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Germany's Kroos to retire from football after Euro 2024

Germany's Kroos to retire from football after Euro 2024

Real Madrid's German international midfielder Tony Kroos announced on Tuesday he will retire from all football after Euro 2024.

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Stock markets retreat as traders take profits

Stock markets retreat as traders take profits

Stock markets in Asia and Europe suffered a downturn Tuesday as profit-takers stepped in after racking up gains.

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Hazardous weather causes Giro 16th stage to be shortened

Hazardous weather causes Giro 16th stage to be shortened

The Giro d'Italia's 16th stage was shortened due to hazardous weather conditions, including heavy snowfall, on Tuesday after riders had threatened not to take part in the start of day's racing.

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ICC arrest warrant requests: what next?

ICC arrest warrant requests: what next?

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has taken the landmark step of requesting arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders over the Gaza war and the October 7 attack.

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Thailand celebrates return of looted statues from New York's Met

Thailand celebrates return of looted statues from New York's Met

Two statues smuggled out of Thailand, including a 900-year-old sculpture that spent three decades at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, were welcomed back to the kingdom in an official repatriation ceremony in Bangkok on Tuesday.

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Trump vows to sue over explosive biopic

Trump vows to sue over explosive biopic

Donald Trump's team has vowed to sue over a biopic about his early years that includes rape, erectile dysfunction and ruthless betrayal, but the makers said on Tuesday the film allowed viewers to feel "sympathy" with the ex-president.

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France's Macron to visit riot-scarred New Caledonia

France's Macron to visit riot-scarred New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit riot-hit New Caledonia, Paris said Tuesday, as tourists are evacuated from the Pacific territory that has suffered over a week of unrest.

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First New Caledonia evacuation flight arrives in Australia

First New Caledonia evacuation flight arrives in Australia

A plane full of Australian tourists who had been trapped in New Caledonia by a week of rioting and looting touched down in Brisbane late Tuesday.

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16 top AI firms make new safety commitments at Seoul summit

16 top AI firms make new safety commitments at Seoul summit

More than a dozen of the world's leading artificial intelligence firms made fresh safety commitments at a global summit in Seoul on Tuesday, the British government said in a statement.

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Sanofi allies with OpenAI, Formation Bio for AI use in drug development

Sanofi allies with OpenAI, Formation Bio for AI use in drug development

French pharmaceutical company Sanofi announced Tuesday a partnership with ChatGPT-founder OpenAI and US biotech firm Formation Bio to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in developing drugs.

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