US calls for international action to cut weapons supply to Sudan paramilitaries "They're committing acts of sexual violence and atrocities," says the US secretary of state, "and it needs to end immediately".
Calls is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on international before calling it.
In the Faroe Islands’ Soccer Team, the Players Also Have Day Jobs The Faroe Islands, rugged green specks in the North Atlantic, are an underdog. Most of the guys on the team have day jobs.
Editorial note: focus on faroe and team; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
South Sudan leader sacks powerful vice-president in shock move Bol Mel, who is sanctioned by the US for alleged corruption, had been tipped as Kiir's successor.
South is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on sudan before calling it.
Juan Ponce Enrile, a Political Power in the Philippines, Dies at 101 A protégé of Ferdinand Marcos, he helped administer eight years of martial law before turning on his patron in the “People Power” uprising of 1986.
Key take: juan matters if it shifts ponce. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Ukraine’s Dilemma as Pokrovsk Teeters: Save Lives or Keep Holding On Military analysts and some Ukrainian commanders worry that Kyiv may be repeating the mistake of staying in an embattled city longer than it should, ai…
Key take: than matters if it shifts dilemma. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
PC gaming giant Valve unveils new console to rival Xbox and PlayStation The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.
Console is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on gaming before calling it.
Over 200 Kenyans fighting for Russia in Ukraine - minister Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say.
Kenyans is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on fighting before calling it.
China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Returns With Threat Against Japan’s Leader A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.
Diplomacy is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on returns before calling it.
I Watched This Haven From War Turn Into a Besieged Wasteland The Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk is on the verge of becoming another shattered trophy for the Russian Army.
Editorial note: focus on watched and haven; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Former Syrian Security Official Indicted in Austria Prosecutors say a Syrian security official accused of torture hid in plain sight in Europe for years, protected by Israeli and Austrian intelligence agents.
Syrian is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on security before calling it.
Some South Korean Workers Return to Georgia Factory After U.S. Reissues Visas The State Department has reissued visas for many workers detained in a September raid, lawyers said, as the Trump administration tries to und…
Key take: workers matters if it shifts visas. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
France remembers Bataclan attacks but knows enemy has not gone away As France marks 10 years since the Paris attacks, an ex-girlfriend of a jihadist survivor is arrested for an alleged plot of her own.
Editorial note: focus on france and attacks; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
How Pakistan’s Spending Blitz Helped Win Over Trump and Flip U.S. Policy As Pakistan has hired lobbyists with close ties to President Trump, it has also received favorable tariff treatment and unique access in Washingto…
Key take: trump matters if it shifts spending. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Fake Bomb Threats Baffle the Police Across Asia The threatening emails and faxes bear the signature of a man who says he is being impersonated. The police in five nations have failed to stem them.
Police is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on fake before calling it.
He Helped Cities Anticipate Damage From Storms Austin Becker developed an early warning system to protect critical infrastructure from storms. His project’s funding was eliminated in April.
Key take: storms matters if it shifts helped. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Man Accused of Running Southeast Asia Scam Compound Is Extradited to China China and the United States say She Zhijiang, a Chinese-born businessman, ran a major scam compound in Myanmar. He was arrested in Bangkok in 20…
Key take: scam matters if it shifts compound. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Anthony Zurcher: Democrats left bruised after historic shutdown yields little Trump emerges from the shutdown having made little in the way of substantive concessions to Democrats in Congress.
Key take: democrats matters if it shifts shutdown. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal “dead on arrival.”
Editorial note: focus on trump and said; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Syria’s Leaders Pledge to Join Fight Against Islamic State Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed to a global effort to fight the gro…
Key take: fight matters if it shifts islamic. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
What we know about new Epstein emails that mention Trump In emails released by Democrats, Epstein says Trump "knew about the girls". The White House says they are an attempt to "smear" the president.
Epstein is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on emails before calling it.
French relief as Algeria frees jailed novelist at centre of diplomatic crisis Almost a year to the day after Boualem Sansal was arrested, the Algerian president grants him a pardon.
Editorial note: focus on french and relief; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
How France Remembers the November 2015 Terrorist Attacks in Paris A decade ago, Islamic State militants killed 130 people in an assault that shocked France. Some survivors are still struggling, but for many of their com…
Editorial note: focus on france and attacks; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Drugs disguised as tea keep washing up on this S Korean holiday island Some 28kg of ketamine have been found washed up on the island's beaches in the past two months.
Drugs is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on disguised before calling it.
Russia's attacks have ramped up - Ukraine is fighting to hold on through another winter Years of conflict have taken their toll and the war of attrition is continuing on the homefront - but Ukrainians are fighting back…
Have is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on fighting before calling it.
I can't take any more of this, Andrew told Epstein, released emails show The former prince's reaction when he heard about a newspaper inquiry was among more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate, includin…
Editorial note: focus on more and cant; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
South Asia on Edge There are no known links between two bomb attacks in India and Pakistan, but they come as tensions between the countries are already high.
Between is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on south before calling it.
Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for climate Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are forecast to reach a new high in 2025 but could soon peak.
Key take: fossil matters if it shifts emissions. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Rubio Shrugs Off Allies’ Concerns Over U.S. Drug Strikes Secretary of State Marco Rubio said no one raised the Caribbean military operation in closed-door meetings at a G7 summit.
Editorial note: focus on rubio and shrugs; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims hits $5bn valuation The company says it plans to open more physical shops and expand the business around the world.
Key take: kardashians matters if it shifts shapewear. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
The fallout from Nigeria's spectacular $25m museum and the Benin Bronzes Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics.
Key take: museum matters if it shifts fallout. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
'There's a bit of anxiety': Stranger Things cast and creators on the show's end After five seasons the show is coming to an end, but a spin-off is already in development.
Key take: theres matters if it shifts anxiety. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
The case for and against counting castes in India A provocative new book warns that counting castes may entrench them further instead of dismantling the system.
Counting is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on castes before calling it.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Head for a Record in 2025, Global Carbon Project Reports But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis.
Key take: greenhouse matters if it shifts emissions. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Leads in Elections but May Struggle to Form a Government Mohammed al-Sudani pitches himself as someone who can keep Iranian influence in check, but his vote share may not be big enough to ensure a…
Key take: prime matters if it shifts minister. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Thirteen hours by touch – inside one of the world's longest exam days South Korea's national college entry exam is notoriously hard - but blind students face unique challenges.
Editorial note: focus on exam and thirteen; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Labour Party’s Internal Fight Goes Public, as Starmer’s Trouble Grows An attempt by Keir Starmer’s allies to undercut a rival has forced into the open a party debate over whether to replace the prime minister.
Labour is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on internal before calling it.
How to Capture the Northern Lights With Just Your Smartphone Modern cellphone cameras make it easy to capture the famously fickle Aurora Borealis.
Editorial note: focus on capture and northern; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Israel Reopens Gaza Aid Route It Had Closed for Months The cease-fire with Hamas has blunted the hunger faced by Gazans during the war. But aid agencies say Israeli restrictions are still hobbling their work.
Israel is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on reopens before calling it.
Algeria Pardons Writer Boualem Sansal at Germany’s Request Boualem Sansal, an Algerian-French writer, was arrested on accusations of undermining national security during a visit to his homeland a year ago and sentenced…
Writer is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on boualem before calling it.
Deadly Blasts in India and Pakistan Set Region on Edge The rare explosions in the country’s capitals have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military…
Editorial note: focus on deadly and blasts; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Gustavo Petro, the Rebel Turned President Willing to Take on Trump From his guerrilla roots, Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has long embraced a confrontational style. Now, he has incurred President Trump’s wrath a…
President is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on gustavo before calling it.
Blue Diamond Sells for $25.6 Million at Auction in Switzerland A 9.51-carat blue stone that once belonged to the heiress Bunny Mellon sold for $7 million less than at its last auction, a sign of profound shifts in the d…
Editorial note: focus on blue and diamond; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
As Belgium Races to Save U.S.A.I.D. Contraception, Some Supplies Are Reported Ruined The Belgian government is in talks with the Trump administration to save birth control stranded in a warehouse, but another shipment h…
Editorial note: focus on save and belgium; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Pakistan’s Army Chief Is Granted Sweeping Authority Over All Military Branches A constitutional amendment in the nuclear-armed country extends the chief’s power over all the military and brings Pakistan’s highest court…
Editorial note: focus on military and army; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
How the Heavy-Metal Fall of a Dictator Shapes Trump’s Venezuela Plans Seizing Panama’s leader was relatively easy. But the similarities between Panama and Venezuela are dangerously misleading, some analysts warn.
Editorial note: focus on venezuela and heavymetal; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
The ‘Lost Sisters’ of the Pleiades Fill the Entire Night Sky Astronomers identified more than 3,000 stars associated with the cluster, and there might be even more.
Editorial note: focus on more and pleiades; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Many Displaced Sudanese Feared Dead After Shipwreck Near Libya Forty-two migrants were presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the Libyan coast this month. Many of the presumed victims were fleeing a raging confl…
Editorial note: focus on many and dead; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Senator Criticizes Rubio for Paying $7.5 Million to Equatorial Guinea to Take Deportees Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, said the African country has a long history of corruption. The amount paid is fa…
Senator is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on criticizes before calling it.
There’s a New Forecast for Peak Oil Demand. It’s Increasingly Cloudy.
Demand is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on forecast before calling it.
Turkish Military Plane Crashes in Georgia, Killing 20 Troops The Turkish defense minister said that 20 Air Force servicemen died when their military cargo plane crashed after taking off from Azerbaijan on Tuesday.
Key take: turkish matters if it shifts military. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
India’s Prime Minister Vows Justice After New Delhi Car Explosion Kills 8 Those responsible for the explosion “will not be spared,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India said. The blast killed at least eight people near…
Editorial note: focus on prime and minister; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Russia's AI robot falls seconds after being unveiled Footage shows the moment Russia's first anthropomorphic robot fell just seconds after its debut
Russias is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on robot before calling it.
