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Family Who Died While Visiting Istanbul May Have Been Poisoned, Authorities Say
Four members of the Bocek family, including two young children, died while visiting Turkey from Germany this month. The authorities have arrested 11 people in the case.
Published: November 19, 2025, 7:15 pm
Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the U.S.
The virus circulating this year is more virulent and has been spreading faster and earlier than usual.
Published: November 19, 2025, 7:08 pm
Northern Ireland Must Change How Its Schools Teach Religion, Court Says
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom said Northern Ireland’s public schools must include the study of faiths other than Christianity.
Published: November 19, 2025, 6:57 pm
Netherlands Hands Back Control of Chinese-Owned Chipmaker Nexperia
Uncertainty over the availability of the company’s chips, which are used in cars and electronics, had added to concerns of a global shortage.
Published: November 19, 2025, 2:10 pm
What to Know About the Corruption Scandal Roiling Ukraine
An investigation into the state-owned nuclear power company has reached members of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle.
Published: November 19, 2025, 12:13 pm
This Play Recruited Actors With Anorexia. Was That Ethical?
Some psychologists and parents argued that it risked glamorizing the condition, but one performer described the experience as empowering: “Onstage, I can be who I really am.”
Published: November 19, 2025, 6:00 pm
Zelensky Under Siege as Corruption Case Shatters Ukraine’s Wartime Unity
An anti-Zelensky political coalition is coalescing as the president’s allies are accused of enriching themselves while the country’s soldiers die on the battlefield.
Published: November 19, 2025, 7:42 pm
Climate Change Is Stressing Italy’s Cows, and Coming for Your Burrata
Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk. This poses problems in cheese-obsessed Italy, especially as it tries to meet growing demand for favorites like burrata.
Published: November 19, 2025, 10:00 am
Old Divides of East and West Haunt Germany’s Newest Arrivals
Refugees who poured into the country a decade ago fared better when they landed in the more prosperous West, an enduring legacy of reunification.
Published: November 19, 2025, 8:35 pm
Russian Missile Kills at Least 25 in Ukrainian Apartment Building
The attack was part of a wave of strikes across the country as President Volodymyr Zelensky seeks to revive stalled peace talks.
Published: November 19, 2025, 7:41 pm
Poland Blames Russian-Backed Ukrainians for Railway Sabotage
Two devices on a main supply line to Ukraine were intended to derail passing trains but failed, the prime minister said, and the two suspects fled the country.
Published: November 18, 2025, 7:20 pm
Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns
Britain’s domestic intelligence agency said China was using headhunters to gather intelligence from lawmakers and parliamentary staff members.
Published: November 18, 2025, 8:03 pm
Zelensky Will Try to Revive Peace Talks With Russia During Turkey Visit
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says he has new proposals to kick-start negotiations with Russia that have been stalled for months.
Published: November 18, 2025, 6:04 pm
France Steps Up Fight Against Disinformation as U.S. Pulls Back, Official Says
The French government is trying to make the case that governments can call out foreign malign influence campaigns and protect speech.
Published: November 18, 2025, 4:45 pm
Why Britain Is Embracing ‘Negative Nation Branding’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, trying to get a grip on a feverish immigration debate, is introducing a hard-line, contentious policy on refugees.
Published: November 18, 2025, 12:59 pm
A Day at the Beach Hunting Mammoths
“Citizen paleontologists” can keep the fossils they uncover around Europe’s largest port. All the professionals ask is that those amateurs let them know.
Published: November 18, 2025, 10:20 am
Dewi Lake plans to 'reignite the flame' in Welsh rugby against New Zealand and take inspiration from Craig Bellamy's Wales' football stars
ALEX BYWATER: Dewi Lake vowed to 'reignite the flame' in Welsh rugby against New Zealand and continue the sporting feelgood factor in the country. Wales' footballers downed North Macedonia.
Published: November 19, 2025, 5:13 pm
Three children killed in suspected murder-suicide - as their mum and dad were going through separation
Firefighters battled the ferocious blaze for more than an hour but were unable to save the home or the four occupants trapped inside.
Published: November 19, 2025, 1:40 pm
Wales lock Dafydd Jenkins says Steve Tandy's men have 'nothing to lose' against New Zealand as Exeter lock targets 35/1 shock All Blacks victory
ALEX BYWATER: Wales lock Dafydd Jenkins was approaching his 13th birthday when the New Zealand team he grew up admiring became the first to retain the World Cup in 2015.
Published: November 19, 2025, 11:15 am
Fitness First and Jetts set to be SOLD in Australia
Australian fitness brands Fitness First Australia and Jetts Fitness are set to be put on the market.
