Blinken in Egypt on tour to seek 'enduring end' to Gaza war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Egypt on Tuesday as part of his latest Middle East crisis tour, seeking a new ceasefire and "an enduring end" to the Israel-Hamas war.
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Philippines' Marcos and Duterte clan alliance ruptures
Less than two years after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos was swept to power, his family's alliance with his firebrand predecessor Rodrigo Duterte has been shattered.
Read moreHong Kong, Shanghai surge on China hope but mixed day for markets
Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks rallied Tuesday after Chinese authorities pledged to boost their investment as part of a drive to staunch a long-running rout, though other Asian and European markets were mixed following a drop on Wall Street.
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'Feels like yesterday': Turkey grieves on first quake anniversary
Ravaged by grief, bearing torches and holding up portraits of their lost families, thousands of earthquake survivors gathered in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday for the first anniversary of Turkey's worst disaster of modern times.
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Influencer, widow among few Pakistan women standing in elections
Almost 6,500 candidates from 150 parties will stand in Pakistan's election this week but only around five percent of them are women.
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Last day of campaigning in Pakistan's lacklustre election
Pakistan's politicians on Tuesday hit the campaign trail for the last time, ahead of a general election that observers say has left the nation of 240 million at its most discouraged in years.
Read moreNintendo lifts net profit forecast on weak yen, steady Switch sales
Game giant Nintendo raised its annual net profit forecast on Tuesday, saying the weak yen and steady sales of the Switch console, now in its seventh year, would boost earnings.
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Climate change an afterthought in Pakistan election
As waves from the Arabian Sea crash into the shores of Pakistan's port city of Karachi, election candidate Ahmad Shabbar tells voters a list of growing but often ignored climate threats.
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Thai government says will ban recreational cannabis use
The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on Tuesday, after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022.
Read moreUBS to reward shareholders as Credit Suisse-linked losses narrow
Swiss banking giant UBS said Tuesday it would hand shareholders up to $1 billion in share buybacks as it posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss stemming from the costs of absorbing fallen rival Credit Suisse.
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