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Report of hijacked small plane grounds flights at Vancouver International Airport Travel at one of Canada's busiest airports was briefly halted Tuesday after federal police received a report that a small plane had been hijacked, officials said. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the western Canadian province of British Columbia said that at 1:10 p.m. local time they received a report that a Cessna 172 "had been hijacked from the Vancouver Island area and was entering into airspace near Vancouver International Airport." "The suspect was the sole occupant of the aircraft," the statement added. In a recording of air traffic control posted to liveatc.net, an official can be heard stating: "We have an incident right above our airspace here — a hijacked 172," the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 16, 2025 6:23pm |
Brazil prosecutor says ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, guilty of violent coup plot President Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro participate in a joint news conference at the Rose Garden of the White House, in this March 19, 2019 file photo, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty A prosecutor asked Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday to find ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup, in closing arguments after a trial that saw President Trump try to intervene on behalf of his right-wing ally. Bolsonaro is accused of seeking to overturn the 2022 election won by his left-wing opponent, current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The prosecution told the court that Bolsonaro, a former army officer, and seven others were guilty of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 16, 2025 6:27pm |
Texas National Guard continues flood response with Czech team joining effort Chief of National Guard Bureau Gen. Steven Nordhaus thanks members of the Czech search and recovery team. Eleanor Watson With about 100 people still missing after devastating floods, the Texas National Guard and local officials leading recovery efforts received additional international support this week when a specialized detachment from the Czech Republic arrived ready to help. Sixteen civilians and four cadaver dogs from a Czech search and rescue team landed Sunday in Texas on a U.S. military flight from Ramstein Air Base in Germany. National Guard Bureau Chief General Steve Nordhaus coordinated the team's arrival and met the team leads in person on Tuesday while he was visiting...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 16, 2025 6:45pm |
Palestinian American Saif Mussallet's killing in Israeli-occupied West Bank draws U.S. call for investigation Palestinian-American Saifullah Kamel Musallet is seen in an undated family photo. Provided by the Musallet Family U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that he had "asked Israel to aggressively investigate the murder of Saif Mussallet," a Palestinian American national who was visiting family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank when "he was beaten to death." "There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act," Huckabee said in a social media post. "Saif was just 20 yrs old." The family of Musallet, whose full name was Saifullah Kamel Musallet, told CBS News on Saturday that he was beaten to death on Friday by Israeli settlers in the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 16, 2025 6:55pm |
U.S. "very concerned" as Israel strikes Syria's capital Damascus amid government clashes with Druze minorities Smoke billows following Israeli strikes near the Syrian army and defense ministry headquarters in Damascus, Syria, July 16, 2025. RAMI AL SAYED/AFP/Getty Damascus, Syria — The Israeli military launched a rare airstrike in the heart of Damascus on Wednesday, hitting the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters and drawing a call from the Trump administration for "the fighting to stop" as clashes in the southern Syrian city of Sweida continued. Israel's attack came hours after a drone strike on the same building. Syrian state media reported a "number of casualties" without giving further details. As clashes have raged for days in the city of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 16, 2025 6:59pm |
Yemen intercepts record number of Iranian weapons bound for Houthis, U.S. CENTCOM says Some of the items U.S. Central Command said were seized from Houthi rebels by the Yemeni National Resistance Forces. CENTCOM U.S. Central Command said its Yemeni partners successfully intercepted a "massive Iranian weapons shipment" that was meant to reach the nation's Houthi rebels. The Yemeni National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of munitions and hardware, including hundreds of advanced cruise, anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and seekers, CENTCOM said. The seizure also included hundreds of drone engines, radar systems and air defense and communication equipment, as well as manuals written in Farsi, CENTCOM said. CENTCOM said that the National...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 17, 2025 4:17pm |
Fire guts Iraq shopping center, killing at least 61 people, officials say Fire trucks stand next to the burned building of a shopping center, after a massive overnight fire killed dozens of people, in al-Kut, Wasit province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. Ahmed Saad/REUTERS A fire at a newly opened mall in eastern Iraq's Wasit province killed more than 60 people, including women and children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. The nation's Interior Ministry said in a statement that 61 people died, most of them from suffocation, in the blaze that broke out late Wednesday in the city of al-Kut. Among the dead were 14 charred bodies that remain unidentified, the ministry said. French news agency AFP cited the ministry as saying most of the dead were found in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 17, 2025 4:51pm |
Britain to lower voting age to 16 before next national election, government announces Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer walks with his wife Victoria Starmer, as they arrive at a polling station to cast their votes in the 2024 General Election, July 4, 2024, in London, England. LEON NEAL/Getty Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic participation, the government announced Thursday. The center-left Labour Party pledged before it was elected in July 2024 to lower the voting age for elections to Britain's Parliament. Scotland and Wales already let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in local and regional elections. Britain will join a short list of countries where the voting age is 16,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 17, 2025 5:37pm |
Iran's president injured during Israeli strikes, U.S. intelligence sources say Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured during one of Israel's attacks on Iran last month, two U.S. intelligence sources have confirmed to CBS News. The sources told CBS News that reports in Iranian state-run media are accurate that Pezeshkian was attending a Supreme National Security Council meeting when the Israeli strike happened. The state media report said he sustained leg injuries while escaping through an emergency shaft. It remains unclear if he was intentionally targeted. During an interview with Tucker Carlson earlier this month, Pezeshkian claimed Israel attempted to assassinate him by bombarding an area in which he was participating in a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, July 18, 2025 5:32pm |
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in a week as India's monsoon season brings powerful storms Lightning strikes during monsoon rains in Patna, in India's Bihar state, July 16, 2025. SACHIN KUMAR/AFP/Getty At least 33 people were killed and dozens injured by lightning strikes in the eastern Indian state of Bihar this week, officials said Friday. The deaths occurred as powerful storms and monsoon rains battered the state. Most of the deaths were reported on Wednesday and Thursday, when intense storms hit at least 10 districts in Bihar. Most of the victims were agricultural workers, including an elderly man killed by a lightning strike in the Nalanda district while he was out with grazing cattle. Two women were seriously injured in the same place and were being...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, July 18, 2025 6:02pm |
Israel, Syrian leaders agree to ceasefire, U.S. envoy says The leaders of Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following recent Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital, a U.S. envoy said Friday, as he urged all sides in war-torn Syria to lay down arms. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa "have agreed to a ceasefire" also backed by neighbors Turkey and Jordan, said Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who is also point man on Syria, in a social media post. "We call upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and together with other minorities build a new and united Syrian identity in peace and prosperity with its neighbors," Barrack wrote on X. Israel on Wednesday bombed locations in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, July 19, 2025 2:52pm |
Tropical storm Wipha threatens southern China after slamming Taiwan and the Philippines Workers dismantle a toppled electrical post in Quezon city, Philippines due to torrential winds and rain as Tropical Storm Wipha, locally called Crising, exits the northern portion of country on Saturday, July 19, 2025. Aaron Favila / AP A tropical storm that prompted flight and ferry cancellations in Taiwan is forecast to reach typhoon strength before hitting the southern China coast on Sunday. The storm earlier crossed the Philippines, where a parked truck was crushed by a billboard-like structure that was toppled by high winds in Quezon City, north of Manila. Wipha had maximum sustained winds of 101 kph (63 mph) and gusts up to 126 kph (78 mph) as it passed south of Taiwan...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, July 19, 2025 6:16pm |
32 Palestinians killed trying to reach US group's food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say Relatives of Palestinians killed at an aid distribution center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, mourn over their bodies during their funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 19, 2025. Mariam Dagga / AP Israeli troops opened fire Saturday toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by a U.S.-, Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, killing 32 people, according to witnesses and hospital officials. The two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. In other violence, two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, July 19, 2025 6:23pm |
