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I.Coast refuge offers lifelong care for youngsters scorned as 'sorcerers'

Dodgers beat Braves and Padres avoid sweep in MLB playoffs

Indian central bank hikes rates for first time in more than 3 years

Mourning, war and elections as Israel marks October 7

Saudi coalition says shot down Houthi missile

Hotel Blacklist Launches New Accommodation Industry Risk Assessment Tool

Messi says Argentina retirement is 'saddest day of my career'

Bangladesh nuclear plant draws hope -- and worry

Oil rises and stocks fall as Hormuz worries flare

US beat Canada 1-0 to wrap up four-win international break

Pacific presses world for help 'surviving' climate change at pre-COP summit

Turkey, Australia's joint COP31 leadership raises doubts

Verstappen revival to be put to the test in steamy Singapore

For Turkish NGOs, COP31 offers rare space for action

Senators grill Trump officials on US alleged drug boat strikes

Donald Trump's top national security officials faced a grilling from senators Tuesday on US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific -- operations that have raised alarms about escalating military force near Venezuela.

Filmmaker Rob Reiner's son to be formally charged with parents' murder

The son of famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner is expected to appear in court on Tuesday after being arrested for allegedly murdering his parents in their home.

Shift in battle to tackle teens trapped in Marseille drug 'slavery'

They work as drug dealers, but the notes they slip to customers in drug baggies begging for help -- and their pleas to the police -- tell a very different story.

Stocks retreat on US jobs, oil drops on Ukraine hopes

Stock markets fell Tuesday as investors data showed the US jobless rate hit its highest level since 2021, while oil prices slumped on renewed hopes for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Manchester United 'wanted me to leave', claims Fernandes

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes told Portuguese media the Premier League club had wanted to sell him this summer after receiving interest from Saudi Arabia.

Serbian President blames 'witch hunt' for ditched Kushner hotel plan

Plans to build a hotel on the site of Belgrade's bombed-out Yugoslav army headquarters have been dumped, the country's President said Tuesday, blaming a "witch hunt" for scaring away the investment firm linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law.

Man who hit Liverpool parade jailed for over 21 years

A driver who in a fit of road rage drove into crowds celebrating Liverpool's Premier League victory was on Tuesday jailed for 21 years and six months for causing scenes of "horror and devastation".

Sahel juntas would have welcomed a coup in Benin: analysts

Military rulers in west Africa's Sahel region may well have celebrated had a recent coup attempt in Benin resulted in another anti-Western junta in their neighbourhood, analysts said.

PSG ordered to pay around 60mn euros to Mbappe in wage dispute

Paris Saint-Germain were ordered to pay former star striker Kylian Mbappe around 60 million euros ($70.60 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses by a French labour court on Tuesday.

BBC says will fight Trump's $10 bn defamation lawsuit

The BBC said Tuesday it would fight a $10-billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster over a documentary that edited his 2021 speech ahead of the US Capitol riot.

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Stocks retreat ahead of US jobs, oil drops on Ukraine hopes