BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) has a strong plan in place to retaliate against U.S. tariffs and will not hesitate to act if necessary, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

Addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, von der Leyen said the EU "did not start this confrontation" but stood ready to defend its people and prosperity. (EU-U.S.-Tariffs)

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BEIRUT -- An Israeli airstrike at dawn on Tuesday killed 3 people and injured 7 others in Sfeir area in Beirut's southern suburbs, al-Mayadeen local TV channel reported.

The local channel previously reported the airstrike targeting a building killed a member of Hezbollah. (Lebanon-Israel-Attack)

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MOSCOW -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Russia and the United States are continuing talks to resolve the Ukraine conflict, calling it a "complex issue."

"We are continuing to maintain contact with the United States," Peskov said at a daily briefing, commenting on reported threats from the United States to impose additional sanctions on Russia's oil industry if ongoing peace talks fail to make substantive progress. (Russia-U.S.-Ukraine)

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HELSINKI -- A volcanic eruption began on Tuesday at southwestern Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, announced the Icelandic Meteorological Office.

A magma outflow from the magma corridor began in the Sundhnukur crater area early Tuesday morning, and the volcanic eruption began several hours later. The town of Grindavik in the area was evacuated earlier as an eruption was anticipated. (Iceland-Volcano)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's constitutional court will decide whether to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol on April 4, the court said Tuesday.

The ruling on Yoon will be delivered at 11:00 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) on Friday and it will be broadcast live, the court said in a statement. (South Korea-Presidential Impeachment) Enditem

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