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Pakistan court orders ex-PM Khan moved from jail to hospital

India close on victory in first Test against Sri Lanka

'Lonely place': Black UK academics slam racism after Arday's death

ISS hosts first spacewalk by a Frenchwoman

Three lightly injured as new quake hits Spain's Granada

UK PM says not embarrassed by hoax messages with fake Trump aide

Syria, US say Israel struck military air base in Idlib province

West Bank siege exposes Israel army inaction on settler violence

France probes Russian disinfo campaign against centrist candidates

Four-time champion Roglic to ride Vuelta after training crash

Stocks mostly drop as Mideast hopes dim, interest rates rise

Ukrainian convicted in Germany over Russian sabotage plot

Bayern's Musiala returns to training after on-field collapse

Beleaguered FIFA chief Infantino rids himself of critic Lamour

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Teen follows sister's tailwinds in global flight bid

A daredevil British-Belgian teenager is bidding to become the youngest person to fly solo around the world -- after his elder sister managed her own inspirational feat just weeks ago.

Jacobs aims to recapture Tokyo heights with world championships looming

Lamont Marcell Jacobs told AFP he wants to prove that his shock Olympic 100 metres triumph was no fluke as he gears up for this year's indoor and outdoor world championships.

UK gallery offers 'real' masterpieces -- from digital tokens

Want to "own" a Leonardo da Vinci or Amedeo Modigliani? One London gallery is showing digitally re-rendered versions of priceless Italian masterpieces -- although they still don't come cheap.

Liverpool eyeing treble chance, says Alexander-Arnold

Trent Alexander-Arnold said Tuesday that Liverpool are capable of winning a treble this season as they prepare for their Champions League last-16 tie against Inter Milan.

Sandy Hook families settle with gunmaker Remington over school massacre

The families of nine victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting have reached a settlement with Remington, the maker of the rifle used in the massacre, according to US court documents released Tuesday.

Prince Andrew settles sex assault lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre

Prince Andrew and his accuser Virginia Giuffre have settled a sexual assault lawsuit for an unspecified sum, according to a court filing Tuesday.

Virgin Galactic re-opens ticket sales for $450,000

Virgin Galactic, which last year flew its flamboyant founder Richard Branson to space, will re-open ticket sales to the general public starting Wednesday, for the sum of $450,000.

French case closed over plane attack that sparked Rwanda genocide

France's top court on Tuesday confirmed that a probe should be closed into the shooting down of a presidential plane that triggered the 1994 Rwanda genocide, ending a two-decade legal saga.

Footballer Sala felt pressure over transfer before plane death, inquest hears

Emiliano Sala felt under "a lot of pressure" to complete a transfer to the Premier League shortly before he died in a plane crash as he headed to his new club, an inquest heard on Tuesday.

Israel PM meets Bahrain king, Jewish community on landmark visit

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Bahrain's king on a landmark visit Tuesday to the small, oil-rich Gulf country, 17 months after they ended decades of tensions to normalise ties.

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