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The first of two rounds in the 2024 French parliamentary election is about to get underway. Here's a look at the trends, and what's at stake.
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The first of two rounds in the 2024 French parliamentary election is about to get underway. Here's a look at the trends, and what's at stake.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is in Washington Thursday to meet with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan with Ukraine's potential membership in the alliance likely to be a key point of discussion. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more on the meeting.
President Biden is meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on Monday to discuss a more consistent funding plan for Ukraine to avoid future delays in aid. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined leaders at Thursday's G7 summit in Italy. The group agreed on a $50 billion loan to Ukraine, and President Biden signed a security pact with Ukraine partially aimed at putting it on the road to NATO membership. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the details.
An unexplained fire at a weapons factory in Poland left one employee dead and one injured, officials say.
U.S. D-Day veteran Command Sergeant Major Henry C. Armstrong returns to Normandy for the first time in 80 years, with mixed emotions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned this week that the Kremlin could supply weapons to nations intent on striking targets in Western-allied countries. The threat came after several nations allowed Ukraine to use their weapons to strike targets inside Russia. Polish Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak, a former Polish army chief of staff, joins CBS News with analysis.
It's been 75 years since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed after World War II. NATO has grown to include 32 countries, with Finland and Sweden being the newest members. Max Bergmann, from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined CBS News to discuss NATO and what another Trump presidency could mean for the alliance.
Extremist violence in Africa's Sahel is surging. In 2023, more than 20,000 people were killed in the region, which extends more than 3,500 miles from east to west on the continent. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joined the military exercises held by NATO allies and African soldiers for a closer look at how they're training to counter the threat.
NATO kicked off its annual military exercises in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday. The expansive and multinational effort involves 19 countries, 9,000 personnel, more than 50 ships and 85 aircraft. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins CBS News to discuss why the drills could grab the attention of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Prague for meetings with NATO foreign ministers to discuss potentially allowing Ukraine to use American-supplied weapons for strikes inside Russia. CBS News intelligence and national security Olivia Gazis has more.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has signaled the U.S. may allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with American-provided weapons, something the U.S. has prohibited up to this point. CBS News reporter Olivia Gazis has more on the significance of such a move.
U.S. NATO allies are preparing for the changing political realities that a Trump presidency could bring.
President Biden says he's working with Congress to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally. He made this announcement as part of the state visit from Kenya's president. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the details.
President Biden honored Kenyan President William Ruto during his Thursday visit at the White House. This comes as the U.S. recommits to Africa's development, while Russia and China aim to exert influence in the continent. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin stood side by side last week declaring the strength of their partnership while condemning what they called a "destructive and hostile" U.S. Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins CBS News to examine how U.S. adversaries are working to undermine to the concept of Western democracy.
Norway, Ireland and Spain announced Wednesday they are recognizing a Palestinian state. Israel immediately ordered back its ambassadors to those countries and condemned the move. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab and Margaret Brennan have more.
China rolled out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday. It was the second meeting between the two autocratic leaders in seven months. Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, joins CBS News to assess the state of Russia-China relations.
Xi Jinping welcomes Vladimir Putin to Beijing - talking peace in Ukraine amid a backdrop of war and growing tension with the U.S. and NATO.
Russia's Vladimir Putin has replaced his minister of defense Sergei Shoigu as he begins his 5th term in office and as his war in Ukraine heats up.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was inaugurated Tuesday for a fifth term. If he completes this six-year term, he'll become the longest-serving Russian leader since Empress Catherine the Great in the 18th century. David Herszenhorn, international desk editor for The Washington Post, joins CBS News to examine Putin's ambitions.
Claiming a "new round of escalation" from NATO amid the war in Ukraine, Russia plans drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons.
Russia says the French president's remarks about a hypothetical troop deployment to Ukraine are "very important and very dangerous."
Conflicts in Israel and Ukraine have taken up a lot of the news cycle in the past months and even years. But how has the U.S.' focus on these international crises affected politics back home? Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, joins CBS News to discuss.
