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CBS News - World
Fire at girls school in Kenya kills unknown number of people, police say -- A fire at a school for girls in central Kenya has caused an unknown number of deaths, according to police, who said search teams have been deployed.
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U.S. carries out new strikes against Iranian military site, official says -- The U.S. military carried out another round of strikes on Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, another challenge to a shaky ceasefire between the two countries.8 hours ago
Uganda closes its border with Congo over Ebola outbreak -- Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging.9 hours ago
Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed - but not the 14 injured in the Iran war -- More than a dozen soldiers injured in Operation Epic Fury are still recovering at the military hospital.10 hours ago
Official complains of persecution over CIA agents' deaths in Mexico -- Two CIA agents died in a car crash while accompanying soldiers and state prosecutors in a raid of a drug lab in Chihuahua.13 hours ago
U.S. setting up Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, officials say -- The U.S. is in the process of setting up a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who were exposed to Ebola or infected with the deadly illness.15 hours ago
Zelenskyy pushes U.S. for more Patriot missiles, warning of Russian attacks -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the U.S. to expand deliveries of Patriot missile systems, warning that Russia is preparing a broader campaign of ballistic missile attacks.15 hours ago
Is a shifting tide behind a Russian warning to foreigners in Ukraine? -- As Russia hammers Ukraine with bombs and warns foreigners to flee its capital, analysts think it may reflect a war "shifting in favor of Ukrainian forces."16 hours ago
China executes man for poisoning billionaire Netflix producer -- Xu Yao was found guilty of killing Lin Qi, the founder of the company that holds the film adaptation rights for the blockbuster sci-fi trilogy "The Three-Body Problem."18 hours ago
Ex-chef who supplied poison for suicides to avoid murder charges -- Kenneth Law is a former chef accused of running a number of online forums that offered predominantly young, distressed people advice on how to end their lives.21 hours ago
Iran "negotiating on fumes," Trump says, as U.S. conducts new strikes -- The U.S. and Iran had appeared ready to de-escalate before the U.S. military conducted what it said were defensive strikes against Iran on Wednesday.8 hours ago
5 of 7 people trapped in flooded Laos cave for more than a week found alive -- Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week were found alive, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are missing.21 hours ago
Fire at kosher store in London "non-suspicious," police say -- London police say a fire at a kosher store in a London neighborhood with a large Jewish community that's been targeted repeatedly is "non-suspicious."19 hours ago
Israel says strike killed new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza -- Israel says it killed the new head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, after killing his predecessor in a similar attack earlier this month. -- May 272 hours ago
1 killed, 2 survive U.S. strike on boat in Eastern Pacific, SOUTHCOM says -- At least 193 people have been killed in the Trump administration's campaign of missile strikes on boats it claims are trafficking drugs in Latin American waters. -- May 267 hours ago