US refusing to give Sudan's de facto leader visa for UN: diplomatic sources, UN
Washington is refusing to give Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, a visa to travel to New York to address the UN General Assembly, two diplomatic sources told AFP Tuesday, a moved confirmed by the UN.
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Trump signs security deal with Greenland, Denmark at UN
US President Donald Trump signed a security deal Tuesday with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark, cooling temperatures after his contentious calls to acquire the autonomous Danish territory.
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Macron urges world to choose UN over 'law of the jungle'
French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for countries to recommit to international laws and the UN system over a resurgent "law of the jungle."
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Trump threatens Iran with 'hell' but unveils fresh talks
President Donald Trump told the United Nations on Tuesday he was deciding whether to "annihilate" Iran -- before revealing that US and Iranian officials had held talks for the first time in months.
Read moreUkraine anger as EU lifts sanctions on Russian oligarchs Usmanov, Fridman
EU countries on Tuesday took oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman off a renewed Russia sanctions list in a move condemned by Ukraine as "shameful".
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All-rounder Jacks stars as England beat Sri Lanka in 1st ODI
All-rounder Will Jacks starred with both bat and ball as England overwhelmed Sri Lanka by 89 runs in the first one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday.
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Chile's Atacama Desert blossoms with life after El Nino rains
A resplendent display of flowers has bloomed across Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on earth, after the El Nino climate phenomenon brought heavy rain to the region.
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Man City peg back Bayern to start Women's Champions League
Manchester City fought from two goals down to grab a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich on Tuesday to start the Women's Champions League.
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Sri Lanka hands 220-year jail terms to 15 convicted of Easter bombings
Sri Lanka’s High Court on Tuesday handed 220-year jail terms to 15 men convicted of direct involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people.
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Trump beats 'America first' drum at UN as allies tread carefully
President Donald Trump laid out a vision on Tuesday of a militaristic US unbound by international rules in a UN speech contrasting starkly with pleas at the world body for cooperation and restraint.
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