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American XL bully dogs will be banned in England and Wales from the end of the year, the UK government said on Tuesday, following a rise in fatal attacks involving the breed.

The US central bank opened a key policy meeting Tuesday, with officials widely expected to hold interest rates at a 22-year-high as they balance efforts to lower inflation while staving off a recession.

Mauricio Pochettino has urged Chelsea fans to "believe and trust in us" despite their troubled start to the season as he prepares for Wednesday's League Cup fourth-round tie against Blackburn.

Paris prosecutors opened an investigation Tuesday into dozens of Stars of David daubed on buildings around the city and its suburbs, seen as threatening Jews amid the war between Israel and Hamas.

Israeli troops and Hamas militants engaged Tuesday in "fierce battles" in Gaza, where the dire humanitarian crisis spiralled and tearful Palestinian families scoured rubble in a desperate search for loved ones.

Japanese police have detained a suspected gunman reportedly in his 80s who holed up in a post office on Tuesday with several hostages.

Stock markets wavered Tuesday as Wall Street opened lower and Asia saw a mixed session amid spreading economic and geopolitical uncertainty on the eve of a US interest-rate decision.

Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior has signed a new contract with Real Madrid that runs until 2027, the Spanish club announced on Tuesday.

The eurozone economy shrank slightly in the third quarter, hurt by the European Central Bank's painful rate-hiking campaign, but inflation slowed to its lowest level in more than two years, data showed Tuesday.

Rights groups called for "binding commitments" from World Cup host nations after Australia opted against bidding for the 2034 World Cup on Tuesday, paving the way for Saudi Arabia to host the event.

Caterpillar reported higher profits Tuesday behind strong pricing trends, especially in its home North America market, which led revenue growth.

Benafsha and her six children huddle together on a ragged blanket between trucks piled high with their household belongings on the Afghan border, after fleeing potential deportation from Pakistan.

With a John Travolta tattoo, trademark playing glasses and bonding with Virat Kohli over being meat-free, Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa has become one of the standout stars of the Cricket World Cup.

Britain's main opposition leader Keir Starmer on Tuesday sought to defuse an internal row about his stance on Israel's war with Hamas, after he refused to call for a permanent ceasefire.

Montenegrin lawmakers on Tuesday voted in a new government, backed by a pro-Russian alliance, nearly five months after general elections.

England wing Jonny May announced his retirement from Test rugby on Tuesday, just days after winning a bronze medal at the World Cup.

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi took three wickets to help limit Bangladesh to 204 all out in a World Cup clash they need to win to keep their semi-final hopes alive.

Mikel Arteta expects Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice to have a "beautiful" return to former club West Ham in Wednesday's League Cup clash.

European stocks rose Tuesday after a mixed Asian session despite spreading economic and geopolitical uncertainty on the eve of a US interest-rate decision.

The Covid pandemic was the "wrong crisis" for the skill set of Britain's scandal-tarred former prime minister Boris Johnson, one of his most senior ex-advisers told a public inquiry Tuesday.

Setting up a "loss and damage" fund for poorer nations hit by climate change dominated preliminary talks on Tuesday one month before COP28 in Dubai, where delegates look set to tussle over the future of fossil fuels.

Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza Tuesday, driving tanks and armoured bulldozers through the rubble of shattered buildings, scouring for Hamas militants who carried out the worst attack in the country's history.

Pfizer reported Tuesday a loss following a sharp fall in the sales of its Covid-19 vaccine and therapeutic from pandemic peaks.

Paris has seen Stars of David stencils painted on buildings again overnight, residents said Tuesday, as fears mount over the targeting of Jews amid the war between Israel and Hamas.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said revenge is not on his mind ahead of Wednesday's League Cup trip to Manchester United for a repeat of last season's final.

French police on Tuesday shot and seriously wounded an unarmed woman who was making threats at a train station in Paris during morning rush hour, police and prosecutors told told AFP.

French Guianans say they urgently need new roads after the loss of the South American territory's only airline left a tenth of the population cut off from urban areas.

Stellantis beat analyst forecasts with a jump in third quarter sales despite the automaker acknowledging Tuesday the strike by its US workers cost $3.2 billion in lost revenue.

AB InBev, the world's top brewer, said Tuesday sales and net profits edged higher in the third quarter despite a drop in sales volume, in particular in the United States where Bud Light has been boycotted by conservative figures.

New Zealand captain Tom Latham hopes to summon the fighting spirit of the All Blacks when his side face fellow Cricket World Cup semi-final contenders South Africa in Pune.

Economic growth in the eurozone contracted in the third quarter, data showed Tuesday, hit by the European Central Bank's painful rate-hiking campaign and Germany's weakening economy, but inflation slowed in October.

Thousands of South Africans braved cold, wet weather to greet the Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks when they arrived in Johannesburg on Tuesday.