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Ottawa (AFP) – The bombshell resignation of Canada’s deputy prime minister is spurring new calls for the resignation of Justin Trudeau, whose rock-bottom popularity is plummeting further amid opposition attacks and US President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Pamandzi (France) (AFP) – Authorities announced a nighttime curfew Tuesday to curb looting after a devastating cyclone hit the French overseas territory of Mayotte, with the country’s prime minister warning the death toll could rise.

San Francisco (AFP) – Young startup Databricks, which specializes in scaling and building artificial intelligence, said Tuesday it raised $10 billion, bringing the company’s valuation to $62 billion.

Paarl (South Africa) (AFP) – Saim Ayub hit a superb 109 and Salman Agha starred with bat and ball as Pakistan beat South Africa by three wickets in the first one-day international at Boland Park on Tuesday.

Washington (AFP) – Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow has cleared the way for US strikes against the Islamic State group in areas previously shielded by Syrian and Russian air defenses — but the jihadists may also try to exploit the vacuum left by his fall.

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Britain, France and Germany accused Iran on Tuesday of growing its stockpile of high enriched uranium to “unprecedented levels” without “any credible civilian justification.”

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – The leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on Tuesday proposed a “demilitarised zone” in the northern town of Kobane as fighting with Turkish-backed groups grips northern Syria.

Madrid (AFP) – Catarina Macario scored two penalties in the space of five second-half minutes to lead Chelsea to a 2-1 comeback over Real Madrid in the Women’s Champions League on Tuesday and confirm their status as group winners.

Latakia (Syria) (AFP) – The military chief of Syria’s victorious Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said on Tuesday it would be “the first” to dissolve its armed wing and integrate into the armed forces.

Moscow (AFP) – The head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division was killed Tuesday in a brazen Moscow attack claimed by Kyiv, the most senior military figure assassinated in Russia yet as the Kremlin’s campaign in Ukraine drags on.