Israel drew international condemnation on Tuesday over its plans for an expanded Gaza offensive, as the country's far-right finance minister called for the Palestinian territory to be "destroyed".
A Ukrainian drone barrage forced Russia to close a dozen airports deep behind the front line on Tuesday, days before foreign leaders gather in Moscow for a World War II Victory Day parade.
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to increase the number of annual Starship rocket launches from five to 25 at its Texas base, marking a major boost for the company's ambitions.
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Arsenal's Declan Rice insisted Tuesday the Gunners are confident they can "deliver something special" by overturning a 1-0 first-leg deficit when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital in the return match of their Champions League semi-final tie.
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Germany's conservative new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to end months of political paralysis and rebuild Berlin's international standing, but got off to a bruising start on Tuesday.
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Sudan's army-aligned government on Tuesday severed diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, accusing the Gulf state of supplying weapons used by the rival paramilitaries to strike its de facto capital.
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The years-long libel battle between England footballer wife Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney drew to a close on Tuesday with a specialist UK court ordering Vardy to pay some £1.4 million to her rival.
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Defending Rome Open champion Alexander Zverev said he is now on a "good path", putting a poor run of form following his defeat in the Australian Open final down to burn-out.
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There are currently no signs that the United States has entered a recession despite the world's largest economy recording a contraction in the first quarter, the US Treasury Secretary said Tuesday.
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Israeli warplanes bombed the airport in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the latest retaliation for a missile strike by the Iran-backed Huthis that targeted Israel's main airport.
Iga Swiatek, who is still looking for her first title of 2025 as she prepares to defend her Rome title, on Tuesday blamed her quest for perfectionism for the difficulties she has been experiencing this year.
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won on Tuesday a nail-biter second vote in parliament to become chancellor after he lost the first round in a stunning early setback.
A Ukrainian drone barrage forced Russia to close a dozen airports deep behind the frontline on Tuesday, just days before foreign leaders gather in Moscow for a major Victory Day parade.
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The EU on Tuesday unveiled a long-promised plan to phase out its remaining gas imports from Russia by the end of 2027, a challenge given Europe's continued dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
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The UK on Tuesday agreed a free trade agreement with India, its biggest such deal since leaving the European Union, after negotiations relaunched in February following US tariff threats.
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Stock markets mostly dropped on Tuesday as investors awaited a US Federal Reserve interest-rate decision for signs of the outlook for the tariffs-hit economy.
A Czech court said Tuesday it blocked a multi-billion-dollar deal between Prague and South Korea's KHNP on the construction of two nuclear units following a complaint by France's EDF.
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