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Pogacar to defend Tour de France and world title on ambitious 2025 program
Tadej Pogacar insisted on Tuesday he would not ease off after a record-breaking 2024, declaring he was hungry for more success with a plethora of one-day classics and two Grand Tours on the 2025 menu.
Romero points finger at Spurs chiefs for lack of investment
Tottenham defender Cristian Romero has said the club's board are the "true responsible ones" for a lack of progress after a run of one win in seven games.
Argentine court drops rape case against French rugby players
An Argentine court on Tuesday dismissed rape charges against two French international rugby players accused of assaulting a woman after playing a match in the country in July.
World stock markets mixed as rate calls loom, geopolitics weighs
Global stock markets were mixed Tuesday as traders eyed looming US inflation data and a key European interest rate call amid global political upheaval.
Assad's feared dungeons give up their secrets
Syrians lived in terror for decades of what went on behind the concrete walls of Damascus's security compound. Now the Assad dynasty has been toppled, its dungeons and torture chambers are giving up their secrets.
US firms up $6.2 bn Micron funding to boost chipmaking
US President Joe Biden's administration finalized nearly $6.2 billion in funding for Micron Technology on Tuesday, firming up a deal to boost domestic semiconductor production before Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Pogacar to defend Tour de France and world title as 2025 programme unveiled
Tadej Pogacar will race a number of classics and the Tour de France as well as either the Giro d'Italia or Vuelta in 2025, Team UAE sporting director Joxean Fernandez Matxin said on Tuesday.
Syria rebels name head of transitional govt
The rebels who ousted president Bashar al-Assad and are now in power in Syria appointed a transitional head of government Tuesday to run the country until March 1, a statement said.
Brazil's Lula 'stable' after emergency surgery
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was in "stable" condition after emergency surgery for an "intracranial hemorrhage" and should leave hospital next week, his doctors said Tuesday.
UK pledges to cut government spending waste
UK government departments must find efficiency savings of five percent, finance minister Rachel Reeves insisted Tuesday, vowing to take an "iron fist" to public-spending waste.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo calls for a world without nukes
Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo accepted its Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, urging countries to abolish the weapons resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
FIFA to confirm 2030 World Cup hosts and hand Saudi 2034 tournament
FIFA will confirm the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 World Cups on Wednesday, with a joint bid led by Morocco, Spain and Portugal set to be awarded the former, and the latter being handed to Saudi Arabia.
Air passenger numbers to top five billion in 2025: IATA
Air passenger numbers are forecast to top five billion for the first time next year and the sector's revenues will break the trillion-dollar barrier, the global aviation body IATA said on Tuesday.
Fiorentina's Bove has defibrillator installed after collapse: media
Edoardo Bove has had a defibrillator fitted after the Fiorentina midfielder's on-pitch cardiac arrest earlier this month, according to widespread Italian media reports on Tuesday.
Dortmund coach Sahin warns of 'unbearable' fixture list
Borussia Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin on Tuesday lamented how the crowded fixture list has put an "almost unbearable" strain on players as his injury-hit side prepare to host Barcelona midweek.
European stock markets drop but Seoul rebounds
European stock markets dropped Tuesday after Seoul rebounded as traders focused on political upheaval in France and South Korea in addition to China's latest stimulus plans.
Brazil's Lula undergoes surgery for brain hemorrhage
Brazil's 79-year-old President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent surgery for a brain hemorrhage related to a recent fall, hospital officials said Tuesday.
UN says Israel bombardment of Syria 'must stop'
The UN special envoy for Syria called Tuesday on Israel to halt its military movements and bombardments in Syria, after a war monitor reported 300 air strikes since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad.
Pentagon chief slams China's 'coercive behaviour'
China's "coercive behaviour" threatens regional stability, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday, after Taiwan said Beijing was carrying out its biggest maritime mobilisation around the self-ruled island in years.
Stellantis, Chinese firm CATL plan $4bn battery plant in Spain
Car giant Stellantis and Chinese manufacturer CATL said Tuesday they would build a $4.3-billion factory to make electric vehicle batteries in Spain, the latest bid to boost Europe's troubled EV drive.
Award-winning US poet Nikki Giovanni dies aged 81
Award-winning US poet Nikki Giovanni, who was at the forefront of the Black Arts Movement, died aged 81 after a long battle with cancer, local media reported Tuesday.
Fine particle pollution blamed for nearly 240,000 EU deaths in 2022
Fine particle air pollution killed nearly 240,000 people in the European Union in 2022, a five percent fall on the previous year, the European Environment Agency said in a report published Tuesday.
Israel's PM Netanyahu in court to testify in corruption trial
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in court in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to testify for the first time in his corruption case.
The Taiwan Strait: crucial waterway and military flashpoint
Taiwan accused China on Tuesday of holding its biggest maritime mobilisation around the island in years, though Beijing has stayed tight-lipped over its latest show of force.
War monitor says Israel conducted 300 strikes on Syria since Assad's fall
A war monitor said on Tuesday that Israel had conducted 300 strikes on Syria since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, adding that the raids had "destroyed the most important military sites" in the country.
Taiwan says China carrying out huge maritime deployment
China is deploying dozens of ships in its biggest maritime mobilisation around Taiwan in years, Taipei said Tuesday, after Beijing voiced fury at President Lai Ching-te's recent visit to the United States.
France's Macron to host party leaders in quest for new govt
French party leaders will gather at President Emmanuel Macron's Elysee Palace office Tuesday afternoon in a bid to chart a route towards a new government, days after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was toppled in a confidence vote.
Morocco sets stage for 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal
After decades of unsuccessful bids, Morocco will finally achieve its long-cherished dream of hosting the football World Cup in 2030, along with Spain and Portugal, in what the North African country hopes will boost its international image and economy.
Transylvania's last Saxons revive its stunning ghost villages
Carmen Schuster was a young woman when she left the Transylvanian village of Cincsor in Romania for West Germany in search of a better life 40 years ago.
DR Congo strives to reconcile young people with books
The printer in the corner of Martin Lukongo's print shop in Goma, a city in DR Congo's troubled east, vibrates as it churns out an order for 400 copies of a book.
Hong Kong and Shanghai's China rally fades but Seoul rebounds
A morning rally in Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks ran out of steam on Tuesday with traders tempering initial excitement about China's pledge to adopt a looser monetary policy as they awaited more details about the plan.
Iceland wants immigrants to learn the language
In Iceland's parliament, six cleaners take a break from their duties to spend time learning Icelandic, seen as one of the principal barriers to integration in the country.