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UK climate minister jets back from COP28 for key vote

UK climate minister jets back from COP28 for key vote

Environmental groups on Tuesday slammed the UK government after its climate minister jetted back from the final stages of talks at the COP28 conference in Dubai to vote on a crunch immigration bill.

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Australian, American charged with running crypto Ponzi scheme

Australian, American charged with running crypto Ponzi scheme

An Australian man and a US national have been charged in California with operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

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Italy icon Chiellini calls time on playing career

Italy icon Chiellini calls time on playing career

Giorgio Chiellini on Tuesday announced his retirement at the age of 39, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-packed career.

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French celebrity writer Beigbeder arrested

French celebrity writer Beigbeder arrested

Police detained French best-selling writer Frederic Beigbeder on Tuesday, prosecutors told AFP, without giving the reason for the arrest.

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S. Korean president tours ASML inner sanctum on chip trip

S. Korean president tours ASML inner sanctum on chip trip

South Korea's president became the first foreign leader to visit the highly secure "cleanroom" of Dutch tech giant ASML Tuesday, on a trip focused on forging a "chip alliance" between the two global semiconductor powerhouses.

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Indonesia presidential candidates talk corruption, Papua in first debate

Indonesia presidential candidates talk corruption, Papua in first debate

The three candidates vying to be Indonesia's next president clashed in their first debate on Tuesday over issues including corruption, human rights and separatist rebels in the world's third-largest democracy.

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At UN climate talks, no consensus on what consensus is

At UN climate talks, no consensus on what consensus is

The world's climate negotiators meeting in Dubai have spent sleepless nights in an elusive quest for consensus, but there is no consensus on what consensus means.

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Sticky US inflation data holds back stocks

Sticky US inflation data holds back stocks

Sticky US inflation data kept stocks from making further sharp gains on Tuesday although indices held near peaks or records as investors bet on interest rate cuts.

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Embattled Harvard University president to stay after anti-Semitism row

Embattled Harvard University president to stay after anti-Semitism row

Harvard University's president, under fire over testimony she gave about anti-Semitism on campus, will remain in her job after a meeting of the institution's governing body issued a statement backing her on Tuesday.

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Ancient Roman home with 'unparalleled' mosaic found in Italy

Ancient Roman home with 'unparalleled' mosaic found in Italy

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a luxurious Roman home near the Colosseum, boasting an "unparalleled" mosaic featuring shells, marble and precious glass, the culture ministry said Tuesday.

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