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US consumer inflation cooled in April to lowest level since 2021

US consumer inflation cooled in April to lowest level since 2021

US consumer inflation cooled slightly in April, figures showed Tuesday, coming in better than expected against a background of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

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Europe's biggest 'green' methanol plant opens in Denmark

Europe's biggest 'green' methanol plant opens in Denmark

Europe's largest "green" methanol plant opened in Denmark on Tuesday, boosting the continent's emissions reduction efforts -- with customers ranging from shipping giant Maersk to toymaker Lego and pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk.

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Depardieu convicted of sexually assaulting two women

Depardieu convicted of sexually assaulting two women

A Paris court on Tuesday handed French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu an 18-month suspended sentence after convicting him of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021.

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Trump boasts Saudi business deals as he basks in royal welcome

Trump boasts Saudi business deals as he basks in royal welcome

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday trumpeted major business deals with Saudi Arabia as he basked in a lavish royal welcome on the first state visit of his second term.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex Cassie expected to testify

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex Cassie expected to testify

Sean "Diddy" Combs's former partner Casandra Ventura is expected to testify at his trial Tuesday with a now infamous clip of the fallen music mogul allegedly beating the singer expected to dominate questioning.

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Buttler one of five IPL players in England squad despite fixture clash

Buttler one of five IPL players in England squad despite fixture clash

England have selected five Indian Premier League players in their one-day squad to face the West Indies, including former captain Jos Buttler, but have not ruled out allowing them to skip the series.

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'I thought I was going to die,' Kardashian tells in Paris robbery trial

'I thought I was going to die,' Kardashian tells in Paris robbery trial

American celebrity Kim Kardashian told a Paris court on Tuesday she feared she was going to be killed by masked men who robbed her at gunpoint of millions of dollars of jewellery during the French capital's fashion week.

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Cycling great Wiggins admits cocaine addiction after retiring

Cycling great Wiggins admits cocaine addiction after retiring

Five-time Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins says he became a cocaine addict following his retirement from cycling and is "lucky to be here".

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Princess Catherine says nature her 'sanctuary' amid cancer recovery

Princess Catherine says nature her 'sanctuary' amid cancer recovery

Nearly 14 months after she announced her cancer diagnosis, Britain's Princess Catherine has launched a video series about nature, hailing it as her "sanctuary" over the past year.

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Rabada leads South African pace attack for World Test final

Rabada leads South African pace attack for World Test final

Kagiso Rabada will lead a South African pace bowling attack weakened by injury in the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's in London from June 11 to 15.

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