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Mertens beats Gauff to set up Swiatek clash at China Open

Russia glosses over dark Soviet past in reinvented museum

Benin full of pride at role in Messi's last dance

UK tax body opened probe into Man City in 2018: FT

France suspends stun grenade use at student protests ahead of PM speech

Yemen's Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi airports as conflict deepens

Indonesian court hears 'negligence' complaint against state over fires, haze

Germany factory production at highest level for 18 months

Rubio in Greece to urge against Western civilisation 'decline'

Thailand floods death toll rises to 60 since mid-September

Micron workers at Taiwan plant vote in favour of strike

US pushes Russia for information on plague reports

In 'The Social Reckoning,' Jeremy Allen White takes on Facebook's 'frightening' ambition

Myanmar leader lands in Malaysia for migrant return talks

Elusive December sun leaves Stockholm in the dark

The Swedish capital has recorded just a half-hour of sunlight in the first half of December, putting it on track for the darkest December since 1934 if the trend continues, meteorologists said.

Brendan Rodgers joins Saudi club Al Qadsiah

Former Celtic and Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has joined Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah as head coach, seven weeks after resigning his job at the struggling Scottish outfit.

Thailand says Cambodia must announce ceasefire 'first' to stop fighting

Thailand said Tuesday that Cambodia must be first to announce a truce to halt fighting between the two nations after more than a week of deadly clashes in a reignited border conflict.

M23 militia says to pull out of key DR Congo city at US's request

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it would withdraw from the key city of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at the request of Washington, which vowed "action" over the "clear violation" of a US-brokered peace accord.

Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: study

Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century unless global warming is curbed, a study showed on Monday.

China to impose anti-dumping duties on EU pork for five years

China will impose anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports for five years, but at lower rates than temporary levies in place since September, Beijing announced Tuesday.

Nepal starts tiger census to track recovery

Nepal launched on Tuesday nationwide tiger census, a key step in conservation efforts to aid the recovery of the big cats that once faced near extinction in the Himalayan nation.

Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re

Global economic losses from natural disasters are projected to have dropped by 33 percent to $220 billion in 2025, despite the damage wrought by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Tuesday.

Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global help

Nurlela Agusfitri has nowhere to turn after losing her home and business to devastating floods that wreaked havoc on her Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people.

Timeline: How the Bondi Beach mass shooting unfolded

Australia is reckoning with one of its deadliest mass shootings after a father and son opened fire on crowds gathered for a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach.

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On the campaign trail in a tug-of-war Myanmar town