Page Updated: Thursday, September 28, 2023 3:41 AM ET

CBS News - World

U.S. aims to resettle up to 50,000 Latin American refugees in 2024 -- The U.S. will keep the refugee cap unchanged at 125,000, while more than doubling the allocation for refugees from the Western Hemisphere.

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Iran claims it launched new imaging satellite into orbit -- The launch of the military satellite comes amid ongoing tensions with Western nations over its nuclear program.

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Young activists suing 32 countries for failing to tackle climate change -- A group of six young people from Portugal have accused 32 countries of failing to tackle climate change fast enough, and therefore infringing on their human rights

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Ireland authorities seize 2 tons of cocaine in massive drug raid -- Irish authorities have seized $165 million worth of cocaine from a cargo vessel in what is being called the largest drug raid in the history of the country.

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U.K.'s first illegal drug "consumption room" to open in Scotland -- The facility has been approved after years of debate over its legality, in a move experts hope will help Scotland reduce drug deaths.

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British Museum asks public to help recover stolen gems and jewelry -- Officials said in August that around 2,000 artifacts had gone missing from the British Museum, and were believed to be stolen.

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Previously unknown language found hidden in "cultic ritual text" of ancient tablets -- The cuneiform tablet was excavated from Boğazk y-Hattusha, the former capital of the Hittite Empire.

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7 CORPSES, BODY PARTS FOUND AFTER "ACTS OF DISLOYALTY" WITHIN CARTEL -- The gruesome discovery was in the industrial hub of Monterrey and its suburbs, including some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country.

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American soldier who crossed into North Korea is back in U.S. custody -- U.S. soldier Travis King, who ran across the border from South Korea into North Korea in July, was transferred back to U.S. custody in China.

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3 space station crew members back on Earth after U.S.-record year in space -- Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.

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Fire tears through wedding hall in Iraq, leaves almost 100 dead -- Emergency services and witnesses of the deadly fire in Iraq's Nineveh province said fireworks used inside the wedding venue sparked the blaze.

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At least 20 killed in gas station blast as residents flee unrest in Nagorno-Karabakh -- Ethnic Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh have scrambled to flee as soon as Azerbaijan lifted a 10-month blockade on the region's only road to Armenia. -- Sep 26

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Canada's House speaker resigns after honoring man who fought for Nazis -- "No one in this House is above any of us. Therefore I must step down as your speaker," Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada's House of Commons, said on Tuesday. -- Sep 26

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"Los Chapitos" Mexican cartel members sanctioned for fentanyl trafficking -- The nine "Los Chapitos" sanctioned are part of the Sinaloa Cartel, which the U.S. government says is responsible for large-scale fentanyl and methamphetamine production and trafficking into the United States. -- Sep 26

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Supercontinent could wipe out humans in 250 million years, study says -- Rising temperatures, little rain and high concentrations of carbon dioxide could make the supercontinent inhabitable for mammals, the study suggests. -- Sep 26

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