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CBS News - World

Trump tells Congress "hostilities" with Iran have "terminated" -- President Trump on Friday told Congress that hostilities with Iran have "terminated," addressing a critical 60-day deadline.

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Book excerpt: "The New Tourist" by Paige McClanahan -- Journalist Paige McClanahan writes about how tourism shapes societies and individuals, and about the need to redefine the meaning of "tourist" in today's shrinking world.

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Superdry co-founder James Holder convicted of rape in England -- James Holder, 54, was found guilty by a jury in Gloucester Crown Court of one count of rape for the May 2022 assault.

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Trump "not satisfied" with new peace deal offered by Iran -- Iran said it had offered a new proposal to the U.S. to end the war, as the Strait of Hormuz standoff sends costs soaring around the world.

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Man arrested for allegedly dumping wife's body in zoo incinerator -- Police arrested a man for allegedly incinerating his dead wife at the zoo where he worked, officials said, following the discovery of human remains.

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U.K. raises terrorism threat level to "severe" after stabbing attack -- The U.K. has raised its national threat level from "substantial" to "severe," citing the increasing threat of Islamist and extreme right-wing terrorism in the country.

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Trump officials aboard as nonstop flights from U.S. to Venezuela resume -- The trip comes nearly four months after U.S. forces seized Rodriguez's predecessor, Nicolas Maduro​, and his wife in a daring special forces raid.

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Jewish Londoners describe "utter horror" and living in fear after latest attack -- "We've been warning about this for a long time," one local resident told CBS News. "It's like a tsunami - you see the smaller waves before the big one hits."

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Tina Brown: King showed U.S.-U.K. ties are "bigger than current politics" -- CBS News contributor Tina Brown said King Charles' address to Congress during his visit to the U.S. showed "the meaning of monarchy." -- Apr 30

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Fire aboard Navy destroyer USS Higgins, officials say -- One of the officials told CBS News that the fire knocked out power and propulsion on the guided-missile destroyer, a mainstay of the Navy's forward presence in Asia.

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Mexico wants evidence to back up U.S. drug charges against officials -- The U.S. Justice Department accused Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and nine other officials of working with the notorious Sinaloa cartel. -- Apr 30

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Record trove of Viking Age coins found in Norway -- A hoard of Viking Age silver coins unearthed from a field in Norway is largest discovery of its kind in the country's history. -- Apr 30

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Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla off Greek coast, activists say -- The Global Sumud Flotilla said 22 of its 58 vessels were "abducted," while the Israeli foreign ministry derided the convoy as a "condom flotilla." -- Apr 30

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U.K. pledges $34 million to fight antisemitism emergency after stabbing -- The British government's terrorism prevention adviser describes anti-Jewish attacks as the "biggest national security emergency" since 2017. -- Apr 30

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Iran war pushes oil prices to 4-year high as Hegseth faces lawmakers -- Oil prices hit a 4-year high as Axios reports Trump will hear new options to try to break the Strait of Hormuz standoff with Iran with a new wave of attacks.

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