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'Vande Mataram': Why is India's freedom song in spotlight?

Ukrainian fashion designer debuts art between air raids

Counterculture pop artist Peter Max dies at 88: US media

Gambian businesses struggle under prolonged blackouts

Asian Games chief defends 'functional' rooms after backlash

Fiji declares national HIV crisis

Leader's sister says only 'idiots' think N. Korea to give up nukes

Australia to cut migration to fix housing crisis: minister

World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns

NASA scan discovers new, 'once in a century' Moon crater

Where the US-China tariff row stands ahead of White House summit

Most stocks rise as Fed hikes and indicates drive to curb inflation

Croc-habitat gets green light for 2032 Olympic rowing

US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Laporta hits back at "obsessed" Tebas amid Barca ref controversy

Barcelona president Joan Laporta hit back at La Liga chief Javier Tebas on Tuesday amid the controversy over his club's payments to a refereeing executive.

HSBC pre-tax profit slumps on France sale

Bank titan HSBC said Tuesday that annual pre-tax profit tumbled after taking a huge charge on the sale of French retail operations.

Three UN peacekeepers killed in Mali blast

Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali, the UN mission said.

Dubai airport sees surge in arrivals bolstered by Russian influx

Dubai's airport welcomed 66 million passengers in 2022, more than double the previous year, it said Tuesday, a spike its chief executive attributed to "huge growth" in Russian travellers.

Iran orders death penalty for 'kidnapped' German national

An Iranian court on Tuesday sentenced to death on terror charges an Iranian-German national who supporters say was abducted in the Gulf and forcibly returned to Iran for a show trial.

Anglican group rejects Archbishop of Canterbury as schism widens

A global grouping of 25 Anglican churches has said it no longer recognises Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as its leader following the decision to allow the blessing of same-sex couples in England.

Kosovo rebel says war crimes 'fabricated' as trial opens

A former Kosovo rebel commander has pleaded not guilty to war crimes, calling the charges "fabricated" as his trial opened on Tuesday for alleged abuses and murder in 1999 during Pristina's independence struggle.

Stock markets slip despite easing recession risks

Major stock markets in Europe and Asia mostly fell Tuesday, with investors brushing off positive data ahead of Wall Street's reopening after a long holiday weekend.

Zalando to cut 'hundreds of jobs'

German online fashion retailer Zalando said Tuesday it plans to cut hundreds of jobs to help it confront a "more challenging" economic environment after years of rapid growth.

Chinese scientist jailed over gene editing granted Hong Kong visa

A Chinese biophysicist who was jailed for creating the world's first gene-edited babies said on Tuesday he was seeking collaborators after Hong Kong granted him a research visa, to the consternation of the scientific community.

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