US aircraft carrier in Latin America fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America on Tuesday, escalating a military buildup that Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own deployment.
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For many Syrians, Sharaa's US visit marks new beginning
On the streets of Damascus on Tuesday, Syrians viewed their leader's visit to Washington as a shift towards the West that could pave the way to reviving the country's war-battered economy.
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Monumental art displayed in shade of Egypt's pyramids
Installations by renowned international artists including Italy's Michelangelo Pistoletto and Portugal's Alexandre Farto have been erected in the sand under the great pyramids of Giza outside Cairo.
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Stocks mixed as tech titans struggle
Global stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday as tech shares struggled and a rally on optimism over a deal to end the US government shutdown faded.
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California governor Newsom slams Trump at COP30
With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN's climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight at COP30 on Tuesday and took a swipe at the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis.
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Alcaraz fights back to beat Fritz at ATP Finals
Carlos Alcaraz battled to victory over Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, moving to within one win of securing the year-end number one ranking for the second time.
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Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions
Russia on Tuesday offered to discuss with the United States allegations from Washington that it had carried out secret underground nuclear tests, in a bid to ease tensions between the world's top two nuclear superpowers.
Read moreTurkey seeks more than 2,000 years behind bars for Erdogan rival
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offences in a massive legal case that could carry a penalty of more than 2,000 years in jail, court documents showed.
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UK court jails Chinese bitcoin fraudster for over 11 years
A Chinese woman who masterminded a multibillion-dollar bitcoin scam and evaded authorities for years was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in jail by a UK court Tuesday.
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Fanfare as Guinea launches enormous Simandou iron ore mine
Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope will propel the poor west African country into the ranks of the world's largest iron exporters.
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