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Federer admits he 'stopped believing' he could come back

Federer admits he 'stopped believing' he could come back

Roger Federer said Wednesday that he decided to retire because he "stopped believing" he could continue playing after a series of injuries.

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Germany reaches deal to nationalise troubled gas giant Uniper

Germany reaches deal to nationalise troubled gas giant Uniper

Germany has reached a deal to nationalise troubled gas giant Uniper, the government said Wednesday, as the energy sector reels from the fallout of Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Muguruza eager to see back of 'tough, roller-coaster' season

Muguruza eager to see back of 'tough, roller-coaster' season

Former world number one Garbine Muguruza wants to end a "roller-coaster" season with "a different feeling" after winning her opening match at the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday.

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Conte: Lawyer of the people who helped fell Italian PM Draghi

Conte: Lawyer of the people who helped fell Italian PM Draghi

Parachuted into office four years ago, Italy's former premier Giuseppe Conte helped take down his successor and is now trying to revive the fortunes of his populist Five Star Movement.

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Letta: Intellectual ex-premier battling Italy's far-right

Letta: Intellectual ex-premier battling Italy's far-right

Bookish and fervently pro-European, former premier Enrico Letta returned from self-imposed exile to take the fight to Italy's far-right as leader of the centre-left Democratic Party.

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Berlusconi: Italian ex-PM refusing to let go

Berlusconi: Italian ex-PM refusing to let go

Silvio Berlusconi will turn 86 next week but the scandal-plagued former Italian premier and billionaire media mogul has refused to retire and is leading his Forza Italia party into Sunday's general election.

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Bookish Balkans hamlet a 'village of enlightenment'

Bookish Balkans hamlet a 'village of enlightenment'

Most people packed up and left the remote North Macedonia village of Babino years ago.

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Australian Rules club hit by 'heartbreaking' Indigenous mistreatment claims

Australian Rules club hit by 'heartbreaking' Indigenous mistreatment claims

Australian Rules' chief executive said Wednesday it was "hard to find more serious allegations" after a top club was accused of separating Indigenous players from their families and pressuring one couple to have an abortion.

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Plentiful water offers relief in Vienna

Plentiful water offers relief in Vienna

As Europe suffered its worst drought in centuries, residents in Austria's capital were feeling fortunate for their plentiful water supply that courses from streams in the green forests of the Alps.

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Streaming giant shines new light on Thai boys cave rescue

Streaming giant shines new light on Thai boys cave rescue

It is the rescue retold around the world: 12 boys, their coach, and impossible odds.

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