Russians mark Victory Day in shadow of Ukraine
As Moscow's troops fight on in Ukraine and after days of sabotage attacks at home, Russians celebrated Tuesday's World War II Victory Day hoping for a win on the modern battlefield.
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Scotland rugby coach Gregor Townsend signs new deal
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has signed a contract extension until April 2026, ending speculation over his future.
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Autopsies reveal organs missing in Kenya cult deaths: police
Autopsies on corpses found in mass graves linked to a religious cult in Kenya have revealed missing organs and raised suspicions of forced harvesting, investigators said, with a fresh round of exhumations resuming Tuesday.
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Sunak says UK police independent after coronation arrests
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted on Tuesday that the country's police forces were "operationally independent", after a backlash about the arrest of anti-monarchists before they could protest at King Charles III's coronation.
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Nintendo banks on 'Zelda' to boost fortunes
Japanese video game giant Nintendo is banking on the latest instalment of its 40-year-old saga "Zelda" to breathe life into its business, after forecasting a drop in profits this year.
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Veteran Giroud 'hungry' for Champions League success with Milan
Olivier Giroud said Tuesday that he has a young man's hunger for European success ahead of AC Milan's all-Italian Champions League semi-final with Inter Milan.
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'Very tired': Vietnamese athlete scoops two golds in half an hour
A star Vietnamese athlete won the women's 1,500m and the 3,000m steeplechase within half an hour of each other at the Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday, in an imperious display of regional track dominance.
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Calls grow for halt to 'indecent' Nazi-linked auction
Calls grew Tuesday for a halt of an auction of jewels that belonged to Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten whose German husband made his fortune under the Nazis.
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UN chief says Ukraine peace talks 'not possible' right now
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said peace negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine were "not possible at this moment," in an interview published by Spanish daily El Pais on Tuesday.
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Rain-sodden Cambodian badly loses race, but wins hearts
A Cambodian athlete won a special place in her compatriots' affections after persevering to complete the women's 5,000m in torrential rain at the Southeast Asian Games, despite the winner having finished nearly six minutes earlier.
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