The United States has not escorted any oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, the White House said Tuesday, after the energy secretary's social media account posted and deleted a claim that it did so.
Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior said his team's "amazing achievement" in winning last year's Club World Cup by beating Paris Saint-Germain in the final would have no bearing when the sides meet again in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta on Tuesday dismissed talk of a possible quadruple this campaign ahead of Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first-leg match at Bayer Leverkusen.
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US President Donald Trump has built a potential off-ramp by suggesting the Iran war could end soon, but the world is still guessing about whether he will take it -- and whether Tehran will let him.
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While tourists and non-essential diplomats scramble to leave the Gulf as Iran retaliates across the region for US and Israeli airstrikes, many expatriates in the glittering hubs of Dubai and other Gulf cities are sitting tight.
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Oil prices sank and equities pushed higher Tuesday following a wild day of swings that came after President Donald Trump signalled that the US-Israeli war on Iran could end sooner than thought.
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Member states of the International Energy Agency (IEA) were set to meet on Tuesday for crisis talks to assess security of supply and the potential release of emergency stocks as the Middle East war roils markets, the body's chief said.
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The UAE's largest oil refinery closed on Tuesday after a drone attack, as Iran defiantly vowed that no crude exports would leave the Gulf if the United States and Israel kept up their bombardment.
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Two men fired multiple shots at the US consulate in Toronto early Tuesday in what police described as a "national security incident," prompting beefed-up protection for US and Israeli diplomatic buildings in the city.
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Spanish rider Juan Ayuso pulled on the leader's yellow jersey on Tuesday after the third stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race.
Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet answered to "sweet tea" and praised a table tennis champion as he wooed Chinese fans on Tuesday in Beijing, days before the Academy Awards.
A star of the massively popular Canadian show "Heated Rival" has hit back against an avalanche of hateful online posts, with the hockey drama's success stirring up a frenzy online.
Shirin, a Tehran resident, was one of many who celebrated the death of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei. She drank wine and danced with friends. But as the war drags on, she's begun to question its logic.
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Egyptians watched their everyday costs surge on Tuesday after the government raised fuel prices, blaming spiralling global energy markets due to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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Kyle Walker announced his retirement from international football on Tuesday after winning 96 caps for England and featuring at five major tournaments.
England have made just one change for their Six Nations meeting with defending champions France, bringing in Ollie Chessum at blindside flanker as they seek to avoid their worst-ever finish.
Japan's Machida Zelvia booked their place in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals in their competition debut after beating South Korea's Gangwon 1-0 in Tuesday's last 16 second leg.
Vietnam moved Tuesday to tap an emergency fund to cool surging fuel prices, as the Middle East war has disrupted supplies and sparked long queues at petrol stations across the country.
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