The right to asylum is coming under increasing political strain across the world, the UN's refugees chief said Tuesday as he marked the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention.
As French firefighters struggle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory with just 12 aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks along half a world away in a Canadian factory.
Peru's conservative President Keiko Fujimori took office on Tuesday, vowing to tackle the wave of crime sweeping the Andean nation.
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Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru's ninth president in a decade at an official ceremony in Lima on Tuesday, AFP journalists observed.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived Tuesday at the White House for his first in-person talks with President Donald Trump since the Iran war began, as the leaders seek to patch over public disagreements on the conflict.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held closed-door talks with US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, as Kyiv sought fresh diplomatic and military support in its fight against Russia.
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Nelly Korda and Ryu Hae-ran are bidding to join an elite group by claiming a third major of the season at the Women's British Open after sharing golf's biggest prizes in 2026.
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The US Federal Reserve's key rate-setting committee opened a two-day meeting on Tuesday, with policymakers expected to hold rates steady amid growing concern over Iran war-fuelled inflation.
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Politics
UN chief Antonio Guterres said he held "very constructive" separate meetings with rival Cypriot leaders on Tuesday, ahead of trilateral meetings to weigh the prospect of fresh negotiations nine years after the peace process collapsed.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House on Tuesday for talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump, as Kyiv seeks fresh diplomatic and military support in its fight against Russia.
Roberto Mancini has been named the head coach of Italy's national team for a second time, tasked with revitalising the Azzurri who have missed out on the last three World Cups, FIGC president Giovanni Malago said Tuesday.
Dozens of people were feared trapped in a shopping mall in Japan on Tuesday after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly killed one person and injured more than 100.
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Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said Tuesday it would be "foolish" to let Luis Diaz leave while confirming Michael Olise would stay with the Bundesliga champions next season.
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Cometh the hour, cometh the man: Zinedine Zidane did not let down the 100 or so French football fans waiting outside the federation headquarters as he came outside to greet them moments after being unveiled as national coach on Tuesday.
British pharmaceutical giant GSK on Tuesday said it was targeting future annual savings of £1.9 billion ($2.5 billion) after bottom-line profits tumbled in the second quarter.
"Many people" were feared trapped in a stricken shopping mall in Japan late on Tuesday, authorities said, after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly injured more than 100.
Zinedine Zidane was appointed France coach on Tuesday, as widely expected, following the departure of Didier Deschamps, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced.
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