Wilder vs. Fury II highlights
Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder in the 7th round of their rematch.
Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder in the 7th round of their rematch.
The Israeli tanks that entered the periphery of Rafah early Tuesday stoked global fears that an offensive on Gaza's southernmost city could endanger the more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there. The ground assault dimmed hopes of an immediate cease-fire deal that the U.S., Egypt and Qatar have spent months pushing for. In the hours before the attack began, Hamas agreed to a cease-fire proposal that the Israeli government swiftly rejected.
Embattled Speaker Mike Johnson worked to position himself as in control Tuesday, insisting he's not negotiating with far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as they prepared to meet again at the Capitol and she weighed whether to proceed with a vote on his ouster. It was the second day Johnson was meeting privately with Greene, a top ally of Donald Trump, and she outlined four demands — including no more funding for Ukraine as it fights Russia and an end to the Justice Department special counsel's legal cases against the indicted former president. Greene is threatening to call a vote on her motion to vacate the speaker from office, despite objections from Trump himself and fellow Republicans who want to end the chaos on Capitol Hill.
A Russian court confirmed Tuesday that U.S. soldier Gordon Black would be held in custody for at least two months after he was arrested on theft charges in Vladivostok.
Kenya's government has begun bulldozing homes built in flood-prone areas and promising evicted families the equivalent of $75 to relocate after a deadline passed to evacuate amid deadly rains. The government last week told thousands of people living near rivers, dams and other flood-prone areas to vacate as heavy rains that have left 238 people dead in recent weeks continue to pound. Most of those whose houses are demolished say they do not know where to go, even though the government claims they were notified about options.
Nvidia and Microsoft are among the backers of Wayve and its embodied AI technology, described as "GPT for driving."
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet will discuss fuel prices again on Wednesday despite a recent fall in prices driven by government pressure on traders to align prices with levels elsewhere in the region, the economy minister said. Orban's government scrapped a fuel price cap in December 2022 after a lack of imports and panic buying led to shortages, but earlier this year raised the possibility of another intervention if fuel prices exceed the central European average. Shares in Hungarian energy group MOL have fallen about 1% since the government first floated the idea of a fuel market intervention last month, underperforming the Budapest benchmark index, which scaled record highs this week.
The U.S. Army soldier arrested in Russia last week is being held in a pretrial detention facility waiting for a hearing, the Army said Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black flew to Russia to see his girlfriend, according to U.S. officials, and the Army confirmed Tuesday that he had not sought clearance for the international travel and it was not authorized by the Defense Department. Under Pentagon policy, service members must get clearance for any international travel from a security manager or commander and that was not done.
Ukraine said Tuesday it had unravelled a Russian plot to assassinate senior Ukrainian political and military figures, including President Volodymyr Zelensky.Polish and Ukrainian prosecutors announced last month they had detained a man suspected of aiding a Russian plot to assassinate Zelensky.
A woman, Aziza Graves, was convicted of stealing more than $60,000 from the same Target store in San Francisco using self-checkout.
Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari said interest rates will likely stay at current levels for an 'extended period' and didn't rule out a hike if inflation stalls near 3%.
The United States announced Tuesday it had brought back two dozen Western citizens, half of them Americans, from Islamic State prison camps in northeastern Syria where tens of thousands have languished.The United States, which produced a limited number of Islamic State militants, has long pushed European governments to step up and bring back their nationals -- often children of the fighters.
The world's most populous nation began voting on April 19 in a seven-phase election in which nearly one billion people are eligible to vote.
Student protests to demand that universities break ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread across Europe on Tuesday, with police breaking up demonstrations in the Netherlands, Germany, and France.- University publishes Israel ties - The war in the Gaza Strip was sparked by an unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas, which resulted in the deaths of more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.
Democrats plan to appeal with the assumption that Democratic-dominated higher courts will eventually let the ERA stay on the November ballot.
Donald Trump paid porn actor Stormy Daniels for her silence before the 2016 election. Now he's forced to confront her testimony about their alleged sexual encounter in the midst of another presidential campaign. Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday in his hush money criminal trial, putting the presumptive Republican presidential nominee face-to-face with the woman whose story he tried to bury years ago.
"There is no place on any campus in America or any place in America for antisemitism or hate speech, or threats of violence of any kind.”
The British government said Tuesday it could not rule out state involvement in a mass cyberattack on the personal details of armed forces personnel that some lawmakers blamed on Beijing."We do have indications that this was the suspected work of a malign actor and we cannot rule out state involvement," Defence Secretary Grant Shapps told parliament.
Disney reported higher revenues Tuesday on a strong performance by its theme parks division and an improving streaming business, but a write-down in the company's India business resulted in a small loss.The entertainment giant cited Walt Disney World Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland and the company's cruise division as areas of strength in parks and experiences, but saw lower results at Disneyland Resorts.
Rescuers rushed to evacuate people stranded by devastating floods across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday, with 90 reported dead and desperate survivors seeking food and basic supplies. On the outskirts of Eldorado do Sul, 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) from the state capital of Porto Alegre, many people who left their homes were sleeping on the roadside and told Reuters they were going hungry. The state's Civil Defense agency said the death toll has risen to 90 with another four deaths being investigated, while 131 people are still unaccounted for and 155,000 are homeless.
Hamas’ announcement was initially met with jubilation in Gaza and cautious optimism by regional leaders after it was presented as an acceptance of an Israeli proposal. But Israel issued what looked like a holding position, saying that Hamas’ position was “far from” meeting its demands.