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France, Germany on song in Women's Nations League

Paris (AFP) – France beat Iceland to remain unbeaten and Germany swept aside Austria in the Women’s Nations League on Tuesday.

Eugenie Le Sommer after her record 199th cap for France

Atletico hold Barca in 'crazy' eight

Barcelona (AFP) – Atletico Madrid conceded a two-goal lead then fought back from two down in a wild 4-4 draw with Barcelona in a Copa del Rey semi-final first leg thriller on Tuesday.

Pedri Gonzalez ran the show for Barca and opened the scoring against Atletico in the semi-final first leg thriller

Messi fined by MLS over confrontation

Miami (AFP) – Lionel Messi has been fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Soccer after grabbing the neck of a New York City assistant coach at the end of Saturday’s game.

Lionel Messi has been fined by Major League Soccer after a post-match confrontation on Saturday.

Chelsea thrash Southampton, Villa beaten by Palace in race for Champions League

London (AFP) – Chelsea moved into the Premier League’s top four with a 4-0 demolition of hapless Southampton, but Aston Villa’s hopes of Champions League football next season diminished after a 4-1 defeat at Crystal Palace.

Christopher Nkunku opened the scoring in Chelsea's rout of Southampton

Chelsea climb to fourth after routing Saints

London (AFP) – Enzo Maresca admitted he was relieved after Chelsea climbed to fourth place in the Premier League with a 4-0 rout of woeful Southampton on Tuesday.

Chelsea's Christopher Nkunku celebrates after scoring against Southampton

Former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff hospitalized in China

Brasília (AFP) – Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has been hospitalized in Shanghai for ear inflammation, her team said Tuesday.

Rousseff was admitted to the Shanghai East International Medical Center on February 21 with the inflammation of an ear nerve that controls balance

Ukraine agrees on US minerals deal, seeking Trump support

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a minerals deal with the United States and could sign it Friday, the two countries said, a move Kyiv hopes will lead to future security guarantees from Washington.

Trump had demanded that Ukraine give access to its rare earth minerals

Paint them white: how Brazil is keeping trains on track

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Few people suspect that when they board a train during a heatwave they may be risking their lives, as high temperatures can warp tracks and maybe even cause the train to derail.

An Employee of ViaMobilidade - a company that manages subway and train lines in the Sao Paulo metropolitan area - takes the temperature of railway tracks in Osasco, Sao Paulo state, Brazil on February 24, 2025

Judge blocks Trump's refugee admissions halt

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order putting a halt to refugee admissions in the United States.

Trump's refugee order was part of a flurry of executive actions the president took when he arrived at the White House in January

Transgender religious order gets rare approval at India Hindu festival

Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – Transgender activists often shunned by society say they have found rare acceptance at India’s Hindu Kumbh Mela festival by giving blessings to pilgrims attending the world’s largest religious gathering.

South Asia has a long history of people designated as male at birth but who identify as female -- known as kinnar or hijra