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CBS News - World

Battle with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen tempers news on oil flow -- Brent crude hovers around $100 a barrel despite news of increased Mideast oil flows, as Iran's Houthi allies battle over control of Red Sea shipping lanes. -- Updated 58m ago

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U.S. military removes bombers from U.K. air base following security incident -- All U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been returned to their home stations in the United States, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to CBS News.

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Key Biden aide recalls "draconian measures" being considered against Israel -- In a CBS News interview, Biden-era Middle East adviser Brett McGurk recounted the administration's response to the Oct. 7 attack, its handling of the Israel-Hamas war, the role of Iran and the long-sought push to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

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Extreme heat putting births in jeopardy, U.N. climate chief warns -- Extreme heat is increasingly linked to problems such as premature births or underweight babies, the U.N. climate chief is warning.

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Cat-stealing ring that took 2,700 pets for food busted by police -- Fur removal machines, cat traps and measuring scales were among items confiscated during investigations into the alleged cat-stealing ring.

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Japanese leader calls woman's murder, allegedly by U.S. Marine, "heinous crime" -- A woman's murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine​ in Okinawa is a "heinous crime," Japan's premier said on Monday, as the new accusation of violence involving American forces sparked public outrage.

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Another U.S. strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills 4, SOUTHCOM says -- The U.S. military said it attacked a boat suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its yearlong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

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Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after no majority vote -- Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump and the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and Brazil's veteran President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff on Oct. 25.

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FBI arrests woman accused of surveilling Taiwanese president's son for China -- Wanying "Heather" Zhang, an Irvine, California, realtor, was arrested on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.

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ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan, cooperating with FBI, sources say -- ShinyHunters, a notorious cybercrime group, has claimed, without public verification, that it obtained data on every FBI employee.

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Transcript: Zach Lahn, Iowa GOP nominee for governor, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 4, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Zach Lahn, Iowa GOP nominee for governor, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 4, 2026.

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Transcript: Energy Secretary Chris Wright on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 4, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Energy Secretary Chris Wright that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 4, 2026.

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Transcript: Brett McGurk on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 4, 2026 -- The following is the full transcript of the interview with Brett McGurk, who served as a top Middle East adviser to former Preident Joe Biden, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 4, 2026.

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Transcript: Sen. Mark Kelly on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 4, 2026 -- The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 4, 2026.

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U.S. Marine arrested, accused of killing Japanese woman in Okinawa -- U.S. authorities in Japan acknowledged that a U.S. service member was in police custody and pledged to fully cooperate with the investigation.

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