Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Updated 5m ago
The US Senate passed a transitional spending bill to reopen the federal government after eight Democrats joined Republicans, sending the measure to the House for final approval.
President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion over a misleadingly edited Jan. 6 documentary, demanding retraction after the broadcaster apologised and two chiefs resigned.
Syrian transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, marking the first U.S.–Syrian summit since 1946 and prompting a partial suspension of sanctions.
COP30 opened in Belém, Brazil, with the United States absent and delegates sharply divided between calls to raise mitigation ambitions and disputes over climate finance.
The U.S. Supreme Court was expected to say Tuesday whether the Trump administration must resume full SNAP food benefits to comply with lower-court orders blocking its funding freeze.
British-Hungarian author David Szalay won the 2025 Booker Prize in London for his novel Flesh, receiving the £50,000 award after judges praised its singular, dark portrait.
Ghislaine Maxwell sought a commutation from President Donald Trump, preparing a commutation application to his administration, House Democrats and a whistleblower said.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to revisit its 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, rejecting an appeal from a Kentucky county clerk who had refused to issue licenses.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s confrontation with opponents in Gaza and Lebanon remained far from over and vowed to enforce truces there “with an iron fist.”
Swiss and U.S. negotiators neared a deal to cut U.S. tariffs on Swiss imports to about 15%, down from roughly 39%, after pressure from Swiss business leaders.
Data-center operators and investors poured billions into new AI-focused facilities worldwide, accelerating capacity but prompting environmental resistance and leaving Europe trailing the United States and China.
Canada lost its measles elimination status after widespread outbreaks as childhood vaccination rates fell below the 95% coverage needed to stop transmission, international health experts said.
Intel’s top AI executive, Sachin Katti, left the company to join OpenAI, a move industry observers said dealt another blow as Intel seeks to catch up with Nvidia.
Typhoon Fung-Wong battered the Philippines, killing at least 18 and forcing over one million people to evacuate, and was approaching Taiwan where authorities moved about 3,000 residents from Kaohsiung's coast.
Forecasters issued varied weather forecasts across Europe, saying Greece faced a new wave of storms and cooling, Switzerland had dense fog pockets, and France remained calm and dry.
Archaeologists said a 1.5‑kilometer band of about 5,200 circular pits on Monte Sierpe in Peru had been used by the Inca for record‑keeping and later tax collection.
Spanish singer Rosalía released her new album "Lux", which drew praise from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as "deslumbrante" and stirred both acclaim and mockery.
Two people died during the ATP Finals in Turin on Monday, one collapsing in the Inalpi Arena and another at a fan festival, organizers said.
Turkish authorities arrested eight people and the Turkish Football Federation suspended 1,024 players pending disciplinary probes into alleged match betting, prompting lower-division fixtures to be postponed.
A car exploded near the Red Fort in New Delhi, killing at least eight and injuring dozens, and police said the cause remained under investigation.
Norway recorded an increase in births in 2024, even as analysts warned that fertility rates fell broadly worldwide and Swiss birth intentions remained particularly low.
Reinhard Mey thanked rapper Haftbefehl after a documentary about Haftbefehl propelled Mey’s 55‑year‑old song "In meinem Garten" into the German charts.
