World

Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades

Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the Pan American Health Organization said on Monday, a loss that also results in the Americas region losing the status.

November 11, 2025 4:29 pm
 

World

US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by a former Kentucky county official to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, as the justices steered clear of the contentious case some 3-1/2 years after its conservative majority reversed abortion rights.

November 11, 2025 3:20 pm
 

World

Deadly Brazil police raid failed to capture or kill gang leaders

The governor of Rio de Janeiro has touted the deadliest police raid in Brazilian history as a success, but none of the 117 people killed by police were among the 69 suspects named by prosecutors in the complaint providing the basis for the raid.

November 11, 2025 2:24 pm
 

World

Trump tells air traffic controllers to return to work as flight cancellations jump

President Donald Trump on Monday demanded air traffic controllers return to work as travelers endured another day of flight cancellations, which the administration ordered to manage staff shortages during the government shutdown.

November 11, 2025 1:56 pm
 

Pacific Islands

Fire crews continue work to extinguish Tongariro National Park blaze

Fire and Emergency New Zealand ground crews are continuing work to extinguish the blaze which burned more 3000ha at Tongariro National Park after wet weather significantly helped efforts yesterday.

November 11, 2025 12:26 pm
 

World

At least eight killed after car explodes near Delhi's Red Fort

At least eight people have been killed and more injured after a car exploded near Delhi’s historic Red Fort, authorities have said.

November 11, 2025 11:35 am
 

World

Typhoon Fung-wong weakens in the Philippines; four dead

One of the year’s most powerful storms in the Philippines, Super Typhoon Fung-wong has killed four people, authorities said on Monday, as they began assessing damage after its fury abated, though no reports of major destruction have flowed in yet.

November 11, 2025 10:29 am
 

World

Trump threatens $1bn legal action against BBC over 6 January speech edit

The BBC is facing potential legal action from Donald Trump after a leaked memo highlighted issues with how a speech from the president was edited for a documentary broadcast before last year’s US election.

November 11, 2025 9:33 am
 

World

Two dead, one million evacuated as Typhoon Fung-wong slams into the Philippines

Typhoon Fung-wong ravaged the northern Philippines overnight, killing at least two people and cutting off some towns as residents emerged on Monday morning after a sleepless night to start assessing the damage.

November 10, 2025 5:29 pm
 

World

US Senate advances bill to end federal shutdown

The U.S. Senate on Sunday moved forward on a measure aimed at reopening the federal government and ending a now 40-day shutdown that has sidelined federal workers, delayed food aid and snarled air travel.

November 10, 2025 3:30 pm
 

World

US flight delays, cancellations accelerate as air traffic controller shortages surge during shutdown

Airlines canceled more than 2,200 U.S. flights on Sunday.

November 10, 2025 12:35 pm
 

World

Two trains crash in Slovakia injuring multiple passengers

Two trains crashed in Slovakia on Sunday evening after one ran into the back of the other, injuring dozens of passengers, police and the country’s interior minister said.

November 10, 2025 11:39 am

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