Putin betting Europe blinks, top EU diplomat warns
Turkey warmly welcomes Abbas after restoring Israel ties
Auld reekie: Edinburgh bin strike leaves a bad smell
Finland's 'partying PM' apologises for controversial pic
US new home sales fall to six-year low
Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, reducing inland shipping, electricity production and the yields of certain crops, a European Union agency said on Tuesday.
US warns of Russian strikes on Ukraine government targets
Russia's economy has avoided the meltdown many predicted after Moscow sent its forces into Ukraine six months ago, with higher prices for its oil exports cushioning the impact of Western sanctions, but hardships are emerging for some Russians.
Pope Francis on Tuesday acted to eliminate wiggle room or foot- dragging by Vatican departments in imposing tighter financial controls, setting a deadline for the closing of investment portfolios in foreign banks, including in Italy.
Angolan presidential candidates on Monday wrapped up a month-long campaign ahead of this week's election which is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for decades and an opposition with growing appeal among youth.
New silo collapse in blast-ravaged Beirut port
Six months on, Russians divided on Ukraine conflict
Brazilian police conducted raids on Tuesday targeting several businessmen who have backed President Jair Bolsonaro's re-election efforts, two sources said, after a media report accused them of discussing the virtues of a coup d'etat if he loses.
Tatiana Afansieva dreams of returning to Ukraine from her life of exile in Poland, but even though her neighbours back home in Kryvyi Rih tell her Russian shelling there has stopped, she is too afraid.
The new ships are likely the "DL" variant, a model based on the Type 052D class.
The number of migrants arriving in Britain in small boats hit a record for a single day on Monday, as the rise in dangerous journeys across the English Channel continues despite UK government plans to deport those arriving illegally to Rwanda.
Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return home in about two weeks after fleeing a popular uprising in July, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, depending in part on arrangements to secure his safety.
An appeal to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is "well short of needs", the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, as refugees called on donors not to forget the crisis ahead of the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.
While the CDC made very few updates to its COVID warning list for American travelers this week, nearly 130 places remain at Level 3 "high" risk.
Sadr supporters launch sit-in outside top Iraq judicial body
The victim's mutilated remains were reportedly recovered and sent for an autopsy.
Russia may try "something particularly ugly" in the run-up to Wednesday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Voltage, the founder of Team OneFist, said that the attack was a "priority mission" that forced the group to drop all their other attacks to shift their focus to a "very valuable target."
India's Supreme Court will hold a hearing on a petition challenging the release last week of 11 men convicted of gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 in the western state of Gujarat.
Channel migrant crossings hit new 24-hour record: UK govt
The man said he was dreaming of slaughtering a goat and has no recollection of how the knife got in his hand
Taiwan saw off China's military six decades ago when its forces bombarded offshore Taiwanese islands and that resolve to defend the homeland continues to this day, President Tsai Ing-wen told a visiting group of former U.S.
A Chinese analyst said the U.S.is trying to "build a trilateral military alliance" in Asia through the drills.
Ukrainian minister Dmytro Kuleba said only Hungary and Austria have refused to help Ukraine with arms.
A court in Pakistan will consider taking action on Tuesday against former prime minister Imran Khan on grounds of contempt, following a weekend speech in which he threatened police officers and a judicial magistrate, officials said.