Oil prices back up as U.S. and Iran trade threats to expand 7-month war
As Iran responds to Trump's threat of annihilation with its own warning of a possible "new front" in the war, global oil prices are rising again.
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As Iran responds to Trump's threat of annihilation with its own warning of a possible "new front" in the war, global oil prices are rising again.
Benjamin Netanyahu focused on Iran, and on defending Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank amid condemnation from fellow leaders at the U.N.
President Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
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The U.S. announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as the Trump administration continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance and warns United Nations agencies to "adapt, shrink or die" in a time of new financial realities.
Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a climate "tipping point" as the world warms.
CBS News meets young Palestinians who've lost their parents to Israel's war with Hamas, who say they're scared, and know "life will never be the same."
As Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began speaking at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, dozens of people walked out of the room in protest.
The United States, Israel's closest ally, reiterated its opposition to the New York Declaration and the General Assembly resolution endorsing implementation of a two-state solution.
The IPC, a global body that monitors hunger crises, says 22 months of war in Gaza have left half a million people facing "starvation, destitution and death." Israel calls it "lies."
For months, the U.N. and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.
The Israeli military backtracked on its account of killing 15 Palestinian medics last month after phone video appeared to contradict its claims.
President-elect Donald Trump has offered Rep. Elise Stefanik the job of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and the New York Republican has accepted the offer, a senior source close to the presidential transition confirmed to CBS News.
Hezbollah said the drone attack was in retaliation for two Israeli strikes in Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to the world stage on Wednesday, warning of dire intentions from Russia.
This speech is likely to be his last major address on the global stage. It comes as tensions rise in the Middle East and Russia's war with Ukraine continues to drag on.
"Our planet is trying to tell us something. But we don't seem to be listening," the U.N.'s secretary-general said after May marked another month of back-to-back global heat records.
The funding deal reached between Congress and the White House will include a ban on direct U.S. funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees until March 2025, sources say.
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, says an Israeli strike hit a food distribution center in Gaza killing a staffer.
The United States has vetoed an Arab-backed and widely supported U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel has asked the U.N.'s top court to dismiss a case brought by South Africa accusing it of genocide in Gaza. Here's a look at the case, the court, and the crime of genocide.
The U.N. Security Council voted to speed up the process of delivering aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza and demand that all hostages held by Hamas be released immediately.
After record-breaking temperatures in November, the E.U.'s Copernicus Climate Change Service determined 2023 will officially be the hottest year humanity has experienced.
At our current rate of progress, the U.N. predicts that the earth's average temperature will rise to nearly double the goal by 2030. Even if every country slashed their emissions by 42% overnight, the U.N. says there's still no guarantee we'd limit warming enough to prevent the worst of natural disasters.
The 15-nation Security Council's resolution — the first since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war — passed with a 12-0 vote. The U.S., U.K. and Russia abstained.
