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Saturday, May 17, 2025 12:32 AM ET

CBS News - World

Calligraphy created by executed assassin breaking auction records -- Ahn Jung-geun is best known for his dramatic assassination of Japan's first prime minister in 1909 at a railway station.

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American man on the run for 20 years arrested in Canada -- Patrick Lutts Jr., facing charges in connection to a fatal drunk-driving crash that killed two teenagers in Florida, was arrested in February under the Canadian Extradition Act

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Melania Trump statue disappears, after previous one was set on fire -- A bronze statue of first lady Melania Trump​ was sawed off and carried away from her hometown in Slovenia.

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2 climbers die on Mount Everest, unclear if bodies will be retrieved -- Two people died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, expedition organizers said.

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Monk arrested for allegedly embezzling $9 million from temple -- A Buddhist monk allegedly embezzled more than $9 million from the prominent temple he ran which was funded by donations from devotees.

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Trump says he'll meet with Putin on Ukraine war "as soon as we can" -- As Russia and Ukraine hold their first direct talks in years, Trump says there won't be a real breakthrough to end the war until he sits down with Putin.

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Influencer killed during livestream made chilling comment before murder -- Valeria Marquez, 23, was likely murdered by a hit man during a livestream on TikTok, Mexican prosecutors said.

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Trump says U.S. will stop Gaza war as death toll reportedly hits 53,000 -- As health officials in Hamas-run Gaza put death toll over 53,000, Trump says, "we're going to get that taken care of. A lot of people are starving."

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Trump's decision to lift Syria sanctions took Treasury staff by surprise -- President Trump announced this week he will drop sanctions on Syria - surprising some senior Treasury officials, sources tell CBS News.

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South African president to visit White House after Afrikaners arrive -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this week criticized White South Africans who claimed refugee status in the U.S. as "cowardly." -- May 15

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Chris Brown arrested in U.K. for alleged attack at London club in 2023 -- Singer Chris Brown has been arrested in England for allegedly hitting someone with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. -- May 15

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Basketball player from Dallas arrested in Indonesia over cannabis candy -- Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, was arrested May 7 after police allegedly found more than 30 ounces of marijuana candies in his apartment. -- May 15

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Retired judge arrested over mass student disappearance in Mexico -- Lambertina Galeana, a former senior judge, is accused of helping to conceal videos that allegedly showed the kidnapping of the Ayotzinapa students. -- May 15

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Putin skips Ukraine talks, dimming hope for ceasefire despite Trump's push -- Vladimir Putin rejected calls to join direct talks with Ukraine's leader in Turkey, seemingly unphased by mounting pressure from Trump to strike a peace deal. -- May 15

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Toxic algae killing sharks, rays, crabs: "Like a horror movie for fish" -- The algae - Karenia mikimotoi - is killing more than 200 species of marine life off the southern coast of Australia, scientists and conservation groups say. -- May 15

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