Politics
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.
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.
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.
President Donald Trump ordered U.S. air-traffic controllers to return to work without pay and threatened to dock their pay amid the government shutdown.
An appeals court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to withhold full SNAP funding, preserving full November benefits for roughly 42 million recipients amid the federal government shutdown.
Global stock markets rallied across Europe, Asia and the United States after U.S. senators moved to advance a measure aimed at ending the government shutdown, prompting broad gains.
U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and over 70 allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 U.S. election, a move largely symbolic because pardons cover only federal crimes.
President Donald Trump promised at least $2,000 to most Americans, funded by tariff revenues, as the U.S. Supreme Court expressed doubts about the legality of those tariffs.
Former President Donald Trump attended a regular-season NFL game at the Washington Commanders’ stadium on Sunday and was loudly booed by tens of thousands of fans.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from prison in Paris under strict judicial conditions after weeks in custody and will remain under court supervision pending his appeal.
Zohran Mamdani, a progressive lawmaker, won New York’s mayoral election and immediately faced a surge of online attacks and misinformation from MAGA supporters.
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.
Ukraine’s anti‑corruption bureau raided properties linked to the justice minister and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former business partner, Timur Mindich, in a probe of alleged kickbacks at Energoatom.
Ukraine's anti-corruption agency raided offices of the state nuclear company while launching a probe into alleged bribery in the country's energy sector.
Indonesia declared former president Suharto a national hero, despite activists, victims' families and rights groups accusing him of mass killings, corruption and widespread human-rights abuses.
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from Paris prison after three weeks, as a Paris appeals court ruled he could serve his 5-year sentence under judicial supervision pending appeal.
Russian forces fired two hypersonic Kinzhal missiles at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said, describing the weapons as almost impossible to shoot down.
U.S. strikes on two suspected drug boats in the eastern Pacific killed six, raising the toll to 76, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said; the U.N. rights chief urged an investigation.
Ursula von der Leyen offered concessions in Brussels on Monday to secure European Parliament backing for the EU's long-term budget, pledging to preserve Common Agricultural Policy funding.
Fighting in Sudan intensified in North Kordofan, displacing thousands into overcrowded camps and prompting rights groups to allege Emirati arms support amid reports of renewed mass killings.
The United Arab Emirates said it would probably not participate in an international stabilisation force for Gaza, citing the absence of a clear legal framework for the deployment.
U.S. airports cut scheduled flights at major hubs to 6% and said cuts would reach 10% on Nov. 14, as the government shutdown disrupted travel.
Sahra Wagenknecht relinquished the chair of her namesake BSW party in Germany, naming Fabio De Masi and Amira Mohamed Ali as successors while keeping a leading role.
Analysts warned China’s push for self‑reliance, notably in rare earths, risked backfiring and would not guarantee global dominance, because the United States and other countries could compensate.
Tucker Carlson's aired sit-down with white nationalist Nick Fuentes split Trump's right-wing coalition in the United States, prompting accusations of antisemitism and heated debate among supporters.
Nicolas Sarkozy appeared at a Paris appeals court for a supervised-release hearing, where judges weighed electronic monitoring and a ban on meeting Libyan-dossier defendants, witnesses and Justice Minister Darmanin.
Germany's Bundestag heard experts in Berlin debating a draft law to expand compulsory military service and strengthen the Bundeswehr, prompting a heated public debate.
Sergei Lavrov was absent from a key Kremlin meeting and left off Russia’s G20 delegation, prompting speculation he had fallen from Putin’s favour, which the Kremlin denied.
Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa met President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, the first Syrian head-of-state visit to Washington since 1946, despite al-Sharaa’s past as a U.S.-listed militant.
Sahra Wagenknecht resigned as chair of Germany's BSW, the party she founded and lends her name to, and said she would not seek re-election but would lead a "Grundwertekommission."
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defended Japan’s potential intervention if China attacked Taiwan after a Beijing diplomat posted a social‑media threat to behead her, prompting outrage in Tokyo.
Iraq held early voting Sunday as security forces and displaced people cast ballots ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election, with Iran, Israel, the U.S. and Turkey watching closely.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in a Nov. 9 speech urged tougher measures against the AfD as a constitutional threat, prompting the party to accuse him of abusing his office.
South Korean prosecutors indicted former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges he tried to provoke a military conflict with North Korea to justify declaring martial law in December 2024.
A Catarroja judge rejected opening a separate investigation into journalist Maribel Vilaplana for alleged false testimony in the dana case and demanded Generalitat disclose alert‑system recipients.
Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa met President Trump at the White House, and officials said he was expected to join U.S. efforts against Islamic State despite a U.S. terrorism designation.
Germany's Economy Minister Katherina Reiche urged a comprehensive "Agenda 2030" to revive growth, saying structural reforms and subsidy reviews were needed, a plan likely to rile the SPD.
About 200 militants were killed on Sunday in Dogon Chiku on Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria when Boko Haram and rival Islamic State West Africa Province forces clashed over territory.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arrived in Chengdu to begin Spain’s first state visit to China in 18 years, aimed at deepening bilateral ties and economic cooperation.
Donald Trump granted pardons to 77 people, including Rudy Giuliani and several supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, provoking fresh debate over accountability.
Cartoonists in several European outlets published critical cartoons on Nov. 10, with El Roto depicting refugees on rooftops to highlight the migrant crisis.
Robert Falk of Police Region West warned security restrictions preventing checks of personnel registers allowed criminals or foreign powers to infiltrate Sweden's national police.
