Monday, December 1, 2025
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U.S. and Ukrainian officials held what they called productive peace talks in Florida on Sunday, though U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said much work remained.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed he had spoken with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and said he had closed Venezuelan airspace, while a Republican senator said Maduro could go to Russia.
Israeli forces continued operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, killing dozens, prompting East Jerusalem evictions and blocking some aid deliveries, aid groups and local officials said.
Bipartisan lawmakers said a U.S. follow-up strike on a Venezuelan vessel that targeted survivors could amount to a war crime and opened congressional probes.
In Honduras’s presidential vote, right‑wing candidate Nasry Asfura, backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, led partial results as Trump vowed to pardon an ex‑president and threatened aid cuts.
Two National Guard members were shot and wounded in Washington, D.C., authorities said, and a detained Afghan suspect prompted Donald Trump to announce a long-term suspension of asylum.
President Donald Trump announced he would keep a pause on asylum decisions indefinitely after a shooting near the White House that killed a National Guard member.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Britain launched a renewed push to reform welfare spending and defended Chancellor Rachel Reeves after Conservatives accused her of manipulating budget figures.
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected proposals to impose a universal citizen service and a 50% inheritance tax on the wealthy, voting overwhelmingly against both initiatives.
UK high street visits fell on Black Friday, MRI Software reported a 2% drop on Friday and 7.2% year‑on‑year, and KPMG warned weak consumer spending could curb 2026 growth.
Sipri reported the 100 largest arms producers earned a record $679 billion in 2024, up nearly 6 percent, led by U.S. and European companies amid wartime demand.
Cyclones and heavy monsoon rains killed nearly 1,000 people across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand after triggering floods and landslides that stranded thousands.
Joaquín Martínez Sabina gave a farewell concert at Madrid’s Movistar Arena, filling the venue and closing his "Hola y adiós" tour in an emotional final performance.
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An auction in Versailles sold a Rubens painting long thought lost, "Christus am Kreuz," for €2.94 million after an auction house found it during inventory in a Paris townhouse.
Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Girona, relinquishing the LaLiga lead to Barcelona and recording a third consecutive league draw, deepening pressure on coach Xabi Alonso.
Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix in Lusail, capitalizing on a McLaren strategy blunder to reopen the drivers’ championship and force a three‑way title decider in Abu Dhabi.
France's Conseil national du sida and aid groups said international funding cuts, including U.S. and British reductions, had disrupted HIV prevention and treatment worldwide and risked millions more infections.
Ludwig Minelli, founder of Swiss right-to-die group Dignitas, died by assisted suicide on Nov. 29, days before his 93rd birthday, the organisation said.
Thomas Gottschalk, 75, disclosed in an interview that he had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and had undergone operations while taking strong painkillers.
