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By Olivia Gazis / CBS News — May 20, 2026 Washington — A federal grand jury in South Florida has returned an indictment charging former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others, court filings made public Wednesday show....
President Trump told reporters he was "an hour away" from ordering strikes on Iran last week but held back after Gulf partners asked him to give diplomacy more time. He said negotiators — reportedly working with...
The U.S. announced a new round of sanctions on top Cuban government and military officials on Monday, a move Washington says comes as tensions in the region have intensified. The measures are described by U.S. officials...
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to China this week, a visit that comes roughly one week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s high‑profile meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. CBS News correspondent Holly...
President Trump says he called off a scheduled U.S. attack on Iran after some American allies in the Middle East reached out, according to a CBS News video report by Olivia Rinaldi. Trump’s account, aired by CBS...
May 19, 2026 — After U.S. forces carried out a bold operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Trump has signaled he wants to press similar pressure on Cuba, saying “Cuba’s going to be next” and...
Iranian authorities staged large public wedding ceremonies in Tehran on Monday for couples who have enrolled in a state-run “self-sacrifice” program that pledges participants are ready to risk their lives in the...
Updated on: May 19, 2026 / 6:50 AM EDT — CBS/AFP A 35-year-old man was found dead Saturday in Vitosha Nature Park, the mountainous area just outside Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, authorities said. A forensic doctor and a...
Iranian response to U.S. proposal Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Tehran has replied to the latest American negotiation proposal, with mediation continuing via Pakistan. Baghaei...
This is a rewritten transcript of the May 17, 2026 interview with Ambassador Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s representative to the United States, on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.
Updated May 17, 2026 — One of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks on Russian territory killed at least four people and wounded a dozen others on Sunday, Russian officials said, in a strike that reached the Moscow region and...
Updated May 16, 2026 — A Maldivian military diver died Saturday after suffering decompression sickness while taking part in a search for four Italian divers believed to be trapped inside an underwater cave in Vaavu...
