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Marc Marquez vows to 'attack' Martin's lead at Indonesian MotoGP

COP31 organisers say to seek 'ambitious' action with their text

Diplomats, schools in Saudi take safety measures after blasts heard: sources to AFP

Bartunkova thrashes Muchova to reach China Open semi-finals

In Beijing, EU trade envoy says deficit with China 'unsustainable'

Drone hits Yandex data centre, in first such attack on Russia

Sri Lanka's de Silva quits as Test captain

Oil prices surge and stocks sink on fresh inflation worries

Alcaraz feeling 'mentally fresh' ahead of Shanghai return

AI startup Manus raises $500m after Meta acquisition blocked by China

Israel drastically reduces British diplomatic presence in Jerusalem

From refuge to repatriations: Malaysia's Myanmar U-turn

Stocks fall further as oil surge fans fresh inflation worries

Morikawa says LIV players face 'business decision' after Rahm exit

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Mexican president urges 'cool heads' in face of Trump threats

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called Tuesday for "cool heads" in the face of US President Donald Trump's announcement of severe new restrictions on migration, among other policy changes.

Alvarez sends Atletico past Leverkusen late as both sides see red

Julian Alvarez scored a second-half brace as a 10-man Atletico Madrid came from a goal down to beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 at home on Tuesday, taking a major step towards a top-eight finish.

Liverpool's magnificent seven secures Champions League progress

Liverpool maintained their perfect Champions League record to guarantee a top-two finish in the league phase and automatic last-16 qualification with a 2-1 win over Lille at Anfield on Tuesday.

Barca score wild comeback victory at Benfica

Raphinha struck a dramatic winner in stoppage time as Barcelona came from behind to beat Benfica 5-4 in a wild match on Tuesday and virtually ensure direct qualification to the Champions League last 16.

Rubio starts as top US diplomat meeting Asian partners

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts Tuesday from Japan, India and Australia on his first day in office, in a sign of solidarity in the face of China.

Troubled Dortmund's slump continues at Bologna in Champions League

Borussia Dortmund's woes continued on Tuesday after the troubled Bundesliga outfit fell to a 2-1 defeat at Bologna which dented their hopes of direct qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League.

Netflix surges past 300 mn subscribers

Netflix on Tuesday said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers.

Trump tests whether bulldozer can also be peacemaker

President Donald Trump has vowed to be a peacemaker in his new term, but his aggressive early actions threaten to alienate US friends in a way that could hinder his ambitions, experts say.

Trump starts firing opponents, faces criticism in cathedral sermon

President Donald Trump announced plans to fire some 1,000 opponents from the US government Tuesday in a shock-and-awe start to his administration -- but faced an unusual, public dressing down from a bishop.

Musk salute at Trump rally celebrated by extremists online

Elon Musk's hand gestures at an inauguration event for US President Donald Trump, which quickly drew comparisons to Nazi salutes, appear to have resonated in some far-right extremist spaces online.

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