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Saudi Arabia and Russia said on Tuesday they would extend voluntary oil cuts until the end of the year, continuing their campaign to bolster prices.

French actor Emmanuelle Beart was a victim of incest as a child, she said in a documentary presented on Tuesday, without identifying her abuser.

Japan will not be taking their World Cup Pool D opener against Chile for granted, defence coach John Mitchell warned Tuesday, saying the South Americans were a well-coached, cohesive unit.

Stylish batter Kusal Mendis missed a century by just eight runs but still guided Sri Lanka to 291-8 in their crucial Asia Cup match against Afghanistan in Lahore on Tuesday.

A Vienna court sentenced the star of the award-winning film "Corsage" -- about the free-spirited Austrian empress Sisi -- to a two-year suspended prison term Tuesday for possessing and producing a huge stash of child pornography.

Serbia's Bogdan Bogdanovic paid tribute to team-mate Borisa Simanic, who underwent surgery to remove a kidney at the Basketball World Cup, after beating Lithuania to reach the semi-finals on Tuesday.

The council of the UK's second biggest city, Birmingham, became Tuesday the latest local authority to declare financial distress, with the opposition blaming Conservative governments of years of under-funding.

Hong Kong's top court ruled in favour of recognising same-sex partnerships on Tuesday and gave the government two years to come up with a legal framework, but stopped short of granting full marriage rights to the city's LGBTQ community.

Villarreal coach Quique Setien paid the price for a slow start to the season as the La Liga club announced his sacking on Tuesday.

South Africa coach Rob Walter said on Tuesday that Quinton de Kock has "unfinished business" after it was announced that the wicketkeeper will retire from one-day international cricket after the World Cup, which starts in India on October 5.

Southeast Asian leaders strongly condemned violence and attacks on civilians in Myanmar at a summit Tuesday, directly blaming the ruling junta, with host Indonesia saying there had been scant progress on an agreed peace plan.

A convicted burglar who escaped prison in 2018 aboard a hijacked helicopter in a jailbreak that astonished France went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, facing life in prison over his brazen getaway.

Asian and European stock markets mostly dropped Tuesday, as poorly-received data out of China reinforced the likelihood of more measures to stimulate the world's second biggest economy according to traders.

England midfielder Jordan Henderson has apologised for upsetting the LGBTQ community with his move to Saudi Arabia but said playing in the Gulf state is a "positive thing".

The UK's second biggest city on Tuesday admitted that it cannot balance its books, blaming Conservative governments for years of under-funding.

Over 900 people were killed or injured by cluster munitions in Ukraine last year amid broad Russian use of the widely-banned weapons, propelling global casualty figures to record levels, a report showed Tuesday.

Top-order batsman Najmul Hossain Shanto was ruled out of the remainder of the Asia Cup on Tuesday with a hamstring injury and faces a race to be fit for the World Cup.

The United States said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will travel to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin later this month, to discuss providing arms to Moscow for its war in Ukraine.

Hong Kong's top court ruled Tuesday in favour of recognising same-sex partnerships including civil unions but stopped short of granting full marriage rights in a partial win for the city's LGBTQ community.

Shares in French beauty brand L'Occitane plunged by a record of almost 30 percent in Hong Kong on Tuesday after its chairman called off talks on taking the firm private.

A star of the award-winning film "Corsage" about the free-spirited Austrian empress Sisi pleaded guilty Tuesday to child pornography charges in a Vienna court.

Japan's release of wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has unleashed a wave of misinformation, with AFP debunking false claims of a radioactive Pacific Ocean that have been viewed millions of times.

The UAE pledged $4.5 billion in clean energy investments in Africa on Tuesday at a landmark climate summit aimed to showcase the continent's potential as a green powerhouse.

Southeast Asian leaders met in Indonesia on Tuesday to seek a united voice on the years-long Myanmar crisis as the Philippines said it was ready to replace the country's junta rulers as chair of the bloc in 2026.

French schools sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas -- an over-garment from the shoulders to the feet worn by Muslim women -- on the first day of the school year, a government minister said Tuesday.

French schools sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas -- an over-garment from the shoulders to the feet worn by Muslim women -- on the first day of the school year, a government minister said Tuesday.

Equities were mixed Tuesday, as traders await more measures by China to stimulate its economy and support the creaking property market, while fresh services data reinforced the need for action.

Hong Kong's top court ruled Tuesday in favour of same-sex partnerships including civil unions but stopped short of granting full marriage rights in a partial win for the city's LGBTQ community.

A fan was ejected from the US Open on Monday after Germany's Alexander Zverev protested about the words of a Nazi-era anthem being shouted from the stands.

Alexander Zverev defeated Jannik Sinner in a late-night five-set US Open marathon to line up a quarter-final with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

"Starfield", one of the most-anticipated video games in years, launches worldwide on Wednesday with the hype -- and production standards -- of a Hollywood blockbuster.

South Korea and Southeast Asian nations must "join forces" to respond to North Korea's nuclear threats, president Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday, as Washington warned Pyongyang's leader was set to make a rare trip to Russia for arms talks.