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Ron DeSantis is to announce his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination in a livestreamed Twitter chat with the platform's billionaire owner Elon Musk on Wednesday, touting his ultra-conservative record as governor of Florida as a blueprint for the nation.
W. House touts 'movement' on debt after latest talks
The White House says some progress was made in the latest round of talks with Republican negotiators to avert a catastrophic US debt default before a June 1 deadline.
Israelis march against budget 'looting' for ultra-Orthodox Jews
Thousands of Israelis on Tuesday protested the allocation of funds to ultra-Orthodox Jews in the government's proposed state budget.
US, European lawmakers demand axe for oil exec heading climate talks
More than 100 members of the US Congress and the European Parliament called Tuesday for the removal of an oil industry executive tapped to lead the next UN climate change conference.
Separatists kidnap 30 women in Cameroon: officials
Separatists in Cameroon's restive anglophone region which has suffered years of fighting between the state and insurgents have kidnapped around 30 women who were protesting against violence, officials said on Tuesday.
Trump rival DeSantis to launch White House bid
Republican Ron DeSantis is to announce his hotly-anticipated challenge to Donald Trump for the party's 2024 White House nomination on Wednesday, touting his ultra-conservative record as governor of Florida as a blueprint for the nation.
Ethiopia's Tigray war displaced stage demonstrations
Thousands of people displaced by the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region staged protests Tuesday demanding to be able to return home and calling for the withdrawal of "invading forces", witnesses and local television said.
US debt talks to resume after 'productive' Biden-McCarthy meeting
Negotiations to avert a catastrophic US debt default look set to go to the wire, with talks resuming Tuesday after President Joe Biden and the Republican speaker of the House failed to reach agreement ahead of a June 1 deadline.
Greek election deals bitter blow to leftist ex-PM
Greece's leftist former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, who nearly crashed his country out of the eurozone in 2015, has been left reeling by electoral defeat, which he conceded Tuesday had been a "painful shock".
Russia says air force, artillery wipe out border attackers
Russia said Tuesday it had deployed jets and artillery to destroy an armed group that penetrated the border from Ukraine, while the Kremlin demanded the military prevent any repeat attack.
Sporadic shelling as combat eases after Sudan ceasefire
Sporadic artillery fire still echoed in Sudan's capital Tuesday but residents said fighting had calmed following a US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire, raising faint hopes in the embattled city.
Russia says used air force, artillery to wipe out border attackers
Russia said Tuesday it had deployed jets and artillery to destroy an armed group that penetrated its border from Ukraine, while the Kremlin demanded the military prevent any repeat attack.
Sporadic shelling dents Sudan ceasefire, civilians hope for calm
Sporadic artillery fire still echoed through Sudan's capital Tuesday but residents said fighting had calmed following a US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire, raising faint hopes in the embattled city.
Erdogan backers bullish in his German stronghold
"I voted for Erdogan because he deserves to be re-elected," says Esra Kose, 45, who like the majority of Turkish voters in Germany backs the incumbent president.
How Ireland became EU's reluctant data privacy enforcer
Five years after the EU introduced a mammoth data privacy law to rein in big tech, Ireland's watchdog is its chief enforcer. Critics say this helps explain why the regulation is failing.
Prince Harry loses bid to challenge UK govt over security
Prince Harry has lost an attempt to challenge the UK government over his security arrangements while in the UK, according to a ruling published on Tuesday.
Civilians flee, Kremlin 'concerned' after Ukraine border clashes
Moscow on Tuesday voiced deep concern on the second day of the most serious armed incursion to date over its border with Ukraine, after explosive strikes forced civilians to flee.
Russian PM in China for talks with Xi, business forum
Russia's prime minister on Tuesday hailed economic ties with China during a visit in which he will meet with President Xi Jinping and ink a series of trade deals.
Blasts in Sudan's capital dim hopes for latest ceasefire deal
Explosions again shook Sudan's capital on Tuesday, dimming hopes that a US and Saudi-brokered humanitarian ceasefire will take hold on the ground after more than five weeks of fighting.
