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Families of kids killed in Oct. 7 attacks and Gaza war still feel pain of loss 3 years later

Wednesday marks three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel that triggered the war in Gaza. The families of children killed in Israel and Gaza spoke about the pain they still feel three years later. Families of kids killed in Oct. 7 attacks and Gaza war still feel pain of loss 3 years […]

Battle for control of Red Sea, attacks on energy infrastructure temper news of rising oil flow

Middle East oil exports, excluding those from Iran, surpassed their pre-war levels last week, despite attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler. For the first time since the U.S. and Israel launched their offensive against Iran at the end of February, the weekly average of […]

Russia is stockpiling weapons to intensify attacks on Ukraine, analysts say

Kyiv — A daytime Russian attack on Ukraine Monday damaged civilian buildings and wounded more than 100 people across the country, according to local authorities.  A drone exploded into the National Academy of Sciences in the heart of Kyiv. Hours later, a second drone damaged a private medical clinic just blocks away. In Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth-largest […]

Abraham Accords countries hold first official meeting since Oct. 7 attacks

Ten blocks away from the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. diplomats quietly kickstarted the expansion of the Abraham Accords from the 43rd floor of a midtown Manhattan office tower. On Thursday morning, State Department officials convened the first official meeting of the Abraham Accords countries — the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain […]

6 people killed in bear attacks in Siberia, as official warns one town is “under siege”

At least six people have been killed in bear attacks in Russia’s vast Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk in a month, prosecutors said Wednesday, as an official in a neighboring region reported bears had put one town “under siege.” Prosecutors said they opened a probe into criminal negligence, accusing local officials of failing to control bear […]

In war’s opening days, Iran’s attacks on Bahrain caught Navy families and sailors by surprise

On the very first day of the war, Iran targeted the Navy’s Middle East headquarters in Bahrain — before the U.S. government had evacuated all the military families based there. Some had to wait about a week or more to reach safety, according to multiple families who spoke to CBS News. “You’re definitely scared,” one […]

New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks

New photos obtained exclusively by CBS News reveal for the first time the widespread damage and destruction of buildings and vehicles at multiple U.S. positions across the Middle East, as a result of Iranian missile and drone attacks.   The images were sent to CBS News by active service members on condition of anonymity because […]

How Iran’s regional allies’ attacks in Yemen are compounding the war’s impact on oil prices

Escalating fighting between Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, and attacks by other Iranian proxy forces on Saudi infrastructure, are increasing the threat to tanker traffic in the Middle East and driving up global fuel costs more than six months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran. Direct clashes between the U.S. […]

Shark attacks, seriously injures surfer at popular beach in Australia

A surfer in his 50s was rushed to a hospital on Monday after being bitten by a shark at a popular beach in Western Australia, the state government and local ambulance service said. Authorities said they received a report of a “shark incident” around 9:45 a.m. at Glenfield Beach, just over 400 kilometers (250 miles) […]

Pope Leo XIV marks 25 years since 9/11 attacks, calls for renewed commitment to peace

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday as he marked 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks on his home country. The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate 25 years since the attacks, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday […]