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Stock markets mixed as traders await US debt ceiling vote

Stock markets mixed as traders await US debt ceiling vote

Stock markets were mixed on Tuesday, with heavy falls in Europe and stable trading in the US following a deal to hike the US debt ceiling and avoid a painful default.

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Burkina PM vows no deal with jihadists as 40 killed

Burkina PM vows no deal with jihadists as 40 killed

Burkina Faso's prime minister on Tuesday ruled out negotiations with jihadist insurgents who control swathes of the country as officials reported that around 40 people had been killed in fresh attacks.

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Dabo to leave Coventry after play-off final penalty miss

Dabo to leave Coventry after play-off final penalty miss

Coventry have confirmed Fankaty Dabo will leave the club at the end of the season days after his decisive penalty miss in the Championship play-off final against Luton at Wembley on Saturday.

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Medvedev knocked out of French Open by 172nd-ranked Seyboth Wild

Medvedev knocked out of French Open by 172nd-ranked Seyboth Wild

World number two Daniil Medvedev was knocked out of the French Open in the first round on Tuesday, losing in five sets to 172nd-ranked Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil.

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Elon Musk says wants to expand China business in FM meeting

Elon Musk says wants to expand China business in FM meeting

Elon Musk said Tuesday he was willing to expand his business in China, as he met Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing on his first trip to the country in over three years.

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'Suddenly it came to us': Muscovites react to drone attack

'Suddenly it came to us': Muscovites react to drone attack

Muscovites living in areas affected by a drone strike on Tuesday that the Kremlin blamed on Kyiv told AFP they were surprised and concerned at the irruption of the Ukraine conflict into their daily lives.

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France prop Haouas given 1-year jail sentence for hitting wife

France prop Haouas given 1-year jail sentence for hitting wife

French rugby international prop Mohamed Haouas was on Tuesday handed a one-year jail sentence for hitting his wife in public.

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Angers sack Algerian Chetti after sexual assault conviction

Angers sack Algerian Chetti after sexual assault conviction

Algerian international Ilyes Chetti has been sacked by French club Angers after his conviction for sexual assault, the Ligue 1 side confirmed on Tuesday.

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Crypto here to stay, must be regulated: Hong Kong treasury chief

Crypto here to stay, must be regulated: Hong Kong treasury chief

Hong Kong has decided to let retail investors trade cryptocurrency under its new regulatory regime because "virtual assets are going to stay", the city's minister overseeing financial services said Tuesday.

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NATO deploys more forces, EU urges calm after Kosovo clashes

NATO deploys more forces, EU urges calm after Kosovo clashes

NATO said Tuesday it was deploying more forces to northern Kosovo after 30 of its peacekeepers were injured in clashes with ethnic Serb protesters, while the European Union called for an urgent de-escalation of tensions.

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