Pavlyuchenkova ends season early ahead of French Open
Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has ended her 2022 season early due to a knee injury and will miss the upcoming French Open, last year's Roland Garros runner-up announced on Tuesday.
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Cannes fest brings back the glitz while spotlighting Ukraine
A parade of Oscar winners on Tuesday kicked off the 75th Cannes Film Festival, back in high-wattage form after the lifting of Covid rules and devoting special attention to the war in Ukraine.
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Iran Oscar winner rejects plagiarism claims at Cannes
Iran's two-time Oscar winner, director Asghar Farhadi, gave a lengthy rebuke of claims that he plagiarised his last movie "A Hero" on Tuesday in Cannes.
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Senegal festival brings contemporary African art to the streets
Intriguing pyramids and a huge yellow dog have cropped up on the Senegalese capital's seafront.
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Stocks rally as Shanghai reopening cheers markets
Hong Kong led a rally across stock markets Tuesday on hopes that China's economic hub Shanghai will ease its weeks-long lockdown and gradually reopen businesses.
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Vietnam close on 100 gold as couple win just minutes apart
A married couple from Vietnam each won individual gold in chess at almost the same time on Tuesday as the SEA Games hosts closed on 100 gold medals overall.
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Russia says hundreds of Ukrainians surrender at Azovstal
Russia said Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered after staging a last stand at the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, prompting Kyiv to call for a prisoner exchange.
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Walmart profits hit by costs as some consumers shift behavior
Walmart reported a drop in profits Tuesday due to higher costs for labor, food and fuel as it pointed to some consumers shifting away from discretionary items amid high inflation.
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Experts warn arms for Ukraine could end up in wrong hands
Western countries have been ramping up weapons and ammunition shipments to Ukraine as Kyiv fights off a Russian invasion, but arms trade experts warn some of the lethal assistance could end up falling into the wrong hands.
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Mideast sandstorms snarl traffic, close schools, harm health
Sandstorms across the Middle East have delayed flights, closed schools and hospitalised thousands -- a phenomenon experts say could worsen as climate change warps regional weather patterns.
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