At least three more people have died in heavy rains in northern China, state media said on Tuesday, taking to 13 the death toll in recent storms across the region, with five still missing and no let-up in rain forecast.

Brazil's government has asked US technology giant Meta to rid its platforms of chatbots that mimic children and can make sexually suggestive remarks, the attorney general's office (AGU) announced Monday.

Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking "anti-competitive" deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading Australian telecoms firms.

According to Chinese law, pregnant or nursing women can serve their sentence outside of prison under local authority supervision.

A Finnish lawmaker on Tuesday allegedly died by suicide inside Helsinki's Parliament House, the local media reported.

A 9-year-old boy of Indian origin was attacked by a 15-year-old while he was playing, in Ireland. The teenager threw stones and injured him, on Tuesday in Cork County. The child suffered serious head injuries and was admitted to the hospital.

For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from US government vaccine recommendations.

Russia said Tuesday that any deal on Ukraine should ensure its security and that of Russians in Ukraine, as Kyiv's allies met to discuss possible peace talks, after suggestions that Volodymyr Zelensky could sit down with Vladimir Putin.

A senior Israeli official on Tuesday said the government stood firm on its call for the release of all hostages in any future Gaza deal, after Hamas accepted a new truce proposal.

Australia's foreign minister criticised Israel for revoking visas held by Canberra's diplomatic representatives to the Palestinian Authority.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today at his residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi, as India-China tensions continue to thaw.

Chinese refineries have purchased 15 cargoes of Russian oil for October and November delivery as Indian demand for Moscow's exports falls away, two analysts and one trader said on Tuesday.

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 weeks' imprisonment and a two-year restraining order for sending racist death threats to Rishi Sunak in June last year, when he was still the British prime minister.

Ukraine's allies were meeting on Tuesday to discuss the outcome of fast-moving talks to end the war with Russia, after indications that Volodymyr Zelensky could sit down with Vladimir Putin for a peace summit.

Firefighters in Indonesia are struggling to contain a three-day-old fire at an illegal oil well that has killed at least three people and injured two others, a disaster relief official said on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old stated she's struggling financially, despite reports suggesting Musk has provided her with significant monetary support.

The union representing Air Canada flight attendants said on Tuesday it had ended a strike over wages and unpaid ground work after reaching a "tentative agreement" with the airline.

The Westchester County Police Department confirmed her death, stating she died as a result of gunshot wounds.

Rescue workers on Tuesday recovered more bodies from a mountain village in northwest Pakistan where flash floods triggered by a cloudburst brought down homes and buildings, bringing the death count there to at least 20.

Pakistan political commentator Najam Sethi has ripped into Islamabad's claim of Indian missiles hitting targets during military confrontation under Operation Sindoor.

Indian government sources have issued a pointed clarification saying there has been no change in New Delhi's position on Taiwan.

The US Air Force Reserve released the video on August 16, showing the hurricane hunter plane navigating through the eyewall of the category-5 hurricane and reaching the centre.

Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled down an advertisement featuring an Asian male model with a 'slanted eye' gesture.

Hurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours on Monday, as it threatened rip currents and flooding along the US East Coast later this week, even without a predicted landfall.

During talks with S Jaishankar, Wang Yi said relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation.