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France to unveil pension norms that upset workers, unions call for protest

French PM Elisabeth Borne is to unveil highly sensitive pension overhaul aimed at pushing up the retirement age that has already prompted vigorous criticism and calls for protests

Egypt's inflation surges on amid currency's dramatic slide, say statistics

Egypt continues to battle surging inflation amid a dramatic slide of its currency as many Egyptians struggle with price hikes, the country's statistics bureau said on Tuesday

Donald Trump's longtime CFO faces sentencing for tax fraud scheme

New York Judge Juan Manuel Merchan is expected to sentence CFO to five months in jail, in keeping with a plea agreement reached in August

China economy recovering but hampered by repeated coronavirus outbreaks

Informal measures show public and business activity improving but weak

US accuses former army pilot of illegally training Chinese military pilots

The US has accused a former military pilot of illegally training Chinese military pilots, and is trying to extradite him from Australia

China suspends visas for South Koreans in apparent retaliatory move

China suspended visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements on Chinese travellers.

House GOP kicks off majority with vote to slash $71 bn IRS funding

The bill to rescind the money passed the House on a party-line vote of 221-210. The Democratic-controlled Senate has vowed to ignore it

US Prez Biden, Lopez Obrador open Mexico meetings with brusque talk

n Monday, Lopez Obrador challenged Biden to improve life across the region, telling him that you hold the key in your hand

Brazilian Authorities investigate who was behind uprising in capital

Bolsonaros supporters refused to accept the results. They blocked roads and remained camped outside military buildings, urging the armed forces to intervene

As Brazil reels from riots, Bolsonaro finds rental home in Florida

As Brazil reels from mobs of rioters swarming its seats of power, its former leader has decamped to a Florida resort, where droves of supporters flocked to cheer on their ousted president

France captain Hugo Lloris ends int'l career, to focus on Tottenham club

'I want to continue to perform, to live this sport as I have always done, and maybe this decision will give me more physical freshness with my club'

7.6 quake damages buildings in Indonesia, tremors felt in Australia

The National Disaster Mitigation agency received visual reports of damage to houses and community buildings in Watuwey village in Southwest Maluku

Brazil, Jan 6 in US: Parallel attacks but not identical, says diplomat

Sunday's attack by supporters of ex-President Bolsonaro in Brazil's capital drew immediate parallels with Jan 6, 2021 attack on US capital by former Trump's backers 2-years and 2-days earlier

Iowa's largest city cancels classes due to cyber attack

Iowa's largest school district cancelled classes for Tuesday after determining there was a cyber attack on its technology network

US Supreme Court turn away Israeli spyware maker in WhatsApp suit

The justices left in place lower court rulings against the Israeli firm, NSO Group

40 year-old NASA science satellite falls harmlessly from sky off Alaska

The Defense Department confirmed that the satellite - placed in orbit in 1984 by astronaut Sally Ride - reentered late Sunday night over the Bering Sea, a few hundred miles from Alaska

US Justice Department reviews potentially classified docs at Biden center

The National Archives did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. A message seeking comment from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago wasn't immediately returned Monday

13 dead in Peru as anti-government protests seeking elections resume

Peru's top human rights agency called for an investigation into the deaths, 12 of which took place amid clashes between security forces and protesters

UK government meets trade unions but fails to end wave of strikes

There were small signs of progress but no breakthrough after a meeting between Health Secretary Steve Barclay and health care unions

Georgia election case just one of many legal woes for Donald Trump

Trump has denied any wrongdoing and says he is being targeted by Democrats trying to keep him from reclaiming the White House