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Jason Roy has been given a chance to revive his England career after being included in the squad announced Tuesday for next month's one-day international series against Australia.

US tech giant Meta on Tuesday said it had resolved a major WhatsApp outage that prevented many of the billions of users of its popular service from connecting or sending messages.

The two old friends worked as truck drivers before picking up assault rifles. Their commander was an office manager.

Qatar has been hit by an "unprecedented campaign" of criticism over the football World Cup, its ruler said Tuesday, lashing out at "double standards" in a fierce rebuttal just weeks before the tournament starts.

Global bank giant HSBC on Tuesday announced tumbling profits for the third quarter on impairment charges linked to a weak economic outlook and its upcoming sale of French retail operations.

Eleven people, mostly children, have been killed in a blaze that tore through a school for the blind in Uganda in the early hours of Tuesday, police and a government minister said.

US tech giant Meta confirmed a global outage was affecting its messaging service WhatsApp on Tuesday and said it was working to restore the app "as quickly as possible".

Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks saw big swings Tuesday following the previous day's rout after Xi Jinping tightened his grip on power in China, while other markets fought to maintain a rally fuelled by hopes of a less hawkish Federal Reserve.

Singapore announced Tuesday it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, giving a firm date for the first time, and will look at using hydrogen as a major power source.

At least 16 people died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of about a million people from their homes, officials said Tuesday.

Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday reported a fall in net profits in the third quarter, though still better than expected against a backdrop of falling revenues at the investment bank.

Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks saw big swings Tuesday following the previous day's rout after Xi Jinping tightened his grip on power in China, while other markets fought to maintain a rally fuelled by hopes of a less hawkish Federal Reserve.

Italy second-row forward Sara Tounesi was on Tuesday banned for 12 matches for biting an opponent in the women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Ukrainian nurse Viktoria Obidina spent over five months in Russian captivity, forced to drink dirty water, endure beatings and hunger.

Mechanical diggers are hard at work in the bleak landscape of the Moanda open-cast mine in Gabon, using giant jaws to rip out manganese and then dump the ore into trucks with a crash.

New Delhi woke to toxic smog on Tuesday after Diwali revellers defied a firecracker ban and risked jail to celebrate the annual Hindu festival.

The white tents that Austria is using to house asylum seekers in a handful of towns have drawn rebuke from refugees' defenders and critics alike, while stirring memories of the 2015 migrant crisis.

New Credit Suisse chief executive Ulrich Koerner, faced with trying to turn around the beleaguered bank following multiple scandals, is set to unveil his strategic road map on Thursday.

On an autumn day on a lush green prairie, more than a dozen pregnant mares are waiting to be bled for the last time this year.

Winemaking was a profession most South African parents could never have envisioned for their children.

The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply with the dazzling white of salt flats in Latin America's "lithium triangle," where hope resides for a better life fueled by a metal bonanza.

China's yuan hit a 15-year low against the US dollar on Tuesday, with investors spooked after President Xi Jinping gained complete dominance over the Communist Party at a key meeting last week.

At least nine people have died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of around a million people from their homes, officials said Tuesday.

Recalled centre Anton Lienert-Brown said Tuesday that the All Blacks will not take Japan lightly when they meet in Tokyo this weekend, insisting they were now "a feared opponent".

All Blacks legend John Kirwan rates New Zealand try-machine Portia Woodman as one of the greatest wings in rugby after her eye-catching exploits at the women's World Cup.

HSBC on Tuesday said pre-tax profit slipped more than 40 percent in the third quarter, with the bank citing an impairment on the planned disposal of its retail banking operations in France.

Captain Jos Buttler warned his strongly fancied England side on Tuesday they risk getting "hurt" if they underestimate Ireland at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Deplorable living conditions, gloomy prospects at school and at work: the situation of Roma communities in Europe has not improved despite EU objectives to facilitate their integration, a report by the bloc's rights agency said on Tuesday.

Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto was taken into custody on Monday evening, following several complaints filed against him for public statements he made about using cannabis, a judicial source said.

The Boston Celtics crashed to their first loss of the season in a stormy 120-102 road defeat to the Chicago Bulls on Monday that saw head coach Joe Mazzulla and star power forward Grant Williams ejected.

Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton has slammed the umpires' decision to carry on with their Super 12 match against South Africa at the Twenty20 World Cup even in "ridiculous" amounts of rain.

Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks saw big swings Tuesday following the previous day's rout after Xi Jinping tightened his grip on power in China, while other Asian markets extended gains on hopes the Federal Reserve will slow down its pace of rate hikes.