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CBS News - World

Live - Israel strikes Lebanon as Iran says it "cannot trust the Americans" Two days of talks in Washington between Lebanon and Israel produced an extension of the current ceasefire by 45 days. updated 43M ago

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Days after Trump's summit in Beijing, Putin will meet with China's Xi -- Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.

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Hamas leader who helped plan Oct. 7 attacks has been killed, Israel says -- Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed in a "precise strike in the area on the City of Gaza," the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday.

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Trump says U.S. has killed Islamic State leader in Nigeria -- President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.

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New York doctor who survived Ebola says he fears for healthcare workers -- A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.

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Lawmakers press Trump for military support for Taiwan after Xi summit -- President Trump told reporters he made "no commitment either way" to China's Xi Jinping regarding U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan.

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U.S. reups $6M reward for American missing in Afghanistan for 12 years -- Paul Edwin Overby Jr. vanished in May 2014 while researching a book in Khost province, Afghanistan, the FBI said.

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Cuba's biggest threat to U.S. is collapse, says former defense secretary -- In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gates said another mass exodus from Cuba is the "biggest risk."

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New dinosaur weighing as much as 9 elephants identified by scientists -- The long-necked herbivore is the largest ever found in Southeast Asia, researchers said.

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NASA maps show Earth's brightest and darkest regions at night -- Researchers expected to find "a gradual increase in artificial light at night," but instead saw "much more nuanced patterns," NASA said.

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Coast Guard stops boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one -- The crew of the Tahoma, a 270-foot Coast Guard cutter, made the interdictions about 90 miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia. -- May 15

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How a growing El Ni o will affect 2026 hurricane season in Atlantic, Pacific -- The last time an El Ni o pattern occurred was in 2023, when the Eastern Pacific hurricane season produced 20 tropical systems. -- May 15

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Rescue diver dies amid search for remains of 4 who perished in Maldives accident -- Five people died in the scuba diving accident. Divers are still searching for the remains of four victims in an underwater cave.

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Cartel leader "The Gardener" hit with U.S. charges after dramatic capture -- Jalisco cartel boss Audias Flores Silva was arrested in an operation by Mexican Navy special forces based on information provided by U.S. agencies. -- May 15

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Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens, Africa's CDC says -- A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.

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GOP Sen. Cassidy fights to hold onto seat in Louisiana primary -- Louisianans are voting Saturday in the state's Senate primaries as Sen. Bill Cassidy fights to hold onto his seat, facing a Trump-backed primary challenger.

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Prominent N.Y. synagogue targeted in alleged terror plot, prosecutors say -- An Iraqi national allegedly plotted to carry out terror attacks in the U.S., including at a prominent synagogue in New York, prosecutors said Friday.

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