Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson began an appeal on Wednesday against her conviction in a triple-murder case that made headlines worldwide.
Turkey rejected on Wednesday Israeli allegations that it posed a threat by preparing to send troops to a base in Syria, which was hit in a strike that the United States blamed on Israel.
Turkey rejected on Wednesday Israeli allegations that it posed a threat by preparing to send troops to a base in Syria, which was hit in a strike that the United States blamed on Israel.
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Sports
Coco Gauff needed to battle following a sizzling first set on Tuesday to complete a 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Ann Li to reach the fourth round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.
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Former US Open women's singles champions Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens were among the players to receive US Open main-draw wild cards from the US Tennis Association on Tuesday.
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Meta hooked and exploited children, a federal court heard Tuesday in the trial of the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users.
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Barcelona on Tuesday announced the signing of Spain's World Cup-winning captain Rodri from Premier League side Manchester City.
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Yvette Roudy, a veteran feminist campaigner and France's first women's rights minister, died on Tuesday at the age of 97, her nephew told AFP.
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Culture
Walt Disney-owned ABC sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, accusing the US regulatory body of waging a retaliatory campaign against the television network on behalf of the Trump administration.
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Award-winning French film producer Nicolas Altmayer and Dior PR head Mathilde Favier were killed in a car accident in western France, local authorities said Tuesday.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has held urgent talks with US President Donald Trump, Ottawa confirmed Tuesday, in an effort to avoid fresh US tariffs on Canadian goods as a midnight deadline fast approaches.
A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos bought close to 40 percent of Premier League giants Liverpool, the Athletic reported Tuesday.
Germany on Tuesday opened a new drone defence research centre to help combat the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles after a surge in suspicious sightings over critical infrastructure.
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Politics
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran.
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When a destroyed section of the Amazon rainforest begins to recover, nature deploys only a few tree species, which can withstand poor soil conditions, blazing sun, and grow rapidly, a Brazilian study has shown.
Fresh US tariffs are due to take effect on a range of Canadian goods after midnight Tuesday, as Ottawa seeks a deal to avert President Donald Trump's planned 50-percent duties.
Ecuador's Ivonne A-Baki, a diplomat who represented Quito in the United States, has entered the race to lead the UN, the head of the General Assembly said in a letter Tuesday.
Americans headed to the polls Tuesday in primary elections that will test whether Democrats can reclaim ground in a former battleground state, as Republicans use a newly redrawn congressional map to try to tighten their grip on Congress.
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