Pressure mounts on Berlin as Kyiv snubs German president
Pressure was mounting on Germany to up its game over the war in Ukraine on Tuesday as Kyiv snubbed the country's president and Chancellor Olaf Scholz was accused of a weak response to the crisis.
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Russia closes in on Mariupol as Putin strikes defiant tone
Russian troops on Tuesday intensified a campaign to take the port city of Mariupol, part of an anticipated massive onslaught across eastern Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin made a defiant case for the war on Russia's neighbour.
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Domestic abuse charges 'devastating' for Johnny Depp's career: lawyers
Allegations of domestic abuse levelled against Johnny Depp by Amber Heard have had a "devastating" impact on his career, his lawyers said Tuesday at the opening of the actor's defamation case against his former wife.
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Apple chief Cook takes App Store battle to Washington
Apple head Tim Cook attacked moves to regulate his company's App Store in a rare speech in Washington on Tuesday, arguing that new rules could threaten iPhone users' privacy.
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Clijsters retires from tennis for third time
Former women's world number one Kim Clijsters has retired from competitive tennis for the third time in her career, she announced on Tuesday.
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'Russia, our sacred state!': school reopens under Moscow control
In the playground of a school in the war-torn eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha, now under Moscow's control, children listen to a recording of the Russian anthem, watched by armed soldiers.
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Suspect at large as Brooklyn subway shooting injures 16
A rush-hour shooting in the Brooklyn subway in New York injured at least 16 people and triggered scenes of chaos Tuesday, as wounded and panicked passengers fled a smoke-filled train onto the platform.
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Single HPV shot enough for young women: WHO experts
A single vaccine shot against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, delivers comparable protection for girls and women under 21 as two doses, the WHO's immunisation experts said.
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Manchester City captain Fernandinho surprises Guardiola by announcing exit
Manchester City captain Fernandinho shocked manager Pep Guardiola by saying Tuesday he planned to leave the English champions at the end of the season.
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Bloody, uncertain struggle awaited for supremacy in east Ukraine
While Russia appears to have abandoned for now its aim of pushing deep into the heart Ukraine, its new declared goal of taking control of much the east of the country still risks a protracted and bloody conflict.
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