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Trump says he's called off plans for a "scheduled attack of Iran" -- President Trump said he received a request from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Live - Trump calls off attack on Iran amid "serious negotiations" toward peace deal - President Trump had warned Sunday that "the Clock is Ticking" for Iran to accept a peace agreement. updated 5M ago

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Gunman kills 6, wounds 8 in latest shooting rampage in Turkey -- A man armed with a rifle carried out a string of attacks, killing at least six people and wounding eight others, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

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American doctor working in Congo tests positive for Ebola -- An American medical missionary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a confirmed case of Ebola, and is being taken to Germany for treatment.

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198 pounds of cocaine found hidden in Kim Kardashian brand underwear -- A truck driver was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for smuggling $9.4 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of Skims, Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand.

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Ebola strain in latest outbreak has no vaccine, no treatment -- The virus behind the latest Ebola outbreak is the Bundibugyo virus, which is less common and there is no vaccine or treatment.

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Cuba's leader says country poses "no threat" to U.S. after military drone report -- The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.

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Police kill escaped tiger after it injures man in Germany -- It is believed the tiger was owned by a woman who describes herself as Germany's "Tiger Queen," CBS News partner BBC News reported.

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Divers find bodies of 4 Italians in Maldives sea cave -- Italy's Foreign Ministry said Monday rescuers located the bodies of four Italian divers who were believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll.

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Child among 10 people shot dead by gunmen in Mexico -- Nine people died at the scene from gunshot wounds and one woman died while being transported to the hospital, prosecutors said.

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2 Americans arrested over stunt at viral baby monkey Punch's zoo in Japan -- Two Americans were arrested in Japan after social media posts showed a person jumping into an enclosure at the zoo where viral baby monkey Punch found fame.

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Great white shark kills spearfishing diver: "Horrific event" -- The 38-year-old man had been spearfishing with friends when he was attacked on a coral reef off Rottnest Island, police said.

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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Netherlands -- The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak​​ has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.

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At least 6 Americans in Congo were exposed to Ebola virus, sources say -- The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."

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Transcript: Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 17, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania, and Tom Suozzi, Democrat of New York, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 17, 2026. -- May 17

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