Japan’s Prime Minister Faces Backlash Over 3 A.M. Staff Meeting Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for requiring staff to work in the wee hours in a country scarred by “death from overwork.”
Staff is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on prime before calling it.
Blood and Tears as Spain’s Troubled Bullfighting Star Hangs Up His Cape José Antonio Morante Camacho says he has fought his last bull. Fans appreciated his artistry but also his honesty about his struggles with mental i…
Blood is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on tears before calling it.
A Look Into the Early Days of Migrant Detentions at Guantánamo Government employees distributed Bibles and prepared materials “commonly used in Hinduism, Sikhism and Rastafarianism,” according to emails.
Editorial note: focus on look and early; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Australian windsurfer escapes shark attack Andy McDonald recalls moment he encountered a shark while windsurfing in Western Australia this week.
Shark is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on australian before calling it.
How a New Bridge Partly Collapsed in China’s Southwest A section of the tall bridge in mountainous Sichuan Province fell, apparently after a landslide. No casualties were reported.
Key take: bridge matters if it shifts partly. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Newsom in the Spotlight at the Climate Conference That Trump Decided to Skip The California governor painted the president as a threat to American competitiveness by letting China dominate the renewable energy industry.
Key take: newsom matters if it shifts spotlight. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Xi’s Military Purges Show Unease About China’s Nuclear Forces The shake-up in China’s armed forces comes as both Beijing and Washington are pushing through major changes in their country’s militaries, in different ways.
Key take: forces matters if it shifts military. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
What It Takes to Move a Factory From China to Vietnam Tariffs have forced Chinese companies to move their operations to Vietnam. Alexandra Stevenson, our Shanghai bureau chief, visits a factory in Ho Chi Minh City to se…
Editorial note: focus on move and factory; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Women in Power, and on the Right Two G7 countries now have female leaders, and they have something in common.
Key take: have matters if it shifts women. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Pakistan ‘in a State of War’ After Explosion Kills 12 in Capital An attack on a courthouse in Islamabad was the first major assault to hit Islamabad in more than a decade.
Editorial note: focus on islamabad and pakistan; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Protesters clash with security at COP30 climate talks in Brazil Demonstrators, some wearing traditional indigenous dress, broke through security lines of the UN climate summit.
Key take: security matters if it shifts climate. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a pl…
Key take: iran matters if it shifts feels. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Key Netanyahu Minister Steps Down From Israel’s Government Ron Dermer, a longtime ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an influential figure in the Israeli government throughout the war in Gaza, resigned as min…
Key take: minister matters if it shifts netanyahu. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Israel Arrests 4 After Jewish Extremist Attack in West Bank Dozens of masked Israelis attacked an industrial zone, torching vehicles and wounding Palestinians, according to Palestinian officials.
Key take: israel matters if it shifts arrests. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Moment newly opened bridge partially collapses in China Local authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan say there are no reports of casualties following the collapse.
Editorial note: focus on moment and newly; judge by verifiable outcomes, not headline heat.
Trump Threatened to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion. What Are His Chances?
Threatened is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on billion before calling it.
Iraqis Are Voting for a New Parliament. Here’s What to Know.
Iraqis is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on voting before calling it.
These Sheep Have a Statement to Make How fashion connected a designer, a farmer, Grindr and a herd of male-oriented rams.
Sheep is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on have before calling it.
Roman-Era Treasures Stolen From Syria’s National Museum The Damascus museum theft set off an official investigation in what may be one of Syria’s largest losses of antiquities in recent years.
Museum is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on romanera before calling it.
Turkey Seeks Jail Sentence of Over 2,000 Years for Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Prosecutors accused Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, of leading a criminal organization. The opposition called the case politically…
Istanbul is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on mayor before calling it.
As Iraqis Vote for a Parliament, U.S. Presses to Rid Country of Iran’s Influence After a U.S.
Iraqis is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on vote before calling it.
Ban a Pro-Palestinian Group? The U.K.
Key take: government matters if it shifts propalestinian. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
The Mysterious ‘Louvre Detective’ Was a 15-Year-Old Passer-by The photo of a dapper man in a fedora sparked many questions: Was the person real? A Sherlock Holmes-inspired detective on the case?
Mysterious is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on passerby before calling it.
Trump Pardons Runner Who Took Prohibited Shortcut on Grand Teton Michelino Sunseri broke a speed record for running up and down the Wyoming peak, but was convicted of using a restricted path.
Trump is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on pardons before calling it.
How China Reached Into New York to Stop a Tiny Film Festival A showcase for independent Chinese films was scrapped after the Chinese authorities pressured directors, moderators and even a volunteer to pull out.
Key take: chinese matters if it shifts china. Prioritize primary sources and timelines.
Ros Atkins on... the BBC resignations The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the resignations of BBC bosses - and how this crisis didn't come out of nowhere.
Atkins is the hinge here; watch concrete movement on resignations before calling it.