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Merz elected German chancellor after surprise setback
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biting second parliamentary vote Tuesday to become chancellor after losing the first round in a stunning setback.

Colombia's desert north feels the pain of Trump's cuts
For residents of Colombia's largest migrant camp, an already tough life is getting tougher thanks to Donald Trump's aid cuts.

Canada 'never for sale', Carney tells Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told US President Donald Trump that his country was "not for sale" Tuesday as they met at the White House amid tensions on tariffs and sovereignty.
Sudan cuts ties with UAE after paramilitary drone strikes on Port Sudan
Sudan's army-aligned government on Tuesday severed diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, accusing the Gulf state of supplying weapons used by the rival paramilitaries to strike its de facto capital.

No signs of US recession, Treasury Secretary says
There are currently no signs that the United States has entered a recession despite the world's largest economy recording a contraction in the first quarter, the US Treasury Secretary said Tuesday.

Germany's Merz elected chancellor after surprise setback
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won on Tuesday a nail-biter second vote in parliament to become chancellor after he lost the first round in a stunning early setback.

EU proposes ending all Russian gas imports by 2027
The EU on Tuesday unveiled a long-promised plan to phase out its remaining gas imports from Russia by the end of 2027, a challenge given Europe's continued dependence on Russian fossil fuels.

UK, India strike trade deal amid US tariff blitz
The UK on Tuesday agreed a free trade agreement with India, its biggest such deal since leaving the European Union, after negotiations relaunched in February following US tariff threats.

Stocks retreat as traders cautious before Fed rates call
Stock markets mostly dropped on Tuesday as investors awaited a US Federal Reserve interest-rate decision for signs of the outlook for the tariffs-hit economy.

EDF complaint blocks Czech-Korean nuclear deal
A Czech court said Tuesday it blocked a multi-billion-dollar deal between Prague and South Korea's KHNP on the construction of two nuclear units following a complaint by France's EDF.

Germany's Merz faces new vote for chancellor after surprise loss
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz will face a second vote in parliament on Tuesday in his bid to become chancellor after he lost the first round in a stunning early setback.

US trade deficit hit fresh record before new Trump tariffs
The US trade deficit reached a new record in March, according to fresh government data published Tuesday, as imports surged ahead of President Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariff rollout.

US Fed starts rate meeting under cloud of tariff uncertainty
The US Federal Reserve began a two-day discussion over interest rates Tuesday, with policymakers widely expected to pause again and wait for clarity on the economic impact of Donald Trump's tariff rollout.

French lawmakers want Dreyfus promoted 130 years after scandal
A group of French members of parliament said Tuesday they wanted Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French army captain wrongly convicted for treason in 1894, to be awarded the rank of brigadier general.

Tesla sales fall again in Germany as drivers steer clear of Musk
Tesla sales nosedived again in Germany last month even as electric vehicle sales rose strongly, data showed Tuesday, as German drivers voted with their wallets against billionaire owner Elon Musk.

Blow for Germany's Merz as he loses first-round vote for chancellor
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz suffered a serious blow on Tuesday when he failed to win a parliamentary majority in the first round of voting on him becoming the next chancellor.

Food delivery app DoorDash agrees to buy peer Deliveroo
US food delivery app DoorDash has agreed to buy UK-based rival Deliveroo for £2.9 billion ($3.9 billion) in a deal that will expand its global reach.

Ukraine fires drones on Moscow days before Red Square parade
A barrage of Ukrainian drones forced Russian airports, including in Moscow, to restrict flights on Tuesday -- three days before the Kremlin will hold its grand military parade on Red Square to mark the defeat of the Nazis.

DoorDash agrees £2.9 billion takeover of Deliveroo
US delivery service DoorDash has agreed to take over UK peer Deliveroo in a deal worth £2.9 billion ($3.9 billion), according to a joint statement on Tuesday.

Dollar recovers some losses, stocks mixed as traders eye tariff deals
The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, while equities were mixed as investors await the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision.

Drone strikes rock Port Sudan in third day of attacks
Drones struck the airport and targeted an army base in Port Sudan on Tuesday, officials said, the third straight day the Sudanese army-aligned government's seat of power has come under attack.

US President Trump and Canada's Carney set for high-stakes meeting
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets Donald Trump on Tuesday for the first time since he won reelection on a pledge to stand up to the US president's tariffs and threats to annex the United States' northern neighbor.

Philips turns in a profit but China, tariffs weigh
Dutch medical device maker Philips reported a net profit for the first time in three quarters Tuesday despite weak sales in China but warned of "intensified" uncertainties due to tariffs.

India's woman fighter pilot trailblazer eyes space
The excited little girl who first touched a plane two decades ago is now flying high as the face of India's fast-modernising military and its only woman Rafale fighter pilot.

French Resistance members reunited 80 years after end of WWII
Renee Guette, 98, laughed as she looked at her computer screen in Texas. On the other end of the video call was 97-year-old Andree Dupont, living in France.

OpenAI abandons plan to become for-profit company
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Monday that the company behind ChatGPT will continue to be run as a nonprofit, abandoning a contested plan to convert into a for-profit organization.

Global film industry reels from Trump tariff announcement
The cinema industry is reeling after US President Donald Trump announced 100-percent tariffs on foreign films, casting uncertainty over the future of international productions.

Meta content moderator cuts over 2,000 jobs in Spain: union
Canadian tech firm Telus International, tasked by Meta to moderate content on its social media networks Facebook and Instagram, will slash over 2,000 jobs in Barcelona, a Spanish union said Monday.
US film studio shares slip on Trump tariff threat
Shares in US film studios slid on Monday following a threat by US President Donald Trump to impose 100 percent tariffs on foreign-made productions.

France names first Concorde jet a historical monument
The first Concorde supersonic passenger aircraft has been named as a historical monument, France's culture minister said Monday.

Spain foreign tourist numbers break record in early 2025
Spain welcomed a record 17 million foreign tourists in the first three months of 2025 as the buoyant sector drives an economy outshining European peers, official data showed on Monday.