Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power, after Russian attack
An overnight Russian bombardment left thousands of residential buildings in Kyiv without heating and water in -14C temperatures on Tuesday, when the Ukrainian capital was already scrambling to restore vital utilities destroyed in earlier attacks.
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European stocks sink, gold hits high on escalating tariff fears
European stock markets slid further Tuesday, while precious metals hit fresh peaks on fears of a US-EU trade war fuelled by Donald Trump's tariff threat over opposition to his grab for Greenland.
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EU vows 'unflinching' response to Trump's Greenland gambit
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Tuesday an "unflinching" response to Donald Trump's threats over Greenland, as the US president said he was ready to hold a meeting in Davos about the Arctic island.
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Osaka steals show at Australian Open as Sinner strolls through
Jannik Sinner barely broke sweat in launching his quest to win a third Australian Open in a row on Tuesday as Naomi Osaka stole the show with a bold fashion statement.
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Brignone impresses in first run of Kronplatz giant slalom in World Cup comeback
Federica Brignone was seventh quickest in the first run of Tuesday's giant slalom in Kronplatz as the reigning World Cup champion made her return to alpine skiing ahead of the Winter Olympics.
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Osaka emerges for Melbourne opener under white hat and umbrella
Naomi Osaka emerged for her first-round encounter at the Australian Open on Tuesday holding a white umbrella and wearing a matching wide-brimmed hat and veil.
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Malawi suffers as US aid cuts cripple healthcare
A catastrophic collapse of healthcare services in Malawi a year after US funding cuts is undoing a decade of progress against HIV/AIDS, providers warn, leaving some of the most vulnerable feeling like "living dead".
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Bessent says Europe dumping US debt over Greenland would 'defy logic'
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday rejected the idea that European governments could aggressively sell American debt to counter Washington's threats over Greenland, saying such a move would "defy logic".
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Freeze, please! China's winter swimmers take the plunge
As the temperature in Beijing hit -7C on Tuesday, 62-year-old Yang Zi stripped down to his swimming briefs and plunged into a frozen lake, as dozens of residents do every winter.
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Talks between Damascus, Kurdish-led forces 'collapse': Kurdish official to AFP
Negotiations have collapsed between the Syrian president and the chief of the country's Kurdish-led forces, a Kurdish official told AFP, as the army deployed reinforcements to flashpoint areas in the north.
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