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Court orders closure of one of Egypt's last independent media outlets, detains and fines editor

An Egyptian court ordered the closure of one of Egypt's last independent news outlets Tuesday after convicting its editor-in-chief of operating a website without a license in a major blow to the country's shrinking press freedom.

Two British nationals charged in air base terror plot; authorities say one suspect linked to Iran

Two British men were charged Tuesday in connection with what authorities say was a terrorism-related plot involving the Royal Air Force's Fairford air base last month, with one of the suspects accused of coordinating with Iran's intelligence services.

Prince George's County Council Approves Funding Plan for Sphere at National Harbor

The Prince George's County Council on Tuesday approved a plan to finance a scaled-down version of the Sphere entertainment venue right next to the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino.

Extremist Nick Fuentes tells voters 'stay home or vote Democrat'

Political firebrand Nick Fuentes is telling his followers to support the blue ticket.

Sen. Whitehouse submits tip on Trump's border czar after DOJ opens fraud whistleblower program

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said Tuesday he has submitted a tip to the Justice Department's new fraud whistleblower program asking investigators to probe White House border czar Tom Homan.

U.S. and Cuban officials engage in a shouting match during a U.N. debate over the economic embargo

U.S. and Cuban officials engaged in a stunning shouting match on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, the latest in a series of public spats between the longtime adversaries over Washington's escalating economic campaign against Havana.

New memorial dedicated to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm

About 700,000 U.S. military personnel took part in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the 1990 to 1991 mission to drive invading Iraqi forces from Kuwait.

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro misses passport handover deadline, compliance is unclear

A deadline for defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to surrender his regular and diplomatic passports expired at noon Tuesday, but it remained unclear whether he had complied.

Orlando-area cops called to children's soccer game over dispute between family, officials

Police in Florida were called to a park by officials from a children's soccer league after they got into a dispute with a family over its child's playing time.

Seoul makes surprise turn toward the Kremlin. Why?

North Korea's new ties to Russia have been well reported, but Kim Jong-un apparently isn't the only Korean leader cozying up to Vladimir Putin.

Hegseth in Philippines for Asian defense meeting

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in Cebu, Philippines, on Tuesday for a quick turnaround visit to the Pacific theater, where he is slated to hold talks with counterparts from across the region at a major Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense ministers gathering.

Trump to ban use of terms 'AI,' 'artificial intelligence' in federal materials

President Trump said Tuesday that the federal government will soon prohibit using the terms AI or artificial intelligence to describe technology that enables machines to perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence.