Blinken in Qatar on Mideast tour to push for Gaza truce
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Qatar, the latest stop in a Middle East tour aimed at securing a Gaza truce, after urging Hamas to accept a "bridging proposal" for a deal.
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Pope hails Thorpe as a 'great man' ahead of Old Trafford tribute
Stand-in Test captain Ollie Pope said Graham Thorpe was a "great man" as English cricket prepared to honour the stylish run-scorer before Wednesday's start of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford.
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Women's T20 World Cup moved from Bangladesh to UAE
The 2024 Women's T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved out of Bangladesh and will instead take place in the United Arab Emirates, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday.
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Scotland drug deaths rise, among worst in Europe
Scotland recorded an increase in drug deaths last year, official figures showed Tuesday, as the country continues to have one of the highest rates of such deaths in Europe.
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Delon's dog saved from euthanasia: Bardot Foundation says
Alain Delon's pet dog Loubo will not be put down and buried with the film star as he wanted, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation said Tuesday following an outcry from animal rights activists.
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Venezuelan parliament delays debate on 'fascism' law
Venezuela's parliament, controlled by members loyal to strongman President Nicolas Maduro, on Tuesday delayed debate on a law against "fascism" seen by detractors as a means of cracking down on political opponents.
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Roglic powers into Vuelta lead with stage four win
Primoz Roglic proved he has fully recovered from his Tour de France-ending crash with stage four victory in the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday.
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Markets slip ahead of Powell speech
Stock markets slid Tuesday as investors saw few reasons to pursue recent strong gains as they await a key speech by US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell that could provide more hints about when interest rates could start to fall.
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Duplantis, Tebogo headline Lausanne Diamond League, first post-Olympic meet
Armand Duplantis and Letsile Tebogo headline a raft of Olympic champions who will descend on Lausanne for the first Diamond League meeting since the end of the Paris Games.
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Obama to anoint Harris as Democrats' future at convention
Barack Obama on Tuesday will use the Democratic convention in Chicago to anoint Kamala Harris the party's future and, as the first Black and South Asian woman presidential nominee, the heir to the movement he ignited in 2008.
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