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CBS News - World

Top military officials brief lawmakers on strikes on alleged drug boats -- Top lawmakers are receiving a classified briefing from key Pentagon officials about the Trump administration's campaign against alleged drug trafficking boats.

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U.K. sanctions Russia as probe blames Putin for deadly 2018 poison attack -- A U.K. inquiry says Russian agents "carry out Putin's bidding," blaming him for a deadly 2018 attack in England using the nerve agent Novichok.

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Baby seal waddles into bar and heads to bathroom: "What do we do?" -- Officials confirmed they received numerous reports from the public about a seal spotted in Richmond on Sunday before the fugitive turned up at the pub.

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Israel confirms return of Thai hostage's remains, leaving just 1 in Gaza -- In all, 20 living hostages and the remains of 27 others have been returned to Israel since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire began in early October.

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Trump says he supports releasing video of boat strike -- President Trump said he would support releasing the footage of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat on Sept. 2.

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Haitian gang leader sentenced to life in prison over U.S. missionary kidnappings -- A man alleged to be the founder and leader of a Haitian gang has been sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the 2021 kidnapping of 17 people, including five children, who were on a missionary trip to the Caribbean country.

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U.S. offering $5 million for tips leading to Tren de Aragua leader's arrest -- The U.S. has increased its reward to $5 million for information leading to the arrest of an alleged leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

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Charles Shay, who saved lives on D-Day as a teen medic, dies at 101 -- D-Day veteran Charles Shay was awarded the Silver Star for repeatedly plunging into the sea and carrying critically wounded soldiers to relative safety.

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Ukrainian lawmaker warns Putin isn't interested in peace -- Ukrainian member of parliament Lisa Yasko told CBS News the Russian president is using the discussions with the U.S. to push his vision of the new world order.

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Family of fisherman killed in U.S. strike files complaint, alleging murder -- The family of 42-year-old Alejandro Carranza Medina, who was killed on Sept. 15, insisted he was a fisherman just doing his job on the open sea.

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Hong Kong fire death toll climbs to 159, including a 1-year-old baby -- The youngest person who died in the fire was a 1-year-old infant, police said. The oldest was 97. -- Dec 3

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Researchers lower estimate of drop in global income due to climate change -- The researchers, writing in the journal Nature in 2024, had forecast a 19% drop in global income by 2050. Their revised analysis puts the figure at 17%. -- Dec 3

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Malaysia says hunt for MH370 to resume this month -- 11 years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished without a trace, a U.S. firm is to resume its hunt for the Boeing 777 in the Indian Ocean. -- Dec 3

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India revokes order for phone makers to install security app amid uproar -- India's government, amid an uproar over privacy, has revoked an order quietly issued to smartphone makers to pre-install a state-run security app. -- Dec 3

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Trump's Venezuela boat strikes fuel war crimes allegations. Are they legal? -- Details about the strikes on an alleged drug boat on Sept. 2 have alarmed legal experts and lawmakers.

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