The authorities in Brazil launched an investigation after three women died and several others were hospitalized after a family ate arsenic-laced Christmas cake, police said local media. The three women – who local media reported were aged 43, 58 and 65 – died after eating the cake during a family gathering on December 23 in … Read more
Speculation Grows Over Russian Involvement in Deadly Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash – CBS News Watch CBS News Speculation is growing that the Russian military may have played a role in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people and injured 29 survivors in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day. Moscow initially suggested a bird strike was … Read more
An Israeli strike destroyed a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, killing at least 21 people. Israel said it was targeting Hamas militants hiding there and had taken measures to avoid harming civilians. The attack comes as Amnesty International, a human rights organization, released a report on the Gaza war accusing Israel of … Read more
Israel targets Hezbollah in a new wave of deadly airstrikes in central Beirut. Lebanese civil defense officials say the attacks left at least 11 dead and more than 60 injured. Meanwhile, in Gaza, the United Nations said this week that the delivery of humanitarian aid was “coming to a halt” in the territory.
Tropical Storm Sara The hurricane slammed into the Caribbean coast of northern Honduras on Friday morning, dumping torrential rain on parts of Central America and southern Mexico after making landfall overnight. Sara made landfall about 105 miles west-northwest of Cabo Gracias a Dios, on the Honduras-Nicaragua border, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in … Read more