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Colombia President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday denied expelling leading Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido, but accused him of entering the country illegally.

An 11-year-old asylum seeker has smashed a charity fundraising record and won hearts across Sweden after he described facing racism while out collecting money, the charity said on Tuesday.

A Japanese startup attempting the first private landing on the Moon said Wednesday it had lost communication with its spacecraft and assumed the lunar mission had failed.

Ed Sheeran arrived at US federal court Tuesday for a trial over whether the British pop star plagiarized American music icon Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" in his own 2014 hit "Thinking Out Loud."

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday steered clear from close contact with the public as he made a new foray into provincial France in the wake of his signing of a hugely unpopular pension reform.

A civil trial over an allegation that ex-president Donald Trump raped a prominent former American columnist three decades ago got underway Tuesday with jury selection.

Formula One approved a shake-up to the sprint format on Tuesday in time for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Climate activists sought on Tuesday to glue themselves onto the asphalt and block traffic in Berlin, a day after similar action caused heavy disruptions across the German capital.

The Russian incarnation of KFC opened its first restaurant in Moscow on Tuesday after the American fast food chain exited the country over the Kremlin's offensive in Ukraine.

Incoming US Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker plans to make hiring a US men's national team coach his priority after being confirmed in the role on Tuesday.

The death toll from a suspected Kenyan starvation cult climbed to 90 on Tuesday, including many children, as police said investigators were pausing the search for bodies because the morgues were full.

Josef Cerny of the Soudal-Quick Step team was a surprise winner of the short, flat prologue of the Tour of Romandie on Tuesday raced on the shores of Lake Lehman.

Turkey on Tuesday detained 126 pro-Kurdish activists, journalists and lawyers in raids conducted just three weeks before a knife-edge vote that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule.

Even at the height of his fame as a groundbreaking musician, Harry Belafonte was only interested in the money or the celebrity insofar as it could fuel his campaigns for social justice.

President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the EU Tuesday for restrictions on citrus exports from South Africa to prevent the importation of non-indigenous moths which stranded tonnes of fruit at sea when introduced last year.

The Paris home of French pop singer Christine and the Queens has been burgled, a source close to the case said on Tuesday.

Wimbledon organisers said on Tuesday they will offer extra financial support to Ukrainian players and causes after reversing a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes at this year's event.

US toy manufacturer Mattel unveiled a new Barbie doll Tuesday representing a person with Down syndrome, as it seeks to allow more children to see themselves in the popular figure.

A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan's warring generals was largely holding in much of the capital on Tuesday, but witnesses in some areas reported ongoing clashes between the army and paramilitary forces.

Prince William has "recently settled" a phone-hacking claim against a UK newspaper group, court documents filed by his brother Prince Harry as part of his own lawsuit claimed on Tuesday.

New home sales in the United States defied expectations to hit a one-year high in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, as a lack of existing homes bolstered demand in the market for new properties.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday he has taken pleasure in West Ham's revival under David Moyes as it prevented him becoming the oldest manager in the Premier League.

Shaul Myke fled years ago from war-ravaged South Sudan looking for peace in Khartoum. Now she is on the run again –- six children in tow -– after Sudan's capital became a battle zone.

US President Joe Biden and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol will pay homage Tuesday at the Korean War Memorial in Washington ahead of a state visit cementing the countries' deep alliance.

New home sales in the United States grew more than anticipated in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, as a lack of existing homes continued bolstering demand in the market for new properties.

Harry Belafonte, the superstar entertainer who introduced a Caribbean flair to mainstream US music and became well known for his deep personal investment in civil rights, died Tuesday in Manhattan, his publicist said. He was 96.

Tottenham's players have offered to reimburse fans the cost of their match tickets from Sunday's 6-1 hammering at Newcastle as they offered a public apology on Tuesday.

The European Union on Tuesday designated 19 online platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as having user numbers so big they will come under stricter regulatory rules for content.

Pep Guardiola has urged Manchester City not to let the destiny of the Premier League title slip out of their hands in a potentially decisive clash at the top of the table against Arsenal on Wednesday.

A French court halted the controversial clearance of a slum due Tuesday in the Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte, dealing a blow to a major operation by the Paris government aimed at improving security.

The dollar was largely higher Tuesday as Joe Biden confirmed his bid to win re-election as US president next year.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday his ruling ANC party had resolved that South Africa should quit the International Criminal Court, which last month issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin.