New York City Mayor Condemns Immigration Agent Shooting in Bronx
An agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot a man Thursday afternoon. The shooting happened in the Bronx area of New York City. The Associ...
USS Abraham Lincoln Returns to San Diego After 322-Day Deployment
The USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in San Diego Bay Thursday afternoon. The aircraft carrier's arrival ended a 322-day deployment. Thousands of sailors ...
US Indictment Adds Torture-Conspiracy Charge Against Maduro
U.S. prosecutors have filed a new indictment charging former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with conspiracy to commit torture. The indictment als...
Canadian Poet Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. The Swedish Academy cited her “bold and inventive oeuvre,” saying it had...
UK Court Rules Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Search Warrants Unlawful
A court has ruled that search warrants used at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s two properties were unlawful, upholding his legal challenge to Thames Vall...
UK and Germany Bring Kensington Treaty Into Force in Berlin
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is visiting Berlin, Germany, to hold talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and mark the entry into force of a new bilate...
UK Royal Navy Member Charged With Two National Security Act Offences
A serving Royal Navy member, identified by The Guardian as Teddy Young, 24, from Bedfordshire, was charged with two offences under the UK National Sec...
Deadly Russian Strike Hits Buses in Ukraine's Kramatorsk
A Russian strike hit buses in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Thursday. The Guardian, MSNBC and Deutsche Welle reported at least 30 deaths. But the BBC repor...
Explosions Heard in Riyadh; Houthis Claim Missile Strike on Airport
Several explosions were heard on Thursday morning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their cause remained unclear. The Houthis claimed a missile strike on Riya...
UK-Israel Deal Keeps British Mission Open in East Jerusalem
Britain and Israel have reached a deal to avert the full closure of the British consulate general in East Jerusalem after Israel ordered it closed. Br...
Spain Housing Crisis Symbol Maricarmen Abascal Dies
Maricarmen Abascal has died at age 87. She became a symbol of Spain's housing crisis. She was forcibly removed from her Madrid apartment in September...
Botstein Resigns From Bard Roles; Lawmakers Demand Federal Inquiry
Leon Botstein resigned from college positions and Bard roles. Bard's board said it accepted his resignation unanimously. The board is reviewing the a...
US Army Sets Firing-Squad Execution Date for Fort Hood Shooter
The Army set a firing-squad execution date for Major Nidal Malik Hasan. It is set for December 3 at Fort Hood in Texas. He was an Army psychiatrist c...
US Proposes $70,000 Fee on Schools for Student Work Program
The Department of Homeland Security proposed a new fee on Wednesday. Schools would pay $70,000 for a student's first recommendation. The recommendati...
Hinson and Turek Face Off in Iowa Senate Debate
Republican Ashley Hinson and Democrat Josh Turek will debate in Iowa. The debate is for a US Senate seat. Turek is a state representative. It is set ...
Canada's Weston Family Agrees to Buy Boots
Canada's Weston family has agreed to buy the store chain Boots. The family's holding company Wittington Investments announced the deal on Wednesday. ...
UK Court Overturns Convictions of Five Former Barclays Traders
The Court of Appeal in London overturned five convictions today. The five are former Barclays traders. They are Jay Vijay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew a...
French and Japanese Scientists Win Chemistry Nobel
Henri B. Kagan of France and Kenso Soai of Japan won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their work on asymmetric organic synthesis. The Nob...
Man Charged With Murder of Norfolk Family Doctor
Mark Cain appeared in court on Wednesday charged with murder. Police charged him on Tuesday 6 October. He is 45 years old. The victim was a family do...
Royal Mail Plans Up to 2,500 Job Cuts by 2027
Royal Mail plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs. The company wants to finish the cuts by the end of 2027. The cuts are part of a business restructuring. The...
France Faces New Political Crisis as Debt Rises
France faces a new political crisis. Its debt and borrowing costs keep rising. The head of the International Monetary Fund warned France. The chief t...
Actress Eva Marie Saint Dies at 102
Actress Eva Marie Saint has died at age 102. Reports say she died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. She won an Academy Award for On the Waterfront....
Tennessee Governor Halts 2026 Executions After Failed Attempt on Pike
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee halted all remaining executions for 2026. He also ordered an independent review. This followed a failed attempt to execut...
Former Western Asset Executive Settles Trading Lawsuit for $3 Million
Ken Leech agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit. He is the former co-chief investment officer at Western Asset Management Company. The US Secu...
