Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing late on Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and "long-time good friend" Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by Donald Trump.
Israel's far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said Tuesday that the International Criminal Court prosecutor has requested an arrest warrant against him, accusing the Palestinian Authority of pushing for the move.
US President Donald Trump's hold on his support base faces its latest test Tuesday, with voters deciding whether one of Congress's most independent conservatives can survive the Republican leader's full political firepower.
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Politics
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday showed off the site of his huge new White House ballroom, a $400 million project that critics say flies in the face of voter anger over the cost of living.
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France's finance minister acknowledged Tuesday that two days of talks among leading global economies were "sometimes difficult", even as the group agreed a statement committing to multilateral cooperation in combatting growing economic risks.
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England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt could miss next month's T20 World Cup after the all-rounder was ruled out of her side's warm-up series against New Zealand and India.
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Veteran Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo will lead his country into the 2026 World Cup this summer after coach Roberto Martinez named the 41-year-old in his squad on Tuesday.
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Stock markets mostly rose Tuesday as investors tracked easing oil prices and cautious optimism over a potential deal between the US and Iran to end a war that has sent energy prices soaring.
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A Pakistani court sentenced a man to death on Tuesday for murdering a teenage influencer last year after she had repeatedly rejected his advances.
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Authoritarian leaders are not concerned by the political impact of novels despite literature's power to shape people's consciences, said Nicaragua's former vice president and writer Sergio Ramirez in an interview with AFP on Monday.
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson and Aston Villa captain John McGinn were among the players named on Tuesday by manager Steve Clarke in Scotland's first World Cup finals squad for 28 years.
Spain's former Socialist prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has been placed under investigation for influence peddling and crimes allegedly committed in connection with the bailout of a small airline, a court said Tuesday.
Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City with an unparalleled legacy as a manager who has reshaped English football during a decade of relentless success.
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Health
Attempts to get a grip on the Ebola outbreak currently spreading in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been complicated by the restive region's litany of long-running conflicts.
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The 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, will be displayed flat for the first time when it goes on display in London in September, the British Museum said.
Italian Rolando Maran was appointed on Tuesday as the new head coach of Albania's national football team, replacing former Brazil defender Sylvinho.
Germany had started the process to sell most of its stake in energy giant Uniper, the government said Tuesday, more than three years after nationalising the company following its near collapse amid the Ukraine war.
Gathered around a Revolutionary Guard in central Tehran, an audience of Iranians is learning to use an AK-47 assault rifle, in case it falls to them to defend the country from renewed US attacks.
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