Taliban in Geneva for diplomatic, humanitarian talks
A Taliban delegation was in Geneva on Tuesday for a week of NGO-hosted talks on humanitarian access and human rights, as crisis-besieged Afghanistan's new rulers expand their international engagement.
Read moreEurope to cut funds for Poland over unpaid fine
The European Commission said Tuesday it would take the unprecedented step of tapping into EU funding earmarked for Poland to collect a fine Warsaw racked up for refusing to close a coal mine.
Read moreDudu inspires Palmeiras to Club World Cup final
Dudu scored one goal and created another as Palmeiras defeated Al Ahly 2-0 on Tuesday to reach the Club World Cup final and set up a potential showdown with Chelsea.
Read moreAnderson, Broad left out of England Test squad to face West Indies
England have dropped James Anderson and Stuart Broad, the country's two all-time leading Test wicket-takers, for their tour of the West Indies as part of a major shake-up of the troubled team.
Read morePfizer sees Covid-19 drug sales topping $50 bn in 2022
Pfizer forecast more than $50 billion in 2022 sales for its Covid-19 vaccine and therapeutic on Tuesday as the pharmaceutical giant reported a more than doubling of annual profits on strong sales of its innoculation.
Read moreTrudeau vows to end spreading trucker protest
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to bring an end to a trucker protest still paralyzing the Canadian capital Tuesday -- in a movement against Covid restrictions fast becoming a rallying cry for far-right and anti-vaccine groups.
Read moreCroatia one-euro coin withdrawn over plagiarism controversy
Croatia's national bank on Tuesday announced a new tender for the country's one-euro coin design after a plagiarism scandal led to the withdrawal of an earlier submission.
Read moreRayo boss Iraola refuses to defend gang-rape comments made by coach of women's team
Rayo Vallecano coach Andoni Iraola has said he cannot defend the leaked comments made by the coach of the club's women's team, Carlos Santiso, in which Santiso encouraged staff to gang-rape a 15-year-old girl.
Read moreUS seizes $3.6 bn of stolen bitcoin in record haul
The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at $3.6 billion, a record seizure.
Read moreFIFA 'inundated' with 17 million requests for World Cup tickets
Fans have sought 17 million tickets for this year's World Cup finals in Qatar, FIFA said Tuesday, making it more than five times over-subscribed.
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