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The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a challenge to President Joe Biden's plan to erase nearly $400 billion of student debt, with all eyes on how far the conservative-dominated bench is willing to go to override the Democratic leader.

Elon Musk's electric carmaker Tesla will open a plant in northern Mexico, making a significant investment in the Latin American nation, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Tuesday.

Forests are central to biodiversity and the fight against climate change, as well as being a big money spinner for national economies.

A French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial project.

Brendon McCullum has promised that England will keep faith with their attacking game during the Ashes despite Tuesday's extraordinary one-run loss to New Zealand in Wellington.

Canada's economy stalled at the end of 2022 with zero growth, the government statistical agency said Tuesday, coming in below analysts' expectations.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch admitted in a deposition that hosts on his Fox News network promoted the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, court documents show.

US and European stocks dipped Tuesday as dealers fretted that the Federal Reserve would push interest rates higher than expected and for longer as it battles stubbornly-high inflation.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day trip in which he will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz will team up with Paula Badosa in this year's Hopman Cup, the mixed tournament returning to the calendar for the first time since 2019.

Nigeria's main opposition parties on Tuesday called for the country's presidential election to be scrapped, alleging that results showing the ruling party's candidate in the lead had been massively manipulated.

Olivier Goy is running out of time.

In the basement of a residential building in Bakhmut, a soldier who goes by the call sign "Fox" said he did not know how much longer he and his comrades could hold out in the Ukrainian frontline city.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday promised US help for Central Asia to reduce the region's reliance on Russia, vowing support for the sovereignty of former Soviet republics unnerved by the Ukraine war.

Aiden Markram made a successful return to Test cricket as he and former captain Dean Elgar got South Africa off to a strong start on the first day of the first Test against the West Indies at SuperSport Park on Tuesday.

Stock markets diverged Tuesday as dealers mulled fears the Federal Reserve would push interest rates higher than expected and for longer as it battles stubbornly-high inflation.

A Spanish judge has summoned a son of Equatorial Guinea's president for questioning over his alleged role in the kidnap and torture of two Spanish nationals, court documents showed Tuesday.

The EU on Tuesday narrowed its landmark antitrust case against Apple to focus on how the iPhone-maker prevents apps from giving users information about rival music subscription options.

New Zealand's dramatic one-run victory over England at Wellington on Tuesday was only the second time in nearly 2,500 Tests dating back 146 years that a match had been won by such a narrow margin.

England have omitted Marcus Smith from their training squad before next week's Six Nations match against France, with George Ford returning to the fold.

The death toll from a devastating shipwreck off Italy's southern coast rose to 64 on Tuesday, while three men were in detention accused of human trafficking, officials said.

Shoppers inspect vegetables at a huge market in Sale, near the Moroccan capital Rabat, but exploding prices mean they are keeping their eye on what they spend ahead of Ramadan.

Two more people in Equatorial Guinea have died of Marburg haemorrhagic fever, a cousin of the Ebola virus, bringing the toll of fatalities to 11, the authorities say.

Chelsea revealed on Tuesday that Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva suffered knee ligament damage during the 2-0 Premier League defeat at Tottenham at the weekend.

Ukraine said Tuesday its troops were under pressure in the near-destroyed frontline city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces were launching heavy assaults after months of fighting.

Uganda will propose a new anti-gay bill on Wednesday, the speaker of the country's parliament said, as conspiracy theories accusing shadowy international forces of "promoting homosexuality" flood social media.

A Philippine fuel tanker partially sank in the country's waters on Tuesday, authorities said, as they tried to contain a diesel spill stretching several kilometres.

French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet resigned on Tuesday following accusations of sexual and psychological harassment, bringing to an end an 11-year spell in charge.

Former captain Dean Elgar and the recalled Aiden Markram got South Africa off to a solid start on the first morning of the first Test against the West Indies at SuperSport Park on Tuesday.

New Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha said Tuesday he was bracing for a reality check against England but promised an "aggressive" posture when his team take on the reigning one-day international champions.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Tuesday meet pro-UK unionists in Northern Ireland to sell his breakthrough deal with the European Union that overhauls post-Brexit trading rules in the province.

France spent more than 630 million euros last year hosting almost 115,000 refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the country's top audit body said Tuesday.