Trump names China hawk Howard Lutnick commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary on Tuesday -- a choice set to bring a tougher stance on China from the incoming administration.
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Europe's pivotal role in bid to strike COP29 climate deal
The European Union is key to a deal being done at UN climate talks in Baku by Friday -- viewed as a bridge both with China and poorer nations -- after climate sceptic Donald Trump's triumph in the US elections.
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MotoGP champion Martin falls on Aprilia debut
Newly-crowned world champion Jorge Martin took a tumble as he tried out on his Aprilia for next season while Marc Marquez rode an official Ducati at the traditional end-of-season testing day in Montmelo on Tuesday.
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Bodies burned after Haiti police, civilians kill 28 alleged gang members
Police and civilian self-defense groups killed 28 alleged gang members in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince in an overnight operation, authorities said Tuesday, as the government seeks to regain some control of the city.
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'Probably my last match': Nadal after Davis Cup singles defeat
Retiring tennis superstar Rafael Nadal said his Davis Cup quarter-finals singles defeat by Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp on Tuesday was "probably my last match".
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Iran faces new censure over lack of cooperation at UN nuclear meeting
European powers and the United States are moving ahead with a plan to censure Iran for its poor cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog at this week's board meeting, despite an offer by Tehran to cap its highly enriched uranium stock, diplomats told AFP.
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Afghan woman teacher, jailed Tajik lawyer share top rights prize
An Afghan teacher and a jailed lawyer from Tajikistan on Tuesday won the Martin Ennals Award, one of the world's most prestigious rights prizes, with the jury hailing their "exceptional courage".
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Pressure mounts on Scholz over bid for second term
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was under growing pressure Tuesday to step aside as the top candidate of his Social Democrats (SPD) for snap polls in February, as the party heads for a historic drubbing.
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Take two: Biden makes it into G20 leaders' photo
The first time G20 leaders took their photo together at a summit in Rio they forgot Joe Biden. On Tuesday they had a reshoot -- with the outgoing US president firmly back in the frame.
Read moreRussia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles
Russia warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war.
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