Alcaraz says Nadal still the man to beat at Roland Garros
Carlos Alcaraz expects Rafa Nadal to perform at a “spectacular level” at the French Open if the 14-times champion can overcome his injury issues ahead of the year’s second ...
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Arsenal return to top with 3-1 win over sorry Chelsea
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League on Tuesday with a 3-1 win over a woeful Chelsea, set on their way by two goals from Martin Odegaard, but ...
Musk threatens to reassign NPR Twitter account, NPR says
Twitter chief Elon Musk has “threatened” to reassign National Public Radio’s Twitter account to another company, the US-based broadcaster said on Tuesday.
Musk suggested that he would reassign the ...
More than 100 arrested in European swoop on ‘Ndrangheta crime group
German and Italian police arrested more than 100 people on Wednesday in a crackdown on the Italian ‘Ndrangheta organised crime group, German public prosecutors and police authorities in the two countries ...
‘Plagiarism machines’: Hollywood writers and studios battle over the future of AI
Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking over the world. Now, they are fighting to make sure robots do not take their jobs.
The Writers Guild ...
Suspect in killing of 5 Texas neighbors caught after 4-day manhunt
Police captured a man suspected of shooting five Texas neighbors to death and leading multiple agencies on a four-day manhunt after a tip led them to a home in a ...
Soft lending and inflation data pave way for smaller ECB hike
Euro zone banks are turning off the credit taps and a key gauge of inflation is finally falling, data showed on Tuesday, boosting the case for a smaller interest-rate increase ...
HSBC rewards shareholders with dividend, buyback as profit triples
HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L) reported on Tuesday its quarterly profit tripled, beating expectations, as rising interest rates worldwide boosted the lender’s income and helped it pay a first quarterly ...
Dubai crypto regulator awards first broker-dealer MVP operational license
BitOasis, a Middle East-focused crypto exchange based in the United Arab Emirates, has received the first broker-dealer minimum viable product operational license from Dubai’s crypto regulator, the company said ...
Man arrested outside Buckingham Palace, police conduct controlled explosion
Police arrested a man outside Buckingham Palace on Tuesday for throwing what they believe were shotgun cartridges and officers also carried out a controlled explosion in the area, days before ...
Ceasefire agreed after death of Palestinian hunger striker in Israeli custody sparks fighting
A Palestinian hunger striker died in Israeli custody on Tuesday, sparking an exchange of fire between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, before three Palestinian officials said the sides had ...
As counteroffensive looms, Ukraine vows not to give up Bakhmut
Ukraine’s military vowed on Tuesday not to give up the pulverised eastern city of Bakhmut as it prepares to launch a long-promised counteroffensive against Russian forces.
General Oleksandr Syrskyi, ...
Sudan’s warring generals extend theoretical truce but keep fighting
Sudan’s warring military factions agreed to a new and longer seven-day ceasefire from Thursday, neighbour and mediator South Sudan said, even as more air strikes and shooting in the ...
EU sets Ukraine grain import restrictions in 5 countries until June 5
The European Commission said on Tuesday it set restrictions until June 5 on imports of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed to ease the excess supply of these grains in ...
Hollywood writers strike over pay in streaming TV ‘gig economy’ (Updated)
Thousands of film and television writers headed to picket lines on Tuesday for their first work stoppage in 15 years, sending Hollywood into turmoil and disrupting TV production as the industry ...
Digital coins lure inflation-weary Argentines and Turks
Can inherently volatile cryptocurrencies become safe-havens? Apparently they can in some parts of the world, such as Argentina and Turkey, where soaring prices and tumbling local currencies have forced people ...
Texas man accused of killing five neighbours was deported four times
A Texas man accused of killing five neighbours after being asked to stop shooting his assault-style rifle because of the noise had been deported from the U.S. four times ...
King Charles’ coming coronation stirs memories of queen 70 years ago
Pamela Tawse was 18 and still in her nurse’s uniform and cap when she made her way to central London after her night shift, eager to catch a glimpse of ...
Australia to ban recreational vaping in e-cigarette crackdown
Australia said on Tuesday it will ban recreational vaping and tighten other aspects of e-cigarette laws in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade to ...
US believes Russians in Ukraine have suffered 100,000 casualties in five months
The White House has estimated that Russia’s military has suffered 100,000 casualties in the last five months in fighting in the Bakhmut region and other areas of Ukraine.
White House ...
Australia to ban recreational vaping and tighten other aspects of e-cigarette laws
Australia said on Tuesday it will ban recreational vaping and tighten other aspects of e-cigarette laws in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade to ...
Qatar Airways could grow to 255 routes depending on aircraft deliveries
Qatar Airways could expand its number of destinations to more than 255 from 170 currently under plans for rapid growth, but its ability to do so depends on the delivery of additional ...
Arsenal players still have fire in their bellies, says Arteta
Arsenal are still fired up after their defeat by rivals Manchester City, manager Mikel Arteta said, but added that his side clearly need to improve if they hope to keep ...
‘Belgian Bullet’ Brecel holds off Selby to win world snooker championship
Belgium’s Luca Brecel became the first player from mainland Europe to win the snooker world title as he completed a fairytale fortnight by resisting a Mark Selby fightback to ...