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Chinese activist held in Bangkok finds Canada refuge

Anguish and hope: why a Tibetan set himself on fire in New York

Kiss takes reins as Wallabies face Japan

Oil extends gains and stocks fall on fresh Hormuz worries

North Korea touts dog soup and other home-cooked recipes to beat the heat

Venezuela's political transition talks wrap first day in Caracas

UK observatory nervously watches growing space junk threat

South Africa coach Erasmus wary of struggling Argentina

Clashes with police as Argentines protest property bill

Meta ordered to pay US state $567 mn to abate 'public nuisance' and child harm

Actress, engineer, jihadist's widow among Syria's new women MPs

Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: source

Battling Norrie survives match point to oust de Minaur

No.1 Sabalenka and Pegula advance at Toronto

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Venezuela’s Oil Return

Sweden’s welfare reckoning

US hopeful Hormuz strait deal will be done 'today or tomorrow' after ship hit

The United States was hopeful that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be done "today or tomorrow", a top US official said Tuesday, hours after yet another cargo ship was hit in the vital waterway.

World Bank warns developing countries to embrace AI or be left behind

The World Bank on Tuesday called on developing countries to embrace artificial intelligence technology tools to deliver better governance outcomes, warning that they risked being left behind if they failed to do so.

Infantino's problems mount as Wenger and key FIFA ally turn on him

Pressure on FIFA president Gianni Infantino intensified on Tuesday, with opposition emerging from within world football's governing body as well as from external critics over his since-abandoned proposal to open the World Cup to private investment.

'No decision' on Mudryk future after Chelsea return: Alonso

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said on Tuesday "no decision" had been made on Mykhailo Mudryk's future but added the winger could play in pre-season after returning from a doping ban.

Oil edges higher, stocks gain as investors eye political risks

Global oil prices rose Tuesday, recovering some of the previous session's heavy losses as uncertainty surrounded the prospect of new talks to end the US-Iran war.

China draws up safety rules for autonomous vehicles

China has drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a mandatory deactivation override, the government said Tuesday.

Man Utd sign reported record £20mn sponsorship deal for training kit

Manchester United announced a new training kit sponsorship deal with Betway on Tuesday, reportedly worth a record £20 million ($26 million) per year.

Wenger says scrapping Infantino's World Cup plan was "absolutely necessary"

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the decision to scrap FIFA president Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was "absolutely necessary and beyond question".

Stokes reveals England coaching ambition

Ben Stokes has revealed his ambition to coach England in the future, but ruled out any chance of ending his shock retirement from international cricket.

Spain confronts EU migration hawks in tense Ceuta talks

Spain's interior minister headed into a tense face-off with EU counterparts on Tuesday, as the bloc sought to draw lessons from an influx of migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta in hastily arranged video talks.

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