Ireland's Aki nominated for Six Nations Player of the Year award
Bundee Aki was the only member of the Ireland side that won back-to-back Six Nations championships to be nominated for the tournament's player of the year award on Tuesday.
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Cezanne and Renoir: Clash of the titans in Milan
One structured and austere, the other sensual and joyous -- Paul Cezanne and Auguste Renoir were two founding fathers of Impressionism, but a new Milan exhibition explores their sharply different styles.
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UN warns planet 'on the brink' after warmest decade on record
Global temperatures "smashed" heat records last year, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss, the United Nations said Tuesday -- warning 2024 was likely to be even hotter.
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French lawmakers to probe Polynesia nuclear tests
French lawmakers are expected to launch a probe into the impact of the country's nuclear weapons tests in French Polynesia over three decades.
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France faces high-risk vote on EU-Canada free trade deal
The French government on Thursday faces a risky vote on a controversial trade deal between the EU and Canada in the Senate where an unlikely alliance between left and right hopes to torpedo the pact.
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Ex-NHL player Koltsov, boyfriend of Sabalenka, dead at 42: federation
Konstantin Koltsov, the boyfriend of two-time tennis Grand Slam champion Aryna Sabalenka and a former ice hockey player, has died aged 42, the Belarusian hockey federation said on Tuesday.
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Yen falls as Japan hikes rates but stocks mixed ahead of Fed
The yen fell and Japanese stocks rose Tuesday after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates, but shares were mixed elsewhere as investors awaited further signals from other central banks.
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US Fed kicks off rate meeting with timing of cuts up for discussion
The US Federal Reserve began two days of discussions on Tuesday at which policymakers are expected to hold firm on interest rates, and continue discussions about when to start cutting them.
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Russia claims new advances in east as Kyiv awaits Western support
Russia said Tuesday that its troops had made gains in eastern Ukraine, building on recent advances against Ukrainian forces in critical need of Western aid.
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Raducanu pulls out of Miami Open with back injury
Britain's Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Miami Open with a lower back injury, tournament organisers said on Tuesday, the latest setback for the 21-year-old.
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