Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse; Iconic Yankees announcer John Sterling announces retirement
Niger has been home to a major U.S. airbase in the city of Agadez, some 550 miles from the capital Niamey, using it for manned and unmanned surveillance flights and other operations.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-agrees-withdraw-troops-niger/
Senior U.S. officials confirmed that Israeli missiles struck Iran Friday morning, but little else is known about the extent of the attack or any potential damage. Both countries appear to be down...
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/iran-appears-to-downplay-israeli-missile-strike/
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have reoccupied Columbia University's main lawn for a third day of protests in Upper Manhattan.
Israel attacked Iran overnight in retaliation for an Iranian missile strike last weekend.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/israeli-missile-hits-iran-in-retaliation-attack/
North Korea's latest launch to boost Kim Jong Un's image wasn't a missile, but a song and music video all about the "Friendly Father."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-friendly-father-song-music-video-praising-kim-jong-un/
The Treasury Department announced sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist West Bank settlers connected to violence against Palestinians.
The break in tradition does not sit well with the Association of Summer Olympic Committee, who said it undermines "the value of Olympism and the uniqueness of the games."
The Vasuki indicus specimen dates back 47 million years and is more than double the average size of similar snakes, like pythons.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/snake-50-feet-long-india-vasuki-indicus-prehistoric-extinct/
Paris police cordoned off an area around an Iranian consulate amid reports of a man threatening to detonate a bomb, but a suspect was quickly detained.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paris-bomb-threat-iran-consulate-police-respond-suicide-bomber-report/
A German prosecutor says 2 German-Russian nationals were caught snooping around U.S. military facilities used to train Ukrainian forces.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-russia-spies-us-military-ukraine-war-espionage-europe-nato/
Full jury selected for Trump's New York "hush money" trial; Dickey Betts, guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band, dies at 80
The bills are part of a complicated plan by Speaker Mike Johnson to get badly needed lethal aid to Ukraine, as well as security funding for Israel and Taiwan.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-rules-ukraine-israel-taiwan-aid-package/
His comments come as a deadlocked Congress continues to stall on Ukraine aid.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cia-director-william-burns-speaks-on-ukraine-aid-china-middle-east/
Two U.S. officials tell CBS News an Israeli missile has hit Iran in apparent retaliation for the recent drone and missile attack on the Jewish state.
Dubai is known for using planes to help prompt precipitation over the region. But experts say it did not play a role in this week's historic downpour.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-cloud-seeding-and-did-it-impact-dubai-floods/
Earlier this week, a staggering 10 inches of rain fell in the United Arab Emirates, the most the UAE has seen in a single storm in 75 years. The rainfall shuttered schools, destroyed homes and cr...
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/dubai-struggles-to-recover-from-record-flooding-event/
Cuba's deputy foreign minister tells CBS News that his country is willing to accommodate more than one deportation flight per month.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-immigration-deportations-carlos-fernandez-de-cossio/
There are tensions on two fronts between Israel and many of its allies. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back against warnings of escalation when it comes to Iran, even as he continue...
Two officers survived the plane crash in Elgeyo Marakwet county, about 250 miles northwest of Nairobi, Kenya.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenya-francis-ogolla-dead-helicopter-crash-10-officers-killed/
Voting has begun in India's national election, the world's biggest exercise in democracy, but there's concern that democratic values are being eroded.
After Israel accused the U.N. of failing to "do its job," the head of a U.N. aid agency says it's Israel delaying the flow of food to those in need.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hamas-war-un-gaza-aid-distribution/
The man faces seven charges related to drug importation and dealing and 12 other charges. He faces life in prison, officials said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cocaine-mystery-washing-up-beaches-suspect-arrested-australia/
A cloud of black ash reached nearly two miles into the air on Thursday, officials said, as several people were reportedly hit by gravel and rocks, requiring "intensive treatment."
A landmark review for Britain's National Health Service found young people have been let down by "remarkably weak" evidence backing medical interventions in gender care.
William, the Prince of Wales, spent weeks out of public view to be there for Kate as she undergoes treatment for an unspecified cancer.
"I miss her hugs," Warwick Davis said of the passing of his wife Samantha Davis. "With her by my side, I was sure I could achieve anything. It was like having a super-power."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harry-potter-actor-warwick-davis-mourns-death-of-wife-samantha-davis/
Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as Europe braces for the possibility of a secon...
Water still covers some roads around Dubai International Airport, but the major hub expects to be fully running again soon as the UAE bails out from a deluge.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dubai-flooding-rain-airport-operations-ramping-back-up-today/
Dubai was slammed Tuesday with an average year's worth of rain in a single day, halting operations at one of the world's busiest airports and stranding cars on roadways not used to such extreme d...