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Rubio offers Cubans "new path" in video address -- Ra l Castro, the brother of longtime dictator Fidel Castro, is being indicted on charges related to Cuba's deadly 1996 shootdown of planes operated by a humanitarian group, U.S. officials told CBS News.
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Xi welcomes Putin and touts "unyielding" ties on heels of Trump's visit -- China's Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin in Beijing, touted the countries' "unyielding" ties, and took a loosely veiled jab at Trump's policies.8 minutes ago
Ra l Castro indictment expected to be announced in Miami today, sources say -- Ra l Castro is being indicted on charges related to Cuba's deadly 1996 shootdown of planes operated by humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue, U.S. officials told CBS News earlier this month.2 hours ago
WHO says Ebola risks high for region, but not a "pandemic emergency" -- WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."2 hours ago
Live -- Iran threatens war "beyond the region" if U.S. launches new attacks -- Iran's Revolutionary Guard says any new U.S. or Israeli attacks will be met with retaliation "in places you cannot even imagine."3 hours ago
Senate advances resolution to limit Trump's Iran war powers for first time -- Four Republicans voted with nearly all Democrats to advance the Iran war powers measure, with GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy joining the Republican defectors for the first time.16 hours ago
First on CBS -- Federal prosecutors open new criminal probe into Maduro, sources say -- There is concern among some in the Justice Department that the pending charges against him are weak, sources said.20 hours ago
Who's who in Cuba's leadership? Here are the names to know. -- President Trump has been openly mulling a takeover of Cuba similar to the operation that toppled Venezuela's Nicolas Madoro. What it would mean for the regime's leaders remains to be seen. Here are some of the figures to watch.23 hours ago
Iran stages mass weddings for couples ready for "self-sacrifice" in war -- Iranian state media showed wedding ceremonies in Tehran for dozens of couples said to have volunteered for "self-sacrifice" in the war with the U.S. -- May 191 hour ago
Man gets death sentence for killing teen TikTok star in Pakistan -- Sana Yousaf's murder in June drew nationwide condemnation and reignited debate over women's safety. -- May 192 hours ago
Exclusive -- Troops say Army ignored request for more medical support before deadly attack -- Survivors say they'd asked for more medical support before the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. soldiers at their command post in Kuwait in the war's first 24 hours. -- May 192 hours ago
Trump says he was "an hour away" from striking Iran -- President Trump says he scrapped a planned attack on Iran at the request of Gulf allies as "serious negotiations" on a peace deal are underway.3 hours ago
Mango founder Isak Andic's son arrested in his death -- Police in Spain arrested the son of Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of the Spanish fashion brand Mango, for allegedly having played a role in his December 2024 death. -- May 193 hours ago
Why has the U.K. had 6 prime ministers in less than 10 years? -- Political chaos has engulfed Britain, with six people holding the U.K.'s top job in a decade, including one prime minister who lasted only 45 days. -- May 193 hours ago
Man killed by mother bear with her cub in rare attack in Bulgaria -- A bear mauled to death a man at Vitosha, a mountainous region just outside the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, authorities said. -- May 193 hours ago