Freed Israeli-American hostage Keith Siegel calls for new Israel-Hamas deal to bring "all of the 50 back home" Hamas captivity survivor Keith Siegel speaks during a news conference next to his wife, Aviva Siegal (to his left), U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (far left), and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (right) in the Celebrate Israel Parade on Fifth Avenue in New York City, May 18, 2025. ALEXI ROSENFELN/Getty The day Israeli-American hostage Keith Siegel was freed after nearly 16 months of captivity at the hands of Hamas terrorists in Gaza, he tells CBS News that he denied one final demand by his captors. "I did wave. I didn't say thank you," he said in an interview at the Israeli Embassy in London on Thursday, during an event to mark 650 days since the Hamas-led terrorist...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, July 19, 2025 6:29pm |
Huckabee visits Christian church in West Bank that was target of arson attack U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, center, and the Palestinian mayor of the village of Taybeh, Suleiman Khourieh (left), tour the fifth-century Church of Saint George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on July 19, 2025. The church was targeted by an arson attack earlier this month. JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Saturday visited a Christian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and urged accountability for an attack on an ancient church, which residents have blamed on Israeli settlers. In early July, the village of Taybeh was hit by an arson attack in the area of the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, July 20, 2025 8:27pm |
Bangladesh Air Force plane crashes into school campus in Dhaka, killing at least 19 people, officials say Bangladesh fire service and security personnel conduct a search and rescue operation after an Air Force training jet crashed into school in Dhaka, July 21, 2025. ABDUL GONI/AFP/Getty A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka, shortly after takeoff on Monday, killing at least 19 people including the pilot and injuring more than 100, officials said. According to the military and a fire official, the Chinese-made F-7 BGI aircraft crashed into the campus of Milestone School and College, in the Uttara neighborhood, in the afternoon as students were attending classes. The military said the jet took off at...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, July 21, 2025 5:14pm |
Ex-Ukrainian official reportedly found dead in pool at Spain resort where Russian military defector was killed An aerial view shows the seafront in Villajoyosa, in Spain's southeast Alicante province. Getty A Ukrainian man who previously worked as a senior official in an anti-organized crime agency was found dead late last month in the pool at his apartment complex in the southern Spanish resort town of Villajoyosa. Ukrainian and Spanish media say Ihor Hrushevskyi's body was found late last month at the same apartment complex where a Russian military helicopter pilot-turned-defector was gunned down in February of 2024. El Español newspaper's edition for the Alicante region in southeast Spain said it had interviewed at least 20 residents of the Cala Alta...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, July 21, 2025 5:20pm |
Pope Leo XIV "once again" calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza Pope Leo XIV renewed his call on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect civilians. "I once again call for an immediate end to the barbarity of this war and for a peaceful resolution to the conflict," the pontiff said at the end of his Sunday Angelus prayer from his summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo. Pope Leo also expressed his "deep sorrow" for the Israeli attack on the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, which killed three people and wounded 10 others, including the parish priest. "I appeal to the international community to observe humanitarian law and respect the obligation to protect...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, July 21, 2025 5:55pm |
Israel condemned by 25 nations over "inhumane killing" of Gaza civilians and "drip feeding of aid" as war expands Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Nuseirat, central Gaza, July 20, 2025. Ramadan Abed/REUTERS Twenty-five nations, including Britain, Canada and Japan, issued a joint statement on Monday with "a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now." The statement by the U.S. allies and partners across the globe and published online by the U.K. government condemns Israel's tightly-controlled aid distribution method, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's U.S.-backed government of the "drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children." "It is horrifying that over...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, July 22, 2025 2:08pm |
China imposes exit bans on U.S. Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting at the third session of the 14th National People's Congress NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2025. Li Gang/Xinhua via Getty Images A U.S. Department of Commerce employee has been restricted from leaving China by authorities in Beijing, a State Department spokesperson told CBS News on Monday. The unidentified government employee's restricted travel was confirmed as Beijing revealed new information about a U.S.-based Wells Fargo banker who has also been subjected to an exit ban. "We can confirm that a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee, while traveling to China in a personal capacity, was made subject to an exit ban in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, July 22, 2025 4:18pm |
Gaza hospital boss says 21 children died of malnutrition, starvation over last 3 days Palestinian mother Alaa Al-Najjar mourns her three-month-old baby Yehia, who died due to malnutrition amid a hunger crisis according to medics at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, July 20, 2025. Hatem Khaled/REUTERS The head of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City said on Tuesday that 21 children had died across the Palestinian territory in the past three days "due to malnutrition and starvation." "These deaths were recorded at hospitals in Gaza, including Al-Shifa in Gaza City, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah and Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis ... over the past 72 hours," Mohammed Abu Salmiya told reporters. United Nations Secretary General...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 23, 2025 5:36pm |
Envoy Steve Witkoff expected to travel to Europe to press for ceasefire and peace deal in Gaza Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, attends a meeting between President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff is scheduled to travel to Europe this week for meetings on a wide range of issues, including the Israel-Hamas conflict, and will continue pushing for a ceasefire and peace deal, according to a U.S. official. In a briefing with reporters Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce suggested Witkoff could soon go to the Middle East, but declined to provide details about his...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 23, 2025 7:50pm |
Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev's gig at Italian palace canceled amid outcry over support for Putin Demonstrators hold placards denouncing Russian conductor Valery Gergiev as "the face of Putin's war" in Ukraine, during a protest in Milan, Italy, July 19, 2025. PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP/Getty A classical music concert in Italy has been canceled suddenly following a public backlash over the Russian conductor's support for President Vladimir Putin. Russian maestro Valery Gergiev had been scheduled to lead an ensemble of Italian musicians and soloists from St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre — where he's the artistic director — on July 27 at the Reggia di Caserta, an opulent 18th-century palace near Naples. Italy's national news agency ANSA...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 23, 2025 8:28pm |
Zelenskyy faces mass protests, for first time since Russia war began, over changes to anti-corruption agencies People take part in a rally against the implementation of a law that regulates the work of the Special Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 22, 2025. Danylo Antoniuk/Anadolu/Getty In a first since Russia launched its full-scale invasion more than three years ago, widespread protests have taken place across Ukraine — not against Russia or its President Vladimir Putin, but against Ukraine's own President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the country's parliament, the Rada. Late Tuesday night, Zelenskyy signed a bill into law, after it was fast-tracked through the Rada, that gives...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 23, 2025 8:47pm |
U.N. court says polluters can be held responsible for greenhouse gas emissions Vanuatu's Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu speaks to the media after an International Court of Justice session tasked with issuing the first advisory opinion on states' legal obligations to address climate change, at The Hague in the Netherlands on July 23, 2025. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images The Republic of Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation of 320,000 people, has led a growing effort since 2021 to compel the United Nations to answer one of the most crucial legal questions related to climate change: Can polluters be held legally accountable for the harm they've caused as a result of releasing large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere? The short answer is:...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 23, 2025 9:35pm |
U.S. and EU scramble to strike a trade deal ahead of Aug. 1 deadline The Trump administration and the European Union are racing to clinch a trade deal by the White House's self-imposed Aug. 1 deadline, with economists warning that a sharp hike in tariffs could raise costs for consumers and businesses. As the clock ticks down, a series of pacts with other U.S. trading partners in recent days have raised hopes of avoiding a potentially damaging trade war with Europe, with experts saying a deal with Japan announced on Tuesday could serve as a template for a deal with the EU. The U.S. has also recently announced the outlines of trade deals with China, Indonesia, the Philippines and U.K., though with many details still remaining to be finalized. For consumers...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 24, 2025 12:08pm |
Plane crashes with 49 on board in Russia's Far East, fuselage found in flames, authorities say Amur, in Russia's Far East, seen on map Google Maps A plane carrying 49 people crashed in Russia's far eastern region of Amur Thursday, authorities said. The aircraft, a twin-engine Antonov-24 operated by Angara Airlines, was headed to the town of Tynda from the city of Blagoveshchensk near the Russian-Chinese border when it disappeared from radar, regional governor Vassily Orlov said on Telegram. Forty-three passengers, including five children were on board along with six crew members, The Associated Press reported, citing Orlov. A rescue helicopter later spotted the plane's burning fuselage on a mountainside about 10 miles from Tynda, authorities...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 24, 2025 1:12pm |
Trump admin. touts "major trade breakthrough" as Australia says it will ease U.S. beef import restrictions Wagyu cattle feed at the Grasslands Wagyu ranch near Blanchard, Oklahoma, July 11, 2024. Nick Oxford/REUTERS Australia announced it will reduce restrictions on U.S. beef imports in a move President Trump's administration claimed as a major victory over "non-scientific trade barriers" to trade. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said Thursday that relaxing the restrictions designed to keep Australia free of mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE, would not compromise biosecurity. "Australia stands for open and free trade — our cattle industry has significantly benefited from this," Collins said in a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 24, 2025 1:18pm |
Thailand and Cambodia forces clash along border, with Thai jets bombing purported military sites A screengrab from video provided by the Thai Army shows smoke and fire rising from a convenience store damaged amid clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces, in Kantharalak district, Sisaket province, Thailand, July 24, 2025. Army Region 2 via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS Thai and Cambodian soldiers clashed in several areas along the countries' shared border on Thursday in a major escalation of a conflict that has left at least 12 people dead in Thailand, all but one of them civilians, according to the Thai health ministry. The two sides fired small arms, artillery and rockets, and Thailand also called in airstrikes. Thai villagers could be seen on video fleeing...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 24, 2025 2:59pm |
| Hulk Hogan dies at 71: Most famous professional wrestler in history suffers cardiac arrest at home in Florida Hogan stands as the most recognizable name in wrestling history whose star power extended well beyond the ring, making him an American pop culture icon  Terry Bollea, known worldwide as retired WWE superstar Hulk Hogan, died Thursday at age 71. The most widely recognized and well-known professional wrestler in history, who rose to fame with the advent of "Hulkamania" leading the explosive national expansion of the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s, Hogan suffered cardiac arrest in his home in Clearwater, Florida, before being rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to TMZ. Hogan's in-ring career spanned 35 years from 1977...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 24, 2025 5:36pm |
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Macron said in a post on X that he will formalize the decision at the United Nations General Assembly in September. "The urgent thing today is that the war in Gaza stops and the civilian population is saved," he posted. The French president offered support for Israel after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and frequently speaks out against antisemitism, but he has grown increasingly frustrated about Israel's war in Gaza, especially in recent months. "Given its historic commitment to a just and sustainable peace in the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, July 25, 2025 5:34pm |
Trump's envoy blames Hamas as Gaza ceasefire talks stall again, as U.N. says Palestinian children are starving to death Palestinians struggling to access food amid Israel's war against Hamas wait to receive hot meals distributed by a charity organization in Gaza City, July 16, 2025. Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini/Anadolu/Getty President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday the U.S. was cutting short the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar for consultations, after he said Hamas had issued a response that "shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire." The talks have been bogged down over conflicting demands on terms to end the 21-month war. Hamas says it will only release all of the hostages still held...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, July 25, 2025 6:00pm |
At least 7 children killed as India school roof collapses after weeks of monsoon rains An aerial view shows buildings partially submerged in floodwater after heavy monsoon rains in Pushkar, Rajasthan state, India, July 19, 2025. HIMANSHU SHARMA/AFP/Getty At least seven children were killed and 20 others injured when a portion of a school's roof collapsed in western India's Rajasthan state on Friday morning, police said. The incident happened around 8:00 a.m. local time at the Government Primary School in Jhalawar district's Piplodi village, as students gathered for their morning assembly. Around 60 children and teachers were in the school when the roof of the single-story building collapsed, burying students under debris. Area residents rushed...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, July 25, 2025 6:05pm |
U.S.-EU trade deal still up in the air as Trump jets off to Scotland President Trump said on Friday there is a "50/50 chance, maybe less than that" of his administration striking a trade deal with the European Union ahead of a looming deadline next week. Mr. Trump, who made the comments before he left for a four-day visit to Scotland, comes ahead of the White House's Aug. 1 deadline for striking trade agreements with the the EU and other nations. If the US and EU fail to reach a deal, the president has threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from the trading bloc's 27 member countries. Dozens of other nations also face higher tariff rates starting Aug. 1, except for those that have already done a deal...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, July 25, 2025 6:08pm |
Royal Caribbean crew member stabs fellow employee, then dies after jumping overboard, police say A Royal Caribbean crew member stabbed a fellow crew member on a cruise ship and then died after jumping overboard Thursday night, authorities said. The incident occurred near the Bahamas off San Salvador Island on the Icon of the Seas cruise ship, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Around 7:30 p.m. local time, a 35-year-old South African man allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old South African woman multiple times, police said. The man fled the scene and jumped into the water. He was later found unresponsive and pronounced dead by onboard medical staff, police said. The woman suffered stab wounds to her upper body and was last reported to be in stable condition, police...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, July 26, 2025 5:47pm |
Deadly border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia continue as countries trade accusations Displaced Cambodians receive water at the Battkhao Resettlement Camp in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, Saturday, July 26, 2025. Anton L. Delgado / AP Thailand and Cambodia traded accusations Saturday of fresh attacks as deadly border clashes entered a third day, leaving at least 33 people dead and more than 168,000 displaced, as international pressure mounted on both sides to reach a ceasefire. Artillery fire and gunshots were reported near several border villages, expanding the area of the fighting that flared again Thursday after a land mine explosion along the border wounded five Thai soldiers. Cambodian and Thai officials claimed to have acted in retaliation. Both...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, July 26, 2025 6:04pm |
At least 42 Palestinians, some seeking aid, killed by Israeli gunshots and strikes in Gaza amid famine concerns Abdul Karim Foura, center, mourns over the body of his uncle, Mohammed Foura, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza Strip, outside the morgue of the Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, Saturday, July 26, 2025. Abdel Kareem Hana / AP At least 42 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes and gunshots overnight and into Saturday, according to Palestinian hospital officials and the local ambulance service on Saturday, as ceasefire talks appear to have stalled and Palestinians in Gaza face famine. Gunfire killed at least a dozen people waiting for aid trucks close to the Zikim crossing with Israel in the north, said staff at Shifa hospital, where bodies were taken....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, July 26, 2025 6:26pm |
Court building attack in southeast Iran by unknown gunmen leaves at least 6 dead and wounds 20 Unknown attackers launched a gun and grenade attack on a court building in southeast Iran Saturday, killing six people — including a child — and wounding 20, state TV reported. The report said security forces killed three of the gunmen in the armed clash in the country's restive southern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. It did not identify any of the victims. State TV said the attack happened in the province's capital city of Zahedan. Police and security forces immediately took control of the site, 1,130 kilometers or 700 miles southeast of the capital, Tehran. A report by the semiofficial Tasnim news agency, believed to be close to security...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, July 26, 2025 7:04pm |
More than 20% of NASA's workforce requests to leave agency Nearly 4,000 employees, or more than 20% of NASA's workforce, have applied to leave the agency, NASA confirmed to CBS News Friday. About 3,870 employees have applied to depart NASA over two rounds through the Trump administration's deferred resignation program, NASA disclosed. The deadline for applications to the program is midnight Friday. With those deferred resignations, NASA's civil servant workforce would shrink from about 18,000 to 14,000 personnel. This figure also includes about 500 employees who were lost through normal attrition, the agency said. "Safety remains a top priority for our agency as we balance the need to become a more streamlined and more efficient organization and...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, July 26, 2025 7:31pm |
Israeli military says it has begun airdrops of aid into Gaza amid increased starvation deaths Palestinians wait in a queue to get hot meals distributed by aid organizations in Gaza City, Gaza. Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images Airdrops of aid began Saturday night in Gaza, the Israeli military said, amid increased international pressure and accounts of starvation-related deaths in the territory. The Israeli military also said it would establish humanitarian corridors for United Nations convoys. Israel Defense Forces said in a post to Telegram early Sunday local time that it had airdropped humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, according to the Agence France-Presse. "In accordance with the directives of the political echelon, the IDF recently carried...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, July 27, 2025 6:12pm |
Israel begins "tactical pause" in parts of Gaza to open aid corridors as concerns over hunger mount Palestinians crowd at a lentil soup distribution point in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on July 27, 2025. OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images The Israeli military began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day as part of a series of steps that it says would give the United Nations and other aid agencies secure land routes to tackle a deepening hunger crisis. The Israel Defense Forces said it would begin a "tactical pause" in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah and Muwasi, three areas of the territory with large populations, to "increase the scale of humanitarian aid" entering the Gaza Strip. It said the pause would begin every day at 10...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, July 27, 2025 8:28pm |
Attack on east Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels kills at least 34, civil leader says The death toll from an attack on a Catholic church in eastern Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels has risen to 34, according to a civil society leader. "The bodies of the victims are still at the scene of the tragedy, and volunteers are preparing how to bury them in a mass grave that we are preparing in a compound of the Catholic church," Dieudonne Duranthabo, a civil society coordinator in Komanda, in the Ituri province, told The Associated Press. At least five other people were killed in an earlier attack on the nearby village of Machongani, from where a search is ongoing. "They took several people into the bush; we do not know their destination or their...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, July 27, 2025 8:46pm |
Thailand and Cambodia to hold talks to end deadly border dispute Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Sunday, July 27, 2025. Sakchai Lalit / AP Thai and Cambodian leaders are set to meet in Malaysia for talks to end border hostilities that have killed at least 34 people and displaced more than 168,000 over the last four days. The talks, announced by a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister's office on Sunday, come after pressure from President Trump to reach a ceasefire. Jirayu Huangsap said Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai will attend Monday's talks in response to an invitation from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim "to discuss peace efforts...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, July 28, 2025 4:01pm |
Direct commercial flights between Russia and North Korea begin amid closer ties Passengers gather to check in for the first flight connecting Moscow and Pyongyang at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International airport, amidst the warming relations between Russia and North Korea outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 27, 2025. AP Photo Russia on Sunday opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyongyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the two countries. The first flight operated by Russian carrier Nordwind took off from Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport carrying over 400 passengers. Russia's Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who visited North Korea's new Wonsan-Kalma beach...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, July 28, 2025 4:10pm |
Israel, under pressure, allows more aid into Gaza, but U.N. says it's a fraction of what's needed People gather as a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft drops humanitarian aid on the northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025. BASHAR TALEB/AFP/Getty A life-line for Gaza's roughly 2 million displaced inhabitants was back in operation on Monday, with convoys of trucks on the move. They were carrying urgently needed food aid after a sudden reversal of policy by Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government announced over the weekend that it would enable more food and medicine to enter the war-torn Palestinian territory after images of hungry people and malnourished children drew international condemnation. Israel has also permitted humanitarian air...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, July 28, 2025 4:59pm |
Thai, Cambodian leaders agree on "unconditional" ceasefire to end deadly border clashes Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, center, looks on as Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, left and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, right, take part in talks on a possible ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in Putrajaya, Malaysia on July 28, 2025. MOHD RASFAN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire from midnight to resolve deadly border clashes, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday. Anwar, who chaired the talks as head of the ASEAN regional bloc, said both sides have reached a common understanding to take steps to return to normalcy. Cambodian Prime...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, July 28, 2025 5:10pm |
Trump says he's shortening deadline for Putin to reach Russia-Ukraine ceasefire to just 10 or 12 days President Trump meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer at the Trump Turnberry golf club, July 28, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland. Chris Furlong/Getty Images President Trump announced Monday a significant tightening of his deadline for Russia's Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine. He said as he met with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his visit to Scotland that the 50-day deadline he announced earlier this month would be reduced to less than two weeks, citing a lack of progress in negotiations. Mr. Trump said as he headed in for his meeting with Starmer that he was "very disappointed" in Russia's leader...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, July 28, 2025 5:20pm |
3 killed as German train derails, likely due to landslide triggered by heavy rains Rescue workers search for passengers in a derailed passenger train, which came off the rails in the Biberach district between the districts of Zweifaltendorf and Zell in southern Germany's Baden-Württemberg state, July 28, 2025. Thomas Warnack/picture alliance/Getty Three people were killed and at least 41 others injured Sunday evening when a regional express train derailed in southern Germany. Authorities believe a landslide caused by torrential rain was likely the cause of the accident. The train derailed in a forested area on a route between Sigmaringen and Ulm in southern Germany's Baden-Württemberg state. Around 100 passengers were on board when the train hit mud...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, July 28, 2025 5:24pm |
Trump says baseline tariff rates for most countries will be in the 15-20% range President Trump on Monday said the tariff rate for most countries that don't reach individual trade deals with the U.S. will be "somewhere in the 15 to 20% range," different from the 15% to 50% range he floated only last week. Asked about a tariff rate "for the world," as Mr. Trump put it, the president responded, "I would say it'll be somewhere in the 15 to 20% range." The U.S. president made the remarks seated alongside U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, as Mr. Trump visits his golf courses there and meets with European leaders. The U.S. and U.K. have already reached a trade agreement, and over the weekend, after meeting with European Union Commission President Ursula...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, July 29, 2025 3:32pm |
Turks and Caicos Islands' first mass shooting kills 3, injures 10, police say Three young men were killed and 10 others injured early Sunday at a popular nightspot in the Turks and Caicos Islands in what authorities called the British territory's first mass shooting in recent history. The shooting took place on the most populous island, Providenciales. The injuries ranged from minor to serious, Police Commissioner Fitz Bailey said. Nine of the individuals injured had gunshot wounds, acting Gov. Anya Williams said. The hospital in Providenciales was on lockdown to protect those being treated for their injuries, Williams said. At least two of those injured were flown overseas for further treatment, she said. At least four suspects were involved in the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, July 29, 2025 3:49pm |
Russian strikes kill at least 22 in Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow stays defiant vs. Trump deadline A view of the penal colony hit by a Russian air strike in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine on July 29, 2025. State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters Russian glide bombs and ballistic missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight and killed at least 22 people across the country, officials said Tuesday, as Russia kept up its relentless pounding of civilian areas despite despite President Trump's threat to punish Russia with sanctions and tariffs soon unless it stops. Four powerful Russian glide bombs hit a prison in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, July 29, 2025 4:08pm |
"Worst-case scenario of famine unfolding" in Gaza Strip, food security experts say A charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages amid ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions in Gaza City, Gaza on July 28, 2025. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images The "worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip," the leading international authority on food crises said in a new alert Tuesday, predicting "widespread death" without immediate action. The alert, still short of a formal famine declaration, follows an outcry over images of emaciated children in Gaza and reports of dozens of hunger-related deaths after nearly 22 months of war. The international pressure led Israel over the weekend to announce measures,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, July 29, 2025 4:15pm |
U.K. will recognize Palestine as a state unless Israel moves toward ceasefire in Gaza, prime minister says Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes an address following an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza at 10 Downing Street in London on July 29, 2025. TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images The United Kingdom will recognize Palestine as a state in September unless Israel takes "substantive steps" to end the "appalling situation in Gaza," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday. Addressing reporters at Downing Street, the prime minister said the U.K. will recognize Palestine as a state at the United Nations General Assembly in September unless Israel takes a number of steps — including the establishment of a ceasefire in Gaza, a commitment to halting...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 30, 2025 4:50pm |
