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Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000

Johnson signs for Everton in McNeil swap deal

PrimeXBT Launches MT5 Cent Account for Beginners and Risk-Conscious Traders

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities

British sprinter Hunt chasing three more golds after winning 100m

Hong Kong's tech index plans expansion with AI and robotics themes

Ethiopia's Tigray rebel authorities condemn army drone strikes

The Infantino saga -- What they said

Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heatwaves

Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re

Ukraine says Russia fired N. Korean missiles in deadly attack

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

Australia limits migration

Venezuela’s Oil Return

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

China’s cartel lifeline

Sweden’s welfare reckoning

Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 132

Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands and buckets to search for survivors early Tuesday after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 132 people and smashed dozens of buildings.

Oil prices jump further as hopes for Hormuz deal fade

Oil prices extended a strong rally Tuesday as hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade, fanning fresh inflation fears and ramping up bets on at least one US interest rate hike this year.

Singapore says AI-related demand lifting economy

Singapore sharply raised its forecast for economic growth in 2026 on Tuesday as robust AI-related global demand boosted activity.

Trump says would be 'terrible mistake' to oust embattled Infantino

US President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be "a terrible mistake" to replace Gianni Infantino, the embattled FIFA president who tried, and failed, to sell off part of the World Cup to private investors.

Demeter Tactical Investments (ME) Limited bolsters governance with two board appointments

Dr Ryan Lemand and Emmanouil Tzannes bring regulatory, asset management and institutional strategy expertise to the ADGM-based firm

Charity races to raise millions to buy historic English estate

For sale: thousands of hectares of "rare beauty" owned by an English lord, which could become one of Britain's biggest sanctuaries of biodiversity.

Russian barrage on Ukraine kills 9, wounds dozens

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine people overnight and wounded dozens, authorities said Tuesday, after Kyiv warned that Moscow had received more ballistic missiles from North Korea.

Hungary parliament to elect Orban-critic judge as president

Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday are expected to elect former supreme court chief Andras Baka, who was fired under ex-premier Viktor Orban, as the country's next head of state.

Schools closed as Indonesia battles wildfires

Dozens of Indonesian schools were shuttered for a second day Tuesday against the spreading haze of wildfires plaguing the archipelago at the start of a long and intense dry season worsened by El Nino.

Wallabies lock Amatosero given three-match ban for Japan red card

Australia lock forward Miles Amatosero was on Tuesday banned for three matches for dangerous play that led to a red card in Australia's 35-32 win over Japan in Osaka last weekend.

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