Air Traffic Control Issue Grounds All Flights at Edinburgh Airport

The airport, Scotland’s busiest, said it was experiencing a technical problem with its air traffic control provider.
Published: December 5, 2025, 10:38 am
Zelensky’s Government Sabotaged Oversight, Allowing Corruption in Ukraine to Fester

Ukrainian leaders blame independent advisers for failing to prevent graft. A Times investigation found that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s own administration removed guardrails.
Published: December 5, 2025, 10:25 am
As Trump Covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA Cozies Up to Him With Its Own Award

Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup.
Published: December 5, 2025, 5:01 am
Dominik Duka, Czech Cardinal Jailed Under Communism, Dies at 82

While in prison in 1981, he befriended the dissident and future Czech president Vaclav Havel. Later, he became a conservative voice in Rome.
Published: December 4, 2025, 7:51 pm
After Years of Debate, Vatican Says No to Women Deacons, at Least for Now

But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other leadership roles in the Catholic Church.
Published: December 4, 2025, 9:12 pm
Eurovision Is in Turmoil as Israel’s Participation Leads to Boycott

The Netherlands and Slovenia also said they would not take part in next year’s contest, meant to be its celebratory 70th edition.
Published: December 4, 2025, 9:56 pm
Aid Workers Stand Trial for Helping to Smuggle People Into Greece

The activists provided support to people who sought sanctuary in Greece during Europe’s migration crisis.
Published: December 4, 2025, 5:55 pm
Amid Russian Sabotage, U.K. Points Finger at Putin Over Novichok Death

A British woman died from exposure to a nerve agent because of a botched assassination plot that the Russian leader must have authorized, an official report found.
Published: December 5, 2025, 1:42 am
Drag Antics and ‘a Political Bomb’: Bringing ‘La Cage aux Folles’ Home

The theater that drew acclaim last year for “Les Misérables” is hoping Paris can accept a new “Americano-French musical.”
Published: December 4, 2025, 12:13 pm
Spain Sees Itself as a Beacon for Immigrants. So Do Many Latin Americans.

The government presents its migrant policy as a welcoming alternative to U.S. crackdowns. But activists say those arriving on boats from Africa are excluded from that embrace.
Published: December 4, 2025, 11:12 pm
Snail Theft Hits France Before Holiday Rush

Shop owners say the thieves who took 990 pounds of snails must have been escargot cognoscenti.
Published: December 4, 2025, 10:05 am
Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.
Published: December 4, 2025, 10:03 am
Trump Faces Choices on Russia-Ukraine Talks as Peace Deal Deadline Passes

The president wanted Moscow and Kyiv to come to terms by Thanksgiving. Negotiations are now stalled, leaving the White House to decide if an agreement is possible anytime soon.
Published: December 4, 2025, 12:05 am
Yegor Ligachev, Gorbachev’s No. 2 Who Turned Foe, Is Dead at 100

As the Kremlin’s hard-line Communist ideologist, he initially embraced his boss’s modernizing reforms before turning against them as threats to the Soviet order.
Published: December 5, 2025, 6:08 am
Stakes High, Europe Races to Save Its Financing Plan for Ukraine

The European Union has a proposal for how to turn Russian frozen assets into a giant loan for Ukraine. If it fails, it could further weaken Europe’s global image.
Published: December 4, 2025, 9:42 am
Urgent warning to millions of diabetics as faulty monitors are recalled in 17 countries

Global healthcare giant Abbott is recalling faulty blood glucose sensors across multiple countries due to potentially life-threatening inaccuracies in their readings.
Published: December 4, 2025, 9:16 pm
Matildas boss compares Australian soccer to 'two seagulls fighting over a hot chip'

The Matildas boss is sick and tired of an aspect of Australian soccer - and he has made a passionate plea to fans.
Published: December 4, 2025, 1:12 pm
IKEA sparks mega controversy across Australia with tiny detail in first ever New Zealand store: 'So unfair'

IKEA has finally opened its first store in New Zealand, featuring never-before-seen menu items - including a divisive dish that's likely to get Aussies talking.
Published: December 4, 2025, 5:51 am
Married At First Sight's Jacqui Burfoot begs boyfriend Clint Rice for wedding ring on lavish Bali holiday

Married At First Sight's Jacqui Burfoot has laid down the law with her co-star boyfriend, Clint Rice.
Published: December 4, 2025, 4:41 am
Australia's aid to Ukraine tops $1.7billion since the start of the war as new package is announced

Australia's support to Ukraine is now more than $1.7billion since the start of Russia's invasion in 2022.
Published: December 4, 2025, 1:04 am
Made in Holywood: Inside the golf club where Rory McIlroy honed his craft, how The Masters champion has given back and why he's motivated to keep on winning

On a brisk Sunday night in April, nestled in the Holywood Hills of County Down in Northern Ireland, a group of golf fans sat nervously peering through their fingers.
Published: December 4, 2025, 10:51 am