The United States has refused to give Sudan's de facto leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, a visa to travel to New York to address the UN General Assembly, sources told AFP Tuesday.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the US government would rename artificial intelligence "super intelligence" in official communications, as world leaders jostled over how to address the dangers of the fast-advancing technology.
Manchester City fought from two goals down to grab a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich on Tuesday to start their Women's Champions League season, while Mariona Caldentey was the hero as Arsenal left it late in their opener.
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Washington is refusing to give Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, a visa to travel to New York to address the UN General Assembly, two diplomatic sources told AFP Tuesday, a moved confirmed by the UN.
September 22, 2026
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Paris prosecutors said Tuesday they had opened several probes after receiving complaints concerning women filmed on the street without their consent using smart glasses.
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Actress Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the popular TV series "Heroes" and "Nashville," died from a cocktail of drugs that included fentanyl, a US coroner said Tuesday.
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the US government would rename artificial intelligence "super intelligence" in official communications, as he firmly rejected calls for international supervision of AI, calling them a "globalist scheme" to control the new technology.
September 22, 2026
Moldova's parliament on Tuesday voted to introduce a 60-day state of emergency in the energy and water sectors as the country faces rising fuel prices and a severe drought.
September 22, 2026
Economy
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday firmly rejected calls for international supervision of artificial intelligence, calling them a "globalist scheme" to control the new technology.
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EU countries on Tuesday agreed a compromise deal to prolong sanctions on Russia that will see oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman removed from the blacklist, diplomats said.
A Paris court on Tuesday jailed a prominent French Holocaust denier for eight months for claiming that Nazi gas chambers did not exist during World War II.
Transport fuel prices in the European Union have struck record highs in recent days, driven by oil futures surging because of the Middle East war and Ukranian strikes on Russian refineries.
Oil prices fell further Tuesday on speculation the United States and Iran could make progress on talks to end the Middle East war this week, but a tech rally on enthusiasm about Meta's new AI agent faded.
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Sachindu Colombage took three wickets on his Sri Lanka debut as England were restricted to 265 all out in the first one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday.
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has to decide whether to make a deal with Iran or "annihilate" the country, in a bombastic speech to the United Nations that appeared tailored to war-weary American voters.
Hurricane Polo reached maximum category 5 strength off the Pacific coast of Mexico on Tuesday but is expected to stay at sea, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Prada kicked off Milan Fashion Week on Tuesday by returning to the fashion mainstay of skirts, bringing a decidedly feminine edge to the luxury brand's favourite garment.
A teenager opened fire outside a high school in western Turkey on Tuesday, wounding 11 pupils, before being detained in the country's third such shooting in six months, officials said.
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