Global ocean summit nets $10 bn in pledges: Greek PM
An international summit on saving the oceans netted $10 billion in pledges, the prime minister of host country Greece said on Tuesday.
Read moreUN says $1bn in aid urgently needed for crisis-hit Ethiopia
The UN appealed Tuesday for pledges to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, where more than 21 million people need aid and a dire food crisis is deepening.
Read moreMiddle East on edge after Israel vows 'response' to Iran attack
Israel and Iran traded threats on Tuesday after Tehran's first ever direct attack on its arch foe sharply heightened regional tensions as the Gaza war ground on with no truce in sight.
Read more'Scranton Joe:' Biden campaign returns to blue-collar roots
Joe Biden loves nothing more than peppering speeches with references to his blue-collar roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, his reelection campaign is taking him right to the heart of that political mythology with a hometown visit.
Read moreAmsterdam mayor wants to regulate cocaine: AFP interview
Hard drugs like cocaine and ecstasy should be regulated, according to the mayor of Amsterdam, who believes this is the only way to defeat narco-trafficking and its "disastrous" effect on her city.
Read moreFire at Copenhagen landmark 'under control'
Danish rescue services said Tuesday that the fire that engulfed Copenhagen's 17th-century former stock exchange, ravaging the building and toppling its iconic spire, was "under control."
Read moreIsrael artist shuts Biennale show until ceasefire, hostages freed
The artist representing Israel at the Venice Biennale called Tuesday for a ceasefire in the war with Hamas and said her exhibit would remain closed until the hostages were released.
Read moreNadal makes comeback from injury at Barcelona Open
Tennis great Rafael Nadal made his comeback from injury at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday, starting his first round match against Flavio Cobolli.
Read moreIMF ups global growth forecast but signals medium-term pessimism
The IMF has raised its outlook for the global economy this year, while maintaining a gloomy forecast over the medium term, according to fresh data published Tuesday.
Read moreFrustrated Trump vents on day two of historic trial
A fuming Donald Trump began another day of jury selection in his historic criminal trial Tuesday, in stark contrast to his White House rival President Joe Biden who headed out to campaign in a key swing state.
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