Politics
President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, saying its misleading edit of his Jan. 6 speech defamed him and demanding a retraction and apology.
The U.S. Senate passed a spending package to end the record-long government shutdown after eight Democrats joined Republicans, sending the measure to the House for final approval.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Kim Davis's appeal seeking to overturn its 2015 Obergefell ruling, leaving same-sex marriage protections intact nationwide.
President Donald Trump ordered U.S. air-traffic controllers to return to work and threatened to dock pay while promising bonuses as flight disruptions spread amid the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and 76 others for their roles in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a federal action that left state prosecutions intact.
Nicolas Sarkozy was released from Paris’s La Santé prison under judicial supervision after three weeks, forbidden to leave France or contact the justice minister while appealing a Libyan financing conviction.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to hear its bid to withhold SNAP funding after an appeals court blocked the move, risking disruption for millions.
President Trump met Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House Monday as the U.S. announced a partial suspension of Syria sanctions; al-Sharaa had been designated a terrorist.
The Israeli Knesset on Monday, Nov. 10 approved in a first reading a bill allowing the death penalty for terrorists, passing 39–16, with further readings required.
On Monday, Jared Kushner visited Israel to discuss the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including Hamas disarmament and Gaza’s demilitarization.
BBC director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness resigned in London after the broadcaster admitted a misleading edit in a Trump documentary, prompting threats of legal action.
President Donald Trump promised to pay at least $2,000 to Americans except high earners, funded by tariff revenues, but the plan faces legal and practical hurdles after Supreme Court skepticism.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered concessions to the European Parliament to secure support for the EU budget and preserve the CAP, but MEPs remained unconvinced.
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces carried out a massacre in El-Fasher, Darfur, that rights groups said was enabled by alleged Abu Dhabi weapons deliveries, and doctors accused them of burning bodies.
Russia claimed it captured three villages in eastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions, intensifying frontline fighting as the UNHCR warned of dwindling winter aid for displaced civilians.
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, won by mobilizing young male voters through podcasts and YouTube, a victory seen as a case study in modern urban campaigning.
Ukraine’s National Anti‑Corruption Bureau carried out large-scale raids on the energy sector, searching properties linked to the justice minister and Zelensky associate Timur Mindich over alleged Energoatom kickbacks.
President Donald Trump proclaimed a "Week of Anti-Communism" in the United States for Nov. 2–8 and used it to attack New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, whom he called a "communist."
Israel returned 15 bodies of Palestinian prisoners to Gaza on Monday under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, Gaza’s health ministry said, as ceasefire exchanges continued.
Ghislaine Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence for sex‑trafficking, was preparing a commutation application to the Trump administration, according to a whistleblower who told House Democrats.
Russia fired two Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in a night attack on Ukraine, the Ukrainian air force said, while Moscow claimed capture of villages in Zaporizhia and Donetsk, which Kyiv disputed.
Justice minister James Timpson said HMP Wandsworth was approved to use AI chatbots to prevent mistaken prisoner releases, as new European AI rules require disclosure when responses come from machines.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from a Paris prison after three weeks and allowed by an appeals court to serve his sentence at home under supervision pending appeal.
President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, advancing his Middle East agenda and drawing critics who noted opponents had labeled the Syrian leader "terrorist."
Sahra Wagenknecht relinquished the chair of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht, named Fabio De Masi and Amira Mohamed Ali as successors, and said she would remain politically active.
Indonesia's president declared former dictator Suharto a national hero, prompting condemnation from activists, human-rights groups and victims' families over alleged mass killings, abuses and corruption.
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth said the U.S. struck two suspected drug boats in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing six, raising the toll to 76 and drawing U.N. criticism.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defended her stance on Taiwan after a Chinese diplomat posted a social-media threat to behead her, prompting outrage in Tokyo and Beijing.
President Donald Trump hosted Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House after the U.S. removed him from its terrorist list, calling al-Sharaa a "tough guy."
The Catarroja judge in the DANA case rejected opening a false-testimony probe into journalist Maribel Vilaplana, refused to seek Carlos Mazón’s signed documents and requested Generalitat alert details.
Spain's Defence Ministry contracted Turkish Hürjet trainer jets on 27 June 2025 for €3.12 billion, and documentary and industry sources said the deal bypassed any competitive tender.
President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and dozens of allies for roles in attempts to overturn the 2020 election, a move largely symbolic and limited to federal offenses.
Belgium sent letters to about 150,000 17‑year‑olds inviting them to join a voluntary one‑year military service paying €2,000 a month starting in 2026.
The Spanish Senate demanded Francina Armengol allow Constitution Day flag-raising to be held at the Senate's Plaza de la Marina Española on Dec. 6; Armengol opposed, citing visiting Ibero‑American presidents.
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy attended a Paris hearing on his request for supervised release on 10 November, and his wife Carla Bruni arrived at the proceedings.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Damon Landor, a Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were shaved by prison guards, could sue them for damages, with justices skeptical.
Thailand suspended implementation of a Trump-brokered peace agreement with Cambodia after a landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers near the border, while Phnom Penh denied mining the area.
Germany's Economy Minister Katherina Reiche proposed an "Agenda 2030", urging structural reforms and subsidy reviews, prompting likely resistance from the SPD and parts of her party.
In Magdeburg today, the trial began of the man accused of last year's Christmas-market attack that killed six and wounded hundreds; he provoked outrage by accusing authorities and invoking AfD.
Clashes between Boko Haram and rival ISWAP fighters in Dogon Chiku on the shores of Lake Chad on Sunday left about 200 militants dead, multiple outlets reported.
German politician Sahra Wagenknecht resigned as chair of the BSW and said she would remain involved as leader of a "Grundwertekommission," with a party rename now appearing likely.
Sergei Lavrov missed a key Kremlin meeting and was omitted from Russia’s G20 delegation, prompting speculation he had fallen from favour with Putin that the Kremlin denied.
A Paris court released former French president Nicolas Sarkozy from prison under strict judicial supervision, allowing him to await his appeal at home.