The number of people not working in the UK due to chronic illnesses has soared since the pandemic, putting pressure on the British economy, analysts said on Tuesday.
Russia's central bank on Tuesday hiked its key interest rate from 8.5 to 12 percent, after the ruble crashed to a more than 16-month low against the dollar.
India has increased force levels and assumed a military posture designed to anticipate and deter Chinese aggression at their shared border.
Russian missiles killed three people in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk early Tuesday, the latest deadly strike on the west of the country suffering an uptick in aerial attacks.
Military chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS will meet in Ghana on Thursday and Friday to discuss possible intervention in Niger, military and political sources in the region said Tuesday.
Religious leaders and politicians in northern Nigeria have opened back-door channels in a frantic attempt to stave off military intervention in coup-stricken Niger.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was forced Tuesday to scrap her trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji after her plane suffered recurring technical problems, the latest in a series of incidents with the German fleet.
"It is 'Modi's guarantee' that India will become the third largest global economy in the next five years," the prime minister said as he addressed the nation on the country's 77th Independence Day.
Just over three weeks after Spain's inconclusive snap election, parliament reconvenes on Thursday under a cloud of political uncertainty which could end in a fresh poll later this year.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that his government was working to end ethnic clashes in the country's remote northeast that have killed more than 150 people since May.
First-time semi-finalists Spain face a more seasoned Sweden at the Women's World Cup on Tuesday, with a final against England or co-hosts Australia the prize.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday called former colonial ruler Japan a "partner" that shares his country's values and common interests as he aims to strengthen ties with Tokyo in response to North Korea's growing nuclear threats.
A tropical storm slammed into Japan's main island early Tuesday, bringing violent gusts and downpours that have already caused rivers to surge and prompted landslide warnings.
China on Tuesday said it would suspend the release of youth unemployment rates, as its central bank cut a key interest rate to boost flagging growth.
Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges of racketeering and a string of election crimes after a sprawling, two-year probe into his efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat to Joe Biden in the US state of Georgia.
When Siya Kolisi lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in Tokyo in 2019, he inspired a nation.
Afghanistan's Taliban government was set Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of their takeover of the country with a military parade in the movement's birthplace, as well as other celebrations of their surge back to power.
Chelsea completed the signing of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo on Monday for a reported Premier League record fee of up to GBP115 million ($146 million).
Manchester United survived an onslaught from Wolves and huge claims for a late penalty to start the Premier League season with a 1-0 win thanks to Raphael Varane's header on Monday.
The Ukrainian military on Monday said it had pushed Russian forces out of pockets of territory along front lines in the east and south of the country, building on a gruelling counter-offensive launched two months ago.
The Russian central bank said it would meet on Tuesday to discuss its key rate, after the ruble slid past 100 against the dollar Monday, its lowest level in over sixteen months.
Prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the US state of Georgia were expected to begin presenting evidence to a grand jury Monday for what could be a sprawling, multi-defendant indictment.
When the devastating wildfire ripped through Hawaii's Lahaina community last week, some of the archipelago's most renowned chefs sprang into action to help as best they could: in the kitchen.
The African Union (AU) on Monday held talks on the Niger crisis as the country's post-coup rulers sounded defiance yet also pointed to diplomacy for a potential solution.
Greek islanders are fed up this summer -- not with the holidaymakers that flock to their beaches but with the hawkers who cram the sands with sunloungers and parasols, to the point where it's sometimes impossible to get down to their own sea.
The West African bloc ECOWAS is mulling military intervention to restore Niger's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, after he was detained by members of his guard on July 26.
More than half of Filipinos want the government to use military action in response to China's increasing aggression in the West Philippine Sea, a new survey revealed. Tensions have been high in recent days following the Chinese Coast Guard's firing of a water cannon on Philippine vessels.
"India doesn't have to add new coal-based power plants, and all future growth in demand will be met by efficient usage of existing assets and new renewable energy sources," Sunil Dahiya from Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said.
President Emmanuel Macron's tough-talking Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin is testing the waters for a crack at the French presidency in 2027, with a stark warning that far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen risks taking the Elysee if the wrong candidate stands.
The Russian ruble slid past 100 against the dollar Monday, its lowest level since March 23, 2022 -- weeks after Moscow unleashed full-scale hostilities in Ukraine.
