Floods strand people on roofs as typhoon pounds Philippines
Residents sought refuge on rooftops and cars floated through flooded streets on Tuesday as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines, leaving at least two people dead.
Read moreAsian markets swing as trades eye tech rally, US rate outlook
Asian markets fluctuated Tuesday as investors assessed the latest tech rally on Wall Street amid worries a bubble is forming in the sector, while mixed signals from Federal Reserve officials fed uncertainty over its next interest rate move.
Read moreSouth Korea to triple AI spending, boost defence budget
South Korea will triple spending on artificial intelligence and make its biggest defence budget increase in six years, President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday in his annual parliamentary budget speech.
Read moreTrott to leave as Afghanistan coach after T20 World Cup
Former England batsman Jonathan Trott will leave as Afghanistan coach after the T20 World Cup in February-March, the country's cricket board has said.
Read moreLate queen's fashion to go on show at Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace will next year host an unprecedented exhibition highlighting the fashion legacy left by the late queen Elizabeth II during her 70-year reign.
Read moreIn Morocco, exiled Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch
Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no longer do what she loved most: playing football.
Read moreEU scrambles to seal climate deal ahead of COP30
EU environment ministers will Tuesday make a last-ditch attempt to reassert the bloc's climate ambitions by nailing down key emissions targets in the run-up to the UN's climate summit in Brazil.
Read moreNew Yorkers expected to pick leftist Mamdani in stunning election
New Yorkers are projected to elect leftist Zohran Mamdani as mayor Tuesday, opening a new front in opposition to Donald Trump and raising the specter the president will retaliate against the city where he made his name.
Read morePining for Pinochet: how crime fanned nostalgia for Chile's dictator
One Saturday morning in September, four men burst into Miguel Angel Bravo's home in a quiet, middle-class neighborhood of Chile's capital Santiago.
Read moreWhy an Amazon chef said no to a vegan dinner for Prince William event
Saulo Jennings, a chef from Brazil's Amazon region, is so passionate about the rainforest's flavors -- like the massive pirarucu fish -- that he refused to cater a vegan dinner at an environmental awards ceremony hosted by Britain's Prince William.
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