In Dnipro, Ukraine volunteers call for corridors to bombed cities
Welcoming visitors through the door with a smile and wearing a crown of Ukrainian flags, Liana Khobot works two shifts a day –- one in her job and one at the volunteer centre.
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Oil prices plunge on China lockdowns, stock markets slide
Oil prices plunged more than eight percent Tuesday on lower demand expectations with nearly 30 million people under Covid lockdown in key consumer China.
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Ancient tombs unearthed at Paris' Notre Dame cathedral
Several tombs and a leaden sarcophagus likely dating from the 14th century have been uncovered by archaeologists at Paris' Notre Dame cathedral following its devastating 2019 fire, France's culture ministry has said.
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Seven killed in new Burkina attack
At least seven people, including four volunteers in an anti-jihadist militia, have been killed in the fifth attack to strike northern Burkina Faso in under a week, security sources said Tuesday.
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UK slaps heavy tariffs on Russian imports, including vodka
Britain on Tuesday imposed an additional 35 percent tariff on a swathe of Russian imports, from vodka to steel, and banned exports of luxury goods over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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Pressure builds on China to drop its Russian ally
China is under intense diplomatic pressure from the US and its European allies to pull its lifeline from an isolated Russia but, three weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, Beijing has shown few signs of abandoning its friends in the Kremlin.
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Washington police arrest suspect in shootings of homeless men
Washington police arrested a suspect on Tuesday over the shooting of five homeless men in the US capital and in New York, officials said.
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Russia captain Dzyuba left out of squad over Ukraine conflict
Russian captain Artem Dzyuba has asked to be left out of the squad for friendly matches later this month because of the "difficult situation in Ukraine", coach Valery Karpin said on Tuesday.
Read moreMillions under lockdown in China as virus surges
Tens of millions of people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging virus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to streets on a scale not seen since the start of the pandemic.
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Deadly blasts rattle Kyiv, talks with Russia to resume
A series of powerful explosions rocked residential districts of Kyiv early Tuesday killing two people, just hours before talks between Ukraine and Russia were set to resume.
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