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ASEAN envoy ends Myanmar trip with no public Suu Kyi meeting

Trump tees up Alaska election challenge over same-name candidate 'fraud'

Three dead in rock spire collapse at Turkey's touristic Cappadocia

IMF says engaging with Iraq on preparing new bailout program

CAR tightens border checks as DR Congo Ebola cases rise

Two dead in rock spire collapse at Turkey's touristic Cappadocia

Does White House ask AI to decide policy? Democrats want the receipts

No surprise to Carrick he's still Man Utd manager

French businessman Roux de Bezieux takes over 2030 Winter Olympics after leadership turmoil

Two dead in rock spire collapse at tourist site in Turkey's Cappadocia

Tech jitters pull down Wall Street stocks

ECB holds rates steady after Lagarde says to quit early

Alaska governor orders probe into election same-name 'spoiler'

US economy posts strong growth, inflation stubbornly high in challenge to Trump

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Tesla faces lower-rate EU tariffs on China-made EVs

The European Commission announced plans Tuesday to impose an extra nine-percent tariff on Tesla's China-made electric cars, much lower than what Chinese firms face unless Beijing compromises in a trade row.

Five things to know as Taylor Swift's European tour ends

Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour wraps up its European leg in London on Tuesday, after the American megastar wowed hundreds of thousands of fans across a dozen countries.

Pope ready to lead England his way but glad of Stokes support

Ollie Pope is prepared to "do his own thing" as England Test captain but accepts he is in caretaker charge of what is still effectively Ben Stokes's side.

Agony mounts for patients in India doctors' strike

In a dingy New Delhi pedestrian subway, patients waiting for treatment at nearby hospitals line the ground as queues grow with Indian doctors protesting the rape and murder of a colleague.

World's oldest person dies in Spain at 117

The world's oldest person, Spain's Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, died Tuesday at the age of 117, her family said.

Ukraine's Russia incursion may be hard to sustain: analysts

Ukraine's military incursion into Russia, a first in the two-year-old war, has handed Kyiv the initiative on the battlefield, but its outcome remains highly uncertain, analysts say.

EU plans 36% tariff on Chinese EVs, lower for Tesla

The European Commission said Tuesday it plans to slap five-year import duties of up to 36 percent on Chinese electric cars, unless Beijing can offer an alternative solution to the damaging trade row over state subsidies.

Bangladesh captain hopes Shakib shines despite political setback

Bangladesh's cricket captain on Tuesday was confident that ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan will compete at his best in a Test against Pakistan this week, after protests over the former lawmaker's inclusion.

'Black Myth' elates fans and becomes one of China's most successful games

Shape-shifting monkeys wielding magic staffs battled giant demons as players worldwide dived into "Black Myth: Wukong", already hailed as one of the most successful Chinese-made video games.

Markets waver ahead of earnings, Powell speech

European and Asian stock markets fluctuated on Tuesday as investors trod carefully ahead of a key speech by US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell that could provide more hints of an interest rate cut.

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