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Rahm accuses DP World Tour of 'exorting players' with LIV deal

Rahm accuses DP World Tour of 'exorting players' with LIV deal

Jon Rahm accused the DP World Tour on Tuesday of "extorting players" as he explained why he did not sign a deal to settle his fines for playing on the breakaway LIV tour.

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Drones hit US embassy as vengeful Iran targets Mideast cities

Drones hit US embassy as vengeful Iran targets Mideast cities

Drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday as Iran hit back at industrial and diplomatic targets across the Middle East and Washington warned its citizens to evacuate the entire region.

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Mideast war exposes fragile oil, gas dependency

Mideast war exposes fragile oil, gas dependency

As in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, the new war in the Middle East is exposing once again how far Europe and others lag in replacing imported fossil fuels with domestic solar and wind power, specialists say.

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How the T20 World Cup semi-finalists shape up

How the T20 World Cup semi-finalists shape up

Just four of the 20 teams are now left standing as the T20 World Cup semi-finals take place this week.

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Oil extends gains and stocks dive as Middle East war spreads

Oil extends gains and stocks dive as Middle East war spreads

Oil prices extended gains while the dollar and equities tumbled Tuesday as investors kept tabs on the widening war in the Middle East.

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Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN

Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN

The warming El Nino weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Nina fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday.

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Trump says US-UK relationship 'not like it used to be'

Trump says US-UK relationship 'not like it used to be'

US President Donald Trump said the historical relationship between his country and Britain was "not like it used to be", in an interview to British daily newspaper The Sun, amid a major transatlantic fall out over US-Israeli strikes against Iran.

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Eight years on, trial begins in Argentina submarine implosion

Eight years on, trial begins in Argentina submarine implosion

Argentina opens a trial on Tuesday into a submarine implosion that killed 44 sailors in November 2017, the country's worst naval disaster in decades, and whose circumstances remain unclear.

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Beijing votes out three generals from political advisory body

Beijing votes out three generals from political advisory body

China's top political advisory body voted to remove three generals, state media said, a week after nine military officials were ousted from its legislature.

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Oil extends gains and stocks dive as Iran conflict spreads

Oil extends gains and stocks dive as Iran conflict spreads

Oil prices extended gains while the dollar and equities tumbled Tuesday as investors kept tabs on the Middle East where the United States and Israel continued to bombard Iran, while Tehran launched further strikes on its neighbours.

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