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Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:22:11 GMTUS judge rejects BBC bid to dismiss Trump defamation suit
Trump has accused the BBC of deceptively editing a documentary to make it seem as if he was inciting violence when he told supporters to march on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
He has sought at least $5 billion each for one claim of defamation ...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:12:11 GMTTaiwan sends Acer's Stan Shih to represent it at APEC summit in China
World leaders, including US President Donald Trump, are preparing to gather in Shenzhen for the November 18-19 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting.
Shih, 81, was picked to represent Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te due to China's insis...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 07:36:09 GMTDe Silva, Kamindu fifties guide Sri Lanka to 221-4 in first Test
After resuming at 114-3, De Silva was on 87 after reaching his 21st half-century, while skipper Kusal Mendis was 21 not out, leaving the tourists still 213 runs behind Pakistan's first innings 434-9 declared.
Sri Lanka lost just one wicket in the s...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:48:08 GMTEx-Baby Boks skipper Ward 'hungry' for further France involvement
The 30-year-old moved to Parisians Stade Francais in 2022 and will become available for France on residency grounds next October, when the World Cup begins.
Coach Fabien Galthie called him up in late October to Les Bleus' training squad for this mo...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:20:11 GMTUK arrests US soldier suspected of spying for Russia
The case is the latest espionage allegation involving suspected Russian agents in Britain, a close ally of Ukraine which Moscow invaded in 2022.
Police said in a statement the 41-year-old American soldier was detained near Gloucester on suspicion h...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:10:11 GMT'True great' Kane set to break England appearance record
When Kane leads England out at Wembley to earn his 126th cap, he will surpass the previous record held by former goalkeeper Peter Shilton since 1990.
It will be the latest landmark moment in a incredible 12 months for the Bayern Munich striker, who...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:34:07 GMTChinese woman accused of spying on Nvidia boss entered Taiwan on Hong Kong passport
Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair, reportedly with Alice Huang, a Chinese former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed who US officials believe was working for Chinese intelligence. Beijing has rejected the spying allegations.
Nvidia's...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:32:08 GMTCeltics beat Sixers 123-101 as Tatum outshines Brown
Brown's first regular season clash against the Celtics team he called home for a decade played out against reports of a beef with his 2024 NBA title-winning partner Tatum.
The two men have exchanged cryptic public barbs, apparently disagreeing over...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 02:48:20 GMTAustralia's Khawaja says not seeking witch hunt over 'Sandpapergate'
Khawaja said in his autobiography released on Tuesday that the 2018 plot had been common knowledge throughout the team and not limited to a small number of players.
The book has reignited the debate over the cheating controversy in which Australian...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 02:48:19 GMTBarenboim orchestra spreads 'message of peace' in Berlin
"Our message of peace must be louder than ever," Barenboim, who formed the ensemble alongside US-Palestinian intellectual Edward Said in 1999, told AFP ahead of a week-long festival celebrating the organisation in Berlin.
The event aims to share th...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 02:38:09 GMTEU to make addictive app features easier to switch off
The EU already has a raft of laws covering data protection, artificial intelligence and online content but Brussels and campaigners argue there are gaps that leave consumers exposed to harmful digital practices.
The bloc's executive will unveil a m...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 02:06:12 GMTVenezuela opens electricity sector to private investment
Since the US ouster of Nicolas Maduro in January, interim leader Delcy Rodriguez has complied with Washington's calls to open up nationalized industries to foreign investment.
The latest reform measure was approved unanimously on Tuesday by the Nat...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:34:08 GMTProminent Egyptian journalist faces prison at criminal trial
Attalah is being retried after she was handed a one-year prison sentence in absentia in 2024, without her knowledge, for operating a news website without a licence and "publishing false news" -- a charge commonly levelled against journalists and dis...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:20:23 GMTCentral America grapples with footballing decline
Hundreds of kilometers away, in a remote Honduran village, 11-year-old Darixon Rivas harbors the same ambition, training on a muddy pitch after finishing his chores on the family farm.
For both boys, the odds are stacked against them in a region wh...
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:20:21 GMTUS midterms put pro-Israel powerhouse AIPAC on defensive
Candidates of all stripes long courted the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's support. But what was once an asset has become a liability in many races, as favorable opinions of Israel plummet over civilian deaths in Gaza and the costly Iran ...