U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of Resolute Support forces and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, walks with Afghan officials during an official visit in Farah province, Afghanistan, May 19, 2018. REUTERS BRUSSELS -- The Afghan government's unilateral halt to attacks…
WASHINGTON -- A new medical mystery affecting U.S. diplomatic workers, this time in China, is deepening. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing has issued two warnings for Americans in the country to watch out for unexplained illnesses. Several workers at U.S.…
ESCUINTLA, Guatemala -- Prosecutors in Guatemala are investigating if the country's emergency response agency was negligent in their response to the deadly eruption of Volcan de Fuego, or "volcano of fire," last Sunday. At least 109 people were killed and…
President Trump is expecting tough talks with U.S. allies Canada, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, and Japan at the G7 summit Friday. Relations are tense after the president put new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from the European Union, Mexico,…
SINGAPORE -- President Trump said Thursday that he's "well- prepared" to meet Kim Jong Un next week in Singapore. He also said "attitude" is more important than preparation. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy has already arrived in Singapore, and he…
An image taken from video posted on YouTube by Syrian activists shows civilian -rescue workers known as White Helmets working in rebel-held Idlib province, in the town of Zardana, after alleged Russian airstrikes, June 8, 2018. YouTube BEIRUT -- Warplanes…
An Iowa high school student due to graduate last month ran afoul of federal immigration laws and was escorted out of the U.S. in April, authorities say. Three weeks later, Manuel Antonio Cano-Pacheco was dead, his throat slit in his…
King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Queen Maxima of The Netherlands and Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (right to left) during the award ceremony of the Appeltjes van Oranje for social projects on June 6, 2018 in The Hague, Netherlands. Getty…
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a joint appearance at the White House ahead of next week's North Korean summit. Mr. Trump said he was "totally prepared to walk away" from the summit. If the summit goes…
After Volcan de Fuego's biggest eruption in four decades, help is arriving to areas cut off by the lava flows. But in some villages, the chance of finding anyone alive is slowly disappearing. Six children injured are in Texas for…
When asked by CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett on CBS News' "The Takeout," former Mexican President Vicente Fox said he "absolutely" stands by his comment, “I’m not gonna pay for that f*****g wall."
The highly anticipated summit with North Korea is now just days away. During a joint appearance with the Japanese prime minister, President Trump predicted his meeting with Kim Jong Un will be a "great success." CBS News Washington correspondent Paula…
Days after he was denied access to a federal shelter for child migrants, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, is demanding answers from the Office of Refugee Resettlement about the roughly 11,000 children under the care of the federal agency. "Under U.S.…
TIJUANA, Mexico -- The Trump administration's tough talk on immigration did not deter Telma Ramirez from making the trip from El Salvador to seek asylum in the United States. She arrived at the border in Tijuana with her 5-year-old son…
Iraqis inspect the aftermath of an explosion in Baghdad's Sadr City district on June 7, 2018. Getty BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister on Thursday ordered an investigation into overnight explosions that tore through a mosque in Baghdad as officials raised…
ESCUINTLA, Guatemala -- Six children inured by the devastating volcanic eruption in Guatemala arrived in Texas on Thursday morning to receive treatment for serious burns, as the recovery effort around the volcano was halted due to dangerous conditions. A U.S.…
File photo of a saltwater crocodile at Wildlife Sydney Zoo in Sydney, Australia. Getty A small dog that spent a decade tormenting a crocodile on her owner's property in Australia has been eaten by the animal she taunted for so…
GUANGZHOU, China -- A U.S. medical team was screening more Americans who work in a southern Chinese city as the State Department confirmed evacuating a number of government workers who experienced unexplained health issues like those that have hurt U.S.…
Police attend the scene of the terrorist attack where a truck crashed after driving down a pedestrian street in downtown Stockholm on April 8, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden. Getty COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- An Uzbek man who drove a stolen truck…
Before President Donald Trump sits down with a third-generation North Korean autocrat, he will face what may well turn out to be a tougher crowd — some of America's oldest allies. With his new tariffs increasing U.S. isolation, Mr. Trump…
ESCUINTLA, Guatemala -- Six children inured by the devastating volcanic eruption in Guatemala were in Texas on Thursday morning to receive treatment for serious burns. A U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane carrying the children landed overnight in Galveston. The…
ESCUINTLA, Guatemala -- At least 99 people have been killed and nearly 200 are missing after the Volcano of Fire erupted in Guatemala over the weekend. The U.S. Air Force is airlifting several injured children to the U.S. for medical…
Megumi Yokota was thirteen years old when she was abducted in Japan on her way home from school in 1977 by North Korea. She was taught Korean and forced to teach Japanese language and culture to North Korean spies. Yokota…
A Nov. 3, 2015 file photo shows Afghan Taliban fighters in Farah province, Afghanistan. AP KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced a weeklong cease-fire with the Taliban to coincide with the holiday marking the end of…