U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that U.S. officials were in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that led the attack. overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad government but is designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others. Blinken is the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between … Read more
Conakry, Guinea — Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a football stadium in southern Guinea following clashes between supporters, the West African country’s military government announced Monday. Authorities were investigating who was responsible for Sunday’s stampede, Communications Minister Fana Soumah said in a statement read on national television. Several children … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin budget plans approved, bringing military spending for 2025 to record levels as Moscow seeks to assert itself in the war in Ukraine. About 32.5% of the budget published on a government website on Sunday was allocated to national defense, or 13.5 trillion rubles (more than $145 billion), compared to 28.3% this … Read more
US officials hope for ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah – CBS News Watch CBS News U.S. officials say progress is being made toward a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. But as these negotiations progress, the deadly fighting continues. Debora Patta has the last one. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
Giraffe populations are in trouble — and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed listing three subspecies of the large animals as endangered and two species as threatened under the law. Endangered Species Act. Their populations have declined because poachinghabitat loss and climate change, officials said. Even though giraffes are not native to … Read more
President Biden’s decision Allowing Ukraine to fire U.S.-made and supplied missiles deeper into Russia — a major policy shift announced over the weekend after months of intense lobbying from kyiv — sparked a furious backlash from the part of Moscow. Although there was no immediate reaction from the man who launched the nearly three-year war … Read more