- Sri Lanka level T20 series with record-breaking West Indies win
- French footballer Ben Yedder on trial for sexual assault
- India foreign minister in arch-rival Pakistan for rare visit
- Restored 'Apollo Belvedere' marble back on show in the Vatican
- Lagos festival dances to Nigerian icon Fela Kuti's beat
- Italian PM hails 'courageous' Albania migrant deal
- 'Tragedy in Jabalia' as Israel army tightens siege in north Gaza
- Draft UN climate pact leaves open thorny question of money
- Two giant pandas arrive in US from China aboard 'Panda Express'
- Musiala and Upamecano return to Bayern training
- Wirtz return 'unclear' after injury on Germany duty
- Ghulam says 'wait is over' after century on Pakistan debut
- Boeing to raise up to $25 bn as strike weighs on finances
- Two giant pandas arrive in US from China
- Japan hold Australia, S. Korea and China win in World Cup qualifying
- Mbappe's golden-boy image takes a hit amid negative headlines
- Hezbollah threatens to attack targets across Israel
- Oil prices fall on easing Middle East fears
- Wales lock Jenkins to miss November Tests with 'horrible' injury lay-off
- France to play Israel in Paris and allow fans in
- Twin panda cubs to make public debut at Berlin zoo
- Scotland's Kinghorn maintains Lions 'dream' despite Toulouse clash
- Pakistan debutant Ghulam hits century to defy England in second Test
- Boeing announces intention to raise up to $25 bn
- Tuchel 'in talks with FA' over England manager's job
- Dutch rider Lavreysen targets record at world track championships
- Bangladesh suspend Hathurusingha as coach after alleged assault
- Russian Olympic chief announces surprise resignation
- Ferguson to leave Man Utd ambassador role as club cuts costs
- Turkish govt defends tax plan to fund defence industry
- Oil prices tumble on easing Middle East fears
- Eidevall quits as Arsenal Women head coach
- US, Philippines launch war games after China's Taiwan drills, ship collision
- Swedish prosecutor confirms 'rape' probe without naming Mbappe
- England dismiss Ayub but Pakistan reach 173-3 at tea in second Test
- Israel vows to put 'national interest' first in response to Iran attack
- Oil prices hit by easing Middle East fears, most Asian markets rise
- Mbappe-PSG salary row faces hearing as France captain cited in 'rape' report
- K-pop star tells South Korea lawmakers of workplace bullying
- Ex-Wallabies captain Elsom denies wrongdoing after arrest warrant
- Pakistan 79-2 at lunch in second England Test after Leach strikes
- Hopes pinned on peace across Taiwan Strait after drills
- Valencia fans leave Singapore with 'stern warning' after protest
- Falling sales cause sour grapes for iconic Portugal wine
- Belgian pathologist and literary star gives 'voice to the dead'
- Ethiopia's 'korale' recyclers turn waste into money
- Italy row, AI in focus at world's biggest book fair
- US, Philippines launch war games a day after China's Taiwan drills
- Scotland lock Gray signs for Japan's Toyota
- Allen and Bills foil Rodgers, outlast Jets 23-20
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Markets mostly rise as Biden set for Middle East diplomacy drive
Stock markets mostly rose on Tuesday as investors weighed the Israel-Hamas conflict, a raft of corporate results and concerns about interest rates.
Paris and Frankfurt closed 0.1 percent higher after slipping earlier in trading while London finished up 0.6 percent.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq also reversed earlier losses to trade higher at midday.
"All moves of course are unfolding against a tense, and highly uncertain, geopolitical backdrop," said Patrick O'Hare, analyst at Briefing.com.
All eyes were on US President Joe Biden's visit to Israel on Wednesday.
His trip comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lines up forces on the Gazan border ahead of an expected ground incursion as Tel Aviv retaliates after deadly October 7 attacks by Hamas militants.
Biden was to meet Netanyahu, and will also see Jordanian King Abdullah II, Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in hopes of finding a way to de-escalate a crisis that threatens the stability of the region.
The drive to avert a war that could draw in other regional players, including Iran and Lebanon-based Hezbollah, helped push Wall Street higher Monday, with all three main indexes up around one percent.
Oil prices seesawed, falling in late afternoon European hours.
Stock markets also tracked fresh company results.
US investment bank Goldman Sachs reported a 36-percent fall in third quarter profits at $1.9 billion.
Bank of America reported better earnings than expected in the same quarter, with its net income rising 10 percent to $7.8 billion.
Investors also digested rising US Treasury yields and retail sales data for September that came in stronger than expected.
The resilient retail sales data fuelled concerns that the US Federal Reserve may have to keep interest rates higher for longer to bring high inflation back down to its long-term target of two percent.
"The economy clearly isn't in –- or even near –- a recession. The market's worry, though, is that a strong economy could eventually break itself through higher rates," said Callie Cox, investment analyst at trading platform eToro.
In Britain, official data showed cooler wages growth in the country, increasing expectations that the Bank of England was done with raising interest rates to fight inflation.
- Key figures around 1600 GMT -
New York - Dow: UP 0.3 percent at 34,099.04 points
London - FTSE 100: UP 0.6 percent at 7,675.21
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.1 percent at 15,251.69
Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.1 percent at 7,029.70
EURO STOXX 50: UP less than 0.1 percent at 4,152.32
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 1.2 percent at 32,040.29 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: UP 0.8 percent at 17,773.34 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.3 percent at 3,083.50 (close)
Euro/dollar: UP at $1.0593 from $1.0562 on Monday
Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2202 from $1.2218
Dollar/yen: UP at 149.72 yen from 149.53 yen
Euro/pound: UP at 86.81 pence from 86.42 pence
Brent North Sea crude: DOWN 0.3 percent at $89.36 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.5 percent at $86.21 per barrel
L.Davis--AMWN