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A Frenchman being tried for recruiting strangers to rape his drugged wife will be back in court on Wednesday after being admitted to hospital, the presiding judge at his trial said.

The French president's wife Brigitte Macron is making her Netflix debut playing herself in the hit series "Emily in Paris", Elle magazine revealed Tuesday, ahead of the release of new episodes Thursday.

Controversial proposals by Mexico's outgoing president to allow voters to elect judges face a final hurdle Tuesday in Congress, despite mass opposition street protests, diplomatic tensions and investor jitters.

Israel struck a declared safe zone in Gaza on Tuesday, in a strike the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said killed at least 19 people and the Israeli military said targeted Palestinian militants.

Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, 72, was recovering and "out of danger" Tuesday following emergency heart surgery, a representative told AFP.

Australia failed to score for the second successive match, China slumped to another defeat but Son Heung-min scored a stunning goal as South Korea got off the mark in Asian World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.

Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday as massive floods inundated northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, while the death toll climbed to 127.

Sony said Tuesday it would launch an upgraded version of its flagship games console with better graphics and AI capabilities on November 7, calling it PlayStation 5 Pro.

A Frenchman being tried for recruiting strangers to rape his drugged wife will be back in court to testify on Wednesday after being admitted to hospital, the presiding judge at his trial said.

Nicaragua on Tuesday revoked the nationality of 135 former political prisoners who were freed and flown to Guatemala last week in a deal negotiated by the United States.

From Google and Samsung to LVMH, AMI, Jacquemus and even Lidl, brands galore take centre stage in the latest season of Netflix hit series "Emily in Paris", outshining its plot and characters.

Oil's main international benchmark fell below $70 per barrel for the first time since the end of 2021 amid mounting concerns about slowing global growth.

Volkswagen on Tuesday axed an agreement protecting jobs in Germany that had been in place three decades, as the ailing auto titan pushes ahead with a controversial cost-cutting plan.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said he will press Israel to make "fundamental changes" in its operations in the occupied West Bank after the military acknowledged its fire likely killed a US citizen activist.

Since video game consoles first emerged in the early 1970s, hundreds of millions have been sold to players eager to immerse themselves in their favourite franchises, from Assassin's Creed to Zelda.

What do you do when the political party you've idolized since childhood crosses a red line and you cannot follow?

A slick video by Catherine, Princess of Wales announcing that her chemotherapy has finished marks a dramatic shift in communications for the British royal family, media and commentators said Tuesday.

Nguyen Thi Hue lingers in the alley where she lives on the banks of Hanoi's Red River, afraid it will be the last time she sees her home as severe floods threaten the capital in the wake of Typhoon Yagi.

The EU's top court on Tuesday delivered two major victories in the bloc's battle to rein in tech giants by ruling against Apple and Google in separate legal sagas with billions of euros at stake.

Western powers on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with short-range missiles for imminent use against Ukraine, calling it a dangerous escalation of the conflict that threatened European security.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer survived an early test of his fledgling premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers backed his controversial plan to end fuel benefits for millions of pensioners.

Flood water from an overflowing dam has destroyed tens of houses in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, with emergency officials fearing the situation could get worse.

Belgium captain Kevin De Bruyne's future with the national side has been thrown into doubt after he slammed his teammates as "not good enough" after a 2-0 Nations League defeat to France.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are poised to face off in a high-stakes televised debate Tuesday, a potentially game-changing moment less than two months ahead of the US presidential election.

Toothless Australia failed to score for the second World Cup qualifying match in succession as they were held 0-0 by a gutsy Indonesia in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Germany forward Niclas Fuellkrug will miss Tuesday's Nations League clash with the Netherlands with an Achilles tendon strain, the German FA (DFB) confirmed before the match.

A senior US Federal Reserve official proposed Tuesday a number of "broad and material" changes to new banking rules, toning down plans to tighten regulation and supervision.

Ben Stokes returns as captain for England's three-Test tour of Pakistan next month while Brydon Carse could make his debut just weeks after completing a ban for breaches of betting rules.

Parts of Central and West Africa have seen heavy flooding over an unusually intense rainy season, unleashing a humanitarian crisis in which hundreds have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced.

French judges on Tuesday ordered six men to stand trial in a kidnap and extortion case involving French footballer Paul Pogba, with the star's brother Mathias one of the accused, sources close to the case said.

Global stock markets diverged Tuesday as traders assessed the outlook for interest rates in the United States and Europe and awaited the US presidential debate.

Major-winning golfer Shane Lowry said Tuesday he had ended his sponsorship deal with an Ireland-based construction materials firm after it was criticised in a public inquiry report into London's Grenfell Tower fire disaster, which killed 72 people.