Tsunami warning lifted for Hawaii after small waves hit following mighty 8.8 earthquake in Russia A boat leaves the Ala War Harbor, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii on July 29, 2025, after an 8.7 earthquake off of Russia's far east prompted tsunami alerts. EUGENE TANNER/AFP via Getty Images One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Hawaii, the U.S. West Coast and Japan. Several people were injured, none gravely, and no major damage has been reported so far. The 8.8 magnitude temblor struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, an isolated strip along the Pacific Ocean, overnight. Residents of the peninsula fled inland as 16-foot waves caused flooding. Immediately after the earthquake,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, July 30, 2025 5:22pm |
U.S. sanctions Brazilian Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who's overseeing case against Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro Judge Alexandre de Moraes looks on during a trial of the regulation of social networks at the Brazilian Supreme Court in Brasilia on June 4, 2025. Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned a Brazilian Supreme Court justice who is overseeing the case against former President Jair Bolsonaro, claiming the judge is responsible for human rights violations and politicized prosecutions. The sanctions announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent target Alexandre de Moraes, who has served on the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court since 2017. The Trump administration accused de Moraes of abusing his authority to target political...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 31, 2025 3:48pm |
U.S. repatriates a child from sprawling camp in northeastern Syria holding families of ISIS fighters The United States has repatriated an American child separated from their family from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of people with alleged ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the State Department said Tuesday. The department estimates that some 30,000 people from 70 countries remain in al-Hol Camp and one other similar camp, most of them wives and children of ISIS fighters as well as supporters of the extremist group. They include Iraqis as well as nationals of Western countries who traveled to join the U.S.-designated foreign terrorist group. Human rights groups for years have cited poor living conditions and pervasive violence...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 31, 2025 3:53pm |
Canada says it plans to recognize Palestine as a state, joining the U.K. and France Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will recognize Palestine as a state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, following similar announcements from the United Kingdom and France. "The deepening suffering of civilians leaves no room for delay in co-ordinated international action to support peace, security, and the dignity of all human life," Carney said in a statement Wednesday. Canada has had a long-standing position supporting the idea of an independent Palestinian state existing alongside Israel, but has said recognition should come as part of a negotiated two-state solution to the conflict. Carney said Wednesday that prospects of a two-state solution "have...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 31, 2025 3:59pm |
New bill aims to protect American call center jobs and consumers from AI Have you ever found yourself repeating the words "speak to a human please" while on the phone with customer service? If so, you're among the roughly 70% of Americans who find interacting with automated phone systems, versus human customer support representatives, frustrating. That's in part why Senator Ruben Gallego wants to ensure that consumers who find themselves on the phone with a customer service agent are in fact speaking to a human, and one who is in the U.S., if that's their preference. He's also well aware of the threat artificial intelligence poses to American workers, and is committed to protecting the roughly three million Americans who work in call centers across the country, according to the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 31, 2025 4:10pm |
Trump announces tariff deal with South Korea — U.S.'s 6th-biggest trading partner President Trump announced Wednesday he has struck a trade deal with South Korea. Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that South Korean goods will face a 15% tariff — lower than the 25% he threatened earlier this month — while U.S. imports to South Korea will not face tariffs. He said South Korea will be "OPEN TO TRADE" and will accept U.S. automobiles. South Korea is the latest key U.S. trading partner to reach an agreement with the Trump administration, ahead of a Friday deadline when Mr. Trump says he'll impose hefty tariffs on dozens of countries. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung confirmed his country had reached a deal with the U.S. in a Facebook...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, July 31, 2025 4:22pm |
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Ambassador Mike Huckabee visit Gaza aid distribution site as humanitarian crisis worsens A photo shared on social media by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff shows him and Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visiting an aid distribution site in Gaza on Friday, August 1, 2025. Steve Witkoff President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited southern Gaza on Friday amid international outrage over starvation, aid shortages and deadly chaos near aid distribution sites. Witkoff and Huckabee toured one of the privately run U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's distribution sites, Huckabee said. The aim of the visit was "to learn the truth" about GHF sites, Huckabee...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, August 01, 2025 5:44pm |
China uses "dark fleet" to buy oil from Iran and evade U.S. sanctions in international waters The Alps and the Eon are seen in the Riau archipelago. CBS A CBS News investigation has revealed that China is still secretly buying Iranian oil and evading U.S. sanctions by using what's known as a "dark fleet" to transfer oil from ship to ship in the middle of the sea. Over the years, the U.S. has implemented heavy sanctions on Iranian industries, including trying to stop tankers used to transfer Iranian oil to China, which could help fund Iranian nuclear development programs. On Wednesday, the Treasury Department imposed additional sanctions, which Washington called the most extensive action of its kind since 2018. Recently, a CBS News crew set...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, August 01, 2025 5:49pm |
African countries brace for impact as Trump announces further tariffs Factory workers from Cape Karoo International check the quality of incoming ostrich skins at the tannery of the company in Oudtshoorn, South Africa. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images African countries had been bracing for bad news and scrambling for last-minute negotiations ahead of President Trump's announcement of tariffs on Thursday night. South Africa, which has had a strained relationship with Mr. Trump, is the only African country singled out in the announcement with a 30% tariff increase on Aug. 7. Most other African countries have been hit with tariffs of 10-15%. South African Trade Minister Parks Tau said he, other ministers, and people across all sectors, from business to...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, August 01, 2025 5:55pm |
Trump says 2 nuclear subs to be positioned in "appropriate regions" after former Russian president's remark President Trump on Friday said he's ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the "appropriate regions," in response to threatening comments made by Russia's former president. "Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that," Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social. "Words are very important, and can often...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, August 02, 2025 8:42pm |
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Gaza hostage families in Tel Aviv U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday met with the families of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza in Tel Aviv as fears for the captives' survival grew nearly 22 months into the war. The families of the hostages were protesting in Tel Aviv, urging Israel's government to push harder for the release of their loved ones. Witkoff, who was greeted with some applause and pleas for assistance, joined them for a closed meeting. Videos shared online showed Witkoff arriving as families chanted "Bring them home!" and "We need your help." The Hostages of Missing Families Forum confirmed the meeting, which came a week after Witkoff quit ceasefire talks, blaming Hamas' intransigence and pledging...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, August 02, 2025 9:22pm |
Palestinian-American dies of smoke inhalation in West Bank after settlers set fires to cars, homes Haleema Ayyad, mother of slain Palestinian American Khamis Ayyad, holds a mobile phone with her son's photo. Nasser Nasser / AP A Palestinian American died in the Israeli-occupied West Bank last week after a confrontation with settlers, U.S. officials confirmed. Khamis Ayyad, who was in his 40s, died Thursday from smoke inhalation in Silwad, a village in the central West Bank near several Israeli settlements, a U.S. official told CBS News. The Palestinian health ministry said on Friday that the fires were set by settlers on homes and vehicles in Silwad, according to the Agence France-Presse. A U.S. State Department spokesperson confirmed to CBS News the death on...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, August 03, 2025 5:22pm |
Volcano in Russia erupts for the first time in centuries This photo shows an aerial view of the eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano of the Eastern volcanic belt, about 125 miles northeast of the regional center of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. Artem Sheldr / AP A volcano on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for the first time in at least 400 years. The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash more than 3.7 miles into the sky, according to staff at the Kronotsky Reserve, where the volcano is located. The eruption came just days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit in the region, causing tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompting warnings for Hawaii, North and Central America and Pacific islands south toward New...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, August 04, 2025 2:13pm |
