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CBS News - World
Iran shares first statement attributed to its new supreme leader -- Iranian state media say the country's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first public statement, has called for the Strait of Hormuz to remain shut.
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How do other countries view the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran? -- CBS News journalists offer international perspectives from leaders and citizens in a number of countries as the Iran war nears the two-week mark.4 hours ago
Paralympian Oksana Masters "on top of the world" after winning 22nd medal -- Oksana Masters said she was shocked to win her 22nd Paralympic Medal in Milan.5 hours ago
Giant underground pipe mysteriously rises over 30 feet in Japan -- The pipe, with a diameter of 11.5 feet, towered as high as 42 feet at one point, according to the Osaka construction department.5 hours ago
Strike in Strait of Hormuz may be message to U.S., analyst says -- The strike appears to have come without warning, and shows that Iran and its proxies can target ships even without mining the Strait of Hormuz.5 hours ago
U.S. imposes sanctions over North Korean scheme to fund weapons program -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to fund their weapons program.5 hours ago
19 convicted over deadly Moscow concert hall attack claimed by ISIS -- The rampage at a Moscow concert hall killed 149 people and wounded over 600 in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years.7 hours ago
Images show Kim Jong Un and daughter firing guns at shooting range -- North Korea has shown leader Kim Jong Un and his teen daughter firing pistols at a munitions factory as he pushes to modernize the country's conventional forces.8 hours ago
Will Iran war-linked leap in gas prices boost EV sales? -- Whether the Iran war-linked leap in the price of gas will give a shot in the arm to EV sales will depend on a variety of factors, experts say, so the answer isn't clear-cut.8 hours ago
Iran's supreme leader gives first statement as oil prices go up, markets down -- Iran's relentless attacks on Gulf states and infrastructure appear to be overshadowing interventions by the U.S. and its allies aimed at easing energy prices.7 hours ago
Iran won't surrender "in a million years," analyst says -- The U.S. and Israel had a "flawed assumption" that the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would lead to the collapse of the regime, said an expert on the region.10 hours ago
3 brothers arrested in connection with U.S. embassy explosion in Norway -- The men were Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin who were not previously known to police, police prosecutor Christian Hatlo said. -- Mar 113 hours ago
550-pound WWII bomb defused after thousands evacuated -- The discovery caused officials to evacuate 18,000 people on Wednesday, the largest such operation ever in the city, emergency services said. -- Mar 113 hours ago
U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered brain trauma, burns, shrapnel wounds -- About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.1 day ago
IEA to release 400 million barrels of oil in move to lower energy prices -- The emergency oil release - the largest in the multinational organization's history - could help ease oil prices in the short term, according to analysts. -- Mar 111 hour ago