No successor named for Lebanon central bank chief: deputy PM
Crisis-hit Lebanon -- which has no president and is ruled by a caretaker government -- will also have to go without a central bank chief from next week, says the country's deputy premier.
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Spain's exiled former king to make third visit home
Spain's scandal-tinted former king Juan Carlos will make his third visit home this week since moving to Abu Dhabi in 2020 amid fraud investigations, a source close to the family said Tuesday.
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Taliban makeover: Afghan women despair over beauty parlour ban
Shirin booked her bridal makeover weeks ago, but instead of relaxing as beauticians pampered her, everyone in the Kabul salon was on edge, ready to hide the bride should the police appear.
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Deadliest wildfires in the Mediterranean
Algeria and Greece are battling massive wildfires that have ripped through homes and resorts, killing dozens of people in nightmarish scenes that have become a staple of summer in the Mediterranean.
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The Paris Olympics have bold climate plans, but few specifics
Organisers of next year's Paris Olympics say they want its carbon footprint to be half that of previous summer Games, but with a year to go observers say they still do not have enough detail to verify the plans.
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16 killed as homes hit in Khartoum air, artillery strikes
Air strikes and artillery barrages from Sudan's warring generals killed at least 16 people in a Khartoum neighbourhood on Tuesday, a neighbourhood group reported.
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US First Lady says 'proud' of return to UNESCO
US First Lady Jill Biden said on Tuesday she and her husband Joe were proud that their country had rejoined UNESCO, the UN cultural agency Washington had quit during the Trump administration.
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Firefighting plane crashes in Greece as wildfires rage
A Greek water-bombing plane crashed Tuesday while battling a forest fire on the island of Evia as hundreds of firefighters struggled to beat back blazes still raging in Rhodes and Corfu amid a new wave of soaring temperatures.
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Stocks waver ahead of central bank rate moves
European and US stocks mostly fell on Tuesday as investors awaited central bank rate decisions, while stimulus pledges by Chinese leaders dominated Asian trading.
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Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang removed from office
China's foreign minister Qin Gang was removed from office on Tuesday, state media reported, after disappearing from the public eye for a month with little explanation from the ruling Communist Party.
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