Russell on top in Baku practice after problems for Antonelli, Norris
George Russell topped the times for Mercedes ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and the two Ferraris in Thursday's opening practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has launched its “Real Stocks, Real Friends”, allowing users to bring their friends to Wall Street through RealStocks and earn rewards. Building on MEXC’s previous “Trade Wall Street, Without Walls, the event reflects MEXC’s efforts to lower barriers to the U.S. stock market for crypto-native users.
MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has expanded its Opportunity Compass education initiative by introducing the MEXC Stock Trading Handbook, a new guide designed to help crypto traders bridge the knowledge gap as they enter the stock market. The Handbook reflects a broader evolution in how MEXC empowers users, moving beyond access to Wall Street to help users understand the market, navigate trading tools, and build long-term trading systems.
France and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe continued his media push to win the Ballon d'Or by insisting on Tuesday that he feels confident he will claim the prestigious award.
England fast bowler Mark Wood announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday, saying he had "lost the battle" after a career repeatedly disrupted by injuries.
Yemen's Houthis said Saudi Arabia carried out a deadly strike on a key port city on Tuesday, over a week into the Houthi offensive that has seen them seize control of a strait that is crucial to global energy flows.
Stock markets climbed on Tuesday as the success of Meta's new AI agent and US-China talks on artificial intelligence fanned a tech-led rally.
Smriti Mandhana's whirlwind 79 helped India crush Sri Lanka by 147 runs and win a second consecutive women's cricket gold at the Asian Games on Tuesday.
World champions India narrowly survived being on the end of a huge upset as they edged a spirited Japan by two runs in a rain-shortened first-ever T20 international between the two teams on Tuesday.
EU countries on Tuesday resumed their scramble for an agreement on prolonging sanctions on Russia, after Latvia held up a deal to take two oligarchs off the blacklist.
France's Olympic hero Leon Marchand said Tuesday that Japanese swimmers will be his main rivals at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, admitting he was "scared" and "stressed" about racing them.
Missing F-35 fighter parts diverted from Australia to Hong Kong are not "sensitive", Defence Minister Richard Marles said Tuesday, confirming Canberra was helping to investigate the incident.
An infant lets out a feeble cry as a doctor administers a routine but vital injection aboard a mobile boat clinic, part of a network serving remote riverine communities in northeastern India.
Cambodia showed off a shuttered scam compound complete with counterfeit cash and a fake police station this week ahead of a global conference intended to burnish its anti-fraud credentials.
Former India quick Zaheer Khan has been named head coach of the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2027 edition of the Indian Premier League, the franchise announced.
An Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to pursue her sporting dreams won an Asian Games silver medal on Tuesday, hoping it inspires other women in a country where Taliban authorities have sharply curtailed their freedoms.
A six-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women's world record for solving a 3x3 Rubik's Cube in just over four seconds, state media reported.
Typhoon Dujuan left at least four people dead and 22 injured in Japan, while thousands of houses near Tokyo were without power after the storm swept through the region, authorities said Tuesday.
The 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi has taken the Asian Games by storm, but when it comes to the intense interest in her, she said: "Interviews are way harder than the race."
A Venezuelan national shot and wounded by a US immigration agent in Texas was jailed with the bullet still inside his body, his lawyer said Monday.
G7 nations called on Yemen's Houthis Tuesday to halt strikes on Saudi Arabia, offering a show of solidarity with Riyadh as the Tehran-backed fighters have added a new threat to the Middle East war.
The 2026/27 Nations League kicks off on Thursday but all eyes will be on the touchlines as a starry cast of new coaches, including Zinedine Zidane and Jurgen Klopp, prepare to make their debuts in international football.
In the Austrian town of Kronstorf, a planned Google data centre promises investment, jobs and a place on the digital map -- but residents are not convinced.
The Los Angeles Rams bounced back from their season-opening flop in Australia to score a stylish 28-6 victory over the New York Giants on Monday.
Japan has been starved of swimming success in recent times but with the Olympics two years away junk food-loving teenager Shin Ohashi has emerged as their next big hope.
Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah died nearly eight decades ago, but his photograph has become the centrepiece of a fresh battle over history at Bangladesh's top university.
Stock markets climbed on Tuesday as the success of Meta's new AI agent and US-China talks on artificial intelligence fanned a tech-led rally.
Two New Zealand naval vessels passed through the Taiwan Strait last week, the New Zealand Defence Force said Tuesday.
Chinese street dancer Wu Yufei has spent most of his 13-year career performing solo, but this year, he found some new partners -- a crew of robots with sleek moves.
Zinedine Zidane spent years patiently waiting in the wings for his chance to manage France and on Friday the successor to Didier Deschamps as coach of Les Bleus will lead the side out for the first time in a UEFA Nations League tie in Turkey.
Saudi Arabia has deep pockets and cutting-edge weapons yet for more than a decade it has been unable to quash Yemen's battle-hardened Houthis.
Former political prisoners of Venezuela's Rodeo I are unable to shake the memories of punishments dealt out by hooded jailers in the country's most notorious prison.
US President Donald Trump is expected to claim he is winning both on the battlefield and as a peacemaker Tuesday in a speech to the United Nations overshadowed by growing spillover from his stalled war against Iran.