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Unbeaten 49ers edge Seahawks while Vikings stay perfect

Policymakers take on energy shock, rising debt at IMF-World Bank meetings

Trump's 'energy ceasefire' sparks confusion as Russia strikes Ukraine

Raphael Glucksmann elected centre-left French presidential candidate

Dupont double helps Toulouse avoid Bayonne slip-up in Top 14

'Dizzy' Lazio join Inter at top of Serie A as Roma, Juve and Milan held

Marseille snap losing skid with win at Troyes

Jaguars edge Eagles as Packers beat Bears

Lula stages mass rally ahead of Brazil's presidential run-off

Rays chase first MLB crown as Guardians try to snap drought

Poland holds suspect in alleged assassination plot against PM Tusk

Hurricane Simon churns off Mexican coast after shift in course

Russia hits Ukraine power plants despite Trump energy ceasefire claim

'Dizzy' Lazio join Inter at top of Serie A as Roma and AC Milan held

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Karim Benzema signs for Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad: club source

Real Madrid's Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema has signed for Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad for three years starting next season, a source in the Jeddah-based club told AFP on Tuesday.

Iran debates new penalties for veil violations

An Iranian draft law that would set new penalties for women not wearing a headscarf in public has sparked heated debate within the Islamic republic's leadership as more women flout the country's strict dress code.

Finland's nuclear catacombs nearly ready to house waste

Deep within the bedrock in western Finland, flashing lights from heavy machinery cast shadows in eerie tunnels that lead to a tomb that must remain unperturbed for millennia.

Between exile and the Kremlin: Russian artists split by Ukraine

After the Kremlin launched its offensive in Ukraine last year, Russian punk rocker Vladimir Kotlyarov left his country along with many other artists and cultural figures.

Crisis-hit UK business lobby faces survival vote

Britain's scandal-hit business lobby group, the CBI, faces a vote crucial to its survival Tuesday, with members urged to back reform under new leadership after allegations of sexual harassment by staff.

Taiwanese chip giant TSMC says industry could have 'stabilising' effect

Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC said Tuesday its production of ever-smaller microchips will remain on the island, hopeful that the critical industry will have a "stabilising effect on global geopolitical conflicts".

Major Ukraine dam 'partially destroyed', villages evacuated

A Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine was damaged on Tuesday, with Kyiv and Moscow accusing each other of blowing it up while locals were forced to flee rising waters.

10,368: The incomplete count of Ukraine's civilian dead

The Russian missile strike took nearly everything from Oleksandr Remez -- his wife Natalia and their home in central Ukraine. He only survived because he was up early in the kitchen on that April morning.

Prince Harry to testify against British tabloid publisher

Prince Harry is on Tuesday expected to take the witness stand in a London court as part of claims against a British tabloid publisher, the latest in his legal battles with the press.