Europe’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, has reported a $1.5 billion operating loss for Q3 2025, citing a damaging combination of new international tariffs and a sudden, severe shortage of semiconductor chips that has already forced a production halt at its main factory.
Postdoc Jay Falk’s hummingbird research into female mimicry of males was halted after sudden NSF funding termination, raising concerns about scientific freedom.
French authorities have arrested five additional suspects in the ongoing investigation into the Louvre jewel theft, bringing the total to seven—but the stolen gems remain unrecovered.
Geert Wilders’s far-right PVV lost 11 seats in the Netherlands’ snap election, as voters rallied behind center-left D66 — signaling a potential shift in Europe’s political tide.
New drone footage analyzed by The New York Times shows Hamas members staging the recovery of an Israeli hostage’s remains in Gaza, casting doubt on ceasefire compliance.
A U.S. Olympic hopeful lost $2,736 in fencing gear on an Air France flight—and spent months battling red tape to get reimbursed.
Despite lagging in polls and past controversies, Andrew Cuomo is pushing hard to win the New York City mayoral election through unconventional outreach and policy messaging.
Despite prior optimism, no breakthrough on TikTok’s U.S. future emerged from the Trump-Xi meeting, with officials now suggesting a deal could take months.
The U.S. and China have agreed to a one-year truce in their trade war, with China suspending rare earth export limits and the U.S. halving fentanyl-related tariffs.
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews staged a historic protest in Jerusalem against ending their military service exemption, challenging Israel’s unity and governance.