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BMW recalls 1.5 mn cars over bad brake, cuts outlook
BMW said Tuesday it was recalling about 1.5 million vehicles due to problems with their brakes and cut its outlook for the year, sending the German luxury carmaker's shares tumbling.
Russia, China join forces for major naval exercise
Russian and Chinese warships began joint drills in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, part of a major naval exercise that will see Moscow sail through waters spanning the Northern Hemisphere and Pacific.
F1 design guru Newey targets championship glory after joining Aston Martin
Formula One design guru Adrian Newey is plotting to turn Aston Martin into world champions after he was named managing technical partner at the team's Silverstone headquarters on Tuesday.
Heavy rains trigger flooding in Myanmar border town
Days of rain have lashed the Myanmar town of Tachileik and triggered flooding that has knocked out power and telephone lines, a resident and local media said on Tuesday, with more rain forecast.
Springboks rest Feinberg-Mngomezulu for Argentina
Springboks fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who has starred in his first Test season, is among seven players rested for a Rugby Championship match on September 21 in Argentina,
Vietnam evacuates 59,000 as toll from typhoon floods climbs to 82
Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday as massive floods inundated northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, and the death toll climbed to 82.
Europe's fight with big tech over tax, data and disinformation
The European Union scored two major legal victories on Tuesday in separate cases that left Apple and Google owing billions of euros.
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan convicted of rape on appeal in Switzerland
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who faces a string of allegations in Switzerland and France, was found guilty of rape by a Swiss appeals court Tuesday, overturning an earlier lower court acquittal.
France shocked by footage of preschool teacher beating child
A video showing a preschool teacher beating a three-year-old child in class in France has sparked a wave of indignation Tuesday after the footage of the incident went viral online.
UK's Starmer vows 'partnership' with unions but warns on pay
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday pledged to reset industrial relations strained by widespread strike action, as he became the first UK leader to address the annual meeting of Britain's trade unions in 15 years.
Top Irish golfer Lowry ditches Kingspan sponsor over Grenfell fire
Major-winning Irish golfer Shane Lowry on Tuesday ended Tuesday his sponsorship with the Ireland-based construction firm Kingspan after it was criticised in a public inquiry report into the Grenfell Tower fire.
Afghanistan-New Zealand Test second day called off after 'huge mess'
Ground staff used electric fans in a desperate bid to dry the pitch in the Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand Tuesday, but play was called off for a second straight day with one official calling it "a huge mess".
Stock markets, dollar diverge on rates watch
European and Asian stock markets diverged along with the dollar Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street as traders assessed the outlook for interest rates in the United States and Europe.
Djibouti says offering port-sharing deal to Ethiopia
Djibouti said it has offered a port-sharing deal with Addis Ababa, a move aimed at easing tensions between Horn of Africa rivals Ethiopia and Somalia.
EU scores 'big win' in court against Apple, Google
The EU's top court on Tuesday delivered two major victories in the bloc's battle to rein in tech giants by ruling against Apple and Google in separate legal sagas with billions of euros at play.
F1 design guru Newey joins Aston Martin
Formula One design guru Adrian Newey said his aim is to turn Aston Martin into world champions after he was unveiled at the team's Silverstone headquarters on Tuesday.
Pope mass draws 600,000 in Catholic-majority East Timor
Pope Francis celebrated a mass for hundreds of thousands of faithful in East Timor on Tuesday, rallying nearly half the population of the world's most Catholic country outside the Vatican in stifling tropical heat.
F1 design guru Newey to join Aston Martin
Formula One design guru Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin from Red Bull, the British-based team confirmed on Tuesday.
Joyous East Timorese crowd sweltering capital for pope's mass
Jose Da Costa Guterres hobbled on crutches in East Timor's searing tropical heat on Tuesday as he inched his way past traffic to Pope Francis's huge mass an hour-and-a-half's walk away.
UK inquiry into baby killer Letby case begins hearing evidence
A public inquiry examining the wider circumstances around the case of Lucy Letby, the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, opened its first public hearings Tuesday.
Afghanistan-NZ Test second day called off after 'huge mess'
Ground staff used electric fans in a desperate bid to dry the pitch in the Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand Tuesday, but play was called off for a second straight day with one official calling it "a huge mess".
SpaceX launches all-civilian crew for first private spacewalk
SpaceX launched its daring Polaris Dawn mission on Tuesday, a multiday orbital expedition carrying a four-member civilian crew for the first spacewalk by non-professional astronauts.
Ukrainian drone strike kills woman near Moscow, Russia says
A wave of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia overnight killed a woman near Moscow, Russian officials said on Tuesday, the first time someone has been killed in a Ukrainian attack near the capital since Russia's military offensive began in 2022.
Tariq Ramadan, disgraced former star of European Islam
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, convicted on appeal of rape and sexual coercion by a Geneva court, is a Swiss intellectual accused of masking violence and radicalism behind a mild facade.
Free agent Depay joins struggling Corinthians in Brazil
Struggling Brazilian giants Corinthian have signed Dutch attacker Memphis Depay, a free agent since his contract with Atletico Madrid ended during the summer.
Vietnam typhoon victims plead for help as toll climbs to 82
Thousands of people were stranded on rooftops and posted desperate pleas for help on social media Tuesday after severe flooding in parts of typhoon-hit Vietnam, as the death toll climbed to 82.
China's Huawei unveils triple-folding phone with hefty price tag
Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday unveiled the world's first triple-folding phone at more than three times the price of the newest iPhone, hours after its US competitor lifted the curtain on its own new handset built for AI.
EU scores top court wins against Apple, Google
A top EU court on Tuesday delivered two major victories for Brussels by ruling against Apple and Google in separate legal sagas with billions of euros at play.
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan convicted of rape on appeal in Switzerland: court
A Swiss appeals court on Tuesday found Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan guilty of raping a woman in a Geneva hotel 15 years ago, overturning an earlier lower court acquittal.
Pope hosts East Timor mass for more than half a million faithful
Pope Francis hosted a mass for hundreds of thousands of devotees in East Timor on Tuesday, rallying the faithful of the most Catholic country outside the Vatican in tropical heat.
China coal production threatens climate goals: study
China's planned expansion of coal mining threatens the country's climate goals and risks vastly increasing its methane emissions, a study warned on Tuesday.
Methane rising faster than other greenhouse gases: researchers
Concentrations in the atmosphere of the powerful greenhouse gas methane are rising at an accelerating pace, threatening efforts by countries to meet their climate targets, researchers warned on Tuesday.