Table of contents for November 7, 2025 in Newsweek

1975 “The case is yet another symptom of a changing legal climate in the practice of medicine and new concerns about ethical safeguards ensuring respect for human life,” Newsweek wrote. In June, the United Kingdom’s House of Commons passed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which would allow those aged 18 and over in England and Wales who have fewer than six months to live, to request assistance to end their own lives if they meet eligibility criteria. It has yet to pass the House of Lords. 1983 “Americans were brought face to face with the consequences of…using its military might to try to shape an unruly world,” Newsweek wrote. In June, the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear facilities, deploying B-2 bombers among other assets to disrupt…

NEW STEEL AND SOLAR PLANTS AND A TRANSPORT TERMINAL have become a godsend for the Mississippi River town of Osceola, now long past its heyday as a timber and grain hub where steamboats once called and blues music echoed. But crucial to the financing of the burgeoning industrial cluster in this rural northeastern corner of Arkansas, one of America’s poorest states, is a surprising set of investors: Chinese citizens who have secured residency in the United States—and potentially a path to citizenship—through an investment visa scheme that has been bringing in thousands of people each year, by far the biggest group of whom are from China. A Newsweek investigation has revealed how the entry of potentially hundreds of Chinese citizens to the U.S. via this struggling town of 6,400 is…

PADMA LAKSHMI’S NEW COOKBOOK, PADMA’S ALL AMERICAN, IS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF her Hulu series Taste the Nation. In fact, the documentary laid the groundwork for the book, says the former Top Chef host. “Once we had done the show, I had all these communities I had already embedded myself in.” Beyond recipes, the book carries an important message: Lakshmi “was trying to...really highlight the positive effects of having all these contributions from immigrants.” For Lakshmi, the recipes are ultimately a vehicle for connection. “I am hoping that the food will entice you, will almost be like a bait to get closer to your neighbors. Hopefully you’ll be curious enough to get to know the culture that the food came from and the people that are making this food.” Lakshmi…

Lawmakers applaud Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi as she is elected Japan’s first female prime minister by the lower house of the Diet, the country’s parliament, on October 21. Her election was later approved by the upper house. Takaichi’s ascent was enabled by the LDP’s new coalition with the Japan Innovation Party. Despite this historic breakthrough, critics pointed to Takaichi’s views regarding women’s rights—opposing same-sex marriage and supporting male-only imperial succession.…

QATAR MAY ONLY BE ABOUT THE SIZE OF Connecticut, but the gas-rich Gulf emirate has outstripped its physical limits to become one of the most influential foreign players in geopolitics. Fueled by immense wealth and a willingness to engage with adversaries others avoid, Qatar—with just over 3 million residents, most of them foreign workers—has positioned itself not just as a mediator in Middle East conflicts but as an outside power broker in Donald Trump-era America. But this rise has sharpened the paradox at the heart of the Washington-Doha relationship. Qatar is a key military partner and host of America’s largest base in the region. It is also the chief back channel for and sponsor of Hamas, criticized for harboring the Palestinian militant group’s leaders and accused of tolerating—if not outright…

EVEN BEFORE PATRICIA ARQUETTE SIGNED ON TO PLAY MAGGIE MURDAUGH in Hulu’s Murdaugh: Death in the Family, she was already “obsessed” with the infamous case of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh. “I had been following it and watched documentaries and different shows about it,” she said. “I was just really doing a deep dive, looking at narcissistic personality disorder.” One of the things that fascinated Arquette about Maggie was her slow, tragic realization of her husband’s true nature. “I like that her awakening starts to happen, but even until the last second she still never thinks he’s capable of that.” The Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actress has been busy in recent years with projects like Severance on Apple TV+, but she takes nothing for granted. “I’m just grateful, honestly, at this…

AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER Annie Leibovitz is known for her bold and sometimes provocative photographs. Whether capturing noteworthy celebrities, like Yoko Ono and John Lennon for the cover of Rolling Stone (taken hours before his death), Rihanna’s very pregnant bejeweled body in Paris or everyday people, her images document our lives, shaping pop culture for five decades and counting. Leibovitz’s new edition of WOMEN, a project she first started in 1999, continues to celebrate their power and individuality. The two-volume set showcases real, stripped-down portraits of powerful women and everyday women, doing what they do best—taking ownership of their lives and living it. The updated collection includes essays from Leibovitz’s late partner, writer Susan Sontag; women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem; and novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, featuring more than 250 portraits of…