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'We don't feel safe': Serbians lash out after fatal roof collapse

'We don't feel safe': Serbians lash out after fatal roof collapse

For years, Serbia's leaders boasted of launching a building spree across the country that had touched off a new era of prosperity in the Balkan country.

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Van Nistelrooy says no contact with new Man Utd boss Amorim

Van Nistelrooy says no contact with new Man Utd boss Amorim

Manchester United interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy says he has not yet spoken with incoming manager Ruben Amorim over his future at the club as he seeks to kickstart their Europa League campaign.

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Farrell recalls experienced trio for All Blacks Test

Farrell recalls experienced trio for All Blacks Test

Hugo Keenan, Bundee Aki and Mack Hansen, who missed the epic Ireland victory over South Africa to tie a summer series, have been recalled to the starting line-up for Friday's blockbuster Test with New Zealand.

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What impact will Trump have on the world economy?

What impact will Trump have on the world economy?

Donald Trump's return to the White House with his protectionist policies poses threats for the global economy, with the prospect of new trade wars, resurgent inflation and slower growth, experts say.

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Cuba braces for Hurricane Rafael

Cuba braces for Hurricane Rafael

Cuba is bracing for Hurricane Rafael, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday and compound the misery wrought by a recent power blackout and Hurricane Oscar.

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Chelsea are 'one team' despite rotations, says Maresca

Chelsea are 'one team' despite rotations, says Maresca

Enzo Maresca said Wednesday that Chelsea are "one team, one squad" despite his policy of making wholesale changes for Conference League matches.

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Robinson says upcoming Tests 'massive' for Feyi-Waboso's Lions' hopes

Robinson says upcoming Tests 'massive' for Feyi-Waboso's Lions' hopes

Jason Robinson believes Immanuel Feyi-Waboso can star for the 2025 British and Irish Lions in Australia, even though the next fortnight will be "massive" for the fledgling England wing's hopes of making the combined team's squad.

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Pakistan's Punjab province shuts schools in smog-hit main cities

Pakistan's Punjab province shuts schools in smog-hit main cities

Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday ordered schools closed in smog-hit main cities, shifting them to online learning until November 17, as the country battles record air pollution.

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Spain seizes largest-ever cocaine haul

Spain seizes largest-ever cocaine haul

Spanish police said Wednesday that they had seized 13 tonnes of cocaine -- the country's largest-ever haul of the drug -- and made one arrest.

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Low taxes, high tariffs: What a Trump victory means for the US economy

Low taxes, high tariffs: What a Trump victory means for the US economy

Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election is likely to usher in a raft of economic changes at home and abroad, touching everything from foreign trade to the independence of the US central bank.

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