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The Unification Church leader was arrested Tuesday in South Korea over allegations of bribery linked to a former first lady, including luxury gifts, prosecutors said.

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A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution.

Chile's far-right presidential candidate, Jose Antonio Kast, one of the favorites to succeed leftist leader Gabriel Boric in November's vote, vowed Monday to deport "all" undocumented migrants if victorious.

All eyes are on China this week, as the world's biggest polluter readies a new emissions-cutting plan -- reinforcing its role as a steadfast defender of global climate diplomacy while Europe stalls and the United States doubles down on fossil fuels.

The final countdown to the Ryder Cup got under way on Monday with US golfers sharing a quiet moment on Bethpage Black's first tee as Europe's players donned salmon-colored outfits in a nostalgic nod to their first win on American soil.

United States captain Keegan Bradley defended his Ryder Cup players receiving a payment boost from the PGA of America to compete against Europe in this week's showdown at Bethpage Black.

US President Donald Trump on Monday urged pregnant people not to take Tylenol over an unproven link to autism, and urged major changes to the standard vaccines given to babies.

Paris Saint-Germain winger Ousmane Dembele won the Ballon d'Or on Monday as a reward for his starring role in the club's Champions League triumph last season, while Spain's Aitana Bonmati claimed the women's prize for the third year in a row.

Wall Street stocks shook off early weakness and forged higher Monday as some leading tech giants helped lift major Wall Street indices to fresh all-time highs.

Gianluigi Donnarumma admitted to AFP on Monday he would have preferred to stay at Paris Saint-Germain before a shock switch to Manchester City this month.

San Francisco 49ers defensive star Nick Bosa will miss the remainder of the season after suffering torn knee ligaments in his team's defeat of Arizona at the weekend, US media reported Monday.

Biodiversity in Canada has plunged 10 percent over the last half century, with hundreds of species facing extinction, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report Monday.

France forward Ousmane Dembele on Monday won the men's Ballon d'Or, the most prestigious individual prize in football, rewarding his starring role in the Paris Saint-Germain side that lifted the Champions League trophy last season.

Napoli maintained their lead at the top of Serie A with Monday's 3-2 win over promoted Pisa which continued the champions' perfect start to their domestic campaign.

Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmati won the Women's Ballon d'Or at an awards ceremony in Paris on Monday, the third consecutive year she has taken the prize.

Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show, which was abruptly pulled from the air last week after the US government threatened broadcasters, will be back on Tuesday, Disney announced Monday.

An early goal by defender Nayef Aguerd gave Marseille a 1-0 win over reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain on Monday, a rare success against their great rivals in a game delayed by 24 hours by storms in southern France.

The White House on Monday said a US version of TikTok would feature a homegrown model of the app's prized algorithm, potentially clearing one of the main obstacles to keeping the Chinese-owned platform online in the United States.

US President Donald Trump on Monday was expected to tout a tenuous relationship between autism risk and Tylenol use during pregnancy, as scientists urged research on the topic was not conclusive.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday recognized a Palestinian state, leading a UN summit that already spurred other Western governments to take the landmark step that has infuriated Israel.

Hong Kong rushed to prepare for the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, with officials warning of a "serious threat" comparable to some of the most destructive storms in the city's recent history.

A Seoul court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja over allegations of bribery linked to a former first lady and incitement to destroy evidence, the Yonhap news agency reported.

The US Fed governor newly appointed by President Donald Trump argued Monday for significantly lower interest rates, signaling that concerns over inflation may be overblown.

Inmates in Ecuador fought each other with guns and explosives in a riot that left 13 prisoners and a guard dead, police said Monday.

More than 80 town halls in France hoisted the Palestinian flag Monday ahead of the recognition of a Palestinian state by President Emmanuel Macron in defiance of a government warning not to do so.

Nvidia said Monday it will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, building infrastructure for next-generation artificial intelligence.

The US Treasury said Monday it stood ready to "do what is needed" to support Argentina's economy, as President Javier Milei battles to calm jittery financial markets.

France and other countries were set Monday to join several Western governments that have angered Israel by recognizing a Palestinian state as the UN's centerpiece diplomatic week got underway in New York.

The world's second largest diamond could soon find a new home in a museum or a sheikh's collection -- but first needs to be properly evaluated, the Belgian firm holding it told AFP Monday.

Numerous UK charities Monday severed ties with Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of disgraced Prince Andrew, after a new email emerged in which she called convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a "supreme friend" and sought forgiveness for "letting him down".

Google faced a fresh federal court test on Monday as US government lawyers asked a judge to order the breakup of the search engine giant's ad technology business.

The United States and Haiti called Monday for transforming the multi-national security mission deployed in the troubled Caribbean country into a more robust force to target powerful gangs.

Russian author Boris Akunin, who was recently sentenced to a lengthy prison term in absentia after supporting Ukraine, warned other countries on Monday to be vigilant against creeping repression.

Wall Street saw off an early bout of profit-taking on Monday as investors looked for clues to the US Federal Reserve's next interest rate move.

Thousands of Orthodox Jews flocked to the Ukrainian city of Uman on Monday for the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, despite warnings from Kyiv not to travel due to the Russian invasion.

US President Donald Trump was expected Monday to deliver what the White House called “an announcement" about autism, having long voiced concern about the condition's prevalence and potential causes.

More than 60,000 people died from heat in Europe during last year's record-breaking summer, a benchmark study said Monday, in the latest warning of the massive toll climate change is having on the continent.

Tens of thousands of people protested on Monday across Italy as part of a day of action to "denounce the genocide in Gaza", with blockades, strikes and marches that descended into clashes with police in Milan.