Russia kills 21 in east Ukraine during pension distribution, Zelensky says
A Russian strike on Tuesday killed 21 people during the distribution of pension payments in a frontline town of eastern Ukraine threatened by Moscow's push to capture the entire industrial region.
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Aid flotilla activists say determined to reach Gaza despite 'drone attack'
Activists on a Gaza aid flotilla that alleged it was targeted by a "drone attack" off Tunisia overnight said Tuesday they remained "determined" to reach the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.
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EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashion
EU lawmakers gave a final green light Tuesday to a law on slashing back the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year, and curbing the environmental impact of so-called fast fashion.
Read moreStocks climb eyeing US rate cuts, political changes
Stock markets mostly rose and gold hit a record high Tuesday as traders balanced expectations of cuts to US interest rates with political shakeups in Japan and France.
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Merz ramps up pressure on EU over electric car shift
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called Tuesday for "more flexibility" from the EU in the transition to electric cars as resistance grows over plans to phase out combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2035.
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Athletics chief Coe admits 'heat challenges' at Tokyo worlds
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe on Tuesday admitted that the world championships starting in Tokyo this weekend face "heat challenges", after Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record.
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At least 20 killed in Russian strike on east Ukraine: Zelensky
A Russian strike on Tuesday in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region killed at least 20 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post, the latest massive deadly strike amid stalled peace efforts.
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'World watches our slaughter': Gazans flee Israeli assault on urban hub
A constant stream of Palestinians fled in tractors, carts and overloaded vans down a coastal road in the central Gaza Strip, the latest mass displacement as Israel intensified its assault on the territory's main city.
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'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown releases latest thriller
Best-selling American author Dan Brown, creator of the publishing phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code", released his latest thriller Tuesday in 16 languages simultaneously.
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Israel vows to intensify assault on Gaza City
Israel's military said Tuesday it will act with "great force" in Gaza City and told residents to leave as it stepped up a deadly assault on the Palestinian territory's largest urban centre.
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