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Ireland on Tuesday unveiled a 2025 budget that includes tax cuts and increased social benefits, and announced a huge surplus in 2024 thanks to billions of euros in Apple back-taxes.

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected carbon dioxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's biggest moon, Charon, for the first time, research revealed on Tuesday.

Unai Emery is hoping Aston Villa can summon the spirit of the club's 1982 European Cup final win over Bayern Munich when the German giants visit Birmingham in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Epic Games on Tuesday began letting parents limit how long, and when, their children can play blockbuster video game Fortnite.

Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday initiated a motion to impeach the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in an unprecedented political move portending an acrimonious fallout within the ruling party.

Israel said Tuesday it was ready to counter any attack from Iran as a US official warned of an imminent missile strike, after Israeli raids against Tehran-backed militants in Lebanon sent tensions soaring.

Global markets sank and oil soared Tuesday on fears of escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Arne Slot said he wants Liverpool's players and fans to show how much they missed the Champions League when the competition returns to Anfield on Wednesday.

Jimmy Carter holds a unique place in US politics: he is the oldest former president and a Nobel peace laureate, who left office under a cloud of unpopularity and has seen his star rise ever since.

A record 2.5 million jobs were created in the renewable energy sector in 2023, most of them in China, the International Renewable Energy Agency and International Labour Organization said on Tuesday.

Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, the United States said Tuesday, warning that any such assault would have "severe" consequences for Tehran.

France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier pledged new taxes and spending cuts Tuesday to reduce a "colossal" debt, in a policy address that met with a raucous reception from lawmakers who could topple his government at any time.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will take over the captain's armband for this month's Nations League fixtures, the Norwegian FA said Tuesday, with regular skipper Martin Odegaard still "far from ready" to return to action.

A brilliant second-half display by Pohang Steelers saw them thump 10-man Shanghai Port 3-0 on Tuesday in the AFC Champions League Elite on a great night for South Korean clubs.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday inaugurated US firm IBM's first quantum data centre in Europe, saying Germany aims to be at the forefront of the revolutionary technology.

A devastating fire on a Thai school bus killed at least 23 people, police said Tuesday after rescuers pulled children's bodies from the charred wreckage of the vehicle.

The Israeli military said Tuesday its ground troops had carried out raids against Hezbollah in south Lebanon and mobilised more forces, despite calls for de-escalation after a week of air strikes that killed hundreds.

Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli bounced back superbly after a nosedive to keep the Louis Vuitton Cup final clash with Ineos Britannia tied at 4-4 on Tuesday.

Top European airlines Lufthansa, KLM and Swiss announced Tuesday they were extending their suspension of flights to the Middle East, as tensions spiral throughout the region.

Alexander Zverev revealed Tuesday he was still battling lung inflammation that saw him hospitalised after last month's Laver Cup and caused him to miss the China Open in Beijing.

Slowing eurozone inflation boosted European stock markets on Tuesday but US equities ran out of steam after concluding a bumper third quarter.

Paris Match, a glossy French weekly known for its celebrity exclusives on Tuesday became part of the media empire of France's richest man Bernard Arnault, after a stint under right-wing tycoon Vincent Bollore's ownership.

Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday -- the first ever US president to reach the century mark and another extraordinary milestone for the one-time peanut farmer who found his way to the White House.

France's Arthur Fils came back from a match point down to win the Japan Open with a 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 victory over countryman Ugo Humbert on Tuesday.

Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy, defuse a demographic crisis and build an Asian NATO to face down China.

Jannik Sinner ignored the bubbling controversy over his steroid case and a roaring home crowd to set up a China Open final against Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday.

Rallies over economic hardship struggled to build momentum in Nigeria on Tuesday as the country battles its worst economic crisis in a generation.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane returned to training on Tuesday ahead of his side's Champions League trip to Aston Villa after sustaining an ankle injury at the weekend.

A brilliant second-half display by Pohang Steelers saw them thump 10-man Shanghai Port 3-0 on Tuesday in the AFC Champions League Elite on a great night for South Korean clubs.

An award-winning Cambodian journalist known for reporting on human trafficking in the cyber scam industry has been arrested, police said Tuesday.

Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday in action that could drag on the world's largest economy just ahead of the November presidential election.

Tunisian politician Ayachi Zammel, a candidate in the North African country's October 6 presidential election, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail, his lawyer said on Tuesday.