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Kehinde Wiley: black power painter

Kehinde Wiley: black power painter

Kehinde Wiley made his name painting ordinary African-Americans in classical European style, but after a high-profile commission from Barack Obama he is focusing on a different form of black power with a new show looking at African leaders.

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Stocks knocked by growing US rate worries

Stocks knocked by growing US rate worries

Most global stock markets fell Tuesday as investors grow increasingly concerned that US interest rates will rise again and stay elevated for a prolonged period to tame inflation.

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Saudi envoy seeks to reassure Palestinians amid Israel talks

Saudi envoy seeks to reassure Palestinians amid Israel talks

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday sent its first delegation in three decades to the occupied West Bank to reassure Palestinians that it will defend their cause even as it forges closer ties with Israel.

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Haughey fires Paris Olympic warning as Honda motors past Seto

Haughey fires Paris Olympic warning as Honda motors past Seto

Siobhan Haughey shattered her own Asian record to add the Asiad 100m freestyle title to her Olympic and world silver medals Tuesday, as Tomoru Honda stunned an exhausted Daiya Seto in the 400m medley.

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Guardiola tempers Foden's Man City quadruple ambitions

Guardiola tempers Foden's Man City quadruple ambitions

Pep Guardiola said Tuesday it was a "big mistake" to think about trophies so early in the season, after hungry Phil Foden said Manchester City were targeting a unique quadruple.

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Chile flanker Martinez targets Uruguay example

Chile flanker Martinez targets Uruguay example

Argentina are by a long chalk South America's rugby number one side but Chile back-rower Raimundo Martinez hopes his outfit can catch up with the number two outfit Uruguay "in the next four years."

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'Ludicrous' to expect to beat New Zealand, says Italy coach

'Ludicrous' to expect to beat New Zealand, says Italy coach

New Zealand may not be rugby's dominant force as they once were but beating them remains more a fanciful dream than a realistic possibility, Italy's defence coach Marius Goosen said on Tuesday.

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Pochettino urges struggling Chelsea players to 'believe'

Pochettino urges struggling Chelsea players to 'believe'

Mauricio Pochettino has urged his struggling Chelsea team to keep believing in themselves but admitted they had to "fix" their crippling goalscoring problem.

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Sick leave in UK hits 15-year high: study

Sick leave in UK hits 15-year high: study

Sick leave in the UK has hit its highest rate in 15 years and is well above pre-pandemic levels, a study showed Tuesday.

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Azerbaijan seeks 'war crime' suspects in sea of Karabakh refugees

Azerbaijan seeks 'war crime' suspects in sea of Karabakh refugees

Azerbaijani borders guards on Tuesday sought out "war crime" suspects in a sea of Armenian refugees flooding out of Nagorno-Karabakh after Baku claimed control of the separatist statelet in a lightning offensive last week.

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