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No headscarves in Kosovo's classrooms

Although largely Muslim, Kosovo is a secular state. While its constitution guarantees religious freedom, a government directive bans "religious uniforms" in public schools. For some, this is discriminatory.

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Active-duty soldiers put on standby as Minneapolis protests continue

Soldiers with the 11th airborne unit based in Fairbanks, Alaska, are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis as protests against ICE operations continue in the city, a U.S. defense official confirmed to CBS News. Ian Lee reports.

CBS America

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Freezing the past to protect the future

Glaciers across the world contain historical information, from temperatures and atmospheric composition to pollution across millennia. But as global temperatures rise, these frozen secrets are in danger of disappearing.

DW News

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Pope Leo appeals for peace for people fleeing Eastern Congo violence

Pope Leo XIV made an appeal for peace on Sunday for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Africanews

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Germany sees surge in young Ukraine refugees as Kyiv eases travel ban

Since Ukraine allowed men aged 18 to 22 to travel abroad last August, Germany has seen a growing number of young Ukrainian refugees. Seeking work and hoping to avoid mobilization, around 20,000 arrived between September and December.

France 24

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Netherlands ushers in Spring with National Tulip Day celebration

The Netherlands celebrated National Tulip Day on Saturday, marking the upcoming arrival of spring and the start of the tulip season. Dutch tulip growers arranged around 200,000 tulips in a vibrant display for visitors to pick from. The c...

France 24

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Anti-ICE protesters face off against supporters of crackdown

In Minneapolis, demonstrators in support of ICE (led by a pardoned January 6 rioter) were outnumbered by Minnesotans protesting immigration policies and the violent tactics used by federal agents.

CBS News

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Judge rules in favor of deported college student

A federal judge ruled Friday in favor of a Babson College student Any Lucia López Belloza, who was arrested by ICE agents at Logan Airport and deported to Honduras. The judge is giving the Trump administration three weeks to rectify the ...

CBS America

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The new push to protect Patagonia's carbon-rich peatlands

Patagonia's peatlands are a natural carbon sink that absorb and store great amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. They are the focus of a new cross-border conservation and restoration effort in Argentina and Chile.

Reuters

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New app 'Are You Dead?' goes viral in China

Millions of Chinese people living in single households are using a new app that will notice if something happens to them. It was launched in 2025 and has since become hugely popular across China.

DW News

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Birth rate drop hits U.S. colleges

Across the U.S., small colleges like Trinity Christian College and Sterling College are confronting a hard reality: there simply aren't enough students. Bloomberg's Big Take looks at how falling birth rates and declining enrollment are p...

Bloomberg

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New report on Renee Good's injuries and final moments

A Minneapolis Fire Department report obtained by CBS News details Renee Good's apparent injuries and other details about the shooting. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.

CBS America

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ICE holding about 73,000 people facing deportation, data shows

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding about 73,000 people facing deportation, a new record high, according to data. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.

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Man rescues wild birds, even without a roof over his head

A Kenyan man who once lived on the streets now shares his small home with a small flock of rescued birds. Rodgers Oloo Magutha has nursed dozens of injured kites, owls and storks back to health, filling a gap in a country with few rehabi...

Africanews

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Louisiana woman brought to U.S. as a child deported by ICE

Vilma Palacios, a recent nursing school graduate who was brought to the U.S. when she was six, was deported after a traffic stop. CBS News' Kati Weis reports.

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New Texas sanctuary for wild whooping cranes

Each fall, just over 500 wild whooping cranes migrate about 4,000 kilometers from northern Alberta to Texas. There's a new sanctuary for them on the Texas Gulf Coast. Julie Shackelford is with the Conservation Fund in Texas and Carter Cr...

CBC News

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Deadly floods sweep Southern Africa as authorities warn of more rain

Torrential rains and devastating floods have killed dozens of people across southern Africa, with authorities warning that more severe weather is still to come.

Africanews

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Experts blame American sea lions for loud barking in B.C waters

You’ll likely hear them before you see them. Sea Lions are making themselves heard in West Vancouver. As the CBC’s Alanna Kelly reports, experts say people should embrace and celebrate the noise.

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No headscarves in Kosovo's classrooms

Although largely Muslim, Kosovo is a secular state. While its constitution guarantees religious freedom, government directives ban "religious uniforms" in public schools. For some, this is discriminatory.

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DR Congo’s mining boom puts community forests at risk Likasi

Forest rangers say pressure is mounting. Corneille Makonga recalls how a powerful individual arrived with heavy machinery, claiming to have purchased the community’s forest despite villagers holding official documents. He says the attemp...

Africanews

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Tensions flare in Minneapolis after second shooting by ICE agent

Tensions are soaring in Minneapolis as protesters face off against federal agents. As Matt Gutman reports, it comes after a Venezuelan migrant was shot by an ICE agent after allegedly trying to flee federal officers.

CBS News

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Trump admin halting immigrant visas for nationals from 75 countries

The Trump administration announced it would stop issuing immigrant visas for nationals from 75 countries. CBS News' Olivia Gazis breaks down the reasons why.

CBS News

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Villagers shiver in China's north as gas subsidies shrink

Villagers near Baoding in China's Hebei province chose to barely heat their homes because of rising natural gas prices after cash-strapped governments scaled back subsidies designed to drive a transition to clean energy.

Reuters

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Second ICE shooting in Minneapolis sparks clashes with protesters

A federal immigration agent shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis on Wednesday night after reportedly being attacked with a shovel and a broom handle, as tensions between ICE agents and protesters continued to rise.

Euronews

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Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act amid Minnesota ICE tensions

President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military in Minnesota amid escalating tensions over ICE operations. The warning comes after a federal officer shot someone with a shovel and following fatal shooting of ...

Scripps News

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The moss people: Kim Simonsson’s sculptures

Finnish artist Kim Simonsson and his fantastical forest-dwellers pay homage to the stunning beauty of the natural world.

DW News

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Guinean mother deported from Belarus without her baby

23-year-old Mariam Soumah initially came to Belarus in the hope of getting to Europe. There, she gave birth to her daughter - and was deported back to her home country without her child. The Guinean embassy in Moscow, which oversees Bela...

Africanews

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Protest erupts in Minneapolis after ICE agent shoots man during raid

Protests in the U.S. city of Minneapolis as another person's been shot by an immigration officer.

Al Jazeera

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2025 was third hottest year ever recorded: Climate data

Climate scientists say data shows that 2025 was the third hottest year ever recorded on Earth with more than seventy countries breaking monthly temperature records. Scientists warn the data suggests unrelenting heat could be the new normal.

CBC News

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Deaths outnumber births in France

Despite an increase in the number of women of childbearing age in France, the number giving birth is at a low. In 2025 there were more deaths than births which has some towns concerned that they are losing the number of residents.

France 24