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Emotional Stones announces Man City exit after golden decade

Jazz legend John Coltrane's son hits the high notes

John Stones to leave Manchester City after 10 years

Croatia, Bosnia sign major gas pipeline deal

Champions League semi-final like a first date: Atletico's Koke

Sinner queries schedule, surges into Madrid Open quarters

ICC orders $8.5mn compensation for victims of Malian war criminal

EU lawmakers back blockbuster long-term budget

Crude extends gains on Iran talks, stocks diverge on central bank meetings

German rescuers launch new bid to free stranded whale

Train collision kills 15, injures dozens near Jakarta

Climbers open Everest route past dangerous ice block

Nepali guides on Tuesday opened the route past the icefall on Mount Everest, which was blocked for two weeks by a large chunk of dangerous ice.

Indian billionaire's son offers home for Escobar's hippos

An Indian billionaire's son offered on Tuesday to take hippos descended from those introduced to Colombia by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, rather than have the animals killed.

Iranian Vafaei capable of great things, says beaten rival Trump

Iran's snooker trailblazer Hosein Vafaei would be capable of winning any trophy if he had more self-belief, said world number one Judd Trump, the man he beat in the second round of the world championship.

Man goes on trial in Austria over Taylor Swift concert attack plan

A 21-year-old man went on trial in Austria on Tuesday over a plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert, which led to shows by the US megastar in the Alpine nation to be scrapped in 2024.

South Korean court increases ex-first lady's graft sentence

A South Korean appeals court increased the corruption sentence for former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Tuesday to four years in jail after finding her guilty of stock manipulation and bribery.

Bullying claims 'nonsense', actress Rebel Wilson tells Sydney court

Australian film star Rebel Wilson dismissed as "nonsense" claims she had bullied women on the set of her directorial debut film "The Deb", as she gave evidence in a Sydney court on Tuesday.

BP reports huge profit rise in first quarter

British energy giant BP on Tuesday reported a sharp increase in profits in the first quarter as crude oil prices soared amid the Middle East war.

Crude extends gains, stocks drop as Trump considers latest Iran proposal

Oil prices jumped and stocks sank Tuesday as Donald Trump weighed an Iranian proposal that would reportedly re-open the Strait of Hormuz and end the eight-week-old war.

How China block of AI deal could stop 'Singapore-washing'

When is a Chinese AI startup not a Chinese AI startup? When it's based in Singapore, or elsewhere, to distance itself legally and politically from Beijing.

North Korean executions rose dramatically during Covid: report

North Korea dramatically increased executions during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for consuming South Korean dramas, K-pop and other foreign culture and political offences, a report published Tuesday showed.

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