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Escalating attacks halt Pakistan-Afghanistan cross-border movement

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to escalate. With each side blaming the other for a series of deadly attacks in recent weeks, and vowing to respond.

Al Jazeera

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Heavy snow snarls Midwest traffic as millions travel for Thanksgiving

Across the Midwest, the first snowstorm of the season came at the worst time for Thanksgiving travel. Heavy snow fell in parts of Minnesota, North Dakota and western Wisconsin -- as much as 17 inches in some places. Jonah Kaplan reports,...

CBS America

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Recovering small business in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

In September of last year, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the southern U.S. as a devastating Category 4 storm. Jessie Dean, founder and CEO of a small business that was washed away by the storm, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

CBS America

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This hurricane season no storms made landfall in continental U.S.

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on Sunday and for the first time in a decade, no storms made landfall in the continental U.S.

CBS America

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Families of Tarhuna victims demand justice after five years of silence

In 2020, dozens of mass graves were discovered by the Libyan government in the city of Tarhuna. Hundreds of civilians were detained, tortured and killed by the Kaniyat militia. Five years later, people say that not enough has been done b...

Al Jazeera

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Thousands who fled Sudan's el-Fasher face extreme hunger

Thousands of people who fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher and made it to a refugee camp are starving. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created severe food shortages, with famine declared in two re...

Al Jazeera

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Death toll in Hong Kong residential high-rise fires rises to 36

The death toll in a fire that engulfed several high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong has risen to at least 36, authorities say, with more than 275 others still unaccounted for. Hong Kong leader John Lee confirmed the updated death t...

Al Jazeera

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U.S. special envoy Witkoff to meet Putin next week

The U.S. says Russia and Ukraine are close to a deal— Negotiations continue as Washington, Kyiv, and the EU push forward a proposed peace plan.

Al Jazeera

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'Europe must keep pressure on Russia', von der Leyen says

The EU Commission president called on Europeans to step up pressure on Moscow and warned that despite its stated intention to engage in peace talks, "Russia's mindset has not changed".

Euronews

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Nigeria's mass school kidnappings expose Tinubu's security struggles

The abduction of more than 300 pupils from a school in northern Nigeria last week underscores President Bola Tinubu's faltering security efforts, now under heightened scrutiny since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action ...

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Sudan: Neither of warring factions has accepted truce plan, U.S. says

The United States has proposed a truce to Sudan's warring parties, but neither the army nor the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has formally accepted it. The RSF declared a unilateral three-month humanitarian ceasefire, while the army reporte...

France 24

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Rising lake waters force people to live in flooded homes in Kenya

The lake has surged more than a kilometre inland in what residents say is the worst flooding they have ever seen. Scientists are pointing to a mix of climate pressures and human activity as the cause.

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UNSC renews authorisation for inspection to enforce Libya arms embargo

The resolution approved on Tuesday extends for six months the authorisation to inspect ships on the high seas off Libya’s coast suspected of violating the arms embargo on the country.

Africanews

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U.S. envoy Witkoff coached Russia to pitch Ukraine peace plan to Trump

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff advised a senior aid to Vladimir Putin on how to pitch a peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a transcript of a call from October 14 published by Bloomberg News. The White House has not contest...

France 24

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Military officers claim 'total control' of Guinea-Bissau in potential coup

Gunshots were heard near the presidential palace three days after the presidential and legislative elections. Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said he had been arrested.

Africanews

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Gaza faces harshest winter since Israel-Hamas conflict began

Heavy rains and flooding in Gaza have turned temporary camps housing displaced Palestinians into swamps. The worst could yet be to come, with forecasters expecting the harshest winter since the Israel-Hamas war began.

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Frigid Turkey Trots: Where wind chills drop below freezing

A strong cold front will usher in much colder air slated to arrive Thursday and Friday depending on where you live. Even the Deep South will see temperatures drop well below average, as lows dip into the 30s as far south as northern Flor...

The Weather Channel

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Thanksgiving Travel: Tracking back-to-back winter storms

Look out for travel delays across the Northeast, Midwest and Great Lakes Wednesday. Winter Storm Alston will transition into a lake-effect storm that could bring feet of snow and blizzard conditions to portions of northern Wisconsin, the...

The Weather Channel

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FBI opens inquiry into Democrats warning on unlawful military orders

Multiple sources tell CBS News that the FBI has opened an investigation into six congressional Democrats who participated in a video addressing the U.S. military about unlawful orders. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

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Breaking down Trump admin's diplomacy to end Russia-Ukraine war

The Trump administration's efforts to reach a deal between Russia and Ukraine to end the war involve some unusual players and strategies. Margaret Brennan, the moderator of "Face the Nation," has more.

CBS America

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Whiteout conditions, high winds slam parts of Midwest

Winds gusts up to 50 miles per hour caused whiteout conditions across parts of Minnesota in the first significant snowfall of the season. Meanwhile, in North Dakota, a 60-mile-long stretch of I-94 was shut down Tuesday evening.

CBS America

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Somalia faces worsening drought emergency amid critical aid shortages

Somalia declares drought emergency as 4.5 million face hunger, 2 million children are malnourished, and crops and livestock fail.

Al Jazeera

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Inside Syria’s crippled air defences after Israeli strikes

Al Jazeera has gained rare access to an air defence site in Daraa, Syria.

Al Jazeera

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Palestine Action’s legal challenge against UK government ban begins

Cofounder Huda Ammori says the ban is ‘one of the most extreme attacks on civil liberties in recent British history’.

Al Jazeera

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Floods kill dozens in Thailand as Indonesia braces for more rain

The Thai military evacuated patients from a submerged southern city as the death toll from some of the region’s worst floods in years climbed to dozens, while Indonesia braced for more rain as the tropical cyclone moved towards the count...

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Thirteen dead as blaze engulfs Hong Kong residential complex

A fire in a Hong Kong residential complex killed 13 people and injured 15 others. The blaze rapidly spread through bamboo scaffolding, leading to the evacuation of 700 residents.

Euronews

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U.S. ambassador suggests Germany take NATO's top military role

For decades, a US general or admiral has held the post as head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Now, more signs from Washington point to a change coming in the future.

Euronews

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Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey for his first foreign trip

Pope Leo XIV will be visiting Turkey for his first foreign trip as the head of the Catholic Church. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.

CBS News

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What's next for U.S. negotiations between Ukraine and Russia?

CBS News chief foreign correspondent and "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan joins "CBS Mornings" to break down where U.S. negotiations stand with Ukraine and Russia and what's next.

CBS News

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Severe weather, travel troubles impact millions ahead of Thanksgiving

AAA expects Wednesday will be the busiest day on the roads ahead of Thanksgiving, as more than 73 million people are expected to drive to their destination this year. Meanwhile, at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta, delays lingered ...

CBS America