Former chief negotiator for U.S. Zalmay Khalilzad sticks by his Taliban deal
Khalilzad made clear that the Doha Agreement was meant to be "conditions-based" rather than driven by a calendar date.
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Richard Gere summoned to testify at Italy's leader trial
Matteo Salvini goes on trial for allegedly illegally blocking over 100 migrants in dire sanitary conditions from disembarking from a rescue ship.
La Palma volcano eruption brings threats of volcanic ash, acid rain
The remnants of the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption can be found in the seabed where aquatic life and habitats are coated in ash.
Suspected poacher trampled to death by elephant in South Africa
The elephant spared the man's cell phone, which rangers have turned over to police to help track down his fellow poachers, a park spokesman said.
U.S. travel blogger among 2 women killed in Mexico resort shooting
A San Jose woman was one of two foreign tourists killed in the apparent crossfire of a drug-gang shootout in Mexico's Tulum.
Americans in Afghanistan face hard choice of dividing their families
One woman's struggle to find a way out of the Taliban-led country without leaving behind her family.
Afghan girls determined to return to school
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, schools have been off-limits to most older girls. But women continue to rally for education for all.
U.S. reports record number of migrant apprehensions along Mexican border
Roughly 61% of the migrants encountered were quickly expelled to Mexico or their homeland under a pandemic-era policy known as Title 42.
Biden says U.S. has "commitment" to defend Taiwan if China attacks
The White House quickly walked back his remark, but amid questions over Washington's long-held policy of "strategic ambiguity," China warns the U.S. not to send "wrong signals."
Some women report being drugged with needles at U.K. nightclubs
Student groups in more than 40 cities across the U.K. have organized boycotts of nightclubs next week, with many young women saying they're afraid of being drugged.
Taliban says ISIS-K no threat, but bloodshed tells a different story
"We can completely guarantee security for the Afghan people," a Taliban commander told CBS News, days after a mosque bombing killed more than 50 people.
Vikings landed in North America 471 years before Columbus
A solar storm and chopped wood proved that Vikings were present in Newfoundland, Canada in 1021 AD.
Apparent threat from Haitian gang to kill kidnapped U.S. missionaries
An unverified video posted online appears to feature the leader of the "400 Mawozo" gang threatening to shoot all 17 of the hostages if $17 million in ransom isn't paid.
Queen Elizabeth spends night in hospital
Buckingham Palace said she was taken to the hospital for "preliminary investigations."
South Korean workers channel "Squid Game" to protest economic woes
The huge popularity of the Netflix series gave the country's labor unions a strong theme for massive protests across the country, demanding "a world of equality."
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