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CBS News - World

Trump heads to China for high-stakes meeting with Xi -- Trade, Taiwan and tensions with Iran are surefire topics for President Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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Sons of Kouri Richins say they'd feel unsafe if she wasn't in prison - Prosecutors said Kouri Richins laced her husband's cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in 2022. 56M ago

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Will Trump seek investment to join China in a "dark factory" future? -- A Chinese manufacturing giant tells CBS News how its sprawling factory runs with a fraction of the human workforce previously required.

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Putin says Russia test launches "most powerful missile in the world" -- Russia tested a new long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, months after the last treaty with the U.S. expired.

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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejects mounting calls to resign -- Despite a fifth of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's fellow Labour Party lawmakers calling on him to step down, he says he'll "get on with governing."

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Data reveals 42% drop in Canadian visits to U.S. last year -- University of Toronto researchers say cellphone data shows a major drop not only in Canadian tourists visiting the U.S., "but also in business-related travel."

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Lawmakers press Hegseth on details on Iran war authorization, ceasefire -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the $1.5 trillion the Pentagon is seeking is "admittedly a historic budget."

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Iran says it's ready to "teach a lesson" if U.S. launches new attacks -- Iran warns any new U.S. attacks will bring a "bad result," as President Trump acknowledges the ceasefire is faltering and violence flares in Lebanon.

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Emperor penguins in focus as Antarctica talks start in Japan -- Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.

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Ukraine and U.S. move toward landmark drone defense deal -- A deal is taking shape for the U.S. and Ukraine to jointly develop and build weapons that have been at the forefront of the wars in both Ukraine and Iran.

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WHO chief says "work not over" after evacuation of hantavirus-stricken ship -- The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship​ hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.

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Iran hangs another man as executions increase during war -- Since the start of the war, Iran has ramped up executions, particularly in cases involving alleged espionage or security-related charges.

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American climber dies in avalanche on Nepal's Mount Makalu -- American climber Shelley Johannesen died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu, officials said Tuesday, as fatalities mount early in Nepal's busy spring climbing season.

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CDC leader says hantavirus not "a five-alarm fire bell" -- Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CBS News that the hantavirus outbreak should be treated differently from COVID. -- May 11

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Mediator Pakistan allowed Iran to park military aircraft on its airfields -- The effort potentially shielded Iranian aircraft from American airstrikes, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.

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Elon Musk and other CEOs invited to be in Trump's delegation to China -- Elon Musk, Tim Cook and other high-powered business leaders have been invited to be a part of the U.S. delegation traveling to China this week. -- May 11

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New details about Boston-area highway gunman -- The suspect who allegedly fired into a major road near Boston had prior criminal convictions. Jericka Duncan reports on new details about the shooting and the suspect.

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Charges after Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse -- The Justice Department announced criminal charges against the ship operator in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse that killed six people in 2024. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.

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Mayor faces prison time over alleged spying -- Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, California, faces a 10-year prison sentence for pleading guilty to acting as a covert agent for China. CBS News Los Angeles' Tina Patel has more.

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Search for Nancy Guthrie reaches 100 days -- The search for Nancy Guthrie has spanned 100 days, and key evidence in the case is still under analysis. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.

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