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'I call it a bribe': Pennsylvania residents spurn $10,000 data center checks

Asian stocks start week on back foot, tracking tech-led Wall St losses

In a former US steel city, ordinary people struggle to get by

China growth narrowly beats forecasts

'Liar,' 'clown': Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil poll debate

Faith and fury: Texas Senate rivals offer contrasting visions

Record El Nino? Depends who's counting

Women await justice for police killings in Brazil

On the front line of ocean conservation off Portugal's Madeira

The painstaking task of cataloguing the world's species

Wembanyama targets title breakthrough as NBA season tips off

Nations seek reset at UN talks as nature goals off track

With LeBron on board it's title or bust for Philly fans

Rubio seeks to strengthen US foothold in Central Asia

Stocks rise on bank earnings, auto tariff hopes

Stock markets rose Tuesday as investors digested strong bank earnings and shares in several auto giants surged over hopes of tariffs relief from US President Donald Trump.

Trump showdown with courts in spotlight at migrant hearing

US President Donald Trump's showdown with the judicial system will be in the spotlight Tuesday at a hearing on the fate of a migrant who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.

Ecuador electoral council rejects claims of fraud in presidential vote

Ecuador's CNE electoral council on Tuesday dismissed claims of fraud in presidential elections that saw incumbent Daniel Noboa emerge victorious over leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez.

Russia jails four journalists who covered Navalny

Russia on Tuesday sentenced four journalists it said were associated with late opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five and a half years in a penal colony, intensifying a crackdown on press freedom and Kremlin critics.

Trump says China 'reneged' on Boeing deal as tensions flare

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that China has gone back on a major Boeing deal, after a news report that Beijing ordered airlines not to take further deliveries of the US aviation giant's jets.

Trump eyes near 50 percent cut in State Dept budget: US media

The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented scaling back of Washington's diplomatic reach, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, shuttering programs and embassies worldwide to slash the budget by almost 50 percent.

Trump says would 'love' to send US citizens to El Salvador jail

President Donald Trump stepped up his extraordinary threats to send Americans to foreign jails, saying Tuesday he would love to deport "homegrown" US citizens who commit violent crimes to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.

'Unprecedented' Europe raids net 200 arrests, drugs haul

Police in Europe staged "unprecedented" raids against four organised crime groups on Tuesday, arresting more than 200 people across five countries, primarily in Turkey, in a "massive blow" against drug-trafficking networks.

Everyone thinks Real Madrid comeback 'nailed-on': Bellingham

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham said everyone at the club believes the Champions League holders can mount an historic comeback against Arsenal on Wednesday.

NATO's Rutte says US-led Ukraine peace talks 'not easy'

NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's push for a ceasefire and lasting peace in Ukraine was "not easy" and condemned Russia's "terrible pattern" of attacks on Ukrainian civilians.

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