Israeli activists attack Gaza aid convoy as U.N. worker killed in Rafah
Right-wing Israeli activists in the Wests Bank attack a convoy carrying food to Gaza as a U.N. worker is killed in Rafah.
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Israel's Netanyahu says militants make up about half of Gaza deaths
Israel's leader acknowledges that more than half of those killed in Gaza are likely civilians, as the U.N. shifts to a lower estimate of women and children victims.
Flash floods in northern Afghanistan leave hundreds dead and missing
Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the loved ones still missing.
Flash floods in northern Afghanistan killed more than 300 people, U.N. says
The U.N. food agency says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods that also destroyed more than 1,000 houses in the northern province of Baghlan.
U.S report released on Israeli military operations
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered to Congress a highly-anticipated report on Israel's military operations in Gaza. The State Department investigation found no humanitarian law violations by Israel, but determined that "it is reasonable to assess" that some U.S. weapons may have been used in manners "inconsistent" with those laws. Ramy Inocencio reports.
U.S. and Israel remain at odds over Rafah
The United Nations says more than 100,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah over the past few days due to increased Israeli bombardment. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins to discuss the state of the war and the U.S. response.
Schools rescind commencement invites to U.S. ambassador to U.N. over Gaza conflict
Administrators at two universities cited pressure from students and the community over U.S. support for Israel in its war with Hamas.
Inside a U.N. migration facility in Mexico
Every day, migrants are legally processed and enter the U.S., but there are still thousands waiting in Mexican facilities for their turn -- sometimes for months. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has an exclusive look at life in one of those facilities.
Aid worker describes scale of Gaza crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will carry out an operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah even if there is a cease-fire deal with Hamas. More than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people has been sheltering in Rafah from the war. Bob Kitchen, vice president of emergencies at the International Rescue Committee, joins CBS News to discuss the humanitarian crisis in the territory.
What it's like to be an aid worker in Gaza
Israel is intensifying its strikes on Rafah ahead of a possible ground offensive. Debora Patta reports on the destruction from the war in the territory and tells the story of an aid worker risking it all to help others.
Gaza mass grave discovery
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk said he is "horrified" by an apparent mass grave site found near a medical facility in Gaza's Khan Younis. Wyre Davies with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.
Future of many species at risk
A recent report by the United Nations warned that 1 million species are at risk of extinction because of climate-related issues, and some scientists say the number could be even higher. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter has more.
Climate change a health risk for 70% of world's workers, U.N. warns
Cancer, heart disease, respiratory illnesses and kidney dysfunction among the health consequences of a warming planet.
Why these lizards have virtually disappeared
A report from the United Nations determined that 1 million species are threatened with extinction. Dr. John Wiens from the University of Arizona believes that number is far higher based on his research. He says climate change is quickening the threat of extinction for species, including a 3-million-year-old lizard population previously found in the Arizona mountains.
U.N. official says Israel systematically impeding Gaza aid distribution
After Israel accused the U.N. of failing to "do its job," the head of a U.N. aid agency says it's Israel delaying the flow of food to those in need.
Israel blames U.N. for lack of aid to Gaza
Israel is blaming the United Nations for the starvation of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports on the humanitarian aid crisis and CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has the latest on Israel weighing its response to Iran's attack.
Israel blames starvation in Gaza on U.N. making excuses
UNICEF says a third of Gaza's infants and toddlers are acutely malnourished, but Israel blames the U.N. itself.
Gaza war goes on as Israel weighs Iran response
Israeli officials are still weighing how to respond to Iran's recent drone and missile attack. But the war in Gaza is still ongoing, and the U.N. says more aid is still desperately needed for Palestinians in the territory. Debora Patta reports.
Unpacking Biden-Netanyahu call on WCK deaths
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Thursday for the first time since an IDF strike killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza. CBS News' Olivia Gazis and Nancy Cordes have the details.
Biden to talk with Netanyahu after WCK deaths
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak on Thursday in the wake of the IDF airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza. "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News chief foreign correspondent Margaret Brennan joins with more.
Ramadan amid the Israel-Hamas war
With the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan now in its third week, the United Nations warns at least half a million Palestinians are at risk of famine at a time when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. Families are trying to maintain their traditions amid the war.
Israel says it will no longer work with UNRWA
This week, Israel announced that it would stop working with the United Nations agency helping Palestinians in Gaza. The agency recently fired about a dozen of its roughly 12,000 employees after they were accused of being involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, and has since lost funding from the U.S. and other countries.
U.N. military observers, Lebanese interpreter wounded while patrolling border
The military observers are part of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization.
Convoy carrying Gaza aid departs Cyprus amid hunger concerns
An international charity says a three-ship convoy carrying supplies from the World Central Kitchen left Cyprus Saturday.
Report: 1 billion meals wasted daily in 2022
According to the United Nations Environment Programme, humans wasted 19% of all available food in 2022. That's equivalent to one billion meals per day. Brian Roe, agricultural and environmental economics professor at Ohio State University, joins CBS News to discuss the implications.
White House plans to demolish entire East Wing as ballroom cost hits $300 million
The demolition could be finished as early as this weekend, two senior administration officials said.
Senate fails to advance GOP funding bill for 12th time as shutdown drags on
The Senate fell short in its 12th vote on advancing the Republican bill to end the government shutdown. Follow live updates here.
U.S. strikes 2 more alleged drug vessels, killing 5 people
The U.S. has now carried out two strikes against alleged drug vessels on the Pacific side of Latin America.
Border Patrol immigration crackdown expanding to San Francisco, sources say
Officials say Border Patrol's operations in the Northern California area could start as early as later this week, but that the timing could shift.
Hegseth limits Pentagon officials' interactions with Congress
A memo obtained by CBS News directs nearly all correspondence with Congress to go through the assistant secretary for legislative affairs.
U.S. missionary kidnapped from home in Niger's capital, sources say
An American missionary charity pilot was kidnapped from his home in Niger's capital Niamey, multiple sources tell CBS News.
North Carolina legislature passes new congressional map
The proposed map targets a closely- divided House district currently held by a Democrat.
U.S. slaps sanctions on Russian oil companies over Ukraine war
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia's two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow's refusal to end its "senseless war."
FBI releases new videos of 2021 D.C. pipe bomb suspect, as case still unsolved
The FBI is reupping its call for information about the still-unsolved DNC and RNC pipe bomb case, releasing new videos of the suspect.