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American hedge fund Pershing Square, led by the activist investor Bill Ackman, announced Tuesday a transaction valuing Universal Music Group at up to 55 billion euros, saying it believed the music giant was undervalued by stock markets.

Putting on a green jacket has lifted an incredible weight off the shoulders of Rory McIlroy as the relaxed reigning Masters champion strolls around Augusta National.

Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Tuesday on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a text already diluted to remove Gulf states' desired green light to use force to protect the key shipping lane.

Indigenous protesters from across Brazil marched to the capital Brasilia Tuesday to demand the government expedite recognition of their ancestral lands.

Matt Fitzpatrick said his hot form means he has never been more confident entering the Masters, but the world number six but will be keeping his expectations low when he tees off.

Donald Trump is no stranger to provocative language. But his threat to wipe out Iranian civilization and other recent menacing comments have prompted critics to question the US president's mental health.

US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday threw his support behind Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, ahead of this weekend's fiercely fought parliamentary vote, accusing Brussels of "foreign election interference".

Defending champion Rory McIlroy will tee off alongside third-ranked Cameron Young and US Amateur winner Mason Howell on Thursday in first-round tee times for the 90th Masters announced on Tuesday.

Pablo Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece "Guernica" is swept up in a conflict in Spain, where Basque leaders want the government in Madrid to move the painting to their region, whose 1937 bombing inspired it.

Alexander Isak has been included in the Liverpool squad for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first-leg at Paris Saint-Germain as the Sweden striker returns from a lengthy injury absence.

Cameron Young said that his recent rise up the golf rankings has shown that he can put himself in a position to win major honours -- but it has not changed his life.

The Artemis II astronauts snapped a stunning shot of Earthset -- the moment when the Earth dips below the Moon's horizon -- on their long journey back home Tuesday after wrapping up a historic lunar flyby.

Teenage French starlet Paul Seixas stretched his overall lead at the Tour of the Basque Country on Tuesday after powering away from his rivals to win the mountainous second stage.

The UK government on Tuesday blocked US rapper Kanye West from entering the country due to his past antisemitic outbursts, prompting organisers of a festival he was to headline to cancel the July event.

Oil prices jumped and stocks slumped on Tuesday after US-Israeli strikes on the key Iranian oil export terminal of Kharg island, with investors bracing for US President Donald Trump's looming deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks.

Flooding the internet with posts from embassies across the world, sharing Lego videos mocking Donald Trump and even maintaining live accounts in the name of its slain supreme leader -- Iran has charged headlong into the battlefield of social media.

Jon Rahm says he is confident he will play in next year's Ryder Cup and on the DP World Tour in September despite a dispute with the European circuit over fines.

Two French nationals, who spent moore than three years in an Iranian prison on espionage charges, headed home from the war-stricken country on Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron said.

NASA on Tuesday released a historic photograph of Earth dipping below the lunar horizon, more than 57 years after an iconic "Earthrise" image was captured by an Apollo 8 astronaut.

While Tommy Fleetwood dreams of winning his first major title at this week's Masters, the Dubai resident's thoughts are also on the Middle East War and people at his golf academy there.

President Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilization will die" in Iran on Tuesday if the country does not heed his ultimatum to accept US war demands.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz continued their duel for the world number one ranking before the French Open as they opened their clay court seasons by crushing their opponents into the red Monte Carlo dirt on Tuesday.

The UK government Tuesday blocked US rapper Kanye West from visiting the country to headline a music festival due to his past antisemitic outbursts, forcing organisers to cancel the event.

Oil prices jumped Tuesday and stocks fell after US-Israeli strikes on the key Iranian oil export terminal of Kharg island, with investors bracing for US President Donald Trump's looming deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks.

A corruption trial of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's former right-hand man opened on Tuesday, a case that has rocked a Socialist-led minority government that has prioritised stamping out graft.

A French high-speed train crashed into a truck carrying a military vehicle in northern France on Tuesday, killing the driver of the TGV and badly injuring two people, officials said.

Kanye West on Tuesday offered to meet members of the British Jewish community amid a backlash over the US rapper's previous antisemitic outbursts.

Iran said critical infrastructure, including two bridges, was struck Tuesday by the United States and Israel, with US President Donald Trump warning "a whole civilisation will die" if a midnight deadline for a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz was not met.

World No. 2 Jannik Sinner cruised past Ugo Humbert 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters.

Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton has denied assaulting a man outside a golf club in northwest England.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he would defend teenage star Lamine Yamal against criticism for his occasional "emotional" outbursts, ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Atletico Madrid.

Russian artillery and aerial attacks killed nine people in Ukraine -- including a child -- in strikes across the country on Tuesday, officials said.