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Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia could be postponed but 'no hurry' to decide: AFC

Musk calls on Ukraine's Zelensky to 'go' after satellite slowdown row

Conrad wields axe after South Africa loss to Australia

Still smiling at 117, Albanian may be world's oldest woman

School roof collapse kills teacher, 27 children in NW Pakistan

Pope has 'good night' in hospital: Vatican

Haze turns Indonesia skies orange, shuts schools in East Timor

China's economy seen missing target as global shocks bite: AFP poll

California puts first US billionaire tax to the vote

Costa Rica opens jail inspired by El Salvador mega-prison

School headscarf ban meets resistance in Austria

Same-sex couple takes fight for equality to Slovakian court

World's top cocoa producer aims for a climate-tough bean

'High hopes' as Indonesian women get a football league, again

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

11 missing after ships struck off Bulgaria in latest Black Sea attack

Eleven people were missing after two merchant ships were struck off the Bulgarian coast on Tuesday in the latest sign of increasing spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea.

Saudi coalition tells Sanaa residents to flee site before operation

The Saudi-led coalition signalled an imminent attack on an oil facility in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital on Tuesday, warning civilians in the surrounding area to get out.

France budget debate faces rocky start as Socialists vow to fight

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu of France sought Tuesday to dissuade the Socialist Party from derailing the 2027 budget debate in parliament, as the government tries to reassure anxious debt markets while containing public anger over spending cuts.

Zverev defies 'physical issues' to reach Shanghai Masters quarter-finals

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev toughed out two tie-breaks to beat Alexander Bublik 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 7-6 (7/1) at the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday, winning his first match since being guaranteed the year-end world number one ranking.

AI could 'change the stakes' on bioweapons: UK spy chief

The head of Britain's domestic spy agency warned Tuesday that artificial intelligence was affecting the security risks faced by the UK, and could "change the stakes" on bioweapons.

'We're not giving up': Activist Thunberg joins France student protests

Thousands of protesters marched through central Paris on Tuesday as part of nationwide demonstrations supporting high school pupils who have been protesting for better classroom conditions, with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg taking part.

Sweden centre-left leader fails to form government

Sweden's Social Democratic party leader Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday she had failed to form a government with the three other parties in the left-wing bloc following last month's election.

Man City captain Dias defends celebrations after Liverpool win

Manchester City captain Ruben Dias said on Tuesday "people don't love us winning and we love to win", as he robustly defended his club's raucous celebrations after beating Liverpool, despite being found guilty of a catalogue of Premier League financial rules breaches.

EU economy chief doubtful Russian diesel exports will affect prices

EU economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis told AFP on Tuesday that Russian diesel sales recently authorised by the United States were unlikely to move the price of the commodity, which has spiked since the start of the Iran war.

B2PRIME Expands Tier-1 Access and Liquidity Architecture for Sophisticated Institutional Flow

B2PRIME Group, a global financial services provider for institutional and professional clients, has announced a material expansion of its institutional liquidity architecture.

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