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Monday, May 18, 2026 8:53 PM ET

CBS News - World

Iran more than doubled executions in 2025, global death penalty hit 44-year high -- Iran executed more than twice as many people last year as it did in 2024, according to a new report by Amnesty International.

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The story of the 1996 shootdown that could lead to Ra l Castro's indictment -- Thirty years ago, a Cuban fighter jet shot down two civilian planes operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that inflamed U.S.-Cuba relations.

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Trump says he's called off plans for a "scheduled attack of Iran" -- President Trump said he received a request from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Gunman kills 6, wounds 8 in latest shooting rampage in Turkey -- A man armed with a rifle carried out a string of attacks, killing at least six people and wounding eight others, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

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American doctor working in Congo tests positive for Ebola -- An American medical missionary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a confirmed case of Ebola, and is being taken to Germany for treatment.

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198 pounds of cocaine found hidden in Kim Kardashian brand underwear -- A truck driver was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for smuggling $9.4 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of Skims, Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand.

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Ebola strain in latest outbreak has no vaccine, no treatment -- The virus behind the latest Ebola outbreak is the Bundibugyo virus, which is less common and there is no vaccine or treatment.

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Cuba's leader says country poses "no threat" to U.S. after military drone report -- The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.

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Police kill escaped tiger after it injures man in Germany -- It is believed the tiger was owned by a woman who describes herself as Germany's "Tiger Queen," CBS News partner BBC News reported.

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Divers find bodies of 4 Italians in Maldives sea cave -- Italy's Foreign Ministry said Monday rescuers located the bodies of four Italian divers who were believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll.

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Child among 10 people shot dead by gunmen in Mexico -- Nine people died at the scene from gunshot wounds and one woman died while being transported to the hospital, prosecutors said.

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2 Americans arrested over stunt at viral baby monkey Punch's zoo in Japan -- Two Americans were arrested in Japan after social media posts showed a person jumping into an enclosure at the zoo where viral baby monkey Punch found fame.

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Live - Trump calls off attack on Iran amid "serious negotiations" toward peace deal - President Trump had warned Sunday that "the Clock is Ticking" for Iran to accept a peace agreement. 3H ago

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Great white shark kills spearfishing diver: "Horrific event" -- The 38-year-old man had been spearfishing with friends when he was attacked on a coral reef off Rottnest Island, police said.

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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Netherlands -- The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak​​ has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.

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