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Combs defense seeks to show ex-girlfriend had agency

Combs defense seeks to show ex-girlfriend had agency

Sean Combs's defense lawyers on Tuesday began questioning a woman who dated the music mogul up until his arrest, and who has testified in agonizing detail that he pressured her into drug-fueled sex with escorts.

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Seven dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks

Seven dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks

Colombia was rocked by a string of 19 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation.

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DeChambeau eyes new LIV deal ahead of US Open defence

DeChambeau eyes new LIV deal ahead of US Open defence

Defending US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau said Tuesday he expects to sign a new deal with LIV Golf when his current contract with the upstart Saudi Arabia-backed circuit expires next year.

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UK, Australia, Canada, N.Zealand, Norway sanction far-right Israeli ministers

UK, Australia, Canada, N.Zealand, Norway sanction far-right Israeli ministers

Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway on Tuesday ordered sanctions against two hardline Israeli ministers for "repeated incitements of violence" against Palestinians, upping their condemnation of Israel's actions in the Gaza war.

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LA awaits US Marines as Trump muses about invoking 'insurrection' powers

LA awaits US Marines as Trump muses about invoking 'insurrection' powers

Hundreds of US Marines were expected in Los Angeles on Tuesday as President Donald Trump again mused about declaring a full-blown "insurrection" following protests in a small part of the city.

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US intel chief denounces 'warmongers' after Hiroshima visit

US intel chief denounces 'warmongers' after Hiroshima visit

US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard warned Tuesday after a trip to Hiroshima that "warmongers" were pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war, in an extraordinary, if veiled, pitch for diplomacy.

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US restores some medical research grants, says top Trump official

US restores some medical research grants, says top Trump official

A senior US health official on Tuesday admitted President Donald Trump's administration had gone too far in slashing biomedical research grants worth billions of dollars, and said efforts were underway to restore some of the funding.

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Man City sign Cherki in time for Club World Cup

Man City sign Cherki in time for Club World Cup

Manchester City completed the signing of French international Rayan Cherki from Lyon on Tuesday, in time to beat the deadline to register new players for the start of the Club World Cup.

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Four dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks

Four dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks

Colombia was rocked by a string of 19 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least four people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation.

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Supporters ask to visit deported Venezuelans in Salvadoran jail

Supporters ask to visit deported Venezuelans in Salvadoran jail

Supporters of Venezuelans deported by the United States to El Salvador, including one of their relatives, appealed to President Nayib Bukele's government Tuesday to let them see the migrants in prison.

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