Most Democrats, who are in the minority in Congress, opposed the funding bill because it does not include extending enhanced ACA tax credits.
World in pictures this week, November 12, 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.
Inside NATO exercises preparing for Russian aggression in Baltic Sea
While diplomatic relations between the United States and Russia are at a post-Cold War low, the U.S. and its NATO allies staged military training exercises in the Baltic Sea. Holly Williams shows how it played out aboard a NATO submarine.
Former chess champion faces ethics complaint after a grandmaster’s death
After Daniel Naroditsky’s death, the chess world is aflame with bitter accusations that a Russian grandmaster and former world champion had bullied him.
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.
France wary of enemy that never went away, 10 years after Bataclan attacks
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.
Venezuelan opposition leader “convinced” that Maduro will soon fall amid U.S. pressure
Over the past several weeks, the relationship between the United States and Venezuela reached a boiling point as the U.S. launched a series of strikes against vessels alleged to be carrying drugs. Now, Venezuelan military exercises broadcast on state T…
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.
Asia-Pacific stocks edge mostly higher as Trump signs funding bill, ending U.S. government shutdown
Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded its first close above 48,000 Wednesday stateside.
The Epstein email receipts show sex offender’s deep reach in Washington went far beyond Trump
Emails to political luminaries and D.C. mainstays makes clear: Epstein’s influence crossed the breadth of Washington’s political spectrum, writes John Bowden