Newsweek International November 21, 2025

1992 “Thousands of meteorites as big as a lump of coal fall every year, usually harmlessly,” Newsweek wrote. The largest recorded explosion caused by a meteor or asteroid occurred in the remote Tunguska region of Siberia in 1908. The object was around 130 feet wide and shock waves were recorded hundreds of miles away. On October 1, asteroid 2025 TF skimmed over Antarctica at an altitude of just a few hundred miles—a similar orbit to the International Space Station—but at only a few feet in diameter posed no significant danger. 1979 “Nobody here gloats over U.S. misfortunes.... Rather, we feel pity about them,” German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt’s representative told Newsweek during Jimmy Carter’s presidency. Donald Trump has been assertive on the global stage since becoming president, from tariffs to peace…

Visitors photograph the burial mask of King Tutankhamun at the Grand Egyptian Museum’s public opening on November 4 near Cairo. The $1 billion museum spans more than 5 million square feet and houses over 100,000 artifacts. Highlights include a 37-foot statue of King Ramses II and all of King Tut’s treasures displayed together for the first time. The opening, 20 years after construction began, has renewed calls for the return of Egyptian artifacts held abroad.…

UNCERTAINTY HANGS OVER THE NEW WAVE of youth uprisings shaking capitals from Madagascar to Morocco. Spontaneous demonstrations—angry, meme-fueled and borderless—have escalated to topple leaders and force concessions, yet the movements’ next chapters remain unwritten. Across continents, Gen Z protesters now face a question older revolutions have struggled to answer: after the outrage, what comes next? In Madagascar, a “transitional authority” led by the military has replaced President Andry Rajoelina, who fled the capital in early October amid mass demonstrations over power cuts, joblessness and corruption. In Nepal, Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli’s resignation followed deadly unrest sparked by his government’s social media ban. In Morocco and Indonesia, anger over inequality, spending priorities and elite privilege continues to simmer, even as protests fade from the headlines. Each of these movements…

CHINESE AI DEVELOPER IFLYTEK WOULD have been happy to use American Nvidia chips to train a large language model that rivals ChatGPT, but says it’s now doing just fine without them. Work on alternatives started when iFLYTEK was blacklisted by the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2019 during President Donald Trump’s first term—and before broader restrictions on the export of the most advanced AI chips to China imposed three years ago— amid fears for U.S. national security over technological advances by America’s biggest strategic rival. “We overcame that difficulty,” iFLY-TEK’s Chen Cheng told Newsweek and other foreign reporters on a Chinese Foreign Ministry-organized visit to Hefei, in the eastern province of Anhui, and other businesses in the Yangtze River Delta industrial hub. The way that Chinese companies have developed their…

TWENTY YEARS AFTER IRAQ HELD ITS FIRST election in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and shook the Middle East, a nation home to the cradle of civilization and yet beset by decades of conflict prepares to hold another fateful vote. The contest will mark a milestone in Iraq’s many millennia of history. This is not simply because of the more than 7,700 parliamentary candidates whose hopeful portraits line nearly every road in Baghdad, but, even more vitally, due to the unprecedented stakes associated with a highly competitive election that has the potential to determine the course of Iraq during an elusive era of stability. At the helm—and poised to stay there only if his bloc emerges with enough seats to bargain for a second term…

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT decisions families face is choosing the right care for themselves or a loved one after a hospital stay or while living with a chronic condition. Home health agencies play a critical role in this process, providing skilled nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapy and medical social services to older adults and other vulnerable populations in the comfort of a patient’s home. For many, these services are essential in supporting recovery, maintaining independence and improving quality of life. With over 10,000 agencies operating across the United States, narrowing the field to find trusted, high-quality care can be daunting. To help guide that process, Newsweek and global data intelligence firm Statista are proud to introduce the inaugural ranking of America’s Best Home Health Agencies 2026, highlighting top…