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Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said Tuesday it has ended its policy of pegging fuel prices to the international market, an overhaul promised by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that had initially triggered investor jitters.

Magnus Cort of the Education First team won a rain-sodden 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday after his escape group beat home the peloton on an eventful 196km run from Scandiano to Viareggio.

Large crowds welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Loreen home to central Stockholm on Tuesday after she claimed the Scandinavian country's seventh title triumph at the weekend.

Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald said Tuesday it is a shame that several legends are "off the table" to help his cause after quitting the DP World Tour.

Magnus Cort Nielsen of the Education First team won a rain-sodden 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday after his escape group beat home the peloton on an eventful 196km run from Scandiano to Viareggio.

A second detainee arrested in a huge anti-corruption investigation in Venezuela has died, the country's attorney general Tarek William Saab said.

The Philadelphia 76ers have fired head coach Doc Rivers after their exit from the NBA playoffs at the hands of the Boston Celtics.

Chile's Patagonia is known for its mountains and hiking paradise but it is also home to the largest continuous kelp forest in the world.

French first lady Brigitte Macron on Tuesday denounced an attack on her great-nephew, who was beaten up outside her family's chocolate shop in an apparent politically motivated assault.

The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar rose to at least 81 on Tuesday, according to local leaders, officials and state media, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid and support.

Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT's OpenAI, told US lawmakers on Tuesday that regulating artificial intelligence was essential, after his chatbot stunned the world.

Ukraine said Tuesday that it had pushed Russian forces from the flanks of Bakhmut but conceded that Moscow's forces were pushing deeper inside the embattled town.

World number one Jon Rahm isn't worried about chasing a career Grand Slam after winning the Masters, hoping his hunger to win majors might take care of that goal anyway.

Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has switched national team allegiances from England to the United States, FIFA said on Tuesday.

QatarEnergy said Tuesday it awarded a contract worth about $10 billion to a joint venture of France's Technip Energies and Consolidated Contractors Company, in the Gulf emirate's latest major gas deal.

Ruben Ostlund, head of this year's Cannes festival jury, said Tuesday he supports the screenwriters strike in Hollywood ahead of the opening ceremony for the industry shindig on the French Riviera.

Researchers said on Tuesday that an already widely used medical dye reduces the poisonous effects of death cap mushrooms in mice, raising hopes of the first targeted antidote for the world's deadliest mushroom.

A French investigating magistrate on Tuesday issued an international arrest warrant for Lebanon's central bank chief Riad Salameh, a source close to the case said.

The Cannes Film Festival was set for a stormy start on Tuesday as discontent rumbled over the organisers' decision to launch with Johnny Depp's comeback as the opening film.

President Joe Biden and Republican leaders are set to reconvene Tuesday for crunch talks on raising US borrowing limits, with a possible debt default now just weeks away.

American lifestyle guru Martha Stewart has become the oldest cover model for Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit edition, at the age of 81.

A German court on Tuesday sentenced five gang members to up to six years in prison for snatching priceless 18th-century jewels from a Dresden museum in what has been dubbed the biggest art heist in modern history.

In a country long bedevilled by coups, Thai voters' resounding rejection of the army-backed government speaks to the deep frustration felt by many after decades of power struggles, protests, coups -- and no change.

Rory McIlroy says he is near the form he needs to win his first major title since 2014 after a mental health break to cope with a deflating Masters result.

Retail sales in the United States returned to growth in April fueled by a rebound in motor vehicle sales, data released Tuesday showed, but not by as much as many expected.

Pep Guardiola says his legacy as Manchester City boss is already "exceptional" as the English champions aim to finally turn their domestic dominance into European glory.

European and US drifted lower Tuesday as traders awaited possible developments on a US debt deal necessary to avert a default.

Archaeologists at Pompeii said Tuesday that they had uncovered two new skeletons of male victims who likely died in an earthquake that accompanied the devastating volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the Italian city in ash in AD 79.

Six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine "as soon as is possible" to help find a resolution to the war, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday.

Hong Kong authorities have arrested 11 footballers from the same team over allegations of match-fixing in a domestic league, the city's anti-graft body said Tuesday.

Turkey's secular opposition leader may have succeeded in forcing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into his first ever runoff, but his chances of winning on May 28 are remote.

The Philippines avenged the disappointment of an opening-game defeat and reasserted their Southeast Asian Games dominance beating hosts Cambodia on Tuesday to clinch men's basketball gold.