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World Cup winners Argentina have been greeted by jubilant crowds at Buenos Aires airport and a bank holiday has been declared in the country. After beating France in Sunday's final, the team landed home in the early hours of Tuesday morning. They travelled on an open-top bus to Argentine Football headquarters. Fans lined the streets en route, with the main celebration taking place at Buenos Aires' Obelisk monument at midday (15:00 GMT) on Tuesday. The Argentine government said Tuesday would be a bank holiday so fans "can express their deepest joy for the national team"

A rural town in northern California was rattled by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on Tuesday morning.

German police say they have recovered a number of 18th-Century treasures stolen from a museum during a heist in 2019

The Chinese capital Beijing is seeing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. And high numbers of workers testing positive for the virus means the city's funeral homes are overwhelmed. Undertakers say they are short on drivers and workers, so families have to wait longer to cremate their relatives. Local media have reported more coronavirus-linked deaths, even though official tallies do not include the latest victims. China relaxed some of the world's toughest measures to control the spread of the virus just over a week ago.

Japan is sweltering in its worst heatwave since records began in 1875. The blistering heat has drawn official warnings of a looming power shortage, and led to calls for people to conserve energy where possible. But the government is still advising people to use air conditioning to avoid heatstroke as cases of hospitalisation rise with the heat

Watch highlights of Japan v Croatia at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Japan's number of children has been reported to be at its lowest since 1950. There are just 14.6 million children in the nation under the age of 14, according to figures from Japan's internal affairs ministry. Japan's falling birth rate and high life expectancy is putting pressure on public spending and resulting in labour shortages.

Russia and China will conduct a joint live-fire naval exercise between December 21-27. The drills will be held in the East China Sea just a week before Putin and Xi Jinping are expected to meet later this month. The location of the exercise is a major concern for Japan and the US. Watch the video to find out more