Women's T20 World Cup Moved From Bangladesh To UAE
The 2024 Women's T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved out of Bangladesh and will instead take place in the United Arab Emirates, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday.
Man City's Foden Wins PFA Player Of The Year Award
The 24-year-old scored 19 times and delivered eight assists for Pep Guardiola's team as they pipped Arsenal to the title on the last day of the season.
China's 'Growing Authoritarianism' Won't Stop With Taiwan: Lai
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, and a senior Chinese Communist Party official said Tuesday that Beijing was confident of "complete reunification" with the island.
Korda Looks To Bounce Back At Women's British Open
Korda won six times in seven starts on the LPGA Tour between January and May, including her second major at the Chevron Championship.
Indian PM Modi Calls For 'Peace' Before Heading To Ukraine
The premier has trodden a delicate balance between maintaining India's historically warm ties with Russia while courting closer security partnerships with Western nations as a bulwark against regional rival China.
Pro-Palestine DNC Delegates Welcome Biden's Exit But Side-eye Harris
The delegates plan to voice their discontent with the war in Gaza at the party's convention this week in Chicago, during which Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the Democratic Party's nomination in the close race for the White House.
Thailand Reports Suspected Case Of New Mpox Strain
The patient landed in Bangkok on August 14 and was sent to hospital with mpox symptoms the following morning, said Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of the kingdom's Department of Disease Control.
Fresh Searches In Sicily Yacht Sinking With Finance Boss Among Missing
The 56-metre British-flagged sailing yacht "Bayesian" was anchored some 700 meters from port with 10 crew and 12 passengers on board when it was struck by a waterspout, a sort of mini tornado, before dawn on Monday.
Kenya 'Psychopath' Serial Killer Suspect Escapes From Custody
Collins Jumaisi, 33, described by police as a "vampire, a psychopath", was arrested last month after the horrific discovery of mutilated bodies in a garbage dump in a slum in the Kenyan capital.
'Black Myth' Elates Fans And Becomes One Of China's Most Successful Games
"Black Myth" was released globally on Tuesday and enjoyed one of the best opening days, as measured by the number of players on gaming platform Steam, and sold nearly 1.2 million pre-release copies.
EU Plans 36% Tariff On Chinese EVs, Lower For Tesla
Brussels last month slapped Chinese EVs with hefty provisional tariffs -- coming on top of current duties of 10 percent -- after an anti-subsidy probe found they were unfairly undermining European rivals.
Mpox Cases Rise In DR Congo As Country Awaits Vaccines
The toll this year has risen in a few days from 16,000 cases and 548 deaths to 16,700 cases and "a little more than 570" deaths, Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said.
Chinese Property Firm Kaisa Strikes Debt Restructuring Deal
The sector has faced unprecedented headwinds in recent years, with major firms failing to follow through on projects and a clampdown on property market speculation by Beijing.
US Orders Boeing 787 Inspections After LATAM Plane Plunge
The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring inspections after a report "of uncommanded movement of the captain's seat in the forward direction that caused a rapid descent," the agency said in a statement.
US Says Iran Responsible For Trump Campaign Hack
The statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed the Trump campaign claim from earlier this month that it had been targeted, potentially by Iran.
Trump Shares Doctored Images Showing Taylor Swift Support
Swift has not yet publicly thrown her weight behind any presidential candidate in the November 5 election, but she backed President Joe Biden in 2020 and has previously been critical of Trump.
Vardy Strikes As Leicester Hold Misfiring Spurs
Promoted Leicester survived a series of costly Tottenham misses either side of Pedro Porro's first-half opener for the visitors at the King Power Stadium.
North Korean Defects To South, Says Seoul Military
The defector was a staff sergeant, Yonhap news agency reported, who was given some guidance from the South's military during the defection.
Asian Markets Fluctuate Ahead Of Key Earnings And Powell
With recent data indicating the US economy remains in good shape as inflation slows and the labor market softens, there is widespread expectation the bank will finally start unwinding its long-running program of tight monetary policy next month.
Taiwan Conducts Missile Drills At Sensitive Test Site
Beijing claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and has stepped up military pressure by sending drones, fighter jets and naval vessels around the island.
One Year In, EU Turning Up Heat In Big Tech Fight
If 2024 already looks like an annus horribilis for big tech in the EU, the months ahead could prove a winter of discontent as the bloc wields a fortified new legal armoury to bring online titans to heel.
Venezuela Opposition Candidate Asks Maduro To 'Step Aside'
Since the contested election, Gonzalez Urrutia and fellow opposition leader Maria Corina Machado -- who was barred from running herself -- have been in hiding as prosecutors have opened an investigation against both of them.
Stokes Absence Adds Extra Edge To England-Sri Lanka Series
Ollie Pope, the England vice-captain, will now skipper the side even though he has led county team Surrey in just one first-class match.
Blinken To Head To Egypt On Gaza Truce Push
Blinken, on his ninth visit to the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack triggered the war with Israel, was scheduled to fly from Tel Aviv to El Alamein, the Mediterranean city famous for a World War II battle in 1942, to speak to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at his summer palace.
Kenya Govt Plans To Reinstate Some Taxes To Raise $1.2 Bn
President William Ruto had warned of a funding shortfall after he decided in June to drop the controversial tax hikes after a bloody day in Nairobi that saw the storming of parliament and police firing live bullets on demonstrators.
Epic Launches Own App Store, Fortnite Back For IPhones In Europe
The launch of the store comes after Epic waged legal battles and lobbied regulators to loosen the grip of Apple and Google on the sale of apps for phones running their operating systems.
Blinken Meets Israeli Leaders At 'Decisive Moment' For Gaza Talks
Blinken, on his ninth regional tour since Hamas's October 7 attack triggered the war, said he was back in Tel Aviv "to get this agreement to the line and ultimately over the line".
Putin Arrives In Azerbaijan For State Visit
Russian television broadcast images of the Russian president's plane as it arrived in Baku in the evening.
Ukraine Says Struck Second Key Bridge In Russia's Kursk Region
Russia meanwhile ramped up pressure in east Ukraine, claiming to capture another village just a few kilometers from the Ukrainian-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk.
Latest 'Alien' Movie Scares Up Big Crowds In N. America Theaters
The latest film in a series that began with Ridley Scott's 1979 blockbuster "Alien" earned an estimated $41.5 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.