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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dug in for a fight Tuesday against his potential impeachment in Congress, contending that a rogue lawmaker is undermining American troops in war zones by targeting him over mere “policy disagreements” and not the high crimes required in the Constitution for his possible removal.

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived at U.N. climate talks on Tuesday, condemning the annual proceedings as hypocritical and urging leaders to put people and the planet ahead of profits and power.

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Women carrying assault rifles scaled down a wall and rode a zip line as Iran opened a military training camp for women volunteers in Tehran’s Azadi Square on Tuesday. Authorities say the camp aims to prepare volunteers to defend against a possible U.S. ground assault.

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Pope Leo XIV urged Argentines on Tuesday to follow the holy example of the country’s best-known saints as he drew an estimated 650,000 people to Mass in the city of Córdoba. Catholic faithful travelled from all over the country to attend, as the pope continues the second leg of his Latin American tour.