Monday, November 10, 2025
Updated 6m ago
Lawyers for President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, saying its edited Jan. 6 documentary defamed him and demanding a retraction and apology.
Eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Sunday and advanced a funding bill that could end the 40-day government shutdown, though it left health-subsidy demands unmet.
COP30 opened in Belém, Brazil, on Monday without U.S. presidential participation, as Brazil and U.N. officials urged urgent action and denounced climate denialism.
President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and 76 allies on Sunday, granting federal clemency for their roles in overturning the 2020 election, though the pardons do not bar state prosecutions.
Nicolas Sarkozy was released from prison in Paris and placed under judicial supervision pending appeal of his conviction for criminal conspiracy over Libyan campaign financing, barred from leaving France.
Scottish researchers found COP30’s official websites emitted above‑average CO₂ for their traffic, prompting renewed criticism that the climate conference’s digital footprint undercut its environmental goals.
Former President Donald Trump threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC over a documentary’s misleadingly edited clip of his speech, and the BBC confirmed it had received his letter.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to reconsider a challenge to its 2015 ruling legalizing same‑sex marriage, rejecting Kim Davis’s bid to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges.
Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Monday to discuss a second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, officials said, including Hamas disarmament.
Chinese firms increasingly replaced German imports and expanded exports of higher-value auto and steel parts to Europe, while Beijing introduced an H‑1B-style visa and German officials proposed raw-material measures.
Apollo Sports Capital acquired a majority stake in Atlético de Madrid, buying roughly 57% in a deal valuing the club near $2.5 billion, with current leaders staying.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday it would remove black-box warnings from menopausal hormone replacement therapies, a move hailed by HHS officials and criticized as lacking sufficient evidence.
A large meta-analysis published in the British Medical Journal found no link between prenatal paracetamol use and autism in children, contradicting recent claims by Donald Trump.
Governments and technology companies expanded AI access across emerging economies, notably India, by distributing free chatbots and promoting AI education, citing public optimism and potential economic gains.
Companies faced new transparency requirements for chatbot responses under forthcoming EU AI rules, while legal scholars urged an A.I. interaction privilege and critics warned of homogenized search results.
At COP30 in Brazil, China showcased rapid clean-energy expansion and appeared to assume global climate leadership as U.S. influence waned, though experts warned challenges remained.
Analysts and forecasts found AI data-center demand would raise energy and water use, show U.S. site choices misaligned with need, and make major tech firms unlikely to meet net-zero targets.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez praised and congratulated singer Rosalía on her new album Lux, calling it "dazzling" and saying it put Spain atop the global music scene.
A documentary about German rapper Haftbefehl propelled Reinhard Mey’s 55‑year‑old song "In meinem Garten" back onto the German charts, prompting Mey to publicly thank Haftbefehl.
Pep Guardiola marked his 1,000th competitive match as manager when Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad, handing him a milestone victory.
The International Olympic Committee considered banning transgender women from female Olympic events ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Games, with sources saying timing remained disputed.
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux was identified as the well-dressed teenager photographed outside the Louvre during the crown jewels heist and said he had been visiting the museum.
La Policía Nacional realizó una operación antidroga en El Casar de Escalona (Toledo) en la que, tras intercambio de disparos, un presunto narco murió y dos o tres resultaron heridos.
