Trump in court for hearing on 'absolute immunity' claim
Donald Trump arrived in a Washington court Tuesday to argue that as a former US president he should be immune from prosecution on charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election.
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Former Bhutan PM wins elections overshadowed by economic strife
Former prime minister Tshering Tobgay's party won Bhutan's election Tuesday, media reported, after polls dominated by economic threats challenging the Himalayan kingdom's longstanding policy of prioritising "Gross National Happiness" over growth.
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2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit
The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday.
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Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold hit by knee injury
Liverpool have suffered a blow after England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was ruled out for several weeks with a knee injury suffered in last weekend's FA Cup win at Arsenal.
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Slain Ugandan athlete Kiplagat to be buried in Kenya Thursday
Slain Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat will be laid to rest in his ancestral home in Kenya on Thursday, his family said.
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Norway says Breivik still poses risk of 'unbridled violence'
Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, still poses a risk of "totally unbridled violence", the Norwegian state argued Tuesday in a lawsuit over his prison conditions.
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Ten Hag won't rule out loan signings for Man Utd
Erik ten Hag has refused to rule out making loan signings to combat the injuries and illness that threaten to derail Manchester United's bid to salvage their troubled season.
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US trade deficit narrows unexpectedly in November
The US trade gap narrowed in November as imports and exports both fell while higher interest rates bite, the government reported Tuesday.
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France policemen on trial over 2017 assault of black man
Three policemen went on trial in France on Tuesday over an assault that inflicted severe rectal injuries to a black man during a stop and search in 2017 in a case that provoked shock across the country.
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Loeb bounces back with Dakar stage four win
French driver Sebastien Loeb bounced back the day after a series of punctures to grab his first win of this year's Dakar Rally, edging Saudi race leader Yazeed Al-Rajhi in Tuesday's fourth stage.
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