Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan's prime minister
Imran Khan is currently serving prison terms in multiple cases and has been barred from seeking or holding office.
Pakistan
Transgender Afghan refugees escape the Taliban, but not persecution
Two transgender Afghan refugees who managed to escape Taliban rule say they're no better off as refugees in Pakistan.
Can Imran Khan deliver a Pakistani election upset from a prison cell?
Pakistan's election results show jailed cricket star and former PM Imran Khan's backers defying the odds to win seats, even as he sits in a prison cell.
Violent attacks continue in Pakistan
Mobile phone services have been temporarily suspended and some land borders have been closed in Pakistan where several attacks have occurred with the country's general election underway. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Violence, claims of misconduct as Pakistan holds national elections
Almost 40 people were killed in violence across the country as Pakistan holds national elections marred by claims of misconduct.
Deadly blasts hit Pakistan before elections
Two blasts have killed at least 26 people and injured more than a dozen others in Pakistan near two election offices in the southwest region of the country. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks which came a day before the country holds parliamentary elections. BBC News Pakistan correspondent Caroline Davies has more.
Twin bombings kill at least 24 people day before elections in Pakistan
Bomb blasts targeting candidates' offices killed at least two dozen people a day before Pakistan's national elections.
Ex-Pakistan leader Imran Khan gets 10 years for revealing state secrets
The ex-Pakistan leader's sentence comes in the latest in a slew of legal cases backers say are meant to sideline the popular politician ahead of parliamentary elections.
Pakistan declares "climate catastrophe"
Pakistan declared its historic floods a "climate catastrophe" as over 1,000 people have died since mid-June. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports.
Pakistan accuses Iran of airstrike
Tensions in the Middle East intensify as Pakistan accuses Iran of an unprovoked attack amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. The attack is drawing global scrutiny and concern. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.
Netanyahu rejects calls for drawdown in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected calls to scale back the IDF offensive in Gaza and told the U.S. he doesn't support the solution of a Palestinian state. South of Israel, in Yemen, the U.S. launched more airstrikes against Houthi rebels that continue to attack commercial shipping in the area. President Biden conceded the strikes aren't stopping the Houthi attacks. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
Biden says strikes on Houthis will continue
U.S. Central Command confirmed another round of retaliatory strikes Thursday against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the details.
Pakistan strikes Iran
Pakistan retaliates against Iran with cross-border strikes while the U.S. intensifies its operations against missile sites operated by Houthis in Yemen. This comes as the Iranian-backed rebels increase attacks in the Red Sea, escalating regional instability. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.
U.S., Pakistan launch retaliatory airstrikes
Tensions continue to rise in the Middle East, where the U.S. conducted its fourth round of airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen in just under a week. And Pakistan launched its own retaliatory airstrikes on Iran, killing at least nine people according to the Associated Press. BBC News Pakistan correspondent Caroline Davies has more.
What to know about the Houthi rebels
The U.S. has launched four rounds of strikes over the past week against Houthi targets in Yemen as the rebel group continues attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. To discuss the Houthis and their goals, CBS News was joined by Sam Vinograd, former assistant secretary for counterterrorism at the Department of Homeland Security.
Pakistan attacks "terrorist hideouts" in Iran as neighbors trade fire
Pakistan says it attacked "terrorist hideouts" in neighboring Iran, as tension between the two countries, and across the Mideast, soars.
Iran fires missiles into Pakistan as Israel-Hamas war tension spreads
Pakistan has condemned Iran for a "blatant violation" of its airspace over deadly missile strikes that show the risk of the Israel-Hamas war sparking a much wider conflict.
Melting Himalayan glaciers pose risk to world
Thousands of Himalayan glaciers could lose as much as 80% of their mass by the end of the century as the Earth's temperature rises, according to projections. Peter Clark, distinguished professor of earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences at Oregon State University, joins CBS News to explain the problem and potential solutions.
Parents and uncle convicted of "honor killing" Pakistani teen in Italy
A court in Italy convicted a couple of murdering their 18-year-old daughter, Saman Abbas, after she refused to marry a cousin in her family's homeland of Pakistan.
At least 23 troops killed in Pakistan police station suicide bombing
Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a police station's main gate in the country's northwest, killing at least 23 security forces and wounding 32.
Zoo shut down after man killed by tigers, shoe found in cat's mouth
"Evidence gathered from the enclosure points towards him being alive when he was attacked by the tigers," an officer said.
Body found after zoo staff see big cat "holding a shoe in its mouth"
A man was found dead inside a big cat enclosure at a Pakistan zoo on Wednesday by staff carrying out routine cleaning, officials said.
4 arrested in "honor killing" of woman after doctored photo goes viral
Police said the photo of the couple that went viral had been edited by someone before it was shared on social media.
Pakistan begins mass deportation of Afghan refugees
The Pakistani government gave 1.7 million Afghan refugees living in the country until Nov. 1 to leave voluntarily or face arrest and forced deportation.
Pakistan's plan to expel thousands of Afghans spurs fear, condemnation
Afghan's Taliban regime has decried Pakistan's plan to deport "illegal alien nationals," and the U.N. says, "any refugee return must be voluntary."
Thune says he's "optimistic" about ending government shutdown this week
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's "optimistic" about ending the government shutdown this week.
Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in
President Trump offered no plan for health care costs, which have been a sticking point in ending a government shutdown, and says it will end when Democrats give in.
Trump administration will use contingency fund to pay partial SNAP benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue partial SNAP benefits.
Diane Ladd, Oscar-nominated actress and mother of Laura Dern, dies at 89
Diane Ladd, the actor known for her Oscar-nominated roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Wild at Heart," and "Rambling Rose" has died.
What experts say about Trump's plans to restart nuclear testing
After his recent remarks about resuming nuclear testing, President Trump told "60 Minutes" "we're the only country that doesn't test."
Trump on cryptocurrency tycoon he pardoned: "I don't know who he is"
President Trump told 60 Minutes he doesn't know the Binance crypto exchange founder he pardoned. Binance has done business with the Trump family's crypto firm World Liberty Financial.
SNAP recipients say they're ready to scrimp amid food-stamp fight
The USDA said it would provide partial food stamp benefits for November, but it's unclear exactly when participants will get those funds.
Illinois man charged with threatening Trump in Instagram video
A Winthrop Harbor man under investigation by the U.S. Secret Service was arrested Monday morning at his home in Lake County, Illinois.
Is COVID-19 during pregnancy linked to autism? New study offers clues
A large study from Massachusetts found that babies whose mothers had COVID-19 while pregnant were slightly more likely to have a range of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3.