Politics
Tim Davie resigned as BBC director-general after an internal email alleged systemic bias and a misleading Panorama edit that prompted Donald Trump to threaten a $1bn libel lawsuit.
The USS Gerald R. Ford entered the Caribbean region as Britain suspended some intelligence-sharing with the United States over concerns US strikes on suspected drug boats may breach international law.
Russian troops entered Pokrovsk under heavy fog, footage showed, Ukrainian officials said tanks countered the advance, while analysts disputed claims of a full encirclement.
The U.S. Senate approved a stopgap spending bill to reopen the federal government after the record shutdown, with eight Democrats joining Republicans and sparking intraparty fury.
The European Commission named Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy eligible to trigger a solidarity mechanism for relocation or financial compensation when the EU asylum pact takes effect mid-2026.
Turkish prosecutors sought up to 2,352 years’ imprisonment for Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, charging him with 142 offences, a move the opposition called politically motivated.
The European Court of Justice partially annulled key provisions of the EU minimum-wage directive, ruling the EU could not dictate criteria for national wage‑setting and left the law largely intact.
Whistleblower Israeli soldiers alleged they killed unarmed Palestinians and used teenage detainees as human shields in Gaza, prompting a domestic debate over prosecuting troops.
A Utah judge rejected a Republican-drawn redistricting plan and adopted a centrist-coalition map that was likely to give Democrats a congressional seat ahead of the 2026 midterms.
President Donald Trump proposed a plan to promote 50-year mortgages to boost homeownership and downplayed criticism from conservatives and economists who warned it could raise long-term costs.
Ukrainian anti corruption investigators uncovered a sprawling energy sector bribery scheme tied to Energoatom that implicated a businessman close to President Volodymyr Zelensky and prompted searches and arrests.
Russia’s Federal Security Service said it foiled an alleged Ukrainian-British plot to steal a MiG-31 to strike a NATO airfield in Romania, a claim Kyiv denied and Bucharest called fabricated.
French President Emmanuel Macron presided over Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris on 11 November, marking the 107th anniversary of the 1918 armistice and unveiling new memorials.
U.S. forces struck two boats in the Pacific targeting alleged drug smuggling, killing six, and critics said the attacks amounted to extrajudicial executions.
The UK cut its Global Fund contribution from £1 billion to £850 million, a 15% reduction aid groups said could cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
Poland's President Nawrocki marched with the right-wing Independence March in Warsaw on Nov. 11, accompanied by national‑conservative PiS figures amid right and far‑right participation.
Zohran Mamdani won New York City's mayoral election, propelled by young progressives and moderate Black voters, and vowed to tackle soaring rents though he lacks unilateral power.
UK unemployment rose to 5.0% in the three months to end‑September, the highest in four years, ONS figures showed, a setback for the government ahead of the budget.
Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the Élysée, announced a joint committee to draft a Palestinian constitution and called West Bank annexation a "red line."
US‑Präsident Donald Trump empfing im Weißen Haus den syrischen Übergangspräsidenten Ahmed al‑Scharaa, der Syrien der US‑geführten Anti‑IS‑Koalition anschloss und Lockerungen von Sanktionen anstrebte.
The United Arab Emirates armed and backed Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, intensifying mass atrocities in Darfur and helping the RSF seize El Fasher during the country’s civil war.
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De nieuwe Tweede Kamer, die woensdag wordt geïnstalleerd, is sterk versnipperd, waardoor politici en analisten zeggen dat het vormen van meerderheden en kabinetstoezicht veel lastiger zal worden.
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Alberto Núñez Feijóo named Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca as the People's Party candidate to replace Carlos Mazón as president of the Generalitat Valenciana.
More than 1,000 U.S. flights were canceled Tuesday after the government shutdown forced air-traffic and security staff to work unpaid, prompting FAA flight reductions at 40 major airports.
Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded up to 2,352 years in prison for Istanbul's suspended mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, accusing him of 143 offenses alongside 402 other suspects.
A suicide attacker detonated a vehicle outside a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, killing 12 and wounding 27, authorities said, and the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility.
German authorities arrested a man in Dortmund on suspicion of soliciting cryptocurrency bounties on the darknet to fund assassinations of politicians including Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, prosecutors said.
AfD chair Alice Weidel criticized and threatened sanctions for several AfD politicians who planned a trip to a Russia conference amid conflicting accounts, saying she could not understand their motives.
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said it would create an intelligence unit to collate national agencies' intelligence and improve use; Brussels said it would complement, not replace services.
