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Meet the Next Japanese Superstar Set to Create a Bidding War in M.L.B.

Every team should be interested in Roki Sasaki. Only some teams will have the money to sign a star of his caliber, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 7

The VW labour boss at war with management over plant closures

Daniela Cavallo views clash as existential fight for carmaking in Europe’s biggest economy

Business - Financial Times - November 8

Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says

A UN agency verified victims from a six-month period and said it found international law violations.

Ukraine faces uncertainty as Trump's election raises questions about war with Russia

Following Donald Trump's election, Ukrainians are left wondering what his proposed peace deal could mean for the ongoing war. Amidst the turmoil, Kyiv says it is now battling North Korean troops ...

How to start World War III in 8 easy steps

No one wants World War III, of course. But, ironically, the policymakers and pundits who say they want it least are those most likely to start it.

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

In Morocco, politicians and activists are questioning limitations imposed on preachers regarding what they may say about war in the Middle East during sermons

World - ABC News - November 8

'I found my cousin in Cairo, then we went to war'

London veteran Percy Chafer never knew what happened to his cousin during World War Two - until now.

Jon Ronson: ‘What will be the next culture war? Autism. And climate migration’

The journalist and author reflects on the death of Twitter, his friendly rivalry with Louis Theroux, and tells his legendary Keith Richards story. If you could have learned one lesson earlier on ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Defence chief calls for more spending on military

Treasury minister Darren Jones says defence spending should rise to 2.5% of GDP, but avoids saying by when.

‘No time to pull punches’: is a civil war on the horizon for the Democratic party?

Accusations and recriminations abound as Democrats try to figure out what went wrong after an electoral trouncing. Joe Biden stood before the American people, millions of whom were still reeling ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Kate returns to official royal duties with commemoration of war dead

LONDON — King Charles III led Remembrance Day commemorations in London on Sunday as the United Kingdom remembered British and Commonwealth servicemen and women who have lost their lives to conflict.

The Russia-Ukraine War Intensifies, With Drone Attacks, Foreign Troops and Record Losses

The surge in fighting occurs as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to end the conflict.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 10

'My conscripted husband is now dead': How Myanmar's war is killing civilians

World - Yahoo News - November 10

Trump speaks with Putin and advises him not to escalate Ukraine war – report

In phone call, Trump reminds Putin of US’s ‘sizeable military presence in Europe’, Washington Post reports. Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

War reporter Andriy Tsaplienko on what's motivating him in Ukraine

Ukrainian war reporter Andriy Tsaplienko has spent the last two-and-a-half years documenting the war with Russia. He views what he does as part of the fight for Ukraine.

Why Ukrainian Andriy Tsaplienko risks his life reporting on war with Russia

Andriy Tsaplienko reported on wars around the world. Then war came to his home country of Ukraine when Russia invaded. He's now committed to documenting what happens there, despite the risks.

'My husband was forcibly conscripted. Months later he was dead'

Myanmar's mandatory conscription has upended the lives of countless people. The BBC spoke to four of them.

11/10/2024: The Shift; The War Reporter; Robo; Mysterious Russian Deaths

First, how President-elect Trump won Pennsylvania. Then, how Ukrainian reporter Andriy Tsaplienko documents war with Russia. Next, a look at marble-sculpting robots shaking up the art world. And, a ...

Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon's children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional

Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month

World - ABC News - November 11

Traumatized by war, Lebanon's children struggle with physical, emotional wounds

Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month

Health - ABC News - November 11

The Cheney-loving Democratic party needs a reckoning about war | Stephen Wertheim

Election outcomes have multiple causes, of course. Yet foreign policy was one of the reasons Americans gave Trump the largest Republican victory in decades. Last October, Joe Biden made the most ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

As Trump Threatens a Wider Trade War, the U.S. Confronts a Changed China

The Chinese economy is more dependent on exports, making tariffs more potent, yet it’s less reliant on American markets and increasingly bent on self-sufficiency.

Business - The New York Times - November 11

Caught Between Wars, Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Return Home

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians who escaped civil war at home over the past decade have now fled the conflict in Lebanon, seeking safety in their own shattered country.

World - The New York Times - November 11

"Mornings Memory": A look back at the Vietnam War Memorial unveiling

In today's Morning Memory, we honor Veterans Day by looking back at the 1982 unveiling of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., where President Ronald Reagan delivered a moving tribute to ...

Riyadh summit calls for end to wars, Israel to be frozen out of UN

World - Yahoo News - November 11

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