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A Netflix logo is on display at the Lucca Comics & Games 2025 event, one of Europe’s largest pop culture conventions, as stars and creators of “Stranger Things” series launch Season 5, in Lucca, Italy, October 31, 2025. Claudia Greco | ReutersNetflix viewers experienced a brief outage Wednesday night as the video streaming platform rolled out the long-awaited fifth and final season of “Stranger Things.””Some members briefly experienced an issue streaming on TV devices, but service recovered for all accounts within five minutes,” a Netflix spokesperson told CNBC.Users on social media earlier posted that they were experiencing issues, and DownDetector.com…

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron will unveil a new national military service plan Thursday as France seeks to bolster its armed forces to address growing concerns over Russia’s threat to European nations beyond the war in Ukraine.Macron will stress the “need to prepare the nation for growing threats,” the president’s office said ahead of his visit to the Varces military base, in the French Alps.Earlier this year, Macron announced his intention to provide French youth with a new option to voluntarily serve in the military. Conscription, which France ended in 1996, is not being considered. France is seeking to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The brazen daytime shooting of two National Guard members in the nation’s capital by a man authorities said is an Afghan national has raised multiple questions. That includes the condition of the wounded troops and details about the suspect and his motive for the attack a day before Thanksgiving.Here’s what we know so far, and what we don’t know:Condition of the National Guard membersFBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said the two Guard members were hospitalized in critical condition. They belong to the West Virginia National Guard, which deployed hundreds of troops to the…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Thanksgiving in the U.S. takes place on Thursday stateside, but the feasting might have begun a day early for investors. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all recorded a fourth straight day of gains. Shares of Oracle, which have been hobbling along in November after wiping out its one-day spike in September, advanced roughly 4% after Deutsche Bank said that its recent price pullback “presents an attractive entry point for investors when…

NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday may no longer be the retail bacchanalia of years past, when the promise of one-time bargains caused people to leave Thanksgiving tables for malls where some customers got into fistfights over toys or TVs. But the event still has enough enthusiasts to make it the biggest shopping day in the U.S.For that reason, the day retains its crown as the official start of the holiday shopping season. This year’s kickoff comes as companies navigate an uncertain economic environment and wrestle with the volatility of President Donald Trump ‘s wide-ranging tariffs on imported goods. Many…

Nov 26, 2025, 06:59 PM ETLiverpool midfielder Curtis Jones blasted his team after a ninth defeat in 12 matches left head coach Arne Slot fighting for his future.Slot insisted he retained the support of the club’s hierarchy and was not worried about his job despite the 4-1 Champions League humiliation by PSV Eindhoven.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedIt is not just the results but the manner in which they losing: this was the first time in 72 years the club had lost three matches by a margin of three or more goals, having also been beaten by Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.”I don’t…

Beth LindopNov 26, 2025, 06:58 PM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League clash with PSV Eindhoven was barely three minutes old when the Anfield crowd started to get restless. As goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili stood with the ball at the feet, pondering his next move, supporters in all corners of the ground began to grumble. This same sequence repeated two times before the clock had ticked past 10 minutes.By that point, Liverpool were 1-0 down. On a night when Arne Slot’s side ultimately slumped to…

View over Victoria terminus or Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus (CST) and central Mumbai at dusk Mumbai IndiaPeter Adams | Stone | Getty ImagesIndia’s benchmark indexes hit a record high Thursday as Asia-Pacific markets tracked Wall Street gains on Fed rate-cut hopes and tech rebound.The Nifty 50 hit 26,284.2, while the BSE Sensex reached 86,026.18. Both the indexes had last hit record highs in September 2024. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed 1.23% higher at 50,167.1, led by tech stocks, while the Topix index added 0.39% to 3,368.57. Among the top movers were Advantest, up 4.88%, tech conglomerate SoftBank Group soared 3.57%…

Xabi Alonso said Real Madrid’s 4-3 Champions League win at Olympiacos on Wednesday was “important to change the dynamic” after three games without a victory left the team, and the coach, under pressure.Kylian Mbappé scored four goals — including a seven-minute hat trick — and Vinícius Júnior provided two assists, to put Madrid on 12 points and consolidate their place in the top eight.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedMadrid went into the game in Greece having followed a defeat at Liverpool with draws at Rayo Vallecano and Elche, leading to criticism of Alonso’s tactics, and reports that the coach’s relationship with key players…

Harry Kane said “it’s not time to panic” after Bayern Munich suffered their first defeat in all competitions this season with a 3-1 Champions League loss against Arsenal.Mikel Arteta’s team made it five wins from five in the Champions League and moved three points clear at the top of the European table with goals from Jurriën Timber, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli, with teenager Lennart Karl scoring for the Bundesliga leaders.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedBayern had gone unbeaten in every game this season prior to their visit to the Emirates, including a Champions League win away to European champions Paris Saint-Germain earlier…