France faces delays as unions call transport strike
France faced disruptions on Tuesday after unions called a nationwide transport strike, as they remain in deadlock with the government over walkouts at oil depots that have sparked fuel shortages.
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UAE's Meiyappan takes only fifth-ever hat-trick at a T20 World Cup
Karthik Meiyappan of the United Arab Emirates took the first hat-trick of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia on Tuesday and only the fifth ever in the history of the tournament.
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Indonesia to demolish football stadium where crush killed 133
The Indonesian football stadium where a stampede killed 133 people will be torn down and rebuilt, President Joko Widodo said Tuesday, as the head of FIFA pledged to help "reform and transform" the sport in the country.
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Russian strikes pound Ukraine power sites
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russian strikes had destroyed about 30 percent of his country's power stations in one week, speaking hours after a fresh barrage cut electricity to cities across Ukraine.
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Afghan women protest after students expelled from university dorms
About 30 Afghan women protested in front of Kabul University on Tuesday after authorities expelled students from the dormitories allegedly for breaking rules.
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Ethiopian and Eritrean forces seize key Tigrayan city, say rebels
Tigrayan rebels said Tuesday that Ethiopian and Eritrean forces had seized a key Tigrayan city, a move coinciding with UN warnings of a spiralling conflict and an "utterly staggering" toll on civilians.
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UK PM Truss battles to stay in power after tax reforms trashed
British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday battled to stabilise her position after an economic crash forced her into humiliating U-turns on tax reforms, putting her future as leader in doubt.
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Alleged accomplices on trial over Vienna jihadist shooting
Six men accused of helping a gunman who carried out Austria's first deadly jihadist attack went on trial in a Vienna court on Tuesday.
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Concern mounts for Iranian climber who competed without hijab
Alarm grew on Tuesday over the wellbeing of Iranian sports climber Elnaz Rekabi after she competed at an event in South Korea without a hijab in what some saw as a gesture of solidarity with the women-led protests at home.
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China blames 'troublemakers' after consulate protest assault in UK
China accused demonstrators on Tuesday of "illegally entering" its consulate in the British city of Manchester, after footage of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester being assaulted on the grounds sparked outrage in the UK.
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