Video shows Hamas executing Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel
The disturbing images are part of a long pattern of punishment meted out to suspected collaborators, according to an Israeli hostage negotiator.
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6 highlights from Netanyahu's interview with CBS News
Netanyahu discussed the Gaza peace plan and defended Israel's actions in the region.
Trump confirms he has authorized CIA covert operations in Venezuela
CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe asked President Trump Wednesday why he had authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela.
Hamas says it has handed over all Israeli hostage remains it could recover
The Israeli military said it had received coffins believed to contain the remains of two more deceased hostages.
Venezuela holds military exercises after latest U.S. boat strike
President Trump said six "narcoterrorists" were killed in the latest strike, bringing the number of people killed in such attacks since September to at least 27.
Photos show polar bears getting cozy at abandoned research station
Polar bears took over an abandoned research station in Russia. Photos show them making themselves comfortable.
Taliban reports ceasefire with Pakistan after unprecedented clashes
Cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan reached a fever pitch, with Pakistan carrying out airstrikes in Kabul.
Could lost Israeli hostages' remains doom the peace deal?
Gaza is in ruins, and the bodies of 21 Israeli hostages are somewhere amid the rubble, along with an estimated 11,000 Gazans.
Sweden to set up emergency grain reserves to be prepared for crisis
Sweden will set up its first emergency grain stocks in the north of the country, a region that risks being isolated in a conflict, the government said.
Russian sub being tracked by fighter jets and warships in Baltic Sea
"The armed forces' jet fighters and warships met up with the submarine .... and are now following it," Sweden's armed forces said.
Coast Guard reels in cocaine from ocean after drug boat capsizes
The operation was one of several that resulted in the Coast Guard seizing more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine from ships in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Netanyahu says he's giving "peace a chance," but voices long-term doubts
Netanyahu tells CBS News he's giving "peace a chance," but despite Trump's assertion the war is over, Israel's leader talks of change over generations.
At least 20 dead in bus fire on highway in India, police say
At least 20 people were killed in a bus fire on a highway in western India, police say, adding that a jammed door kept many passengers from escaping.
Guns, drugs worth $170 million seized in raid linked to "kill team" hit
Police images showed drug packages emblazoned with a picture of a cartoon bear from the 2012 comedy "Ted." Another bag featured Chinese characters reading "smooth sailing."
1 body handed over by Hamas is not a hostage, Israeli military says
One body Hamas returned to Israel as part of the ceasefire deal "does not match any of the hostages," the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday.
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Watch Live: Trump holds final Cabinet meeting of the year at White House
President Trump is holding the ninth Cabinet meeting of his second term as tensions escalate with Venezuela. Watch live here.
Charter school company run by GOP rising star left parents scrambling
School choice advocate Erika Donalds called the publicly funded schools a "national model" and defended millions paid to vendors she was tied to.
Stefanik accuses Johnson of lying about defense bill provision
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik wants to include a provision to require the FBI to notify Congress when it opens counterintelligence probes into federal election candidates.
Michael and Susan Dell to give 25 million U.S. kids $250 in "Trump accounts"
Michael and Susan Dell said they will spend $6.25 million to fund Invest America accounts for U.S. children.
Trump administration considering expanding travel ban to around 30 countries
The Trump administration is considering expanding its travel ban to around 30 countries in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers.
Cartel boss was ambushed, drugged and flown to U.S., plea deal reveals
U.S. prosecutors shared what had been one of the central questions after Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada fell into U.S. hands in July 2024.
Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump released from prison, wife says
President Trump's controversial pardon came as he is simultaneously ordering the bombing of boats in the Caribbean allegedly carrying drugs.
What to watch for in Tennessee's special election today
Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday in central Tennessee for 2025's final election showdown in a race that could be a referendum on President Trump.
Honduras election a "technical tie" as Trump tries to tip the scale
Trump claims efforts in Honduras to "change the results" of an election in which he's backed the party of an ex-president convicted of trafficking cocaine to the U.S.