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Osaka's mental health discussion a year ago resonates at French Open

Several professional tennis players credited Osaka with helping bring the subject out of the shadows for their sport

Donald Trump press secretary Sanders wins GOP Arkansas governor nod

Sanders won the GOP primary for the office her dad, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, held for a decade after a race where she shattered fundraising records

Man plotted to kill former Prez Bush in revenge for Iraq war: US govt

An Iraqi man who came to the US 2 years ago hatched a plot to assassinate former President George W Bush in retaliation for casualties against his compatriots during the Iraq war, the government said

PSG women's coach Olle-Nicolle suspended over 'inappropriate behavior'

Paris Saint-Germain suspended the coach of its women's team, with the club saying it had been informed of inappropriate behavior and remarks" made by Didier Oll-Nicolle toward some of his players

A list of some of the deadliest shootings in US schools since 1999

Until the massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School in 1999, the number of dead tended to be in the single digits but since then, the number of school shootings have killed 10 or more

North Korea launched 3 ballistic missiles toward eastern coast: Seoul

The launches were North Korea's 17th round of missile firings this year

US says will close Russia's last avenue to pay back international investors

The US said it will close the last avenue for Russia to pay its debt back to international investors, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution

We have to act, says Biden after Texas school shooting leaves 21 dead

President Joe Biden delivered an emotional call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.

Biden to sign policing order on George Floyd death anniversary: Report

US President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, a report said

Premier League approves proposed sale of Chelsea to Boehly consortium

The Premier League has approved the proposed sale of Chelsea to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly

Palestinian teen shot dead in Israeli raid on West Bank; 15 injured

At least 15 Palestinians were wounded by live fire, according to Wafa, during the clashes near Joseph's Tomb, a frequent flashpoint site

Airbnb ends short-term rentals in China to focus on outbound tourists

Airbnb announced it will stop representing short-term rental properties in China and focus its business in the country on serving Chinese tourists looking for lodgings abroad

WHO chief Tedros reappointed to second five-year term amid no opposition

Tedros, a former govt minister from Ethiopia, has directed WHO throughout its management of the global response to Covid-19 and withstood occasionally withering criticism over its multiple missteps

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's 9-year sentence appeal rejected

The rejection means Navalny will be sent to a high-security prison, according to the independent news site Mediazona.

WHO chief Tedros to be confirmed for second term after no opposition

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to be confirmed by the U.N. health agency's member countries for a second five-year term on Tuesday.

UK lawmakers criticise 'absence' of troops withdrawal plan from Afghanistan

UK's withdrawal from Afghanistan was a disaster and betrayal hampered by a lack of leadership from senior politicians and civil servants, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said

More turn to UK food banks as bills soar even as Covid threat fades

While the virus threat has faded, the need for food banks in Britain has soared. Skyrocketing energy and food bills are pushing millions deeper into financial hardship

After 3 months of invasion, Russia still bogged down in Ukraine war

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, it had hoped to overtake the country in a blitz lasting only days or a few weeks. Many Western analysts thought so, too.

China's bet on homegrown coronavirus vaccines holds back country

China is trying to navigate its biggest coronavirus outbreak without a tool it could have adopted many months ago, the kind of vaccines that have proven to offer the best protection against Covid

UN rights official Bachelet starts Xinjiang trip, meets Chinese FM Wang

China's foreign minister met with the UN's top human rights official on her visit to the country and shared with her that China opposes politicising human rights and imposing double standards