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IOM chief urges world to step up aid for Haiti

IOM chief urges world to step up aid for Haiti

The head of the UN migration agency urged the international community Tuesday to respond to an escalating humanitarian crisis in Haiti, where more than one million people have been displaced by gang-related violence.

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French prisons hit by mystery arson and gunfire attacks

French prisons hit by mystery arson and gunfire attacks

A wave of coordinated attacks have hit prisons across France, with unknown assailants torching cars outside several jails, leaving mysterious inscriptions and hitting one facility with automatic gunfire.

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Alcaraz follows Ruud into Barcelona Open last 16

Alcaraz follows Ruud into Barcelona Open last 16

World number two Carlos Alcaraz came back from a break down in the second set to defeat Ethan Quinn 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) and reach the Barcelona Open last 16 on Tuesday.

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Stocks rise on bank earnings, auto tariff hopes

Stocks rise on bank earnings, auto tariff hopes

Stock markets rose Tuesday as investors digested strong bank earnings and shares in several auto giants surged over hopes of tariffs relief from US President Donald Trump.

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Trump showdown with courts in spotlight at migrant hearing

Trump showdown with courts in spotlight at migrant hearing

US President Donald Trump's showdown with the judicial system will be in the spotlight Tuesday at a hearing on the fate of a migrant who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.

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Ecuador electoral council rejects claims of fraud in presidential vote

Ecuador electoral council rejects claims of fraud in presidential vote

Ecuador's CNE electoral council on Tuesday dismissed claims of fraud in presidential elections that saw incumbent Daniel Noboa emerge victorious over leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez.

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Russia jails four journalists who covered Navalny

Russia jails four journalists who covered Navalny

Russia on Tuesday sentenced four journalists it said were associated with late opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five and a half years in a penal colony, intensifying a crackdown on press freedom and Kremlin critics.

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Trump says China 'reneged' on Boeing deal as tensions flare

Trump says China 'reneged' on Boeing deal as tensions flare

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that China has gone back on a major Boeing deal, after a news report that Beijing ordered airlines not to take further deliveries of the US aviation giant's jets.

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Trump eyes near 50 percent cut in State Dept budget: US media

Trump eyes near 50 percent cut in State Dept budget: US media

The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented scaling back of Washington's diplomatic reach, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, shuttering programs and embassies worldwide to slash the budget by almost 50 percent.

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Trump says would 'love' to send US citizens to El Salvador jail

Trump says would 'love' to send US citizens to El Salvador jail

President Donald Trump stepped up his extraordinary threats to send Americans to foreign jails, saying Tuesday he would love to deport "homegrown" US citizens who commit violent crimes to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.

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