Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Updated 6m ago
President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion over a reportedly misleading edit of his Jan. 6 speech, after the broadcaster apologized and two top executives resigned.
The US Senate approved a 60-40 spending package to end the record-long government shutdown after eight Democrats joined Republicans, and the measure now heads to the House.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a challenge to its 2015 same‑sex marriage ruling, rejecting former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’s bid and preserving nationwide marriage rights.
Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and 76 others who sought to overturn the 2020 election, a federal-only clemency that does not block ongoing state prosecutions.
The United States partially suspended sanctions on Syria after President Donald Trump met Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday.
German and European data‑center operators poured billions into new AI-focused facilities, quadrupling national capacity by 2030, though analysts said the gap with the US and China would widen.
Nicolas Sarkozy was released from a Paris prison under strict judicial supervision, banned from leaving France or contacting the justice minister as he awaited appeal of his Libyan funding conviction.
President Donald Trump ordered U.S. air-traffic controllers to return to work, threatening pay deductions and offering bonuses as the government shutdown caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a bid to withhold full SNAP funding, intensifying a legal fight during the federal shutdown that left millions without benefits.
Wall Street rallied as optimism that a U.S. government shutdown was nearing an end drove gains, with the Nasdaq up about 2.3% and the S&P 500 rising 1.5%.
Three major Chinese automakers offered a €6,000 electric car with swappable batteries, intensifying pressure on BYD, VW and Western manufacturers as China’s auto market cooled and sales fell.
Canada lost its measles elimination status after outbreaks re-established endemic transmission, officials said, as falling childhood vaccination rates fueled more than 5,000 cases and renewed regional concern.
The FDA announced it would remove the black‑box warning from menopausal hormone therapies, saying benefits outweigh risks, while critics said the evidence supporting the change was insufficient.
OpenAI’s rapid expansion sparked scrutiny over soaring costs and recruited talent: Intel’s top AI executive Sachin Katti left for OpenAI, while AWS chief Matt Garman defended strong demand.
Autostrade and STMicroelectronics rolled out AI in Italy and France for bridge monitoring and a staff-only autonomous shop, while a Cornell study warned datacenters could pollute like millions of cars.
China's CO2 emissions were flat or declining for 18 months, drawing attention at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, as the United States stayed away and delegates weighed leadership.
Ten years after the 2015 Paris Agreement, global greenhouse-gas emissions had risen overall despite some national cuts, and delegates at the COP in Belém pressed for stronger commitments.
Hungarian-British author David Szalay won the 2025 Booker Prize in London for his novel Flesh, a sparsely written, dark portrait of a man’s rise from Hungary to London.
Spanish singer Rosalía released her new album "Lux" in Spain on Nov. 7, a grand, religiously themed record that shifted toward operatic-classical sounds and drew broad critical attention.
Jannik Sinner beat Félix Auger‑Aliassime 7-5, 6-1 in the ATP Finals opener in Turin, with Auger‑Aliassime hampered by a reported calf injury.
Turkish authorities arrested eight people and suspended 1,024 players in a nationwide probe of alleged match betting, halting lower‑division games and implicating top‑flight players.
A car explosion near New Delhi’s Red Fort killed at least eight people and wounded dozens, police said, and authorities said they were investigating the cause.
The Vatican opened an investigation into Bishop Rafael Zornoza of Cádiz and Ceuta over alleged repeated sexual abuse of a minor in the 1990s, and he suspended his public schedule.
Haftbefehl's documentary propelled Reinhard Mey's 55‑year‑old song "In meinem Garten" back into the German charts, and Mey publicly thanked the rapper for the unexpected success.
