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Missile strikes pound Ukraine cities

Missile strikes pound Ukraine cities

Missile strikes hit cities across Ukraine on Tuesday and prompted mass power outages, a few days after a humiliating Russian retreat in the nation's south and in the middle of the G20 summit.

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Campaigners rally COP27 to fight climate disinformation

Campaigners rally COP27 to fight climate disinformation

Campaigners on Tuesday urged the COP27 summit to fight disinformation that undermines efforts to limit deadly global warming, as a survey showed millions of people believe climate change falsehoods.

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Stocks push higher on reassuring US inflation data

Stocks push higher on reassuring US inflation data

Stocks mostly pushed higher on Tuesday, boosted by encouraging data and earnings suggesting inflation may be slowing, and resilience in the US economy.

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Former Spurs and England winger Lennon retires from football

Former Spurs and England winger Lennon retires from football

Former Tottenham Hotspur and England winger Aaron Lennon announced his retirement from football on Tuesday, saying the "time is right to hang my boots up".

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Protesters pour black liquid on Klimt masterpiece in Vienna

Protesters pour black liquid on Klimt masterpiece in Vienna

Climate activists poured black liquid over a glass screen protecting Gustav Klimt's masterpiece "Death and Life" in Vienna on Tuesday, in the latest protest at inaction over global heating.

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Jailed Egypt activist ends hunger strike: letter

Jailed Egypt activist ends hunger strike: letter

Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has ended a months long hunger strike, his family said Tuesday, after fears for his health grew and amid criticism of Cairo during the ongoing COP27 climate summit.

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Weah relishing 'surreal' World Cup experience

Weah relishing 'surreal' World Cup experience

Tim Weah is relishing the chance to play on the one stage his famous footballing father never graced when he takes to the field for the United States at the World Cup.

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Walmart sees third quarter loss on opioid settlement but lifts outlook

Walmart sees third quarter loss on opioid settlement but lifts outlook

US retail giant Walmart posted a $1.8 billion loss in the third quarter after a settlement resolving allegations on opioid cases, but lifted its full-year outlook on strong quarterly results.

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Springbok chief Erasmus insists latest tweets not aimed at referees

Springbok chief Erasmus insists latest tweets not aimed at referees

Rassie Erasmus has insisted his latest controversial tweets highlighting decisions going against South Africa are not a fresh attack on referees, as former top official Nigel Owens slammed the Springbok supremo's conduct.

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Skin-to-skin contact key for premature baby survival, WHO says in shift

Skin-to-skin contact key for premature baby survival, WHO says in shift

Skin-to-skin contact is key to improving survival of premature and small babies, the WHO said on Tuesday in a major overhaul of policy that previously called for the use of incubators.

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