Politics
U.S. president Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, demanding retraction and compensation after the broadcaster apologised for an allegedly misleading edit of his Jan. 6 speech.
Eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to advance a funding bill in the U.S. Senate that could reopen the government but omitted expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and 77 others tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 U.S. election, a federal clemency that does not shield them from state prosecutions.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a challenge by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis seeking to overturn its 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from La Santé prison in Paris pending appeal under strict judicial supervision, barred from leaving France and contacting the justice minister or defendants.
President Donald Trump threatened to dock pay and punish air-traffic controllers who didn’t return to work amid the government shutdown, urging immediate resumption as thousands of U.S. flights were canceled.
President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and dozens of allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 U.S. election, a move largely symbolic because pardons cover only federal crimes.
An appeals court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to withhold full SNAP benefits, and officials said they would return to the Supreme Court as millions faced shutdown-related disruptions.
Global stocks rallied after U.S. senators advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, lifting markets from Asia to Europe and the U.S. and pushing Treasury yields higher.
President Trump proposed paying Americans $2,000 each from tariff revenues, but the U.S. Supreme Court expressed skepticism about the plan's legality, putting it at risk.
The United Arab Emirates said it would not join a proposed international stabilization force in Gaza, citing the absence of a clear legal framework and complicating a US-drafted plan.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s fight was not over and vowed to enforce ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon "with an iron fist" as strikes and settler attacks continued.
Nicolas Sarkozy, France's former president, was released from a Paris prison under strict judicial conditions after three weeks following his conviction for criminal conspiracy tied to Libya.
Zohran Mamdani was elected New York mayor, and his victory prompted a surge of partisan attacks and online misinformation from MAGA‑aligned critics.
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces were accused by medics and rights groups of massacring civilians in El-Fasher, burning bodies to conceal killings and allegedly armed by Abu Dhabi.
Donald Trump threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC after a documentary included an allegedly manipulated clip of his speech, and the broadcaster confirmed receipt of his legal letter.
President Donald Trump met Monday at the White House with Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, and the United States announced a 180-day partial suspension of some Syria sanctions.
Ukraine's anti‑corruption bureau on Monday raided entities tied to alleged kickbacks at state nuclear operator Energoatom, searching properties linked to the justice minister and Timur Mindich, who reportedly fled.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from Paris prison after three weeks and allowed to serve his five-year sentence at home under judicial supervision by the court of appeal.
U.S. forces struck two suspected drug boats in the eastern Pacific, killing six and raising the campaign’s death toll to 76, amid U.N. calls to probe possible extrajudicial killings.
Ukraine's anti-corruption agency opened a probe into alleged bribe payments in the state energy sector and searched offices of the state atomic company.
Indonesia's president declared former dictator Suharto a national hero, prompting outrage from activists, human rights groups and victims' families who said the move whitewashed decades of abuses.
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U.S. aviation authorities tightened reductions at the nation’s busiest airports to 6% on Tuesday and said cuts would reach 10% on Nov. 14 amid the government shutdown.
Justice Minister James Timpson said HMP Wandsworth had been given the green light to use AI chatbots to prevent prisoner release errors after a specialist team sought "quick fixes."
Tucker Carlson's interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes split Trump's right-wing coalition in the U.S., igniting accusations of antisemitism and prompting internal backlash.
Sahra Wagenknecht gave up the chair of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht in Germany, said she would remain politically active, and nominated Amira Mohamed Ali and Fabio De Masi as successors.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from a Paris prison on Monday after an appeals court granted supervised release with monitoring and contact bans tied to the Libyan case.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defended her stance on Taiwan after a Beijing diplomat threatened to behead her, prompting outrage in Tokyo.
President Donald Trump hosted Syria’s president at the White House, meeting a formerly demonized leader in a controversial bid to advance his Middle East policy.
Russia launched strikes on Ukraine that included two hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and claimed to have captured villages in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk, which Kyiv disputed.
Sergei Lavrov was absent from a key Kremlin meeting and omitted from Russia’s G20 delegation, prompting speculation he had fallen from Vladimir Putin’s favor, which the Kremlin denied.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered concessions to the EU budget on Monday and promised safeguards for the Common Agricultural Policy and regions to win European Parliament support.
EU employers warned they feared renegotiation waves, chaos and data gaps as a new pay-transparency directive neared implementation, while women staged a symbolic "unpaid" protest Monday at 11:31.
Former transport minister José Luis Ábalos asked to join as a private prosecutor in Madrid’s Leire case, alleging Leire Díez sought to control his defense and orchestrate judicial interference.
Donald Trump granted pardons to 77 people, including Rudy Giuliani and participants in the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack, the White House said.
Sahra Wagenknecht, founder and namesake of Germany's BSW, stepped down as party chair, said she would not seek re-election and would remain active within the party.
President Donald Trump attended an NFL game in Maryland and was met with both cheers and boos from spectators, multiple outlets said.
German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche called for an "Agenda 2030" of sweeping structural reforms to boost growth, including subsidy reviews, warning it could strain ties with the SPD.
About 200 fighters were killed Sunday in clashes between Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province in Dogon Chiku on Lake Chad’s shores in northeastern Nigeria.
Thousands of SPD members collected signatures opposing tougher Bürgergeld sanctions, and leader Lars Klingbeil called the petition a "wrong signal," which irritated the Union.
European newspapers published editorial cartoons on Nov. 10 depicting refugees crowded on rooftops and other topical scenes, underscoring migration tensions.
UniCredit appealed to Italy’s Council of State to overturn a government golden-power block on its takeover of Bpm, saying the move endangered shareholders amid a gradual recovery in bank lending.
Thailand suspended the peace agreement with Cambodia after a border mine explosion, halting the planned release of 18 Cambodian soldiers, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said, denying recent mine-laying.
Iraq held early parliamentary voting with security forces and displaced people casting ballots, while the prime minister faced potential ouster and Tehran feared losing influence.
Säkerhetsavdelningen i Polismyndigheten varnade att förbud mot registerkontroller hindrade bakgrundskontroller, vilket enligt polisen gjorde det möjligt för kriminella och främmande makter att ta sig in.
Special prosecutors in South Korea indicted former president Yoon Suk Yeol, accusing him of attempting to provoke conflict with North Korea to justify declaring martial law in December 2024.
Bundespräsident Frank‑Walter Steinmeier forderte in seiner Rede zum 9. November ein entschiedeneres Vorgehen gegen Verfassungsfeinde, woraufhin AfD‑Politiker Alice Weidel und Bernd Baumann ihm Parteipolitik und Amtsmissbrauch vorwarfen.
