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Countries agree to overhaul WHO funding model

Countries agree to overhaul WHO funding model

The World Health Organization's member states agreed Tuesday to overhaul how they fund the UN health agency, giving it much more money to spend on its own priorities.

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'I finished my way': Tearful Tsonga says farewell at French Open

'I finished my way': Tearful Tsonga says farewell at French Open

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a former Australian Open runner-up and world number five, said he "couldn't have asked for a better script" as he bid an emotional goodbye to tennis at Roland Garros on Tuesday.

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Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua to attend allied, regional summit: Havana

Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua to attend allied, regional summit: Havana

The leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua -- which risk not being invited to an Americas summit in Los Angeles next month -- will gather in Havana Friday with allied counterparts, the Cuban foreign ministry said.

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French Open day 3: Who said what

French Open day 3: Who said what

Who said what on the third day of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros on Tuesday:

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Premier League approve Boehly's takeover of Chelsea

Premier League approve Boehly's takeover of Chelsea

Todd Boehly's proposed takeover of Chelsea moved a step closer to completion on Tuesday when the Premier League board announced it had approved his purchase of the London club.

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Euro titles 'no help' to Mourinho ahead of Conference League final

Euro titles 'no help' to Mourinho ahead of Conference League final

Jose Mourinho said Tuesday that his experience of European glory will be no help to him as Roma are one step away from their first major continental crown.

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In Kharkiv's Gorky Park, a war crimes investigation

In Kharkiv's Gorky Park, a war crimes investigation

Ukrainian prosecutor Roman Petrenko inspects the remains of Russian rockets that fell on the popular Gorky Park in the country's second city Kharkiv.

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Premier League board approve Chelsea takeover by Boehly group

Premier League board approve Chelsea takeover by Boehly group

Todd Boehly's proposed takeover of Chelsea moved a step closer to completion on Tuesday when the Premier League board announced it had approved his purchase of the London club.

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Cannes favourites stick up for migrant kids in EU

Cannes favourites stick up for migrant kids in EU

Two-time Cannes winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne said on Tuesday that their new film was a call for the EU to do a better job in protecting the most vulnerable child migrants.

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'Everything Russian must go': Ukraine's Kharkiv renames streets

'Everything Russian must go': Ukraine's Kharkiv renames streets

Before the war, it was called "Moscow Avenue". But now this wide boulevard which runs through Ukraine's second city has been renamed "Heroes of Kharkiv" in honour of those fighting against invading Russian forces.

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