Dozens dead, dozens more missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen At least 76 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials told AFP on Monday. Yemeni security officials said 76 bodies had been recovered and 32 people have been rescued from the shipwreck in the Gulf of Aden. The U.N.'s migration agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said 157 people were on board. The accident occurred off the Abyan governorate in southern Yemen, a frequent destination for boats smuggling African migrants hoping to reach the wealthy Gulf states. Some of those rescued have been transferred to Yemen's Aden, near Abyan, a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, August 04, 2025 2:18pm |
China standing firm against U.S. demands that it stop buying oil from Russia and Iran U.S. and Chinese officials may be able to settle many of their differences to reach a trade deal and avert punishing tariffs, but they remain far apart on one issue: the U.S. demand that China stop purchasing oil from Iran and Russia. "China will always ensure its energy supply in ways that serve our national interests," China's Foreign Ministry posted on X on Wednesday following two days of trade negotiations in Stockholm, responding to the U.S. threat of a 100% tariff. "Coercion and pressuring will not achieve anything. China will firmly defend its sovereignty, security and development interests," the ministry...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, August 04, 2025 2:46pm |
Pope Leo gets rock star welcome at youth festival in Rome Pope Leo XIV tours the Tor Vergata camp in the popemobile to greet all the young pilgrims and faithful, Aug. 3, 2025. Marco Iacobucci/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Pope Leo received a rock star welcome over the weekend as he arrived by helicopter in a Rome suburb at what's been dubbed the Catholic Coachella. More than 1 million teens and 20-somethings sang songs and danced beneath water misters and the hot Roman sun during the Jubilee of Youth — the biggest and youngest crowd of Leo's papacy so far. But as a new generation from around the globe celebrated, the pope was quick to draw attention to their peers who could not. "We are closer than ever to young people who...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, August 04, 2025 3:01pm |
European Union delays retaliatory tariffs for 6 months after reaching deal with the U.S. The European Union announced Monday it would delay retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods for six months, giving both countries time to implement the trade agreement they reached late last month. The retaliatory tariffs, which were set to go into effect on Thursday, will be delayed until at least March. On July 27, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission and President Trump agreed to a deal that included a 15% tariff on most goods from the EU. Though the agreement does not currently include the exemptions for car parts or wine and spirits that the EU wants, it's likely to help stabilize prices. "This political agreement restores stability and predictability for...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, August 05, 2025 4:37pm |
Brazil's Bolsonaro, former president charged with masterminding coup plot and a Trump ally, ordered under house arrest Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after lunch and a visit with Liberal Party leaders in the Federal Senate in Brasilia on Feb. 18, 2025. Ton Molina / NurPhoto via Getty Images A justice on Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the house arrest Monday of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election - a case that has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the Trump administration. Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the case against Bolsonaro before the top court, said in his decision that the 70-year-old...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, August 05, 2025 4:58pm |
4 dead, 50 missing after flash floods and landslide hit Indian village Houses are partially buried by a mudslide, amid flash floods, in Dharali, Uttarakhand, India, Aug. 5, 2025. Indian Army Central Command via X/Handout via Reuters At least four people were killed and 50 more were missing after massive flash floods and a landslide in the hilly north Indian state of Uttarakhand swept away dozens of homes Tuesday. The flash floods were triggered by a cloudburst in the state's Uttarkashi district, sweeping through the village of Dharali, a popular tourist destination dotted with hotels and restaurants. Indian news outlets broadcast videos showing a massive wave of water gushing through the area, sweeping...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, August 06, 2025 6:15pm |
Putin, Trump envoy Witkoff meet in Moscow ahead of Trump deadline for Moscow to agree to end Ukraine war Russian President Vladimir Putin greets President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow on August 06, 2025. Kremlin Press Office / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, days before the White House's deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties that could also hit countries buying its oil. The meeting lasted about three hours, Russian state media said. Putin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said that Putin and Witkoff had a "useful and constructive...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, August 06, 2025 6:21pm |
Trump-backed candidate Karol Nawrocki becomes Polish president and could steer a more nationalist course Conservative Karol Nawrocki was inaugurated Wednesday as Poland 's new president, which could set the country on a more nationalist course and cast doubt on the viability of the centrist government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Most day-to-day power in Poland rests with the prime minister, chosen by the parliament. However, the president holds the power to influence foreign policy and veto laws. Nawrocki, who was supported by President Donald Trump ahead of a narrow victory in a runoff election in June, is a 42-year-old historian who had no political experience prior to campaigning. He was not even a political party member until being approached by the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, August 06, 2025 6:23pm |
As Hiroshima marks 80 years since U.S. atomic bombing, survivor says "nuclear weapons and humanity cannot co-exist" Looking out over the skyline of Hiroshima, 96-year-old Junji Sarashina points out places from his childhood. "That was my grade school. Not too far from here," he tells his granddaughter, showing her around the area. Sarashina was 16 years old and working in an antiaircraft munitions factory when the United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. "When the bomb dropped, I wasn't able to see anything," Sarashina says. A concrete wall saved Sarashina, but when he emerged from the rubble after the blast, an apocalyptic scene awaited him. "That's when I saw 1,000, 2,000 people quietly moving....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, August 06, 2025 6:27pm |
Trump hits India with additional 25% tariff over Russian oil imports President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday imposing an additional 25% tariff on goods from India because it continues to buy oil from Russia. The announcement by the president comes just a week after he said he would be slapping a 25% tariff on imports from India, as well as an unspecified "penalty," because of its purchases of Russian military equipment and energy. The additional tariff are set to take effect in 21 days, according to the directive. The latest action brings the total duties imposed on Indian products to 50%. Mr. Trump criticized India then as having tariffs that are "far too high" and "the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary trade barriers of any...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, August 06, 2025 6:29pm |
Trump, Putin meeting agreed on, Kremlin says, after Trump says there's "good chance" he'll meet with Putin and Zelenskyy The United States and Russia have agreed on a meeting "in the coming days" between President Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said Thursday. Putin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said a place has been chosen and will be announced later and the two sides are working out details but are targeting next week for the session. The meeting would be their first since Mr. Trump returned to office. The Kremlin announcement came after Mr. Trump said Wednesday there's a "good chance" he will meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy soon — as Mr. Trump presses Russia to end its three-year...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, August 07, 2025 5:13pm |
Italy OK's $15.5 billion construction of world's longest suspension bridge, from Sicily to mainland A general view shows Italy's Strait of Messina on August 5, 2025. The area is part of the planned site for a suspension bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy, with construction expected to begin in the second half of 2025. YARA NARDI / REUTERS A long-delayed and debated bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, allowing work to begin on what would be the world's longest suspension bridge, despite concerns over earthquakes, environmental impacts and the threat of mafia interference. An interministerial committee with oversight of strategic public investments approved the 13.5 billion...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, August 07, 2025 5:53pm |
Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says possible annexation of Gaza is a decision "only the Israelis can make" In a wide-ranging interview, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said it'll be up to the Israeli government to decide whether to annex the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to discuss plans for the Israeli military to take control of more territory in Gaza with senior ministers later on Thursday. "It's not our job to tell them what they should or should not do," Huckabee said. "Certainly, if they ask for wisdom, counsel, advice, I'm sure the president would offer it. But ultimately, it's the decision that the Israelis and only the Israelis can make." When asked what advice President Trump might offer, Huckabee said: "I...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, August 07, 2025 5:57pm |