More Than 250,000 Protest Education Policies Across France
More than 250,000 people marched across France on Tuesday. Students led the protests against education policies. The French Interior Ministry estimat...
Paramount Completes Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount completed its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The New York Times says the merger formed a company called Skydance. The dea...
German State Elects First Alternative for Germany Speaker
Tobias Rausch was elected speaker of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament on Tuesday. He won 48 of the 82 votes cast in the first round. He is a member...
British Police Arrest Seventh Person in Air Base Case
Police arrested a 22-year-old British man in Westminster. Westminster is in central London. He is the seventh person arrested over an incident at RAF...
Kenya Reports First Ebola Death and Case
Kenya has reported its first Ebola death. It is also the first confirmed Ebola case in Kenya. The patient was a Kenyan man. He had been living in the...
Germany Arrests Former Intelligence Chief on Spy Suspicions
Germany arrested former intelligence chief August Hanning on Tuesday. He is suspected of espionage and treason. Germany's federal prosecutor's office...
Nigerian Air Force Plane Crashes in Ondo State
A Nigerian Air Force plane crashed in Ondo state in southern Nigeria. All 25 people on board died. No one survived. Rescue teams searched the crash s...
Francis Halzen Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was announced as the winner on Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden. The award recognized his work on ...
British Author Jeffrey Archer Dies at Age 86
Jeffrey Archer has died at age 86. He was a British politician and best-selling author. He died at home on Monday. His publisher said his death was s...
Trump Says Political Group Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads
Trump said his political action committee would pay for television ads. The group is MAGA Inc. The ads promote Trump and had been paid for with taxpa...
UK Conservatives Plan £10bn Britannia Shield Air Defence
The UK Conservatives will announce a £10bn air-defence plan on Tuesday. They will share it at their party conference. The system is called Britannia ...
New York Declares Disaster Emergency Over Measles Outbreak
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday. The cause is a measles outbreak. It has spread through rural commun...
Medvedev Disqualified After Ball Hits Fan at China Open
Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from the China Open on Monday. The match was in Beijing, China. He swatted a tennis ball into the stands. The ball h...
Trump Campaigns With Ricketts as Nebraska Opposes Beef Imports
Trump campaigned with Ricketts in Nebraska. Trump is also heading to Grand Island in Nebraska. The Associated Press says the visit is part of his mid...
Former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert Dies at 84
Dennis Hastert has died at age 84. Hastert was the longest-serving Republican speaker of the US House. He died Saturday of natural causes while in ho...
Russia Denies Plague Killed Lab Worker as Quarantines Continue
Russian lab worker Darya Shipilova died last week after a reported accident. The accident was at the Irkutsk anti-plague institute in Siberia. The Gu...
Spain's Prime Minister Calls Early Election for November 29
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called an early election. The vote will be held on November 29. His government lost a vote on emergency housing ...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Challenges Police Search Warrants in UK Court
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has challenged police search warrants in court. He is Britain's former prince. He filed the challenge in the High Court in...
Euro Falls to 17-Month Low Against Dollar
The euro fell to a 17-month low against the dollar. In early trading on Monday it dropped as much as 0.8%. It fell to below $1.12. Euronews reported ...
Three Scientists Win 2026 Nobel Prize for Optogenetics Research
Three scientists won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. It was awarded Monday. They are Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel....
Dodik Declares Party Victory in Bosnia Election
Milorad Dodik declared victory for his party in Bosnia's election. Dodik is a pro-Russia Bosnian Serb nationalist politician. He did not appear on th...
Lawyer Says Cornell Lawsuit Accuser Faced Threats to Drop Case
A former Cornell University student says seven fraternity members raped her. She has filed a lawsuit over the alleged attacks. Her lawyer Thomas Giuf...
Schneider Electric Nears Deal to Buy PTC
French company Schneider Electric is nearing a deal to buy PTC. PTC is a US engineering software developer. Talks are ongoing and a deal is not certa...
Yemen's President Announces Campaign Against Houthis Amid Strikes
Yemen's president announced a military campaign to reclaim land from the Houthis. President Rashad al-Alimi leads Yemen's Presidential Leadership Coun...
Merz Visits Kyiv After Russian Attacks on Bridges
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kyiv on Sunday. He wanted to show support for Ukraine. Russia had attacked the city's infrastructure includi...
England and Wales Greens Adopt Policy Equating Zionism With Racism
England and Wales Greens adopted a policy equating Zionism with racism. Members passed it by 1,022 votes to 813 in Brighton, England. The policy call...