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Exclusive - Iran's supreme leader is holed up in undisclosed location, U.S. intel says - Officials at the highest levels of the Iranian government say they don't know where Mojtaba Khamenei is and have no way to contact him directly, relying instead on a network of couriers. updated 32M ago

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Shark kills spearfisher in front of friends: "Terrifying thing to see" -- A spearfisher was killed on the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday in Australia's second fatal shark attack in just over a week, police said.

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Transcript: Sen. Chris Van Hollen on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 24, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 24, 2026.

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China launches spacecraft with astronaut set to remain in space for a year -- China has launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with three astronauts heading to its space station.

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Transcript: Kevin Hassett on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 24, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 24, 2026.

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Transcript: Dr. Deborah Birx on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 24, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Dr. Deborah Birx that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 24, 2026.

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Inside Iran's online propaganda war -- An online propaganda war is currently being waged between the United States and Iran, and global reaction suggests the Iranians are beating the Americans at their own game.

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Transcript: Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 24, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Reps. Josh Gottheimer, Democrat of New Jersey, and Mike Lawler, Republican of New York, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 24, 2026.

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Iran agrees in principle to dispose of highly-enriched uranium, official says -- Negotiations are "in a very good place," a senior Trump official said, but, a deal to end the Iran war likely will not be signed this weekend.

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Transcript: Lt. Col. William Swenson (Ret.) and Command Sergeant Major Matthew Williams (Ret.) on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 24, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with retired Lt. Col. William Swenson and retired Command Sergeant Major Matthew Williams (Ret.) that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 24, 2026.

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2 dead, dozens wounded after Russia launches large attack on Ukraine -- Russia used a powerful hypersonic missile that has nuclear capabilities to carry out a massive attack Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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24 killed, dozens more injured in suicide bombing in Pakistan -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the attack a "cowardly act of terrorism" on social media.

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Second Ebola treatment center set on fire in epicenter of disease's outbreak -- Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo​ attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus.

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Iran moving World Cup training base from U.S. to Mexico -- Iran had been scheduled to train in Tucson, Arizona, but it will now move its training base to Tijuana, Mexico, just south of San Diego.

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Russia launches heavy missile strikes on Kyiv after Ukraine drone attack -- A large ballistic missile attack pounded Kyiv, authorities said, wounding at least five people after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

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