Trump set to announce initial deal to end conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia President Trump plans to announce a pact for peace between two former Soviet republics, Azerbaijan and Armenia, at the White House on Friday. Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, and Armenia's prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, will be at the White House for a "Historic Peace Summit" and a "Peace Signing Ceremony," Mr. Trump wrote Thursday night on his social media platform. "The United States will also sign Bilateral Agreements with both Countries to pursue Economic opportunities together, so we can fully unlock the potential of the South Caucasus Region," the president wrote. Aliyev and Pashinyan will attend the events in the Oval Office and State Dining Room, sources...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, August 08, 2025 4:07pm |
Israel's Security Cabinet approves plan for Israeli military to take over Gaza City Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced early Friday morning local time that Israel's Security Cabinet had approved a plan for the Israeli military to take over Gaza City. In a statement, Netanyahu's office said the Israel Defense Forces would prepare to take over Gaza City while providing humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside of combat zones. According to Netanyahu's office, the cabinet adopted five principles for ending the war. They included the disarmament of Hamas, the return of all hostages both living and dead, the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip, Israeli security control over the Gaza Strip, and the establishment of an alternative civilian...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, August 08, 2025 4:12pm |
Israel's plan to take over Gaza "must be immediately halted," U.N. says People watch as a plume of smoke rises during an Israeli strike on Gaza City's southern al-Zeitoun neighborhood on Aug. 8, 2025. BASHAR TALEB/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES The United Nations human rights chief is among several global leaders condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan for the Israeli military to take over Gaza City and expand its control of Gaza. The plan, which was approved by Israel's Security Cabinet overnight, would see an expansion of military operations in Gaza despite growing criticism at home and abroad. "The Israeli Government's plan for a complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza strip must be immediately halted," Volker Türk said in a statement...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, August 08, 2025 4:43pm |
Mexico's president vows "there will be no invasion" after reports that Trump is targeting cartels with military force Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum insisted Friday that there would be "no invasion of Mexico" following reports that President Donald Trump had ordered the U.S. military to target Latin American drug cartels. "There will be no invasion of Mexico," Sheinbaum declared after The New York Times reported that Mr. Trump had secretly signed a directive ordering military force against cartels his administration has declared terrorist organizations. "We were informed that this executive order was coming and that it had nothing to do with the participation of any military personnel or any institution in our territory," Sheinbaum told her regular morning news...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, August 09, 2025 8:16pm |
Putin needles U.S. by giving Trump envoy an award meant for CIA official whose son died fighting for Russia In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin greets U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff prior to their talks in Moscow on Aug. 6, 2025. GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin gave President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff an award to pass along to a senior CIA official whose son was killed in Ukraine while fighting alongside Russian forces, according to sources familiar with the matter. The award, the Order of Lenin, was meant to be handed off to Juliane Gallina, whose 21-year-old son, Michael Gloss, was killed in 2024. Gallina is currently serving...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, August 09, 2025 9:39pm |
| Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska next week, Trump says President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are planning on meeting in Alaska, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Mr. Trump confirmed on Truth Social the meeting will take place in Alaska on Friday, August 15. One senior White House official told CBS News the planning for next Friday's summit is still fluid, and that it is still possible that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could end up being involved in some way. The White House said earlier this week that Mr. Trump is open to meeting with both Putin and Zelenskyy, but Mr. Trump suggested Friday he may start by just meeting with Putin, telling reporters he plans to "start off with Russia." Mr. Trump also said...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, August 09, 2025 9:45pm |
Zelenskyy says Trump-Putin summit will achieve nothing, vows Ukraine will not give up land Vice President JD Vance talks with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Warren Stephens, United States Ambassador to the U.K., during a meeting for an official bilateral discussion at Chevening House in Kent. Kin Cheung / Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the planned summit between U.S. President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to "dead solutions." In a statement posted to Telegram, Zelenskyy said Ukraine's territorial integrity, enshrined in its constitution, must be non-negotiable and emphasized that lasting peace must include Ukraine's voice at the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, August 09, 2025 10:05pm |
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Qatari prime minister in Spain over Gaza A man carries a bag of food as displaced Palestinians raid trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025. -/AFP via Getty Images U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with the Qatari prime minister in Spain on Saturday to discuss a new proposal to end the war in Gaza and the entry of aid into the territory, a Qatari official and source familiar with the meeting told CBS News. According to the sources, the main aim is a discussion of making "workable" a new joint Egyptian-Qatari proposal on the return of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Two Arab officials told the Associated Press that the new ceasefire framework would...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, August 09, 2025 10:23pm |
Hundreds of protesters arrested in London for supporting banned pro-Palestinian group An elderly activist is arrested in Parliament Square in London, England, on Aug. 9, 2025, by police officers during a protest to show support for the Palestine Action group, which is a banned organization in the U.K. Protesters marched from Holborn to Parliament Square where 365 people were arrested, a week after Palestine Action's co-founder Huda Ammori won a bid to bring a High Court challenge over the group's banning. Richard Baker /In Pictures via Getty Images British police said they arrested 365 people in central London on Saturday as supporters of a recently banned pro-Palestinian group intentionally flouted the law as part of their effort to force the government to reconsider the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, August 10, 2025 5:27pm |
European leaders rally behind Ukraine as White House open to inviting Zelenskyy to Trump-Putin meeting A coalition of European nations rallied behind Ukraine on Saturday, saying the Russia-Ukraine war can't be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of a planned meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that currently isn't set to include Ukraine's leader. The statement, signed by the president of the European Union and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Finland and the United Kingdom, stated that the "path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine." The group stressed the need for a "just and lasting peace" for Kyiv, including "robust and credible" security guarantees. "Ukraine has the freedom of choice over its own...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, August 10, 2025 8:01pm |
London police brace for another day of protests over Israel-Gaza conflict Police in London braced for another day of demonstrations on Sunday as the war in Gaza continues to inflame tensions across the United Kingdom. The latest protests, demanding the release of hostages that remain in Gaza, come one day after hundreds were arrested in London for supporting a banned pro-Palestinian group. Demonstrators calling for the release of hostages plan to march through central London to the prime minister's residence at No. 10 Downing Street on Sunday afternoon. The march comes a day after police arrested 474 people at a protest in support of a banned pro-Palestinian organization. Among those expected to attend the rally is Noga Guttman, a cousin of 24-year-old hostage Evyatar...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, August 10, 2025 8:06pm |
Netanyahu defends planned Gaza City military offensive, says it's the only way to defeat Hamas Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a planned military offensive into Gaza City, saying Israel "has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas." Speaking to foreign media in Jerusalem, Netanyahu asserted that Israel's goal was not to occupy Gaza, but to "free Gaza." The Israeli leader said there is a "fairly short timetable" in mind for the next steps in Gaza. The goals in Gaza, he said, include demilitarizing the enclave, maintaining the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, August 10, 2025 8:12pm |
NATO secretary general says Trump will be "testing Putin" in Friday meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Sunday that President Trump will be "testing" Russian President Vladimir Putin in their landmark face-to-face meeting set for Friday, as world leaders push for a ceasefire deal in Russia's war with Ukraine. "On Friday, it is important to see how serious Putin is, and the only one who can do that is President Trump," Rutte said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Mr. Trump announced the "highly anticipated" summit with Putin in a post on Truth Social late last week, saying the leaders are set to meet Friday in Alaska. The U.S. president had expressed frustration with Putin in recent weeks, as Russia pounded Ukraine with drone and missile attacks,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, August 11, 2025 2:28pm |
Italy's Mount Vesuvius, a popular tourist destination, closes over wildfire A tourist looks at the smoke of a big fire on Vesuvius Volcano appearing like an eruption. The fire has started during the night involving the woods of the Vesuvius National Park. SALVATORE LAPORTA/KONTROLAB/LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGES Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists. The national fire service said it had 12 teams on the ground and six Canadair planes fighting the blaze, which has torn through the national park in southern Italy since Friday. The park where a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii in 79 A.D. is a major tourist...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, August 11, 2025 2:51pm |