Published: November 19, 2025, 4:56 am
MAFS' Jacqui Burfoot hits back at 'jealous co-stars' who labelled her romance 'fake' as she celebrates one-year anniversary with groom Clint Rice
Married At First Sight stars Jacqui Burfoot and Clint Rice have marked their one-year anniversary.
Published: November 19, 2025, 3:54 am
Jimmy Barnes describes the horrible moment he attempted to take his own life while his wife slept beside him
Jimmy Barnes has shared the devastating moment that he attempted suicide in a hotel room.
Published: November 18, 2025, 1:59 pm
Footy star gets heartbreaking news after horror head knocks saw him rushed into emergency brain surgery
Eli Katoa was at the centre of some of the most distressing scenes Aussie rugby league has witnessed for years when he was left stricken while playing for Tonga.
Published: November 18, 2025, 5:38 am
Jockey cops monster ban over horror incident that left woman fighting for life in a coma
The woman remains in a critical condition with her mother refusing to leave her bedside.
Published: November 18, 2025, 5:35 am
Huge US musician says he couldn't wait to leave Australia following his Down Under tour: 'I'm falling apart'
Jelly Roll performed to screaming fans across Australia during his recent October-November tour, but it seems the rapper hit his breaking point Down Under.
Published: November 18, 2025, 4:28 am
Woman left stunned by bizarre act at Australian citizenship ceremony - and why fellow Aussies admit it's 'cringeworthy'
The viral clip has reignited debate over an iconic Aussie act, with critics deriding it as 'cringeworthy' and 'sanctimonious'.
Published: November 18, 2025, 3:26 am
James Martin and Celebrity Traitors star Joe Marler 'hunt down fan who POOED in their VIP lift at £1,250-a-ticket suite at Twickenham'
The TV chef, 53, and Celebrity Traitors star, 35, hosted the £1,250-a-ticket hospitality suite for the England's historic win over New Zealand , only for someone to poo in their VIP lift.
Published: November 18, 2025, 1:48 am
Noel Edmonds and Cliff Richard stun fans as they reveal their combined age while reuniting for the first time in 25 years in New Zealand
The presenter and Cliff, 85, looked age-defying in the video, with the duo previously starring in Noel Edmonds' Christmas special back in 1986.
Published: November 18, 2025, 1:09 am
Who Dares Sues - SAS Regimental Association threatens legal proceedings against Secretary of State for NI over Troubles Bill in 'unprecedented' move
Special Air Service veterans have declared they intend to launch legal action against the government over its mistreatment of soldiers who served in the Troubles
Published: November 19, 2025, 8:49 pm
Snow hits LONDON - with ice warnings in place across UK and nearly a foot on way amid -11C Arctic snap and heavy rain as commuters face travel hell
Snow started falling in London today as Britain remained in a deep freeze with temperatures set to plunge to -11C amid a swathe of weather warnings.
Published: November 19, 2025, 1:59 pm
Met Office issues amber snow warning with predictions nearly a foot could fall in some areas amid -12C Arctic snap - as forecasters put Britain on alert for early winter 'Beast from the East'
Forecaster say wintry showers are likely to cause travel chaos on Thursday - with snow building up from 5am-9pm.
Published: November 19, 2025, 12:19 am
'It's very messy, he's clashing with people all the time... patience is wearing thin': Why Eamonn Holmes is in 'huge trouble' as insiders reveal he is causing chaos at GB News... and why he could QUIT Britain
He was once hailed as daytime television royalty, watched by millions and with a salary to match. But life for Eamonn Holmes has become so tough that he is not even as popular with his colleagues.
Published: November 18, 2025, 11:18 pm
By giving 'comfort letters' to IRA terrorists while hounding SAS veterans, our shameless politicians are complicit with evil, writes GENERAL SIR MICHAEL ROSE
The people of Northern Ireland, the British Army and RUC paid a terrible price during the Provisional IRA terrorist campaign that lasted for over 30 years in terms of death, injury and mental trauma.
Published: November 18, 2025, 9:54 pm
Met Office issues Amber snow warning with nearly a foot set to fall
The Met Office has issued an Amber weather warning with nearly a foot of snowfall expected in some areas as parts of Britain are gripped by an Arctic snap.
Published: November 18, 2025, 6:39 pm
Special Forces veterans plead with MPs to block Labour's Troubles bill and spare them from being exposed to a lifetime of lawfare
The return of Labour 's Troubles Bill to the Commons today is also expected to draw hundreds of military protesters to Westminster.
Published: November 18, 2025, 12:15 pm
Is this the solution to Britain's climate crisis? Scientists pinpoint eight sites across the UK where they claim 3 billion tonnes of CO2 could be turned to STONE
Scientists have identified potential sites for the UK's first 'direct air capture machine' (DAC) which would extract CO2 from the air and turn it to stone underground.
Published: November 18, 2025, 8:00 am