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BBC chief resigns after row over Trump documentary
LONDON (AFP) -- The director general of the BBC announced his resignation Sunday following a row over the editing of a documentary about Donald Trump as the US president attacked "corrupt journalists." Tim Davie and the broadcaster's head of news, Deborah Turness, resigned after accusations that a documentary by its flagship Panorama program had edited a speech by Trump in a misleading way. Reacting to the news, Trump said "corrupt journalists" had been exposed, adding "these are very dishonest
Nov. 10, 2025 -
Donald Trump booed as the 1st sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since Carter in 1978
LANDOVER, Maryland (AP) -- Donald Trump became the first sitting president in nearly a half-century at a regular-season NFL game, attending the Washington Commanders' 44-22 loss to the visiting Detroit Lions on Sunday. There were loud boos from some spectators in the stands when Trump was shown on the videoboard late in the first half -- standing in a suite with House Speaker Mike Johnson -- and again when the president was introduced by the stadium announcer at halftime. The jeering continued w
Nov. 10, 2025 -
King Charles honors nation's war dead
LONDON (AFP) -- Britain's King Charles III on Sunday led commemorations for the nation's war dead, along with other senior members of the royal family including his son William and his wife Catherine. The 76-year-old monarch, who is still undergoing treatment for an undisclosed cancer, laid the first wreath at a sombre ceremony at the Cenotaph memorial in central London after the traditional two-minute silence at 11 a.m. Queen Camilla and Catherine, now in remission after her own cancer diagnosi
Nov. 10, 2025 -
Super typhoon threatens the Philippines, still reeling from recent storm that killed more than 200
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and prompting the defense chief to warn millions to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it’s too late. Fung-wong, which could cover two-thirds of the Southeast Asian archipelago with its 1,600-kilometer-wide rain and wind
Nov. 9, 2025 -
Russian strikes hit an apartment building and energy sites in Ukraine, killing 4
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone slammed into an apartment building in eastern Ukraine early Saturday while many were sleeping, killing four people — three in Dnipro and one in Kharkiv — and wounding 12 others, Ukrainian authorities reported. The attack in Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth-largest city, was part of a large Russian missile and drone barrage across the country that targeted power infrastructure. It also killed a worker at an energy company in Kharkiv, farther north, a local official sa
Nov. 9, 2025 -
Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains
More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire. The latest jump in deaths occurred as more bodies are recovered in the devastated Gaza Strip since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, and as other bodies are identified. The toll also includes Palestinians killed by strikes that Israel says target remaining militants. Israel on Saturday ret
Nov. 9, 2025 -
US government shutdown forces some overseas bases to stop paying workers
MADRID (AP) — The longest US government shutdown on record is doing more than grind activities to a halt at home; an ocean away in Europe, local workers at US military bases have started to feel the pain. Thousands of people working at overseas bases in Europe have had their salaries interrupted since the shutdown began almost six weeks ago. In some cases, governments hosting the US bases have stepped in to foot the bill, expecting the US to eventually make good. In others, including in Italy an
Nov. 9, 2025 -
Pakistan–Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul fail amid rising border tensions
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul have ended without agreement, with the sides trading blame for the breakdown in negotiations aimed at easing border tensions and upholding a fragile ceasefire, officials said Saturday. Tensions have escalated in recent weeks following deadly border fighting that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. The violence erupted after explosions in Kabul on Oct. 9, which Afghanistan's Taliban government said were drone strikes c
Nov. 9, 2025 -
Louvre vows to restore the imperial crown dropped by thieves during museum robbery
PARIS (AP) -- The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugenie, which was found damaged outside the Louvre after apparently being dropped during the Oct. 19 robbery, will be restored as a symbol of "renaissance," the museum's director Laurence des Cars said Friday. Thieves made away with eight objects on display at the Paris museum, including a sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from a set linked to 19th-century Queens Marie-Amelie and Hortense. They forced their way through a
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James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, dies at age 97
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97. The breakthrough -- made when the brash, Chicago-born Watson was just 24 -- turned him into a hallowed figure in the world of science for decades. But near the end of his life, he faced condemnation and professional censure for offensive remarks, including saying Black people are less intelligent than
Nov. 9, 2025 -
Britain's Prince George attends tribute event for fallen soldiers
LONDON (AFP) -- Britain's 12-year-old Prince George attended his first tribute for soldiers killed in action at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Saturday, accompanied by his mother Catherine, his grandfather King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The audience rose as a brass band began to play upon the arrival of the royal family, who sat in their box in the famous concert hall. The heir to the throne, Prince William, who had just returned from the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, was not pres
Nov. 9, 2025 -
Want to go to Bangladesh's St. Martin's Island? These new rules are not optional
DHAKA, Bangladesh (Daily Star/ANN) -- St. Martin's Island, the darling of travelers at home and abroad, hasn't been doing well lately, as its endangered coral species -- vital for maintaining the island's ecosystem balance -- are under serious threat. In light of these problems, the government had kept the island closed for several months for an uncertain period. Recently, on Oct. 1, the government reopened St. Martin's for travelers -- this time with a new set of ground rules. The Ministry of E
Nov. 7, 2025 -
Last call for the NightRider bus: Can Singapore be a 24-hour city without it?
SINGAPORE (Straits Times/ANN) -- "My very first time partying, I went home on a NightRider bus," says Sivanesh Pillai. "It was a really important part of my clubbing, having an affordable way to get back home." In 2006, Pillai paid just $2.20 for his late-night journey home to Yishun from the city center. Back then, the NightRider buses operated from 11:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., covering that stretch of the early hours when the MRT lines cease to run. "That bus was a game changer," says the DJ, wist
Nov. 7, 2025 -
Buddhism reaches the Vatican: A step towards global dialogue
VATICAN CITY (Sin Chew Daily/ANN) -- The delegation of Buddhist groups to the Vatican attending the 60th anniversary celebration of Nostra Astate and a major interfaith exchange event is a case of Buddhism on the world stage. The delegation of 80 members from the United Association of Humanistic Buddhism Chunghua with more than 200 Buddhism groups in Taiwan, was the only Chinese Buddhist group invited to attend the ceremony, meet Pope Leo XIV, and participate in a series of interreligious dialog
Nov. 7, 2025 -
Prince William spotlights environmental solutions in Rio de Janeiro with Earthshot Prize awards
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Brazilian and foreign celebrities joined Prince William for the Earthshot Prize awards in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, the centerpiece of William's three-day environment-focused trip to the Brazilian megalopolis before the heir to the British throne heads to the United Nations Climate Summit COP30. The ceremony began with the sound of samba and featured musical performances from Anitta, Gilberto Gil, Shawn Mendes, Kylie Minogue and Seu Jorge, who interpreted David Bowie's
Nov. 6, 2025