'Hundreds of thousands' of free tickets pledged for Games opening ceremony
Hundreds of thousands of people will be able to watch the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics for free, organisers stressed Tuesday amid ongoing criticism about the price of tickets for next year's event.
In Niger, France tests out new strategy for Africa operation
It's not yet dawn but dozens of troops from Niger and France's legendary Foreign Legion are boarding a French C-130 military transport plane, each weighed down with gear.
El Salvador club punished over deadly football stampede
El Salvador's football federation on Tuesday ordered first-division Alianza to play home matches behind closed doors for a year, blaming the club for a fatal stampede at its Cuscatlan Stadium.
Drones strike in Russia's Ukraine border region
Drones struck Russia's border region of Belgorod where security operations pressed into a second day after a cross-border raid blamed on fighters from Ukraine, authorities said Tuesday.
Pakistan foreign minister says India abusing G20 with Kashmir meet
India is "abusing" its presidency of the G20 by holding a tourism conference in the portion of disputed Kashmir it controls, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told AFP.
E. Timor independence hero Gusmao's party wins parliamentary election
East Timor independence hero Xanana Gusmao's party won the parliamentary election but is short of an outright majority, official results showed Tuesday.
Russian PM arrives in China for talks with Xi, business forum
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has arrived in China, Moscow's foreign ministry said, for a visit in which he will meet with President Xi Jinping and ink a series of deals on infrastructure and trade.
Russia's war on Ukraine pushes overhaul of NATO defences
US troops stage an airborne assault. British marines conduct a nighttime beach landing. French paratroopers drop from the skies after flying across Europe.
McCarthy says Biden debt talks 'productive', but no deal
A top US Republican on Monday said his first one-on-one talks in months with President Joe Biden to avert a calamitous debt default were "productive" but that there was still no deal.
Air strikes, combat as one-week Sudan truce officially starts
Witnesses in the Sudanese capital reported clashes and air strikes minutes after a one-week humanitarian ceasefire took effect Monday night, with the smell of smoke still lingering after gunfire and explosions rocked Khartoum throughout the day.
What happens if the US fails to raise its debt ceiling?
President Joe Biden and Republicans in Congress have resumed crunch talks aimed at averting a damaging US debt default, which Treasury officials recently warned could come as early as June 1.
Fighting in Russia as Ukraine 'sabotage' group crosses border
Moscow said Monday that its troops were battling a Ukrainian "sabotage" group that infiltrated the southern Russian region of Belgorod as locals fled the latest bout of fighting in the troubled territory.
Tears, anger from displaced residents as Russia claims Bakhmut
Residents of Ukraine's eastern hotspot of Bakhmut drop into a Kyiv support centre for medical care and clothing, weeping for their shattered town as Russia claims full control.
Bulgaria breaks two-year deadlock with power sharing govt
After five elections in two years, Bulgarian parties on Monday agreed to form a power sharing government with rotating prime ministers to implement badly needed reforms in the graft-ridden EU nation.
Turkey's third-place finisher endorses Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday secured the endorsement of an ultra-nationalist whose third-place finish helped force Turkey's first election runoff.
UK interior minister denies impropriety over speeding ticket
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Monday denied any impropriety over the handling of a speeding ticket that has again put her at the centre of controversy about alleged rule-breaking.
Lukashenko 'pardons' Belarus activist taken off flight
A Belarusian former dissident journalist, arrested when his Ryanair flight was spectacularly intercepted and convicted this month to eight years in prison, has been pardoned, state media reported Monday.
Colombia suspends truce with major rebel group in flashpoint regions
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday suspended a truce with leftist guerrillas in four flashpoint regions following the killing of four Indigenous children by those rebels.
Russia says Ukraine sabotage group crosses border
Moscow said Monday its troops were battling a Ukrainian "sabotage" group that infiltrated Russian territory as Ukraine insisted it is still fighting for control of the eastern city of Bakhmut.
Fighting rages in Sudan's capital as truce deadline nears
Gunfire and explosions rocked Sudan's capital Monday, hours before a one-week humanitarian ceasefire was to take effect after a series of previous truce announcements were all violated.