European satellite giant SES to buy US rival Intelsat
European satellite group SES will acquire US rival Intelsat for $3.1 billion, the companies said Tuesday, seeking to compete in a race for space-based internet service led by Elon Musk's Starlink.
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Former coach Del Bosque to lead committee overseeing Spanish federation
Former Spain coach Vicente del Bosque will lead the committee overseeing the country's scandal-hit football federation, the Spanish government said Tuesday.
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Ukraine dismantles Soviet monument to friendship with Russia
Kyiv authorities on Tuesday began taking down a Soviet-era monument celebrating friendship with Russia -- more than two years into an invasion by Moscow which has cost tens of thousands of lives.
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Israel PM warns of Rafah offensive 'with or without' Gaza truce deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that the military would launch a ground offensive on Gaza's far-southern Rafah city "with or without" a truce deal being negotiated with Hamas.
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Activists occupy Columbia building as US campus protests flare
Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building early Tuesday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend campuses across the United States.
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Boy, 13, killed in London sword attack: police
A teenage boy died on Tuesday after a man wielding a sword stabbed the youth, two police and two other people, in a street attack in east London, police said.
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Chinese tech giant Huawei profit surges 564%, biting into Apple sales
Tech giant Huawei's first-quarter profits surged over fivefold year-on-year, a company filing showed Tuesday, as the US-sanctioned firm continues a rebound and bit into competitor Apple's sales in China.
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Record gold prices boost recycling: industry
Record gold prices have sent recycling of the precious metal to the highest level in more than three years, as consumers cash in on jewellery, an industry body revealed Tuesday.
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UNRWA chief says $267 mn in aid still suspended
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over allegations some UNRWA staff participated in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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'Bloodsicles', baths keep Philippine zoo animals cool as heatwave hits
A Philippine zoo is giving tigers frozen treats made of animal blood and preventing lions from mating during the hottest time of the day as a heatwave scorches the country.
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