France's finance minister acknowledged Tuesday that two days of talks among leading global economies were "sometimes difficult", even as the group agreed a statement committing to multilateral cooperation in combatting growing economic risks.
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt could miss next month's T20 World Cup after the all-rounder was ruled out of her side's warm-up series against New Zealand and India.
Veteran Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo will lead his country into the 2026 World Cup this summer after coach Roberto Martinez named the 41-year-old in his squad on Tuesday.
- Stocks rise, oil dips after Trump holds off on Iran attack
- Pakistan court sentences man to death for killing teen influencer
Politics
Authoritarian leaders are not concerned by the political impact of novels despite literature's power to shape people's consciences, said Nicaragua's former vice president and writer Sergio Ramirez in an interview with AFP on Monday.
May 19, 2026
RECENT NEWS
The World Health Organization chief voiced concern on Tuesday about the "scale and speed" of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has killed an estimated 131 people.
May 19, 2026
RECENT NEWS
Climate change could push seabirds into smaller habitats and force them to fly farther to survive, a new study said Tuesday.
May 19, 2026
The French government spokeswoman on Tuesday encouraged women to speak out about sexual violence, "even decades later," as she addressed mounting allegations of rape and assault targeting popular singer and actor Patrick Bruel.
May 19, 2026
Germany had started the process to sell most of its stake in energy giant Uniper, the government said Tuesday, more than three years after nationalising the company following its near collapse amid the Ukraine war.
May 19, 2026
Technology
A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the Sun slam into Earth's magnetic shield.
May 19, 2026
RECENT NEWS
Asian markets wavered Tuesday, with tech stocks leading losses as investors tracked easing oil prices and cautious optimism over a potential US-Iran deal.
Stellantis, owner of the Jeep and Fiat brands, announced Tuesday that it would start building smaller, low-cost electric cars for the European market, where demand for clean-energy vehicles has fallen short of automakers' hopes.
The World Cup represents football's pinnacle, the ultimate prize every young player dreams of winning. But whether the tournament is where the very best football is played is a different question entirely.
Tears soaked Cherifa's veil as she recounted how her son was beheaded by a unit of Malian soldiers and Russian paramilitaries supporting the fight against jihadists.
May 19, 2026
Technology
A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the Sun slam into Earth's magnetic shield.
May 19, 2026
RECENT NEWS
The EU hopes Tuesday to strike a deal towards implementing its nearly year-old trade pact with the United States -- with an increasingly impatient Donald Trump threatening steep new tariffs unless it is done by July 4.
The coach of the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years batted away questions Tuesday about the prospect of South Koreans cheering his side, saying: "We are here solely to play football."
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and his "long-time good friend" Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by Donald Trump.
Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi's narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban them in favour of electric two-wheelers.
May 19, 2026
- Japan economy grows faster than expected in first quarter
- World Cup glory attracts superstar coaches into international battle
- Stuttering Sabalenka seeks to set down marker at Roland Garros
- 'Little' Freiburg chasing glory in debut European final
- Villa inspired by former heroes as they target Europa League glory
- Irrepressible Sinner primed for career Grand Slam at Roland Garros
- China market for Nvidia AI chips to open 'over time': Huang
- Asian markets cautious, oil dips after Trump holds off on Iran attack