Stock markets fluctuated on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on imports came into effect, with investors also weighing renewed AI concerns.
Hundreds of Belgians living near a 3M plant have sued the US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape over pollution from so-called "forever chemicals" in a trial that opens on Tuesday.
British comedian and actor Russell Brand pleaded not guilty to two fresh charges of rape and sexual assault at a London court on Tuesday.
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The plight of a baby monkey in Japan who has become an internet sensation shows the cruelty of zoos, an animal rights group said, as sales of the plush IKEA orangutan the animal clings to boomed.
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French World Cup-winning striker Antoine Griezmann is in talks to join Major League Soccer's Orlando City, a source close to the talks told AFP Monday.
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France moved on Monday to block US envoy Charles Kushner from having access to government ministers, after he failed to show up to explain comments about a killed far-right activist.
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Victor Wembanyama led a defensive masterclass as the San Antonio Spurs out-muscled the Detroit Pistons 114-103 Monday in an intense and aggressive clash between the NBA's two most in-form teams.
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Japan's undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue will fight countryman Junto Nakatani in a mega-fight at the Tokyo Dome on May 2, US media reported Tuesday.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to India this week pushing to double trade and mend fractured ties, his first stop on an Asia-Pacific tour that also includes Australia and Japan as he seeks to reduce reliance on the United States.
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Equities swung in Asian trade on Tuesday as investors weighed fresh AI fears and the US Supreme Court's decision to strike down a large part of Donald Trump's tariffs policy.
Beleaguered UK leader Keir Starmer's Labour party is expected to bleed support to both the hard-right and far-left in a crunch poll this week as Britain's traditional two-party system splinters.
Interim president Delcy Rodriguez promised Monday that Venezuelans in exile would be welcomed back with open arms following a new amnesty law passed after the US ouster of Nicolas Maduro, as authorities continued to slowly release prisoners.
Australia has paid for the first British-built parts of nuclear reactors to power a future SSN-AUKUS stealth submarine, the government said Tuesday.
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Ukraine was on Tuesday marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, with a show of solidarity from its staunchest allies and no immediate end in sight to Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II.
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Brazil's Supreme Court begins the trial Tuesday of politicians accused of ordering the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a case that exposed deep ties between politics and organized crime in the city.
Interim president Delcy Rodriguez promised Monday that Venezuelans in exile would be welcomed back with open arms following a new amnesty law passed after the US ouster of Nicolas Maduro, as authorities continued to slowly release prisoners.
A man detonated an explosive device beside a police patrol car in central Moscow early Tuesday, killing one officer and wounding two others, the Russian interior ministry said.
While Russian oil exports dropped last year, Russia is still exporting higher volumes than before its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, researchers said Tuesday, calling for stricter sanctions enforcement.
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