vingegaard soloed to victory in the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday in the Swiss resort of Cari to tighten his grip on the overall race lead.

US President Donald Trump's health was under scrutiny once again Tuesday as he had his annual medical examination just days before his 80th birthday.

Senegal's National Assembly elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as its speaker Tuesday, in a move which could challenge the president's ability to govern as he navigates a massive debt crisis.

British oil giant BP unexpectedly removed Albert Manifold as chairman on Tuesday after less than one year in the role, citing "serious concerns" about governance standards, oversight and conduct at the company.

Last year's brazen robbery of the Louvre -- when thieves made off with jewellery worth some $100 million -- is set become a movie, a publisher said on Tuesday.

Coco Gauff began her defence of her French Open title by despatching fellow American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-0 at Roland Garris on Tuesday.

The great cormorant bird is eating too much fish for the liking of a group of EU nations that on Tuesday called for a cull.

Fans, players and staff at the French Open on Tuesday toughed it out under the heat dome that has swept western Europe.

Almost 50 countries condemned what they said were threats by Russia against embassies in Ukraine in a joint statement at the United Nations on Tuesday.

Aryna Sabalenka began her French Open campaign with a comfortable win on Tuesday as fellow world number one Jannik Sinner prepared to open his bid for a career Grand Slam in the night session.

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon said Tuesday he was concerned about the health of his wife Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from an incurable lung illness and whose condition he said has worsened recently.

Donald Trump's power over Republican voters faces another test Tuesday in Texas, where veteran Senator John Cornyn is fighting long odds after the president endorsed scandal-plagued loyalist Ken Paxton in a bitter Senate primary runoff.

The United States pledged Tuesday to move forward with Armenia on a planned corridor connecting parts of rival Azerbaijan, during a lightning visit by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire Tuesday after overnight US strikes targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats threatened diplomatic efforts to strike a deal to end the war.

Millenial gamers who grew up on 80s and 90s blockbusters are today being courted by the industry, with the latest James Bond offering hard on the heels of an Indiana Jones adventure and soon to be followed by "Jurassic Park".

US President Donald Trump went for his annual medical examination on Tuesday, days before his 80th birthday and amid mounting speculation about his health.

A French school aide went on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of sexually assaulting kindergarten pupils, in the first such public hearing since a flurry of allegations of abuse rocked the capital.

Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, defying searing temperatures under the desert sun as they fulfilled a lifelong dream.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened talks Tuesday in Armenia, a former Soviet republic long allied with Russia which has been seeking closer relations with the West.

Senegal's National Assembly elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as its speaker Tuesday in a vote boycotted by the opposition, following months of tension that culminated in the firebrand's sacking.

With temperatures hitting 45C in Mecca this week, Saudi health workers have increasingly relied on drones to supply a vast array of medical clinics treating heat-stressed pilgrims during the hajj.

An appeals court will review a British judge's decision to spare three teenagers jail after they were convicted of rape, the UK attorney general said Tuesday, following public outcry over the case.

Aryna Sabalenka opened her Roland Garros campaign with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Tuesday.