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Now age 29, Elian Gonzalez has grown up from the child whose 1999 family crisis became the unwitting symbol for the breakdown of Washington-Havana relations to this week becoming a candidate for a seat in Cuba's parliament.

Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany hit back at the club's critics on Tuesday after the champions were rocked by more than 100 charges relating to the Premier League's financial rules.

Erik ten Hag insists he will keep faith with Anthony Martial and Wout Weghorst as the Manchester United forwards struggle with fitness and form problems.

Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers said on Tuesday he plans to make a decision on his career after spending four days in a "darkness" retreat.

Peru's embattled President Dina Boluarte on Tuesday inspected a southern region ravaged by mudslides that killed at least 15 people and affected thousands.

France striker Randal Kolo Muani warned he was "getting better" after scoring two and assisting another in Eintracht Frankfurt's 4-2 derby defeat of visiting Darmstadt in the German Cup on Tuesday.

Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, a US Department of Defense spokesman said Tuesday.

Major announcements by tech giants of new artificial intelligence offerings helped lift US stocks Tuesday, following a rollercoaster session that included Federal Reserve comments viewed as muted on inflation.

Wrexham suffered a cruel FA Cup plot twist as the non-league club run by movie stars conceded two stoppage-time goals in a 3-1 defeat at Sheffield United on Tuesday.

Dusan Vlahovic scored his first Juventus goals in nearly four months on Tuesday with a brace in his team's easy 3-0 win at Salernitana.

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled bitter cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than 7,800 people.

Salem Al-Dawsari scored two penalties as Al Hilal beat Flamengo 3-2 on Tuesday to reach this weekend's Club World Cup final in Morocco.

The United States on Tuesday announced its approval of a $10 billion sale of 18 Himars precision rocket launchers plus ammunition and other equipment to Poland, a NATO ally that borders conflict-hit Ukraine.

"Fawlty Towers", named Britain's greatest sitcom in a 2019 poll, is set to return with John Cleese reprising his role as the world's most irascible hotelier, US producers said Tuesday.

Several UN Security Council members called on Syria to give guarantees regarding chemical weapons after a global watchdog concluded it had conducted a chlorine attack in 2018, accusations rejected by Damascus.

Paris Saint-Germain have commissioned an American company to study the possibility of building a new stadium after the city's authorities and Parc des Princes owners said they were against selling the ground, a source told AFP on Tuesday.

US officials and the French and German economy ministers have agreed on the need for "full transparency" on green subsidies, following high-stakes talks in Washington over President Joe Biden's ambitious climate action plan.

Microsoft's long-struggling Bing search engine will integrate the powerful capabilities of language-based artificial intelligence, CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday, declaring what he called a new era for online search.

The sole border crossing used to shuttle life-saving aid from Turkey into conflict-ravaged Syria has seen its operations disrupted by the deadly earthquake that struck the two countries, the UN said Tuesday.

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled bitter cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people.

Microsoft's long-struggling Bing search engine will integrate the powerful capabilities of language-based artificial intelligence, CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday, declaring what he called a new era for online search.

The company behind the Zoom video conferencing platform -- which became a household name during the pandemic -- announced Tuesday it is laying off about 15 percent of its staff.

Forest fires that have killed 26 people and left thousands homeless in south-central Chile in the past week threatened new regions as temperatures soared Tuesday.

US inflation is starting to cool but the road ahead will likely be long and bumpy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday, adding that stronger-than-expected economic data could bring more rate hikes.

French literary star Michel Houellebecq is seeking a ban on a sexually explicit film awaiting release and featuring the writer, his lawyers said Tuesday.

Three European countries promised Tuesday that Ukraine will get at least 100 tanks in the "coming months", as the German defence minister made a surprise visit to Kyiv.

Peru has been rocked by two months of social upheaval with near-daily anti-government protests often turning into violence in which at least 48 people have died.

Heavy fighting in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland continued into a second day on Tuesday, leaving at least 20 people dead as the UN urged a probe into the clashes.

Opponents of France's controversial pension reform plan sought to keep up the momentum on a third day of protests and strikes, but the numbers taking to the streets were down on the previous week.

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay on Tuesday launched their official joint bid to host the Football World Cup in 2030, exactly 100 years after the event was first held, in Montevideo.

It is the last time Mesut Hancer will ever hold his 15-year-old daughter's hand.

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled frigid cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by a earthquake that killed more than 6,200 people.