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Football star David Beckham hails knighthood as 'proudest moment'

Football star David Beckham hails knighthood as 'proudest moment'

Former England football captain David Beckham on Tuesday received his knighthood from King Charles III at Windsor Castle, calling it his "proudest moment".

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Laurent Mauvignier wins France's top literary award for family saga

Laurent Mauvignier wins France's top literary award for family saga

French writer Laurent Mauvignier on Tuesday won France's top literary award, the Goncourt, for a 750-page family saga spanning more than a century.

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Indian Sikh pilgrims enter Pakistan, first major crossing since May conflict

Indian Sikh pilgrims enter Pakistan, first major crossing since May conflict

Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed jubilant Sikh pilgrims from India, in the first major crossing since deadly clashes in May closed the land border between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84

Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84

Dick Cheney, who became one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history as George W. Bush’s number two during 9/11 and catastrophic wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, died Monday. He was 84.

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Fiorentina sack Pioli after winless start in Serie A

Fiorentina sack Pioli after winless start in Serie A

Serie A strugglers Fiorentina dismissed coach Stefano Pioli on Tuesday with the club bottom of the table after a 10-match winless run to start the season.

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Stocks drop as traders assess tech rally

Stocks drop as traders assess tech rally

Stock markets fell Tuesday as investors weighed the recent tech rally on Wall Street against growing fears of an AI bubble and concerns over the US interest-rate outlook.

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Oscar-winning Palestinian films daily 'Israeli impunity' in West Bank

Oscar-winning Palestinian films daily 'Israeli impunity' in West Bank

Armed with his camera, Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra has spent years in the occupied West Bank documenting what he describes as the impunity Israelis enjoy in their mistreatment of Palestinians.

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Spain's Telefonica shares drop on dividend cut, net loss

Spain's Telefonica shares drop on dividend cut, net loss

Shares in Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica fell sharply on Tuesday after it posted a net loss for the first nine months of the year and announced it would cut its dividend by half in 2026.

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Fierce mountain storms kill nine in Nepal

Fierce mountain storms kill nine in Nepal

Days of ferocious snowstorms and an avalanche in Nepal's treacherous Himalayan peaks have killed nine people, including five Italian climbers, officials said Tuesday.

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Divisive Czech cardinal Dominik Duka dies at 82

Divisive Czech cardinal Dominik Duka dies at 82

Czech cardinal Dominik Duka, who was accused of covering up clergy sex crimes, died aged 82 on Tuesday, the Prague Archbishopric said on Facebook.

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