Australia latest to say it will recognize a Palestinian state Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference in Canberra on August 11, 2025. HILARY WARDHAUGH/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do so. His remarks followed weeks of urging from within his Cabinet and from many in Australia to recognize a Palestinian state and amid growing criticism from officials in his government over suffering in Gaza, which Albanese on Monday referred to as a "humanitarian catastrophe." Australia's government has also criticized plans announced in recent days by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, August 11, 2025 3:06pm |
Colombia presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay dies weeks after campaign rally shooting Miguel Uribe Turbay in May 2019. GABRIEL APONTE/GETTY IMAGES FOR CONCORDIA SUMMIT Colombian conservative senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay died Monday, more than two months after being shot during a campaign rally in western Bogota. His wife, María Claudia Tarazona, confirmed the 39-year-old's death early Monday. Uribe Turbay was critically wounded on June 7 during a campaign rally in the country's capital, suffering gunshot wounds to the head and leg. He underwent emergency surgery and remained hospitalized in intensive care until his death. "You'll always be the love of my life," his wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, said on Instagram...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, August 11, 2025 3:48pm |
Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif and 4 team members killed in Israeli attack in Gaza This screen grab shows Al-Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif speaking during an AFP interview in Gaza City on Aug. 1, 2024. AFP/AFPTV/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Israel's military targeted and killed five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza on Sunday, including Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who only three weeks earlier had appealed to the Committee to Protect Journalists over fears he might be assassinated. Al-Sharif began reporting for Al Jazeera a few days after the war began in 2023. He was known for reporting on Israel's bombardment in northern Gaza, and later for covering the hunger gripping much of the territory's population. In a July broadcast, al-Sharif cried on air as a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, August 11, 2025 3:56pm |
Tropical Storm Erin forms, could become first hurricane in Atlantic Ocean this season Tropical Storm Erin formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday, forecasters said. The storm could strengthen to become the Atlantic's first hurricane of the season. The storm formed just west of the Cabo Verde islands off the western coast of Africa, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Erin was expected to move west, but it wasn't immediately clear if it would pose any threat to the U.S. The National Weather Service predicted an above-normal season for the Atlantic basin this year with an expected number of named storms between 13 and 18, five to nine of which could become hurricanes. A tropical cyclone becomes a tropical storm when its...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, August 11, 2025 4:18pm |
Europe heat wave fuels wildfires, forcing evacuations in multiple countries A woman with a umbrella walks past a docked tourist boats on the Garonne river bank in the middle of the day in Toulouse, southwestern France on Aug. 11, 2025. LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit — 40 degrees Celsius — in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fueling wildfires and triggering top-level weather alerts in several countries across what scientists warn is the world's fastest-warming continent. Fires burned in France's Aude wine region, along Bulgaria's southern borders, near Montenegro's capital and coast, and in Turkey's northwest — and Hungary recorded record-breaking...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, August 12, 2025 4:34pm |
Trump says he'll know if Putin wants peace deal with Ukraine soon into their Alaska meeting President Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. ALEX BRANDON / AP President Trump said Monday that he expected to determine mere moments into his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week whether it would be possible to work out a deal to halt the war in Ukraine. "At the end of that meeting, probably the first two minutes, I'll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made," Mr. Trump said at a White House press conference where he announced plans for a federal takeover of Washington's police force to help combat crime. He said he thought Friday's sitdown with Putin in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, August 12, 2025 4:52pm |
Trump delays China tariff hike for another 90 days President Trump on Monday signed an executive order delaying a set of sky-high tariffs on Chinese goods for at least 90 days, extending a ceasefire in the U.S.-China trade war, the White House announced. The president's order will keep tariffs at 30% — the level that was set in mid-May, when both countries agreed to temporarily back off a set of tit-for-tat tariffs that exceeded 100%. That agreement was set to expire Tuesday, and without an extension, levies on some Chinese goods could have leaped to at least 80%, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said. The order says the U.S.'s "reciprocal" tariff on Chinese goods will remain at 10% until at least Nov. 10. An additional 20% tariff on China that was imposed...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, August 12, 2025 5:13pm |
EU leaders urge Trump to defend Europe's security at Putin summit European Union leaders appealed on Tuesday to President Donald Trump to defend their security interests at a key summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin later this week over the war in Ukraine. Putin appeared to be on the verge of making a key territorial grab ahead of Friday's summit, potentially to use as leverage in any peace negotiations. The Europeans are desperate to exert some influence over the meeting from which they have been sidelined. It remains unclear whether even Ukraine will take part. Mr. Trump has said that he wants to see whether Putin is serious about ending the war, now in its fourth year. But Mr. Trump has disappointed U.S. allies in Europe by saying that Ukraine will have to give up...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, August 12, 2025 5:34pm |
Zelenskyy on Trump-Putin summit: "Talks about us, without us, will not work" for Ukraine Russia has signaled to the U.S. that it may be willing to end the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Tuesday. "We had a call with President Trump and with some European leaders. During the call, there was a signal from Mr. Witkoff, who was also on the call, that Russia is ready to end the war — ready for a first step, at least, toward a ceasefire," Zelenskyy said, referencing U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. "And that this is the first such signal from them." However, Zelenskyy also warned that "talks about us, without us, will not work," ahead of President Trump's one-on-one summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska scheduled...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, August 13, 2025 3:50pm |
| State Dept. human rights reports scale back criticism of El Salvador, but fault U.K., Germany The State Department on Tuesday released a long-awaited series of reports on worldwide human rights practices that reveal scaled-back criticism of select countries including El Salvador and harsher assessments of traditional U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom and Germany. The release follows a period of revisions that administration officials said were meant to "streamline" the reports, which cover events in about 200 countries in 2024 and had been largely completed by the end of the Biden administration. A note included with the reports said they had been "adjusted" to be "aligned to the administration's executive orders." The 2024 reports omit references to LGBTQ...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, August 13, 2025 4:09pm |
Air Canada to begin cancelling flights Thursday ahead of possible strike by its flight attendants Air Canada said it will start cancelling flights on Thursday ahead of a possible strike by its flight attendants, which the airline said will allow for an orderly shutdown of Canada's largest airline. The airline said Wednesday the first flights will be cancelled Thursday, with more on Friday and a complete cessation of flying by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge by the weekend. The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice Wednesday. If a deal isn't reached or the government doesn't intervene, the flight attendants will begin striking Saturday, August. 16. In response to the strike notice, the airline issued a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Kremlin gives more details about Trump-Putin summit as Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets with U.K.'s Starmer British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to London on Thursday, a day before a critical U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska. "Yesterday, together with all partners, today in a bilateral format, we discussed expectations from the meeting in Alaska and possible prospects," Zelenskyy said in a social media post after the meeting. "We also discussed in detail security guarantees that can make peace truly sustainable if the United States still manages to pressure Russia to stop the killings and engage in real meaningful diplomacy. It is important that we can all work...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Israeli official says settlement construction he's OK'd in West Bank "finally buries the idea of a Palestinian state" Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich displays a map of an area near the settlement of Maale Adumim, a land corridor known as E1, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, on Aug. 14, 2025. MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Israel's far-right finance minister announced approval Thursday of the construction of a contentious settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that Palestinians and rights groups worry would scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state by effectively cutting the West Bank into two separate parts. The announcement comes as several major U.S. allies have announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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