Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88

Tom Stoppard's plays include Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia. He's pictured above in London in 2017. Justin Tallis/WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Tallis/WPA Pool/Getty Images Tom Stoppard's plays include Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia. He's pictured above in London in

Austria: Rebel nuns reject Church’s offer in convent dispute

A dispute between three elderly nuns who fled a retirement home to return to their abandoned convent has escalated with Roman Catholic authorities. On Friday, the sisters rejected an offer from church officials to stay in the nunnery "until further notice," on the condition that they and their carers stay off social media. Christina Wirtenberger

Trump plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, second from right, is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21, 2022. Elmer Martinez/AP hide caption toggle caption Elmer Martinez/AP WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — President Donald Trump said Friday that

Airbus calls for ‘immediate’ software upgrade to A320 aircraft

An American Airlines Airbus A320-211 is seen on the tarmac on Jan. 8, 2020 at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images Airbus on Friday requested airlines take immediate action to upgrade software of its A320 aircraft, warning there could be an issue with

Trump Administration Pauses Asylum Decisions After Guard Shooting

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on November 16, 2025 at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida. Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images After an Afghan national was named as being behind a shooting in Washington, D.C., that left one member of

Zelenskyy’s chief of staff resigns as Ukraine corruption investigations widen

Andriy Yermak, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talk to the press as their consultations continue at the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Martial Trezzini/AP/Keystone hide caption toggle caption Martial Trezzini/AP/Keystone KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday the resignation of his powerful chief

Pope Leo prays for unity at historic Nicaea site

Pope Leo prays for unity at historic Nicaea site Pope Leo XIV attends a ceremony marking the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea held in the ruins of submerged basilica, revealed in 2014 after water levels receded in Lake Iznik. Chris McGrath/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chris McGrath/Anadolu via Getty

Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra rises to 164

This aerial shot taken using a drone shows a flooded neighborhood in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Binsar Bakkara/AP hide caption toggle caption Binsar Bakkara/AP PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island Friday rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities

Israeli raid kills at least 10 in southern Syria

This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP DAMASCUS, Syria — Israeli forces in southern Syria raided a village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 10, Syrian officials said, as Israel fights on a number of fronts while

National Guard member dies; Hong Kong fire toll rises

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