As former President Donald Trump emerges as the likely Republican presidential candidate, Europe's NATO countries are watching with alarm. The organization's head said that Trump is weakening the alliance, especially after he said he would encourage Russia to do what it wants to a NATO country that isn't meeting defense spending benchmarks.
Hurricane Beryl is forecast to strengthen into a "dangerous major hurricane" before reaching Barbados and the Windward Islands late Sunday.
Police said they spotted what "appeared to be a handgun" pointed at the officers. It was determined to be a replica Glock handgun.
Pennsylvania Rep. Madeleine Dean, a Democrat, said of Biden, "He had a bad debate. There's no two ways about that."
Mahsoud Pakeshkian and Saeed Jalili are headed to a runoff presidential election on Friday to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
Beryl is the first hurricane in more than fifty years to appear before July 4th in the Atlantic basin.
Some of the world's largest companies have toned down their Pride campaigns in the wake of last year's backlash against Target and Bud Light.
Long Island police said Steven Schwally, 64, was drunk and speeding when he crashed an SUV into a nail salon Friday, killing an off-duty NYPD officer and three other people.
Alabama college student Aniah Blanchard vanished without a trace in October 2019 — and it took more than a month before her family learned what happened to her.
Family of victim shares new details of their own investigation into what happened the night of the November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho college students and the case against suspect Bryan Kohberger.
Family of victim shares new details of their own investigation into what happened the night of the November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho college students and the case against suspect Bryan Kohberger.
Alabama college student Aniah Blanchard vanished without a trace in October 2019 — and it took more than a month before her family learned what happened to her.
Beryl is the first hurricane in more than fifty years to appear before July 4th in the Atlantic basin.
Police said they spotted what "appeared to be a handgun" during the chase, but was later determined to be a pellet gun resembling a Glock 17.
The 36-year-old woman is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail on a $250,000 bond, jail records show.
Some of the world's largest companies have toned down their Pride campaigns in the wake of last year's backlash against Target and Bud Light.
Last night's presidential debate between Biden and Trump marked a drop in TV viewership from 2020 and 2016.
CDK outage forecast to slow auto sales by 7.2% in June, pushing demand into July.
Cones, chocolate bars and gummies sold nationwide found to contain toxic levels of chemical found in some mushrooms.
Army of volunteers raced to hand out jugs of milk and bags of groceries to line of cars outside Fordyce High School.
Pennsylvania Rep. Madeleine Dean, a Democrat, said of Biden, "He had a bad debate. There's no two ways about that."
The Biden campaign says President Biden will "absolutely not" step aside.
Former President Donald Trump addressed a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, a day after his first 2024 debate with President Biden.
The Supreme Court overruled a 40-year-old decision that said federal courts should defer to agencies in certain cases. Here's what it means.
The CBS News Battleground Tracker map includes our best estimates and 2024 presidential race ratings in every state for the Biden-Trump rematch.
Less than 100 intestinal transplants were done in 2023. For Danielle Perea, the surgery was her only chance.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
Cones, chocolate bars and gummies sold nationwide found to contain toxic levels of chemical found in some mushrooms.
Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical says its looking at possible links between 80 deaths and its benikoji red yeast supplements.
Iowa joins more than a dozen other states with restrictive abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Three other states currently ban abortions at about six weeks.
India won its second T20 World Cup but its first world title in 12 years.
Five members of the same family were killed when their house was swallowed by a landslide while they were asleep, officials said.
Korda, who tied an LPGA record earlier this year with five consecutive victories, has missed the cut in three straight tournaments for the first time in her career.
Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday.
The attacker, armed with a crossbow, wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade.
Longtime comedy actor Martin Mull, who had many memorable roles in TV shows including "Fernwood Tonight," "Roseanne" and "Arrested Development," has died at the age of 80.
