Russia said Tuesday it deployed air and artillery firepower to try to quash an armed Ukrainian border incursion after pro-Kyiv fighters stormed across the border with tanks and armoured vehicles. Moscow’s defence ministry said it had rushed its own troops and aviation units to the border in southwestern Kursk region after a morning raid by … Read more
Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred targets an Olympic sprint double on Tuesday, while Nikola Jokic’s Serbia made an epic comeback to stay in the basketball tournament. There was frustration though after Paris Games organisers cancelled training for open water swimming in the River Seine due to pollution levels — the fifth time such a decision has … Read more
As far-right riots grip England, provocative tech billionaire Elon Musk is posting sympathy for the anti-immigration demonstrators, angering the UK government, which blames social media companies for fuelling the unrest. The week-long disturbances that have spread to numerous cities are linked to misinformation online that the suspect behind a mass stabbing that killed three girls … Read more
The federal government’s bill to crackdown on the intake of international students will cost Australia up to 14,000 job losses in the sector, Universities Australia chief executive Luke Sheehy told a Senate inquiry on Tuesday. In the past year, the government cut down visas by 23%, which was a drop of nearly 60,000 students, Sheehy … Read more
The United States said it was working “around the clock” to avert an all-out war in the Middle East, as Israel remained on high alert Tuesday for potential Iranian retaliation for two high-profile killings. US President Joe Biden, whose country has sent extra warships and fighter jets to the region in support of Israel, held … Read more
Asian equities rallied Tuesday after the previous day’s global rout fuelled by US recession fears that have led to calls for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates before its next meeting. Tokyo, which suffered a record loss Monday, soared more than 10 percent at one point as traders rushed back to pick up beaten-down … Read more
Lim Young-woong may not have as many fans as BTS, but the trot singer is rivalling the global superstars, showing there’s more to South Korean music than K-pop with his billions of streams and a sold-out stadium tour. Once dismissed and widely ridiculed as music for pensioners, trot blends traditional Korean music with elements of … Read more
Bangladesh’s military was in control of the country on Tuesday after mass protests forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee. Hasina, 76, had been in power since 2009 but was accused of rigging elections in January and then watched millions of people take to the streets over the past month demanding she step … Read more
A key Tunisian opposition figure and potential candidate for the upcoming presidential election jailed since October was sentenced to two years in prison late Monday night, according to local media. Abir Moussi, 49, head of the Free Destourian Party and a former parliament member, had submitted her candidacy on Saturday via her lawyers, two days … Read more
Kamala Harris will name her running mate as soon as Monday, as she prepares for a tour of US battleground states aimed at turning excitement over her presidential bid into durable support that can power her to victory. All paths to the White House run through a handful of swing states, and Harris will kick … Read more
