U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Nov. 26, 2018. CARLO ALLEGRI / REUTERS UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly voted on Thursday against a resolution sponsored by U.S.…
National security adviser John Bolton did not know about the arrest of a top Chinese telecommunications executive before President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Argentina, a spokesperson for Bolton told CBS News. Bolton told NPR…
National security adviser John Bolton did not know about the arrest of a top Chinese telecommunications executive before President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Argentina, a spokesperson for Bolton told CBS News. Bolton told NPR…
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador's president has ramped up pressure on Julian Assange to leave the country's embassy in London. Lenin Moreno said Britain had provided sufficient guarantees the WikiLeaks founder won't be extradited to face the death penalty abroad. Moreno's…
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador's president has ramped up pressure on Julian Assange to leave the country's embassy in London. Lenin Moreno said Britain had provided sufficient guarantees the WikiLeaks founder won't be extradited to face the death penalty abroad. Moreno's…
Last Updated Dec 6, 2018 9:03 AM EST TOKYO -- A U.S. Marine Corps refueling plane and a fighter jet, carrying a total of seven U.S. Marines, collided and crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan's southwestern coast early Thursday.…
Egyptian actor Rania Youssef attends the closing ceremony of the 40th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival at the Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 29, 2018. Reuters/Mohamed Soliman CAIRO -- It's a dress that has shaken Egypt, and…
The U.S. carried out an "extraordinary" flight over Ukraine Thursday days after Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea. Citing the Open Skies Treaty, the Pentagon said the U.S. and allies conducted the flight "to reaffirm U.S. commitment to Ukraine…
PARIS -- Paris police and store owners are bracing for new violence at protests Saturday, despite President Emmanuel Macron's surrender over a fuel tax hike that unleashed weeks of unrest. Police unions and local authorities are holding emergency meetings Thursday…
The Eiffel Tower will close Saturday due to planned demonstrations in France's capital. Those who purchased tickets online to visit the site will get a refund, according to an online notice that described it as an "exceptional closure." Additionally, more than…
RIMBO, Sweden -- Representatives from Yemen's warring sides sat in the same room in Sweden on Thursday as U.N.-sponsored peace talks for the war-torn Arab country got underway, aimed at halting a catastrophic three-year civil war. Sweden's foreign minister, Margot…
Chinese intelligence could have been involved in the data breach that affected 500 million guests who have made reservations with hotels under Marriott's Starwood division, Reuters reported today. Private investigators involved in a probe into the breach discovered hacking tools, techniques and procedures that were…
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan is kicking out 18 international charities after rejecting their final appeal to stay in the country, a move that an aid group spokesman said Thursday would affect millions of desperately poor Pakistanis and lead to tens of…
Former Australian archbishop Philip Wilson (C) leaves a court in Newcastle on August 14, 2018 Getty NEWCASTLE, Australia -- An Australian appeal court on Thursday overturned a conviction against the most senior Roman Catholic cleric ever found guilty of covering…
GGR Last Updated Dec 6, 2018 1:59 PM EST LONDON -- A British woman sailing solo in a round-the-world race is being rescued after losing her mast and being knocked unconscious in a vicious storm. Golden Globe Race officials said…
Last Updated Dec 5, 2018 8:08 PM EST Two military aircraft crashed early Thursday while refueling in the air during a training mission off the coast of Japan, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) said Wednesday. Japanese search and rescue aircraft…
The Danish government has come up with a plan to send dozens of rejected migrants to a remote island that currently houses a research center conducting tests on diseased animals. Denmark's center-right government and right-wing Danish People's Party reached an…
The world hit another carbon dioxide emissions milestone in 2018, with an estimated 2.7 percent increase in emissions since last year, according to a report published Wednesday in Environmental Research Letters, a scientific journal. This follows an increase of 1.6 percent in…
"Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan shares a laugh with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde. Brennan spoke with Lagarde following her delivery of the Kissinger Lecture at the Library of Congress. IMF Handout/Stephen Jaffe Last Updated Dec 5,…
TORONTO — Canadian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies for possible extradition to the United States. Justice Department spokesman Ian McLeod said Meng Wanzhou was detained in Vancouver, British Columbia, on…
Last Updated Dec 5, 2018 7:41 AM EST MOSCOW -- Russian officials on Wednesday warned of "retaliation" to the U.S. decision to walk out of a key arms treaty U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced at a NATO meeting Tuesday…
ISTANBUL -- A Turkish prosecutor has demanded that arrest warrants be issued against two Saudi nationals close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Turkish source close to the investigation said Wednesday. Khashoggi,…
CAIRO -- Yemen's warring parties will meet in Sweden this week for another attempt at talks aimed at halting their catastrophic 3-year-old war, but there are few incentives for major compromises, and the focus is likely to be on firming…