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Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding some 2,800 in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel.

Negotiators from Boeing and the machinists union representing its workers resumed talks Tuesday after some 33,000 employees went on strike late last week, effectively shutting down two Seattle-area factories.

More than 3,600 chemicals used in food packaging or preparation have been detected in human bodies, some of which are hazardous to health, while little is known about others, a study said Tuesday.

Australia's Adam Zampa insists he has come to terms with the idea he will never play in an Ashes Test as he prepares for his 100th one-day international appearance.

UN member states debated Tuesday a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

Marseille announced on Tuesday the signing of French international midfielder Adrien Rabiot, with whom they had already reached an "agreement in principle".

Simon Easterby will take temporary charge of Ireland while Andy Farrell is with the British and Irish Lions, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) announced Tuesday.

Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding Tehran's ambassador in Beirut in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou insisted Tuesday he had done nothing more than say "something true" as he defended his comments regarding "always winning things" in a second year at a club.

US and European stocks rose Tuesday, lifted by better than expected retail sales figures out of the United States and by anticipation of a hefty interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve.

Milan transformed once again into the world's fashion capital Tuesday, with Fendi launching Spring-Summer 2025 women's shows with a flowing 1920s-inspired collection -- just enough to make one temporarily forget industry headwinds.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi club Al Nassr announced the departure of Portuguese coach Luis Castro on Tuesday, a day after starting their AFC Champions League Elite campaign with a disappointing draw.

Glasgow was effectively given the go-ahead to stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the Scottish government said Tuesday it would back the city in hosting a slimmed down version of the troubled multi-sport event.

The death toll has risen to 21 in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe, authorities said Tuesday after two more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria.

Meta on Tuesday announced the creation of "Teen Accounts," designed to better protect underage users from the dangers associated with Instagram.

Inflation in Canada eased to two percent year-on-year in August, hitting the target set by the country's central bank and marking its slowest increase since February 2021, official data showed Tuesday.

US and European stocks rose Tuesday, a day ahead of a long anticipated interest-rate cut by the US Federal Reserve that investors are increasingly betting will be big.

The EU has blocked imports of an in-demand Algerian hazelnut spread that became popular in France after social media influencers raved about it.

Superstar rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been indicted on charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail Tuesday traveling to Michigan two days after another apparent assassination attempt against him was foiled.

The descendant of a Native American teenager who survived being exhibited at a "human zoo" in 19th-century Paris is urging France to repatriate the remains of six others who died there.

US consumer spending rose only slightly in August, government data showed Tuesday, with consumers appearing to shift towards essentials in the face of high interest rates.

The US Federal Reserve began a two-day interest rate discussion on Tuesday that is all-but-certain to end with its first cut since March 2020, as inflation continues to ease.

Hundreds of people were wounded when Hezbollah members' paging devices exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday, in what a source close to the militant movement said was an "Israeli breach" of its communications.

Asian Champions League debutants Gwangju FC scored after just 90 seconds on the way to a 7-3 home hammering of last year's runners-up Yokohama F-Marinos on Tuesday.

Sean "Diddy" Combs will plead not guilty on Tuesday to racketeering and sex trafficking charges, his lawyer said ahead of a court appearance by the superstar rapper.

After weeks of political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Tuesday a new top team tasked with shoring up the EU's economic and military security through the next five years.

An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a military airport and training centre in Bamako, the first attack of its kind in years to hit the Malian capital.

"I am a rapist," said a Frenchman accused of drugging his wife so that he and dozens of strangers could sexually assault her, his first testimony in a trial that has horrified France.

Electric cars now outnumber petrol models for the first time in oil-rich Norway, a world first that puts the country on track towards taking fossil fuel vehicles off the road.

Khames made it out alive when the overcrowded vessel he was on capsized in the English Channel, but the migrant from Egypt has no idea whether the childhood friend he was travelling with also managed to survive.

Thousands of firefighters on Tuesday battled wildfires in Portugal that have killed seven people and burnt more land in a matter of days than the rest of the summer combined.