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Stock markets firmed Tuesday with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 hitting record highs in the United States, as oil prices retreated on easing supply worries, which helped temper concerns about rising government borrowing costs.

Quebec's incoming separatist premier said Tuesday he plans to block the province's lieutenant governor, a representative of the British Crown, from swearing in the new government.

Argentines will bid farewell to Lionel Messi with a huge "thank you" themed send-off in Buenos Aires on Tuesday as the legendary captain ends his more-than-two-decade international career with a friendly against Benin.

The Emmy Awards that celebrate the best in television are the latest entertainment industry gala to ink a streaming deal, and will leave broadcast for Amazon Prime starting next year.

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the door for a return to the Portuguese national team on Tuesday and apologised for his walkout, while also accusing coach Jorge Jesus of twice breaking his word.

The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday that it intercepted a missile fired by the group at the kingdom, which backs the pro-government forces that have launched a major operation to recapture lost territory.

Paramount on Tuesday completed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, uniting two of Hollywood's most storied studios in a media empire spanning television, news and cinema under the control of David Ellison.

Reports of a plague laboratory worker's death in Siberia have caused waves of speculation outside Russia, but in the city where she worked, many appeared unfazed.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed France's mass student protests on Islam and migration, pushing his global right-wing narrative ahead of tough midterm elections at home.

Mass protests over decrepit conditions at France's high schools descended into sporadic violence Tuesday, leading to nearly 500 arrests and prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call an emergency meeting.

Apple executive chairman Tim Cook on Tuesday pledged the US giant would protect children online and praised the EU's efforts to ensure minors' safety after a visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Kenya as future hosts of the World Athletics Championship must strive for zero tolerance for drugs in sport, the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) boss said on Tuesday.

Physicist Francis Halzen has an impressively long list of academic accolades -- but every October, as the Nobel Prize rolled around, his failure to bag the biggest award of them all left him "miserable," he admits.

A former German spy chief was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, an embarrassing case at a time when the country is seeking to broaden the powers of its intelligence agencies.

Prime Minister Mark Carney insists "Canada strong" can defy threats from the United States, but his national unity message faced a new reality Tuesday after a separatist election victory in Quebec.

United States Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk said Tuesday he will ask his players to "do more than any American team has in the past," to end a woeful run on European soil.

Alpine skiing icon Mikaela Shiffrin announced on Tuesday she will be competing in fewer slalom events this coming campaign, focusing instead on the giant slalom and super-G.

Captain Shreyas Iyer struck his maiden T20 international century to lead India to a convincing eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the opening match on Tuesday.

A quarter of a million demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday as unions and teachers joined high school students demanding better learning conditions in protests that later descended into sporadic clashes with security forces.

India's cricket board on Tuesday named Smriti Mandhana as the new captain of the women's team after Harmanpreet Kaur resigned from the job earlier in the day.

Halfway around the world from Russia, in a Caribbean tourism hotspot, men, both young and old, are being lured by Moscow with tantalizing job offers, only to find themselves en route to the front lines in Ukraine.

Lying on a hospital bed, rolled-up blankets propping up the remains of her legs, 10-year-old double-amputee Iyerusalem is among scores of civilians wounded in northern Ethiopia after fighting erupted last month.

Skulking at the edge of a forest, a company of Danish Home Guards hears a suspicious noise -- the attack they've been waiting for throughout their weekend of war games.

Paris Women's Fashion Week wraps up Tuesday after nine days of shows and celebrity sightings. AFP looks at some of the trends that will influence women’s wardrobes for the Spring-Summer season next year.

Seam Bhuvneshwar Kumar has returned to India's T20 squad after a four-year absence from international cricket as selectors on Tuesday named him for the tour of New Zealand.

New payment delivery solution enables businesses to initiate payments with limited beneficiary information while giving recipients a secure, streamlined way to receive their funds.

UK online fashion giant Asos said Tuesday it was investigating "unauthorised activity involving third-party platforms" after its customers received a phone alert saying the retailer had been hacked.

ASICID Inc. has released its IDMINER Series, a new lineup of cryptocurrency mining systems designed for Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin mining.

Stock markets firmed Tuesday as oil prices retreated on easing supply worries, helping to temper concerns about rising government borrowing costs.

LIV Golf teams could be worth up to $100 million (£75 million) each, even though it's just under a month since the breakaway tour filed for bankruptcy protection, according to the man leading new investment into the troubled venture.

Miniscule but packed with energy, neutrinos charge to Earth from outer space, bringing valuable data on the cosmos, according to research that won this year's Nobel physics prize.

Pop star Shakira and her former partner, retired Spanish footballer Gerard Pique, appeared at a Barcelona court on Tuesday to review visitation arrangements for their two children, with the singer seeking changes to limit their travel between the US and Spain.