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On Nov. 7, 2025, Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim delivered a rare address to a European parliamentary grouping in Brussels, appealing for stronger international backing and wider recognition for the self-governed island. Speaking at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China’s Annual Summit, Hsiao framed Taiwan’s security and global economic resilience as interconnected. Her visit and remarks … Read more

Lead: James D. Watson, the American molecular biologist who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died at age 97. He passed away in hospice care after a brief illness, his son said, and the research laboratory where he worked confirmed he died a day earlier. Watson’s 1953 insight and a shared 1962 … Read more

Lead: A federal grand jury issued subpoenas on Nov. 7, 2025, to three former intelligence and law‑enforcement officials tied to the government’s investigations into alleged Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. election. The subpoenas were served to former CIA Director John Brennan and two former FBI officials, counterintelligence specialist Peter Strzok and FBI attorney … Read more

Lead: China’s newly launched Fujian—an 80,000-tonne carrier more than 300 metres long, able to carry roughly 60 aircraft and built at a reported cost of £5.4bn—was formally unveiled in early November 2025 with President Xi Jinping in attendance. The ship elevates China to three carriers versus the United States’ 11, yet developments thousands of miles … Read more

Lead Pfizer this week agreed to acquire Metsera, a privately held weight‑loss biotechnology company, for approximately $10 billion after a competitive auction. The deal, announced by market sources and reported by the Financial Times, positions Pfizer as a major buyer in the expanding obesity‑treatment sector. The transaction underscores mounting interest from big pharma in therapies … Read more

Lead: Typhoon Kalmaegi struck central Vietnam and swept on from the Philippines Friday, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains that killed at least five people in Vietnam and compounded losses in the Philippines, where authorities earlier reported 204 dead and 109 missing. Rescue and recovery work began in towns across both countries as residents cleared … Read more

Lead: Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing produced no jackpot winner, leaving an $843 million top prize on the line and pushing the advertised jackpot toward an estimated $900 million for the next drawing. The winning numbers for the Nov. 4 drawing were 48, 70, 23, 21 and 16, with the Mega Ball 5. The draw … Read more

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is preparing to unveil a major overhaul of the UK’s immigration and asylum rules later this month after sending senior Home Office officials to study Denmark’s approach. The Danish system — regarded as among the toughest in Europe — has tightened family-reunification rules, limited many successful asylum grants to temporary status, … Read more

Lead: Week 11’s college-football slate centers on a high-stakes noon PT matchup as No. 9 Oregon visits No. 20 Iowa at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. OregonLive’s sports staff leans toward the Ducks in that game, with one staffer backing an Iowa upset. The weekend also includes ranked showdowns — No. 7 BYU at No. 8 … Read more

Lead: On Nov. 7, 2025, Senate Democrats proposed reopening the federal government in exchange for a one-year extension of expiring health-care subsidies, aiming to end a shutdown that has entered its 38th day. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer framed the move as a pragmatic compromise to restore pay and benefits, ease flight disruptions and protect … Read more

Lead At the Los Angeles premiere for the fifth and final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things on Nov. 6, the event’s tone and staging appeared calibrated to minimize fallout from recent reports about a complaint against star David Harbour. Millie Bobby Brown and Harbour posed together on the red carpet, greeted fans and limited press … Read more

Mac Jones will start for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, the team announced, marking his sixth straight start and eighth of the season. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Brock Purdy remains questionable to be active as he progresses in his recovery from turf toe. Purdy, who first injured the toe in Week 1 and aggravated … Read more

Lead On the evening of November 7, 2025, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter were photographed having dinner together at The Corner Store in New York City. The outing followed two nights earlier in Manhattan when Swift was seen with her fiancé, NFL player Travis Kelce, during his bye week. Carpenter, who this year earned six … Read more

Who: No. 24 North Carolina vs. No. 19 Kansas. When: Friday night in Chapel Hill at the Dean E. Smith Center. What happened: North Carolina rallied from an eight-point deficit and overwhelmed Kansas in the second half to secure an 87-74 victory. Result: Caleb Wilson led the Tar Heels with 24 points, Henri Veesaar added … Read more

Federal aviation authorities on Friday implemented an unprecedented, nationwide reduction in scheduled flights as the months-long federal government shutdown strained air traffic operations. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered stepped cutbacks at 40 airports across more than two dozen states, effective during peak hours, prompting airlines to cancel at least 1,000 flights and rework schedules. Airlines … Read more