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Pogacar continues Giro dominance on day of rider protests

Pogacar continues Giro dominance on day of rider protests

Tadej Pogacar continued his dominance of the Giro d'Italia after pounding his way to victory in Tuesday's shortened 16th stage, which started three hours late after riders rebelled at demands they race through snow.

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Salah hints at Liverpool stay, targets trophies next season

Salah hints at Liverpool stay, targets trophies next season

Mohamed Salah said Liverpool "will fight like hell" to win trophies next season as the Egyptian hinted he will at least see out the final year of his contract at Anfield.

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ICC's Khan: 'No nonsense' lawyer under fire from all sides

ICC's Khan: 'No nonsense' lawyer under fire from all sides

When Karim Khan was sworn in as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, he said the court should be judged by its acts -- "the proof of the pudding should be in the eating."

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Trump doesn't testify, defense rests case in trial

Trump doesn't testify, defense rests case in trial

Donald Trump's defense lawyers rested their case Tuesday -- without the former president following through on a vow to testify -- as the judge planned jury deliberations in the historic criminal trial for early next week.

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Court rules UK government anti-protest powers unlawful

Court rules UK government anti-protest powers unlawful

The UK government acted unlawfully by changing legislation to give police tougher powers to clamp down on street protests, judges ruled on Tuesday.

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Cannes star Renate Reinsve 'lost control' in mad laughing fit

Cannes star Renate Reinsve 'lost control' in mad laughing fit

Three years after winning best actress for the much-loved "The Worst Person in the World", Norway's Renate Reinsve has again wowed Cannes Film Festival critics with one of the craziest laughter scenes ever filmed.

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After player covers anti-homophobia logo, Monaco apologise

After player covers anti-homophobia logo, Monaco apologise

After Monaco midfielder Mohamed Camara covered up the anti-homophobia logo on his shirt, his club's general manager pledged Tuesday that it would not happen again next season.

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Ukraine says allies can down Russian missiles over its territory

Ukraine says allies can down Russian missiles over its territory

Ukraine said Tuesday that its allies could shoot down Russian missiles from their own territory, an apparent appeal stemming from the war-torn country's critical lack of air defence systems.

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Apple appeals huge EU fine for music streaming restrictions

Apple appeals huge EU fine for music streaming restrictions

Apple is challenging a 1.8 billion-euro ($1.9-billion) fine by the European Union for thwarting access to information about cheaper music streaming services, an EU court said Tuesday.

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Greek court drops charges in migrant shipwreck case

Greek court drops charges in migrant shipwreck case

A Greek court on Tuesday dropped charges against nine Egyptians over one of the Mediterranean's worst migrant shipwrecks in which rights groups said they had been made scapegoats for the failures of the Greek coastguard in the deaths of more than 600 people.

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