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CBS News - World
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.
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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.3 hours 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.5 hours ago
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.5 hours ago
Trump says he was "an hour away" from striking Iran -- Trump says he scrapped a planned attack on Iran at the request of Gulf allies as "serious negotiations" on a peace deal are underway.2 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.5 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.6 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.6 hours ago
Russia conducting 3 days of major nuclear drills -- Russia's army has started three days of nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops across the country, as Kyiv escalates its drone attacks and with President Vladimir Putin headed to China.7 hours ago
Trump admin. proposes admitting thousands more Afrikaners to U.S. as refugees -- The Trump administration is doubling down on efforts to resettle White Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, proposing to increase the government's refugee cap to welcome thousands more of them, according to a plan obtained by CBS News.11 hours ago
Iran more than doubled executions in 2025, global death penalty hit 44-year high -- Iran executed more than twice as many people last year as it did in 2024, according to a new report by Amnesty International.17 hours ago
The story of Cuba's 1996 shootdown that could lead to Ra l Castro's indictment -- Thirty years ago, a Cuban fighter jet shot down two civilian planes operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that inflamed U.S.-Cuba relations.15 hours ago
American doctor working in Congo tests positive for Ebola -- An American medical missionary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was evacuated after testing positive for Ebola.3 hours ago
Trump says he's called off plans for a "scheduled attack of Iran" -- President Trump said he received a request from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.21 hours ago
Gunman kills 6, wounds 8 in latest shooting rampage in Turkey -- A man armed with a rifle carried out a string of attacks, killing at least six people and wounding eight others, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.21 hours ago