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Duran Duran to reunite with original guitarist Andy Taylor

Duran Duran to reunite with original guitarist Andy Taylor

Duran Duran, the British band who led the New Romantic movement in the 1980s, are to reunite with guitarist Andy Taylor for a new project.

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Ratcliffe will not pay 'stupid price' for Man Utd

Ratcliffe will not pay 'stupid price' for Man Utd

Prospective Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe says he will not pay a "stupid" price for the Premier League giants, with more bidders expected to enter the race to take over at Old Trafford.

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Uganda to vote on harsh anti-gay bill

Uganda to vote on harsh anti-gay bill

Uganda's parliament was due to vote Tuesday on anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations in a country where homosexuality is already illegal.

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Macron to speak as anger smoulders over French pension reform

Macron to speak as anger smoulders over French pension reform

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to give a televised interview on Wednesday, with the 45-year-old seeking to calm public anger over his pension reform and tamp down spiralling protests and strikes.

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Nigeria's ruling party wins majority of states in local election

Nigeria's ruling party wins majority of states in local election

Nigeria's ruling party has won the majority of governorships contested in last weekend's elections, results showed Tuesday, following a ballot marred by violence, intimidation and vote buying.

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Mbappe to become new France captain

Mbappe to become new France captain

Kylian Mbappe will take over as captain of France after Hugo Lloris stepped down following the World Cup final defeat to Argentina, a source close to the team has told AFP.

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Xi calls Russia ties priority on Moscow trip

Xi calls Russia ties priority on Moscow trip

Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China would prioritise ties with Russia, calling the two "great neighbouring powers" as he prepared for a second day of talks with Vladimir Putin expected to focus on Ukraine.

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Ethiopia rejects US war crime allegations as 'inflammatory'

Ethiopia rejects US war crime allegations as 'inflammatory'

Ethiopia's government on Tuesday accused the United States of unfairly apportioning blame for crimes committed during the two-year Tigrayan conflict.

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Struggling Sevilla sack Sampaoli

Struggling Sevilla sack Sampaoli

Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli was sacked as coach of struggling Sevilla on Tuesday, with the club just off the relegation zone.

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Norway's Haaland to miss Euro qualifiers over groin injury

Norway's Haaland to miss Euro qualifiers over groin injury

Norway's star striker Erling Haaland will miss the country's next two Euro qualifiers against Spain and Georgia due to a groin injury, the Norwegian FA said Tuesday.

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