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Nov 23, 2025

French winemakers ‘battle for survival’ as minister prepares for crisis talks

Vineyard owners say sales slump, Trump tariffs and worst harvest in 70 years have put producers in danger of closureFrench winemakers are often accused of viewing the glass as half empty. Dire warnings about the state of the sector – one of the three pillars of the country’s economy – are a hardy perennial blamed on everything from geopolitics to a drop in the number of drinkers.Before a crisis meeting with the agriculture minister on Monday, vineyard owners say an unprecedented series of setbacks, including some of the worst harvests in 70 years, has left many of them on their last legs. Continue reading...

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Nov 23, 2025

Trump’s former ‘drone guy’ Dan Driscoll is the unlikely point man for the Ukraine peace deal

The army secretary has little in his résumé to suggest he can end the war between Russia and UkraineLittle in Dan Driscoll’s résumé – past or present – suggests he has the qualifications to understand the often-tortured and bloody history of relations between Russia and Ukraine.A former investment banker with a degree in business administration, the current US army secretary’s main calling card for a prominent role in the Trump administration may be a friendship with JD Vance dating from when they were at Yale Law School together. Continue reading...

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Nov 23, 2025

'No Job, Money': Trump's Immigration Action Leaves 2 Lakh Ukrainians In Limbo

They are waiting for Donald Trump's administration to decide the fate of a humanitarian program that allowed some 260,000 people who fled the war in Ukraine to live and work in the US.

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Nov 23, 2025

India, Afghanistan Discuss Expanding Spice-Related Cooperation: Taliban Minister

Afghanistan's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi, met members of the Spices Board of India during his ongoing five-day visit to New Delhi.

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Nov 23, 2025

Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for record £1.78m at auction

The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen gold watch belonged to Isidor Straus, who along with his wife lost his life when ship sankA gold pocket watch that belonged to a man who died onboard the Titanic when it sank has sold for a record sum.The watch, which belonged to 67-year-old Isidor Straus, went for £1.78m at auction, the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia. He was given the watch – an engraved 18-carat Jules Jurgensen – as a gift on his 43rd birthday in 1888. Continue reading...

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Nov 23, 2025

Harvard University Database Hacked In Latest Ivy League Cyberattacks

US colleges have been a hacker target for years, though Ivy League schools have been especially hard-hit in recent months.

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Nov 23, 2025

‘Worst since Tracy’: Darwin in clean-up mode after Tropical Cyclone Fina brings gales and torrential rain

Strongest cyclone to approach Darwin since Tracy in 1974 intensifies to category 4 as it moves towards northeast Kimberley coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTop End residents are in cleanup mode after a night of damaging winds and heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Fina.Arriving as a category 3 system, Fina brought destructive winds and heavy downpours to remote Tiwi Islands communities, then Darwin and surrounds on Saturday and into Sunday. Continue reading...

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Nov 23, 2025

"Nothing I Can Do": John F Kennedy's Granddaughter On Terminal Cancer Diagnosis

Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and Edwin Schlossberg, said she was diagnosed in May 2024 at 34.

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Nov 23, 2025

UK leader suggests former Prince Andrew should testify in US probe into Epstein

Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a U.S. congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain’s prime minister suggested he should testify

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Nov 23, 2025

Meta Buried 'Casual' Evidence Of Social Media Harm: US Court Filings

The allegation of Meta burying evidence of social media harms is just one of many in a late Friday filing by Motley Rice, a law firm suing Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat on behalf of school districts around the country.

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Nov 23, 2025

"Long Live The Friendship Between India, France": Macron On Meeting PM Modi

Following his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed gratitude and reaffirmed the strength of India-France relations.

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Nov 23, 2025

Ukraine Peace Plan "Not Final Offer", Says Trump After Giving A Deadline

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reacted coolly to the plan, saying he would propose "alternatives."