Rare pictures from Marilyn Monroe's final shoot on auction in Paris
Prints from the personal collection of photographer Bert Stern are going under the hammer in Paris on December 2, marking the first time his private archive has been offered for sale. Among the highlights of the auction
Carrick sacked as Manchester United manager after horror run
With the famous club sitting in the relegation zone, Manchester United says "a change is necessary in order to achieve our ambitions", ending the 10-month stint of the 45-year-old former midfielder.
Two guards collapse beside Macron during official welcoming ceremony
Two French soldiers collapsed while standing guard at the Élysée Palace as President Emmanuel Macron prepared to welcome his Slovak counterpart, Peter Pellegrini, in Paris.
Legendary liner SS United States slips beneath waves off Florida coast
An ocean liner that once was the fastest on the seas is headed to its final home on the floor of the Gulf Mexico as the world’s largest artificial reef
Tai Po fire claims: Hong Kong judiciary urges mediation before court action
A potential wave of claims could arise from last year’s deadly Tai Po fire, Hong Kong’s judiciary has warned, urging parties to settle their disputes through mediation or other forms of alternative resolution, with litig
The Olympic pin craze: collecting memories at Dakar 2026
At the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, small pins have become prized keepsakes, traded by athletes, volunteers and collectors across the train, press centre, Olympic Village and stadium.
Israel targets senior Hamas member in Gaza hospital strike
Israel says Hamas was using the hospital as a military command center, while Palestinian officials report at least six people killed, including a surgeon. The strike comes amid an increasingly fragile ceasefire.
EU court rejects Poland’s bid to overturn 7 major climate laws
Lawsuits launched by the previous nationalist government were kept alive under pro-EU Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Paraguayans get some savings back after banking collapse disrupted economy
Paraguay's Central Bank said Wednesday, November 11, it had partially returned savings to all eligible Ueno Bank depositors locked out of their accounts when it collapsed last week. The digital bank's takeover on Novembe
Musk says it would be ‘an honor’ to hire scandal-struck Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
World’s richest man expresses support for under-fire executive, who could be forced out of the chipmaker he founded after its share value dipped 9 percent
Russia attacks Ukraine hours after Abu Dhabi peace talks end
The mutual attacks came hours after Russia and Ukraine concluded another round of trilateral peace talks mediated by the United States.
Scandal-hit Jensen Huang loses his shine in his birthplace Taiwan
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's image in his birthplace, Taiwan, has been tainted after the FBI began investigating his affair with an alleged Chinese agent
New York: Deadly building collapse in Brooklyn
A three-storey building collapsed in New York’s Brooklyn on Wednesday, killing at least two and injuring 17 others. The building, in the Flatbush area, collapsed at around 4pm local time, and tumbled into a neighbouring
Muji operator fails to delete unnecessary credit card data
The company said it is continuing to investigate the matter, as it remains unclear whether the data retention was intentional.
Thousands of schools evacuated in Italy as bomb threats spread across Europe
Schools were evacuated across Italy on Wednesday following a series of hoax bomb threats, but Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said there was no "concrete danger". The threats come after a series of hoax bomb alerts
European survey reveals 900m galaxies – and possibly secrets of ‘dark universe’
Unprecedented view of cosmos provided by Euclid mission throws up many more cases of gravitational lensing A mission to create the largest ever 3D map of the universe has revealed more than 900m galaxies in its first maj
Autistic teen found alive after six days lost in bushland: ‘He’s never leaving the house again’
He disappeared on 6 November while camping with a friend
US data centre backlash could be blessing in disguise for AI buildout
Financial markets are prone to knee-jerk reactions. Last week’s dramatic sell-off in US technology stocks in response to the sweeping victory of the Democratic Party in America’s midterm elections was clearly overdone, y
Missing teenager found in bushland during aerial search in Australia
A 17-year-old teenager has been found in dense bushland during an aerial search after being missing for six days.
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills six Palestinians, health ministry says
Witnesses say a missile hit a building containing the surgical wards and intensive care units at Nasser hospital, the largest in southern Gaza.
Russian colonel killed in car explosion outside St Petersburg: report
Russia has blamed Ukraine for previous assassinations of senior military officials linked to the war effort
Ukrainian troops spent month in underground tunnels sifting through barricade of Russian bodies to launch counterattack
The Khartiia unit said 100 soldiers were killed and 30 captured as they attacked Russians from underground and above ground
FDA quietly shelves Trump’s flagship drug fast-track program amid reports of agency chaos
The Food and Drug Administration has shelved the fast-track drug review initiative launched during the Trump administration by former Commissioner Marty Makary
Australian court keeps evidence in mushroom killer case secret for fear of ‘massive publicity’
Erin Patterson is serving a life sentence for murdering three elderly relatives
Colom wins Mississippi Senate race. And, White House warns Dems over future probes
After more than a week of counting ballots, Scott Colom has narrowly won the Mississippi Senate seat. And, the White House has sent a letter warning Democrats who plan to investigate the administration.