Formed in Boston 20 years ago, Lake Street Dive is best known for their unique blend of jazz, pop, soul, country and folk music. Ahead of a nationwide tour, the band recently released their eighth studio album. Now, from "Good Together," here is Lake Street Dive with "Help Is On The Way."
Formed in Boston 20 years ago, Lake Street Dive is best known for their unique blend of jazz, pop, soul, country and folk music. Ahead of a nationwide tour, the band recently released their eighth studio album. Now, from "Good Together," here is Lake Street Dive with "Dance With a Stranger."
Formed in Boston 20 years ago, Lake Street Dive is best known for their unique blend of jazz, pop, soul, country and folk music. Ahead of a nationwide tour, the band recently released their eighth studio album. Now, here is Lake Street Dive with the title track of their new album, "Good Together."
Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood 2 Night."
This week marks 50 years since the debut of the barcode, those machine-readable black stripes that have changed many aspects of modern life. Bradley Blackburn looks back at its history.
Three major mobile carriers say customers abroad can't make phone calls, send messages.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Recall involves about 132,000 units due to lithium-ion batteries that can overheat, with $20,000 in property damage reported.
Voice actors Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage say their voices are their livelihoods and are now being stolen by AI.
Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday.
Scientists are racing to figure out what's causing strange behavior and even deaths among fish, including the endangered sawfish. The phenomenon started in the Florida Keys, but has been seen as far north as Tampa.
South Africa is home to a large majority of the world's rhinos and as such is a hot spot for poaching driven by demand from Asia.
New research paints a worrying picture about the state of polar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay. The big furry bears could go extinct in the region as early as the 2030s due to thinning ice, longer ice-free seasons and human activity leading to climate change. Geoffrey York, one of the study's co-authors, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
Scientists monitoring 51 chimpanzees saw sick or injured animals eating certain plant items that were not part of their normal diet.
Family of victim shares new details of their own investigation into what happened the night of the November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho college students and the case against suspect Bryan Kohberger.
Alabama college student Aniah Blanchard vanished without a trace in October 2019 — and it took more than a month before her family learned what happened to her.
Police fatally shot a 13-year-old boy late Friday night following a chase in Utica, New York, after the teen displayed what turned out to be a replica handgun, authorities said. Michael George has the latest.
Police said they spotted what "appeared to be a handgun" during the chase, but was later determined to be a pellet gun resembling a Glock 17.
The 36-year-old woman is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail on a $250,000 bond, jail records show.
The problem for NASA and Boeing is that the Starliner's service module is discarded before re-entry and burns up in the atmosphere.
The latest GOES satellite will play a critical role in tracking hurricanes and other dangerous storms across North America.
China's Chang'e 6 is the first craft ever to collect soil and rock samples from the side of the moon that faces away from Earth into space.
NASA has again postponed the troubled Boeing Starliner's trip home from the International Space Station as crews assess a series of helium leaks. Those leaks had also delayed the first crewed launch of the ship multiple times. Mark Strassmann reports.
NASA canceled a spacewalk on Monday due to a leaky spacesuit. And Starliner commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams will remain at the International Space Station longer than planned after NASA and Boeing delayed the capsule's return to Earth. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood breaks down the issues the astronauts are navigating in space.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
The family of murdered student Kaylee Goncalves says they may have uncovered a connection between the suspect, their daughter, and Madison "Maddie" Mogen. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
College student Aniah Blanchard had a deep fear of being kidnapped. When she disappears, UFC fighter Walt Harris battles for justice for his stepdaughter. CBS News special correspondent James Brown reports for "48 Hours."
Beryl on Saturday became 2024's first Atlantic hurricane and was forecast to strengthen as it approaches the Caribbean. Meteorologist Molly McCollum of The Weather Channel has more on the hurricane and the forecast going into the holiday travel week.
This week marks 50 years since the debut of the barcode, those machine-readable black stripes that have changed many aspects of modern life. Bradley Blackburn looks back at its history.
A community in Texas is bringing together migrants and America's pastime. Ken Molestina explains.