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Ukraine, Russia to hold grain talks as war sends food prices soaring

Ukraine, Russia to hold grain talks as war sends food prices soaring

Russian and Ukrainian officials were to hold talks in Istanbul on Wednesday over stalled grain deliveries that have pushed global food prices skywards, while Kyiv said it had destroyed a Russian arms depot as the war rages on.

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Trump 'wild' rally tweet was a 'call to arms': committee

Trump 'wild' rally tweet was a 'call to arms': committee

Right-wing extremists and supporters of Donald Trump staged the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol after a tweet from the former president seen as a "call to arms," lawmakers said Tuesday.

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Tour environmental interruption an 'anecdote' for riders

Tour environmental interruption an 'anecdote' for riders

Tour de France riders played down the interruption of Tuesday's 10th stage by climate activists saying it was a chance to fill water bottles and have a rest.

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Murray breezes into last 16 at ATP Hall of Fame Open

Murray breezes into last 16 at ATP Hall of Fame Open

Britain's Andy Murray cruised into the second round of the ATP Hall of Fame Open on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-0 romp over American Sam Querrey.

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Cosmic cliffs and dancing galaxies: Webb begins era of discovery

Cosmic cliffs and dancing galaxies: Webb begins era of discovery

The cosmic cliffs of a stellar nursery and a quintet of galaxies bound in a celestial dance: NASA released the next wave of images from the James Webb Space Telescope Tuesday, heralding a new era of astronomy.

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Tourists trample all over protected, prehistoric Peruvian hill carving

Tourists trample all over protected, prehistoric Peruvian hill carving

Tourists have left footprints all over Peru's Paracas Candelabra, an enormous hillside carving that dates from some 2,500 years ago, according to officials who have launched a search for the culprits.

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Solheim star duo Maguire, Reid seek LPGA crown

Solheim star duo Maguire, Reid seek LPGA crown

Ireland's Leona Maguire, aided by some tips from Tiger Woods, will pair with England's Mel Reid in this week's Great Lakes Bay Invitational, reuniting their unbeaten 2021 Solheim Cup partnership.

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'Succession' tops Emmy noms with 25 as 'Squid Game' makes history

'Succession' tops Emmy noms with 25 as 'Squid Game' makes history

HBO's "Succession" topped this year's Emmy nominations, earning 25 nods on Tuesday, as "Squid Game" became the first non-English-language drama series shortlisted for glory for television's equivalent of the Oscars.

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Brent oil closes under $100/barrel for first time since April

Brent oil closes under $100/barrel for first time since April

Brent oil futures closed Tuesday under $100 a barrel for the first time in three months as recession worries cloud the near-term outlook for crude demand.

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French court jails ex-top Rwanda official for 20 years over genocide

French court jails ex-top Rwanda official for 20 years over genocide

A French court on Tuesday jailed a former senior Rwandan official for 20 years after finding him guilty of complicity in the African nation's genocide.

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