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Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength

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Antonelli fastest in sole Dutch GP practice session

Japan axes Netflix collaboration after outcry over dating show

2,500 dead and rising -- UN says DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially'

Stocks tread cautiously as traders weigh US Treasury action

England all out for 409, lead Pakistan by 238 runs in 1st Test

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Premier League returns with Arsenal eyeing title dynasty

Spurs agree deal to sign Man City's Savinho: reports

Bayern knew about Musiala's condition 'a long time ago' says Kompany

US-sanctioned ICC head warns against 'demise of international rule of law'

Ex-Pakistan PM Khan taken back to jail after hospital checks

Top India court orders new steps to protect threatened elephants

France arrests two men, two women over Louvre heist: prosecutor

French authorities Tuesday arrested four more people in the probe into last month's spectacular daylight theft of imperial jewels from the Louvre museum, the top Paris prosecutor said.

Rain forces changes to 2026 Winter Olympics flame ceremony

Rainy weather has forced a running change to Wednesday's ceremony in ancient Olympia for the lighting of the sacred flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, organisers said.

US retail sales miss expectations as consumers see higher costs

US retail sales grew at a slower pace than anticipated in September, government data showed Tuesday, as higher prices added to affordability concerns while firms grappled with an uptick in business costs.

India, Pakistan to face off in group stage of T20 World Cup: ICC

Bitter rivals India and Pakistan have been clubbed together in the same group and will play each other on February 15 in Colombo in the T20 World Cup, cricket's world body announced Tuesday.

Wall Street leads European equities higher as rate cut hopes rise

A solid opening for New York equities underpinned European stocks Tuesday as the tech sector extended a strong run and a US rate cut next month was seen as a near-certainty.

Facing Russia 'threat', France to restore voluntary military service

President Emmanuel Macron is set this week to announce that France is restoring military service on a voluntary basis in the face of the growing threat posed by Russia, just under three decades after conscription was abolished in the country.

Prosecutors seek jail for Italian influencer Ferragni in fraud case

Italian prosecutors asked a court on Tuesday to sentence fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni to one year and eight months in prison if found guilty of alleged fraud over charity endorsement deals.

Vienna's Spanish Riding School probed over animal abuse claims

Austria is probing Vienna's Spanish Riding School after claims that the famed school mistreated some of its Lipizzaner horses, the government said Tuesday.

Man accused of Liverpool parade crash in tears as trial opens

A British man wiped away tears Tuesday as his trial began for allegedly driving his car into crowds at Liverpool Football Club's Premier League victory parade in May, injuring dozens of people.

Pakistan denies deadly strikes after Afghanistan vows retaliation

Afghanistan's Taliban government vowed on Tuesday to "respond appropriately" to deadly overnight air strikes it blamed on Pakistan, a claim Islamabad denied, as tensions spiked a day after a suicide bombing in a Pakistani city.

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