ICC hears harrowing details as Kony war crimes hearing opens
Villages torched, young girls forced into sexual slavery, women abandoning babies to flee for their lives: the International Criminal Court Tuesday heard harrowing stories of atrocities allegedly committed by Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda.
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EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashion
EU lawmakers gave a final green light Tuesday to a law on slashing back the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year, and curbing the environmental impact of so-called fast fashion.
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Stocks climb eyeing US rate cuts, political changes
Stock markets mostly rose and gold hit a record high Tuesday as traders balanced expectations of cuts to US interest rates with political shakeups in Japan and France.
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Merz ramps up pressure on EU over electric car shift
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called Tuesday for "more flexibility" from the EU in the transition to electric cars as resistance grows over plans to phase out combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2035.
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Athletics chief Coe admits 'heat challenges' at Tokyo worlds
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe on Tuesday admitted that the world championships starting in Tokyo this weekend face "heat challenges", after Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record.
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'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown releases latest thriller
Best-selling American author Dan Brown, creator of the publishing phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code", released his latest thriller Tuesday in 16 languages simultaneously.
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Nottingham Forest swoop for Postecoglou after sacking Nuno
Ange Postecoglou is in line for a swift return to the Premier League at Nottingham Forest to replace Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked on Tuesday.
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Australia beat New Zealand again to win 'Soccer Ashes'
Denmark-based Mo Toure grabbed a brace and teenage attacker Nestory Irankunda was on the scoresheet as Australia won 3-1 at New Zealand on Tuesday to triumph in the so-called Soccer Ashes.
Read moreNepal rocked by protests despite overturn of social media ban
Young protesters in Nepal defied a curfew on Tuesday to vent anger at the government a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns in years in which at least 19 people were killed.
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Miners Anglo American, Teck plan new copper giant
British mining group Anglo American and Canadian peer Teck Resources on Tuesday announced plans for a multi-billion-dollar merger, creating a champion of copper production and other critical minerals.
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