Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. “It…
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Pope Francis leaves hospital after 5-week hospital stay
Pope Francis waved to hundreds of people gathered outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Sunday as the pontiff left the hospital after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. In his first…
Israel launches deadly strikes on Lebanon in retaliation to rockets fired in heaviest exchange since ceasefire
Israel launched a strike on Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets on Israeli targets, killing six people in the heaviest exchange of fire since its ceasefire with the militant group…
Researchers find thriving, never-before-seen ecosystem under Antarctic ice shelf: “This is unprecedented”
A lucky group of scientists were able to explore a never-before-seen part of the Antarctic after an ice shelf broke, revealing newly exposed seafloor and a previously inaccessible ecosystem hundreds…
London’s Heathrow Airport is “fully operational” after fire caused power outage, prompting flight cancellations and chaos
London’s Heathrow Airport reopened on Saturday after a power outage at one of the world’s busiest airports the previous day caused widespread chaos and cancellations. A post on the airport’s…
Venezuelan migrant deported from U.S. to El Salvador has no criminal record, documents show
The families of some of the men deported by the Trump administration to an El Salvador prison Saturday say not all of them are gang members. CBS News has learned…
NYC jury finds 2 guilty in plot to kill Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad
A jury has found two men guilty on all counts of trying to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad, who works as a journalist and lives in New York City. Rafat…
Germany’s parliament backs incoming leader’s plans for huge boost in defense spending, but can he deliver?
Berlin — In a landmark shift, Germany is set to embark on its most ambitious defense spending initiative since World War II. Lawmakers have embraced plans unveiled by Friedrich Merz, soon to…
U.S. immigration authorities are detaining European travelers, weighing on tourism
Some Europeans are becoming leery of visiting the U.S., as reports of U.S. immigration authorities detaining them while traveling, for reasons that are not clear, swirl. A number of tourists…
Israel threatens Gaza’s residents with “complete destruction” if Hamas doesn’t hand over hostages
Tel Aviv — Israel’s defense minister threatened earlier this week to open “the gates of hell” in Gaza if Hamas refuses to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demands, and Israel has…