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Lead In July 2025 an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the far eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and spawned a fast-moving tsunami that propagated across the Pacific. Within minutes authorities issued evacuations across the basin, including orders affecting at least two million people in Japan. As waves raced at more than 400mph (644 km/h) … Read more

Lead Six years after U.S. special forces raided the northwestern Syrian village of Barisha and killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2019, Syria’s political landscape has again shifted. Ahmed al-Shara (known formerly as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani), a onetime associate of extremist networks who later broke with them, has risen to national leadership and … Read more

Nov. 11, 2025 — Tatsuya Nakadai, a towering presence of postwar Japanese film who played leading roles in Akira Kurosawa’s Ran and Masaki Kobayashi’s Human Condition trilogy, died in Tokyo at 92. His death, confirmed by Naoko Ema of Mumeijuku, the theatre company and acting school he founded in 1975, was attributed to pneumonia in … Read more

Lead: US President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for 1 billion dollars over edits to his Panorama speech, demanding apology, retraction and payment by Friday to avoid legal action. The row follows apologies from BBC chairman Samir Shah and the resignation of head of news Deborah Turness, while director general Tim Davie … Read more

Lead: Iraqis went to the polls on Tuesday in a parliamentary election conducted under heightened security and shadowed by a boycott from the influential Sadrist Movement. Voting took place at 8,703 polling stations nationwide, after early voting Sunday for security personnel and displaced people in camps. Early turnout appeared thin at many polling places visited … Read more

Lead: Drake Baldwin was named the 2025 National League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, the organization announced in November 2025. The Atlanta catcher’s breakout season — 446 plate appearances across 124 games with a .274/.341/.469 line and 19 home runs — not only earned individual honors but also triggers … Read more

Lead: On Nov. 11, 2002, in St. Petersburg, Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman posted a paper to an open server that launched a sequence of three preprints which, together, resolved the century-old Poincaré conjecture. The work completed an approach proposed earlier by Richard Hamilton using Ricci flow and addressed the persistent problem of singularities that blocked … Read more

Lead Nick Kurtz of the Oakland Athletics was named the 2025 American League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, the BBWAA announced in November 2025. Kurtz, a unanimous choice, finished ahead of teammate Jacob Wilson (second) and Roman Anthony of the Boston Red Sox (third). Despite a late-season call-up and … Read more

Lead Tuesday, November 11, 2025 brings a generally upbeat astrological tone: the Moon is in Leo and the daily Moon Alert reports no restrictions on shopping or important decisions. That lunar placement favors sociability, playful pursuits and a boost to romantic matters for many signs. Still, Mercury retrograde is present and may cause minor communication … Read more

Lead Indian security agencies are investigating an explosion that struck the old quarters of New Delhi on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding others near the Red Fort. The blast occurred during the evening rush near a subway access point, and officials have said they are treating it as a possible terrorist attack … Read more

On Nov. 11, 2025 at Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Packers fell 10-7 to the Philadelphia Eagles, extending a run of low-scoring losses despite stout defensive play. Quarterback Jordan Love summarized the mood after the defeat, saying the offense was failing to support a defense that held opponents to 16 points or fewer in each … Read more

Lead Tom Bergeron returns to Dancing With the Stars as a guest judge for the show’s 20th‑anniversary episode, five years after his 2020 dismissal. The comeback was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Tuesday night’s broadcast. Bergeron says he holds no regret for the actions that contributed to his exit and reiterated his long‑standing … Read more

Lead: On Monday night in Leicester Square, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey joined fellow cast members for the European premiere of Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good, ahead of the film’s Nov. 21 theatrical release. The event brought fans—some wearing Glinda crowns, others painted green—onto the yellow brick road carpet as the principal … Read more

Lead DeVonta Smith’s fourth-quarter touchdown catch gave the Philadelphia Eagles a 10-7 victory over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, preserving the defending Super Bowl champions’ winning streak. Jalen Hurts connected with Smith on a 36-yard pass to create a two-score lead with about 10 minutes remaining. Green Bay closed the gap … Read more

An Army gynecologist at Fort Hood, identified in a civilian lawsuit as Maj. Blaine McGraw, is accused of secretly recording intimate exams during patient visits and of performing unnecessary, invasive procedures, a complaint filed Monday in Bell County District Court alleges. The plaintiff—filing under the pseudonym Jane Doe—says the incidents occurred at Carl R. Darnall … Read more