The European Union wants to clamp down on "conversion therapy" targeting LGBTQ people, the bloc's equality chief told AFP on Tuesday, but Brussels will stop short of introducing a ban on such practices.
Dominique Pelicot, one of France's worst sex offenders, took the stand Tuesday to push back against the only man to appeal a conviction for raping Pelicot's ex-wife while she was drugged, saying he knew exactly what he was doing.
US President Donald Trump voiced optimism that there was a "real chance" to end the war in Gaza, as Israel marked the second anniversary of the October 7 attack on Tuesday.
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Economy
The EU moved Tuesday to double tariffs on foreign steel -- taking a leaf from US President Donald Trump's book to shield the bloc's struggling industry from a flood of cheap Chinese exports.
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It was billed as the "decision of all decisions", fueling speculation of a potentially seismic announcement which left the basketball world on tenterhooks and sent Los Angeles Lakers ticket prices soaring.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists on Tuesday for discovering that a bizarre barrier-defying phenomenon in the quantum realm could be observed on an electrical circuit in our classical world.
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AI-related goods and a surge in exports to the United States to beat President Donald Trump's tariff hikes boosted global merchandise trade growth this year, the World Trade Organization said Tuesday.
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The US Supreme Court was hearing a challenge on Tuesday by a Christian therapist to a Colorado law that bans "conversion therapy" for minors who are questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation.
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Politics
Gennaro Gattuso said on Tuesday that that he felt heartache over the two-year-long war in Gaza ahead of two 2026 World Cup qualifiers, one of which will be against Israel.
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The EU unveiled proposals on Tuesday to double tariffs on foreign steel -- taking a leaf from US President Donald Trump's book in a bid to protect the bloc's struggling industry from cheap Chinese competition.
Novak Djokovic banished exhaustion and played through an ankle injury scare to make it to the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday, beating Spain's Jaume Munar 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.
Global stocks edged higher Tuesday and gold hovered near a fresh high as investors weighed the US government shutdown, political turmoil in France and the AI investment boom.
World number two Iga Swiatek enjoyed a victorious debut at the Wuhan Open on a scorching Tuesday that saw Emma Raducanu and Jelena Ostapenko both retire from their matches.
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Sports
Denmark's Holger Rune called Tuesday for tennis authorities to introduce a heat rule at events like the Shanghai Masters, as governing body ATP said it was considering bringing in such a policy.
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A senior Japan Football Association official has been sentenced to an 18-month suspended jail term in France after viewing images of child sexual abuse during a plane journey, a court official said Tuesday.
Global stocks steadied Tuesday and gold hovered around a fresh high as investors retreated to safety amid a US government shutdown and French political upheaval.
Championed by green advocates as much as mindful eaters, the days of plant-based "steaks" and "veggie burgers" may be numbered under plans up for a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for work on quantum physics in action, the Nobel jury said.
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