Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Updated 7m ago
After two top BBC executives resigned over a misleading Jan. 6 documentary edit, President Donald Trump threatened to sue the broadcaster for about $1 billion, demanding an apology.
Eight Democratic senators joined Republicans in the US Senate to advance a spending measure that moved to end the government shutdown, sparking backlash within the Democratic Party.
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, delegates focused on reports that China’s CO2 emissions had been flat for 18 months as renewable capacity surged, even as the United States stayed away.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a challenge to its 2015 same-sex marriage ruling, rejecting a Kentucky county clerk's bid to overturn Obergefell and preserve marriage rights.
President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and 76 others in Washington for roles in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a federal pardon largely symbolic because state prosecutions remain possible.
Global stocks rallied after U.S. senators advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, prompting a relief-driven jump in equities and a rise in Treasury yields worldwide.
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in its bid to withhold full SNAP benefits, escalating a legal fight that left about 42 million recipients in limbo.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from a Paris prison under judicial supervision pending appeal after three weeks in custody, barred from leaving France or contacting certain officials.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on 10 November to enforce ceasefires in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip "with an iron fist" after meeting US envoy Jared Kushner.
Three major Chinese automakers unveiled an electric car priced about €6,000 with swappable batteries, intensifying pressure on European manufacturers already losing share in China amid a post-subsidy market slowdown.
Warren Buffett wrote in his latest letter to shareholders he was "going quiet" and preparing to hand over the reins of Berkshire Hathaway, accelerating $1.3 billion in charitable gifts.
Canada lost its measles-elimination status after more than 5,000 cases amid falling vaccination rates, health officials said, signaling re-establishment of endemic transmission.
A large umbrella review published in the British Medical Journal found no link between prenatal paracetamol use and childhood autism, refuting recent claims by Donald Trump.
Companies and governments raced to build massive AI data centers worldwide, prompting community resistance in Latin America, lawmakers’ queries about rising electric bills and environmental and financial risk warnings.
European companies and authorities rolled out AI-driven systems for transport monitoring, autonomous retail and infrastructure, sparking concerns about energy and water use and new regulatory limits.
At its tenth anniversary, the Paris Agreement showed mixed results: some countries reduced greenhouse-gas emissions while global emissions stayed high, and negotiators in Belém faced pressure to act.
Climate scientists and a UN deputy secretary-general warned that the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target was effectively lost and current emissions pledges needed reworking, raising fears of future geoengineering proposals.
David Szalay, the Hungarian‑British author, won the 2025 Booker Prize for Flesh, a sparsely written, dark rags‑to‑riches portrait of a Hungarian immigrant, judges said.
Rosalía released her new album "Lux" on Nov. 7, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez praised it as "deslumbrante," saying she had placed Spain atop the global music scene.
The International Olympic Committee moved closer to banning transgender women from competing in female Olympic events in time for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, multiple outlets said.
Two people died at the ATP Finals in Turin on Monday, organisers said, one collapsing in the Inalpi Arena and another at a fan festival; circumstances were unclear.
At least eight people were killed and several injured when a car exploded near the Red Fort in New Delhi on Monday night, police said, and authorities opened an investigation.
Switzerland's fertility rate fell to a historic 1.29 children per woman in 2024, and surveys showed many young people chose childlessness as Allianz Research warned global declines persisted.
Actors Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem bought a more-than-€2 million penthouse in Madrid’s Chamberí neighborhood before summer, adding a fifth property to their real-estate portfolio.
