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Former Wales fly-half Biggar to retire at end of rugby season

Former Wales fly-half Biggar to retire at end of rugby season

Former Wales fly-half Dan Biggar will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season, the Toulon player announced on Monday.

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African players in Europe: Iwobi ends goal drought to help sink Reds

African players in Europe: Iwobi ends goal drought to help sink Reds

Nigeria international Alex Iwobi scored for the first time in 15 matches in all competitions to help Fulham shock Premier League leaders Liverpool 3-2 at the weekend.

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King Charles III shrugs off health scare to begin Italy visit

King Charles III shrugs off health scare to begin Italy visit

King Charles III arrives in Italy on Monday for a four-day visit where he will become the first UK monarch to address Italy's joint parliament, but will not meet Pope Francis due to the pontiff's health issues.

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The worst market crashes since 1929

The worst market crashes since 1929

Monday's stock market collapses in Asia and Europe after China retaliated to steep US tariffs revived memories of similar market turmoil after the Covid pandemic and the last global financial crisis.

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Japan emperor visits World War II battleground Iwo Jima

Japan emperor visits World War II battleground Iwo Jima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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'Everyone is losing money': Hong Kong investors rattled by market rout

'Everyone is losing money': Hong Kong investors rattled by market rout

Hong Kong small-time investors were left reeling on Monday as US President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs and Beijing's retaliation saw the city's stock market suffer its worst day in almost three decades.

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Market panic deepens as Trump sticks to tariffs

Market panic deepens as Trump sticks to tariffs

A global stock market rout deepened on Monday, with Hong Kong crashing as US President Donald Trump stood firm on tariffs despite fears that his trade war could spark a recession.

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China vows to stay 'safe and promising land' for foreign investment

China vows to stay 'safe and promising land' for foreign investment

A top Chinese official has vowed to protect US firms and pledged his country will remain a "promising land" for foreign investment, Beijing said Monday, after it slapped 34 percent tariffs on US imports.

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Buchenwald camp survivor recounts liberation, 80 years on

Buchenwald camp survivor recounts liberation, 80 years on

Jacques Moalic, a 102-year-old former Agence France-Presse journalist, remembers vividly the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp by American troops 80 years ago.

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Stocks savaged as China retaliation to Trump tariffs fans trade war

Stocks savaged as China retaliation to Trump tariffs fans trade war

Asian equities collapsed on a black Monday for markets after China hammered the United States with its own hefty tariffs, ramping up a trade war many fear could spark a recession.

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