Italy hit by second day of school bomb threats as Meloni summons opposition
Under new government guidance, a mass email alone may no longer be enough to empty classrooms, but the centre-left says it won’t hand ministers a “blank cheque”.
Pregnant woman rescued from rubble after Brooklyn building collapse kills six
The three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed into an open construction site, leaving six dead and at least 17 injured
Ukraine says military Starlink disrupted again as US envoys meet Putin in Moscow
Later on Thursday, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Dublin to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.
Cristiano Ronaldo launches production of first TV series 'Day 1s' with director Matthew Vaughn
The Portuguese player announced on social media the start of production of the series "Day 1s", one of the first major projects from UR·MARV Studios, a company founded by CR7 in partnership with director Matthew Vaughn.
Australian teen fighting for life after falling off outside of train in likely ‘buffer riding’ stunt
‘You just don’t mess, or play with a 400-tonne train,’ says the head of Sydney's rail operations
Human remains found inside dumped sofa in Australian bushland
A foul smell alerted residents who found the remains
England vs Croatia: UEFA Nations League – preview, team news, predictions
Harry Kane set to become England’s most capped player while Jude Bellingham could be joined by younger brother, Jobe.
Pakistan releases two sisters of ex-PM Imran Khan from jail
Uzma and Noreen released from a Lahore jail but Aleema Khan still detained nearly two months after their arrest.
Greek Deputy Minister Quits Over Allegations About Daughter’s University Admission
Deputy Minister resigns over claims - which he denies - that his daughter joined a sports team to secure her admission to university, but without actually playing.
Sapphire that once belonged to doomed Romanov family fetches nearly £4m at auction
The 198-carat jewel was seized by the Soviets in the Russian Revolution
Desperate search for British woman missing after ‘falling from cruise ship’ in Atlantic
TUI confirmed a passenger went missing this week as the Marella Voyager crossed the Atlantic
UK fines Meta US$597,000 over repeated inaccuracies in WhatsApp data
Britain’s media regulator Ofcom said on Thursday it had fined Meta £450,000 (US$597,000) for providing inaccurate information about its WhatsApp Business service in response to requests it made as part of its telecom
Taiwan to close Papua New Guinea office and halt spot-market LNG purchases
Taiwan will close its representative office in Papua New Guinea later this month after the Pacific island country repeatedly demanded its closure, citing its “one-China policy”. The withdrawal will cut off Taiwanese tech
Malawi Lacks Money to Fund its El Niño Plans
The question is being asked across the developing world, where hunger risk is high from the extreme weather El Niño is expected to bring. Malawi has a big plan, but little money.
Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon: Displaced families struggle to cope
In Lebanon, more than 360,000 people are still displaced after months of war between Israel and Hezbollah, according to the UN. Along the border, the Israeli army claims to be fighting the Iran-backed militant group but
Throwing cow dung: Diwali celebrations take an unusual turn in southern India
The third day of Diwali was marked in a memorable way on Wednesday in Gummatapura, a hamlet located in India's Tamil Nadu state. Local men and boys threw cow dung at each other to celebrate the festival of Gorehabba whic
Nvidia board weighs Jensen Huang’s future: Can it remove its founder?
CEO of chip maker is under scrutiny after reports of affairs, including a relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.
Nvidia moves to oust spy-tainted CEO Jensen Huang after word of affair with subordinate: report
The company's stock fell roughly 8 percent in after-hours trading following Wednesday's reports, extending a market value loss of more than $300 billion since the scandal began
How Apollo’s SoftBank ties unlocked an unprecedented OpenAI bet
Since 2021, Apollo has provided and arranged more than $15 billion of debt for SoftBank across multiple deals.
Who is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?
Mississippi is home to a large Black American population but no Black person has held a Senate seat since the 1800s.
Vance, Rubio, Ossoff and Buttigieg lead 2028 White House hopefuls, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
U.S. President Donald Trump, struggling with an approval rating near the lowest of his career, looms large over the conversation for both parties.
European leaders gather in Dublin to discuss Ukraine's security, and their own
Leaders from more than 40 European countries gathered in Dublin on Thursday, November 12, for a summit focused on the continent’s fragile security, amid a new US-backed effort to revive talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv strikes Putin’s biggest oil refinery in eight-hour bombing raid
Fire breaks out at Russia’s Omsk oil refinery as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrive in Moscow to meet Putin