N. Ireland deal looks to end two-year political deadlock
Northern Ireland on Tuesday moved a step closer to ending a nearly two-year political deadlock after the main pro-UK party endorsed a deal with London aimed at reopening the region's assembly.
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Biden says he's decided Jordan strike response, doesn't want wider war
US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he had decided on a response to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan but said he did not want a wider war in the Middle East.
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Israel floods Hamas attack tunnels, as mediators press for truce
Israeli's army said Tuesday it was flooding Hamas's attack tunnels amid intense fighting in Gaza, even as international mediators pushed for a new halt in the nearly four-month war.
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World leaders given treaty jolt on Covid anniversary
Wavering world leaders were told Tuesday to speed up efforts to agree a global treaty on avoiding a new pandemic catastrophe -- four years to the day since Covid-19 was declared an international emergency.
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England hit by Smith injury ahead of Six Nations opener
England have suffered a major blow ahead of their Six Nations opener against Italy as Marcus Smith was ruled out of Saturday's clash with a calf injury.
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Hatton to feature in Rahm's team after joining LIV
England's Tyrrell Hatton has become golf's latest big name to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit on Tuesday to link up with Ryder Cup teammate Jon Rahm.
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US consumer confidence hits highest level since Dec. 2021
US consumer confidence beat expectations in January to reach its highest level since December 2021, with the public more optimistic than at any point since the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates.
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Israel army says flooding Gaza tunnels to halt Hamas attacks
The Israeli army said Tuesday it is channelling water into Gaza's tunnels in a bid to destroy the sprawling underground network used by Hamas militants to launch attacks on Israel.
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In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics
In remote Antarctica, Colombian marine biologist Paulo Tigreros dips a net into the icy waters in his hunt for microplastics in what should be one of the best-preserved ecosystems in the world.
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Misogyny and sexual assault rife in music industry: UK MPs
British MPs on Tuesday called on the music industry to clean up its act, as it laid bare a catalogue of misogyny, discrimination and sexual abuse in a damning report.
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