The Body Shop to shut nearly half of UK shops
The UK arm of The Body Shop cosmetics group will shut nearly half its 198 outlets, adminstrators brought in to save parts of the distressed company said Tuesday.
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Tensions over Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound as Ramadan nears
As the Gaza war rages and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan nears, concern has grown over potential tensions at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a past flashpoint for violence.
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Sinfield backs Tuilagi, Lawrence to 'kick the door down' against Scotland
England assistant coach Kevin Sinfield has backed the returning Ollie Lawrence and Manu Tuilagi to bring more power to the visitors' backline when they travel to Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday.
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Wales must create 'chaos' against Ireland in Six Nations, says Howley
Wales assistant coach Rob Howley says the team will aim to create rugby chaos when they face red-hot Six Nations favourites Ireland on Saturday.
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Chile to reopen probe into mystery death of poet Pablo Neruda
Chile will once again try to resolve the mystery of what really killed the Nobel laureate poet Pablo Neruda, who many believe was poisoned by the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, a court said Tuesday.
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Assange absent at last-ditch hearing against extradition to US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was absent from a London court due to illness Tuesday, as his lawyers launched a likely last UK bid to appeal against his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges.
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US vetoes UN truce vote as Israel pounds Gaza
The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Tuesday calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, with Israel continuing to bombard the territory as concern grew about the growing humanitarian crisis.
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US vetoes Security Council vote on Gaza ceasefire, pushes alternative
The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Tuesday that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, even as President Joe Biden faced mounting pressure to dial back support for Israel.
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Global operation smashes 'most harmful cyber crime group'
An international operation led by UK and US law enforcement has severely disrupted "the world's most harmful cybercrime group", the Russian-linked ransomware specialist LockBit, officials announced Tuesday.
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Gaza: Looting halts UN aid amid warnings over trapped patients
UN aid agencies said Tuesday that food deliveries to war-torn northern Gaza had been suspended after looting attacks and that dozens of patients in a besieged hospital remain trapped in "indescribable" conditions.
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