Italy’s INPS said over 1.2 million public employees will retire within ten years, as Germany’s top social court president urged raising the retirement age above 67.
Iraqis voted in parliamentary elections as the United States and Iran vied for influence, with Washington urging disarmament of Iran‑backed militias and Sunnis seeking change.
A car explosion near Delhi's historic Red Fort wounded bystanders and sparked panic, and police said they were probing the blast under anti‑terror laws.
Iraq held parliamentary elections as voters turned out amid deep mistrust of the system, with observers and citizens divided over whether the vote could deliver meaningful change.
French deputies faced a Wednesday vote on suspending the government's pension reform, while Germany's coalition remained split over the high cost of a proposed pension package.
Milan prosecutors opened an investigation into allegations that wealthy Italians paid Bosnian Serb fighters to shoot Sarajevo civilians during the 1992–1996 siege.
Magdeburg officials withheld approval for the city's Christmas market, citing an inadequate security concept, and scheduled a high-level meeting including Minister-President Reiner Haseloff to decide its fate.
Beijing eased export restrictions on Nexperia automotive chips to the EU, relieving carmakers but prompting warnings that Europe remains geopolitically vulnerable and needs stronger deterrence.
Carlos Mazón appeared before the Les Corts DANA investigation commission, denied giving orders on Oct. 29, blamed the central government for inaction and said his resignation was deemed insufficient.
Deutsche Rentenversicherung warned that pensions would rise about 3.7% next year and that employee and employer contributions would soon increase to cover rising pension costs.
FIFA announced plans to launch an annual peace prize, saying the inaugural award would be held in Washington next month amid criticism it appeared tailored to benefit Donald Trump.
Facing rising juvenile violence, officials and courts acted with tougher measures, including Victoria’s Premier Jacinta Allan, who proposed adult trials from age 14, and several European arrests and convictions.
Thousands protested in Belgrade against a plan backed by Jared Kushner to convert the former Yugoslav army headquarters into a luxury hotel after parliament approved a special law.
The Bundesbank presented a three-stage plan to reform Germany's debt brake, proposing exceptions for investment and aligning borrowing with infrastructure and defence priorities.
A secret recording appeared to capture Leire Díez saying she was "placed by the PSOE" and President Pedro Sánchez ordering a "clean without limits."
Authorities released former French president Nicolas Sarkozy after 20 days in custody, and he dined with wife Carla Bruni at a Paris bistro but remained barred from leaving France.
California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump's climate policies at the World Climate Conference in Belém, calling Trump a "tyrant" and urging continued climate action.
Carabinieri del Ros seized about €80,000 in cash from former Sicilian regional president Salvatore Cuffaro at his Catania estate as part of a probe into rigged public contracts.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called a Chinese attack on Taiwan an existential threat to Japan, prompting angry rebukes from Beijing, officials said.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz celebrated his 70th birthday, where his parliamentary group presented a German flag and animal‑pattern ties while coalition partners gave him a piece of paper.
Chiara Colosimo, president of the Antimafia commission, appeared in a photograph broadcast on the investigative programme Report alongside Pamela Perricciolo and a bust of Mussolini.
Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said an attack on Taiwan could prompt deployment of Japan's Self-Defense Forces, and Beijing angrily rebuked the comments.
Mia Bintou Diop, 23, was named vice president by Tuscany governor Eugenio Giani, becoming the region’s youngest vice president and a symbol of party renewal.
A man was arrested in Dortmund, the Federal Prosecutor's Office said, on suspicion of plotting attacks on politicians after compiling a death list and soliciting darknet cryptocurrency donations as bounties.
European Union leaders agreed to cut agricultural bureaucracy and reduce on-farm controls to boost competitiveness, though critics warned devolving plans to member states could deepen fiscal and policy disparities.
Austria's government faced a sharply larger projected 2025 budget deficit after Länder deficits surged, prompting the fiscal council and finance officials to warn that reforms were needed.
Thailand suspended a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Cambodia after landmine explosions injured Thai soldiers near their shared border, and Cambodia’s defense ministry denied responsibility.
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said he would consider withdrawing Italian troops from UNIFIL or endorsing a new UN presence after meeting UN peace-operations undersecretary Lacroix.
The SPD backed a CDU/CSU push to largely abolish Germany’s Minijob scheme, saying the low‑pay model displaced regular work and pushed many, especially women, toward old‑age poverty.
