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The US has vetoed the UN Security Council's draft resolution calling for an "unconditional and permanent" ceasefire in Gaza.The other 14 members voted in favour of the document, which also demanded the release of all hostages and the lifting...

Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war.The bombs were unearthed on Monday during preparatory work for...

Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondentReporting fromKyiv, UkraineSBUHow to assess the impact of such a spectacular operation?"From a military point of view, this is a turning point in the war," aviation expert Anatolii Khrapchynskyi told me."Because we have dealt a significant blow...

More than 1.4 million Muslims have begun this year's Hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, a year after 1,300 people died, mostly due to the extreme heat.Saudi authorities say they have stepped up safety precautions for...

An almost 200-year-old condom - in "mint condition" - has just gone on display at an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.It is thought to be made of a sheep's appendix and features an explicit print representing a nun...

Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information minister has said. The content was contrary to the East African state's "laws, culture, customs, and traditions," Jerry...

The Trump administration is planning to move Greenland from the purview of U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command, several U.S. officials told CBS News. Moving Greenland to Northern Command, which is in charge of defending...

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had a "good conversation" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a call about Ukraine's recent drone attack and Iran.Following Ukraine's major drone attack deep on air bases inside Russia, Trump reported...

Jeremy BowenInternational EditorMs Spoljaric said the ICRC was deeply concerned about talk of victory at all costs, total war and dehumanisation."We are seeing things happening that will make the world an unhappier place far beyond the region, far beyond...

These days, at her local coffee shop near Boston, Jacinda Ardern can be just another customer. "I don't put my name on the order; it's too complicated!" she laughed.I asked, "When you order coffee here,...