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'Calm before the storm': London readies for queen's send-off

The United States is considering options for a sanctions package against China to deter it from invading Taiwan, with the European Union coming under diplomatic pressure from Taipei to do the same, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will retire if he loses October vote

Kremlin under pressure from hawks after Ukrainian successes

Twitter ex-security chief in Congress as shareholders back Musk buyout

The United Nations is trying to broker a resumption of Russian ammonia exports through Ukraine, a Western diplomat said on Tuesday, a move that could stabilize a landmark deal allowing Ukrainian food and fertilizer shipments from Black Sea ports.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday confirmed that it is looking into expanding its lending toolkit to help countries hit by the food crisis, including through a new "food shock window," which would provide emergency financing.

China attacked a report issued by the U.N. rights office (OHCHR) on alleged abuses in Xinjiang on Tuesday and read out a statement backed by around 20 other countries criticising the U.N.

Twitter ex-security chief tells US Congress of security concerns

Germany's economy minister said on Tuesday the government was working on a new trade policy with China to reduce dependence on Chinese raw materials, batteries and semiconductors, promising "no more naivety" in trade dealings with Beijing.

Western powers are lobbying other states on the U.N.

Pressure builds on Berlin to send battle tanks to Ukraine

Europe's dire need for alternative energy sources cannot be allowed to supersede the rights of communities in the Global South to their lives and livelihoods.

In Nigeria, finding value in waste recycling

Pope Francis said on Tuesday he was willing to go to China at any time but had "no news" to offer over speculation he might meet Chinese President Xi Jinping while both are in Kazakhstan.

Germany said on Tuesday it aimed to expand lending to energy firms at risk of being crushed by spiralling gas prices, the latest effort in Europe to rescue households and industry from an energy crisis sparked Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The European Union will unveil a package of measures this week aimed at pulling down surging gas and power prices that are stoking record-high inflation, hampering industrial activity and inflicting sky-high bills upon citizens ahead of winter.

Pope arrives in Kazakhstan to promote 'dialogue'

The phone had a swollen battery plugged into a switch connected to a solar panel.

The CDC's Level 3 "high" risk category for travel still includes more than half of the roughly 235 nations being monitored.

Here's what Russia is doing since it does not have a budget for winter uniforms for its soldiers.

The Duke of Sussex arrived at Balmoral Castle 81 minutes after Kensington Palace announced the queen's death.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sought to end fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan after border clashes killed at least 49 Armenian soldiers and raised fears of another fully-fledged war in the former Soviet Union.

This is the first reported fatal attack by a kangaroo in Australia since 1936.

In a trendy part of Mexico City, in a park surrounded by hipster coffeeshops and restaurants, stands a figure dressed in white with hands in prayer like a Catholic statuette: the so-called patron saint against gentrification.

Ukraine has also recaptured around 193 square miles of territory in the country's south, according to the Ukrainian military.

Police described the incident as a "verbal altercation that escalated into a physical altercation."

Tuesday's clashes mark the latest flare-up between the former Soviet republics, who fought a war in 2020 over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The 'majestic' Singapore orchid named in honour of Queen Elizabeth