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US President Joe Biden and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol will pay homage Tuesday at the Korean War Memorial in Washington ahead of a state visit cementing the countries' deep alliance.

New home sales in the United States grew more than anticipated in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, as a lack of existing homes continued bolstering demand in the market for new properties.

Harry Belafonte, the superstar entertainer who introduced a Caribbean flair to mainstream US music and became well known for his deep personal investment in civil rights, died Tuesday in Manhattan, his publicist said. He was 96.

Tottenham's players have offered to reimburse fans the cost of their match tickets from Sunday's 6-1 hammering at Newcastle as they offered a public apology on Tuesday.

The European Union on Tuesday designated 19 online platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as having user numbers so big they will come under stricter regulatory rules for content.

Pep Guardiola has urged Manchester City not to let the destiny of the Premier League title slip out of their hands in a potentially decisive clash at the top of the table against Arsenal on Wednesday.

A French court halted the controversial clearance of a slum due Tuesday in the Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte, dealing a blow to a major operation by the Paris government aimed at improving security.

The dollar was largely higher Tuesday as Joe Biden confirmed his bid to win re-election as US president next year.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday his ruling ANC party had resolved that South Africa should quit the International Criminal Court, which last month issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Kenyan investigators unearthed another 16 bodies on Tuesday in a forest where a cult was believed to be practising mass starvation, bringing the number of victims so far to 89 including children.

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Rafael Nadal's uncle and former coach, Toni Nadal, is optimistic his nephew will play at the French Open, but admitted Tuesday that the record 14-time champion will not arrive under ideal circumstances.

General Motors raised key 2023 profit projections Tuesday following a solid first quarter in which strong results in North America compensated for declines in other regions.

They come in their tens of thousands by chartered plane, bus and even helicopter to the shrine of Hungary's "Miracle Rabbi" to pray for health, wealth and marriages for their children.

A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan's warring generals was largely holding in the capital on Tuesday as foreign nations stepped up efforts to evacuate their nationals from the chaos-torn nation.

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei pledged support on Tuesday for "solid diplomatic ally" Taiwan during a visit to the self-ruled island that has been slammed by China.

A former top executive at German carmaker Audi on Tuesday pleaded guilty over the "dieselgate" emissions-cheating scandal that rocked parent company Volkswagen, after a lengthy trial.

Next season's European club rugby finals will be staged at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, organisers announced Tuesday.

Former king Juan Carlos I left Spain Tuesday following an almost week-long visit, his second since going into self-imposed exile in Abu Dhabi over a string of financial scandals.

If Joe Biden wins a second term, Kamala Harris will again find herself a heartbeat away from the presidency. The only difference: this time it will be an 82-year-old heart.

As US President Joe Biden embarks on his bid for a second term, a cast of characters that looks at once novel and familiar has lined up to stand in his way.

Everything on Joe Biden's to-do list the day he took office as the oldest US president in history was difficult. One item though was nothing less than existential: bringing back together a nation split in two.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged his Premier League leaders to make the most of an "incredible opportunity" when they travel to nearest challengers Manchester City on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he is running for re-election in 2024, plunging at the record age of 80 into a ferocious new White House campaign "to finish the job."

Ireland posted their highest Test score of 492 on Tuesday as Paul Stirling and Curtis Campher became only the third and fourth Irishmen to post centuries in cricket's longest format.

Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus insisted again Tuesday his second offer to buy Manchester United still stands.

Spanish banking giant Santander saw its first quarter net profits rise thanks to strong business activity that offset a windfall tax imposed by Spain's leftwing government, results showed Tuesday.

Turkey on Tuesday detained at least 110 pro-Kurdish activists, journalists and lawyers in raids conducted just three weeks before a knife-edge vote that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule.

Kenyan investigators on Tuesday exhumed 10 more bodies from mass graves linked to a starvation cult, bringing the total number of victims to 83, an AFP journalist at the scene said, as fears grow of the toll spiking even further.

US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis on Tuesday stressed the importance of warding off conflict over Taiwan, telling a Japanese media outlet that "what China respects is strength".

Sporadic gunfire rang out in parts of the Sudanese capital Khartoum Tuesday despite a US-brokered agreement between the warring generals to cease fire for 72 hours to pave the way for talks on a more lasting truce.

Hong Kong shares fell sharply on Tuesday on the back of major losses in Chinese firms, as a lack of clear direction ahead of key announcements this week presented a challenge for global investors.