U.S. "concerned" over South Africa's looming war games with Russia

The U.S. Embassy notes the joint military exercises off South Africa's coast will come "even as Moscow continues its brutal and unlawful war of aggression."

• Jan 25, 2023

U.S. poised to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine

The U.S. is poised to send its top-of-the-line battle tank -- the M-1 Abrams -- to Ukraine, giving it major new capabilities to launch offensives against Russian troops.

• Jan 24, 2023
• 0:23

Doomsday clock hits 90 seconds to midnight

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists warns that "unprecedented danger" has pushed the world closer than ever to catastrophe: "We are on the brink of a precipice."

• Jan 24, 2023

Can the U.S. catch up to China and Russia's African outreach?

After decades of investment and blossoming ties with Beijing and Moscow, experts say "short-term courtship" of African nations simply won't suffice.

• Jan 24, 2023

Poland to seek Germany's formal approval to supply tanks to Ukraine

Germany's top diplomat says the world must "do everything we can to defend Ukraine," but her government still hasn't committed to letting other nations send modern, German-made tanks.

• Jan 23, 2023

1/22/2023: 60 Minutes Presents – Stories that Inspire

What's in the heads of heroes; Russia's invasion of Ukraine scrambles global ballet community into action; Jacob Smith: The legally blind freeride skier.

• Jan 22, 2023
• 42:51

Ballet: A theater of the war in Ukraine

A prima ballerina in Russia has quit in protest, while young Ukrainian dancers flee war. Jon Wertheim reports on how ballet has become a front in Russia's war next door.

• Jan 22, 2023

Russia's war on Ukraine impacts the world's tightknit ballet community

In Ukraine and Russia, where ballet is centrally important to culture, dancers have had their worlds upended by the Russian invasion.

• Jan 22, 2023

Ukrainian troops dig in for winter defenses

There is still no final decision on the rapid shipment of German tanks for Ukraine. But at a meeting of Western allies, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, emphasized that with the right weapons and training, Ukraine can launch a significant counter-offensive against invading Russian forces in the spring. Correspondent Debra Patta reports from the frontlines, where Ukrainian troops are digging in, engaged in trench warfare fought in subzero temperatures.

• Jan 21, 2023
• 3:04

Defense Secretary urges allies to ramp up aid to Ukraine

Western allies failed to reach a decision on supplying powerful battle tanks to Ukraine at a meeting at the Ramstein air base in Germany this week. First, CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reported from the front lines in Ukraine. Then, retired Brig. Gen. Peter Zwack, a global fellow at the Wilson Center, joined CBS News to discuss what a new Russian offensive could mean for the war.

• Jan 20, 2023
• 9:18

Defense leaders discuss Ukraine aid

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other leaders met in Germany to discuss future aid for Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joined anchors Michelle Miller and Lilia Luciano with more on the conference and where things stand in Ukraine.

• Jan 20, 2023
• 8:07

Suspected Russian ship spotted near Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a suspected Russian ship believed to be gathering intelligence near the Hawaiian Islands. CBS News anchors Michelle Miller and Lilia Luciano spoke with former U.S. Navy captain Bradley Martin, director of RAND National Security Supply Chain Institute, about why the ship is raising some concerns.

• Jan 20, 2023
• 3:24

Ukraine braces for new Russian offensive

The Biden administration announced new sanctions Friday on the Russian private military company the Wagner Group, and a meeting with featuring top U.S. defense officials in Germany failed to reach an agreement on providing Ukraine with advanced tanks. Meanwhile, Ukraine is bracing for what is expected to be a new Russian offensive. Debora Patta reports from Ukraine.

• Jan 20, 2023
• 2:53

Next few months crucial for Ukraine's spring counteroffensive, Pentagon says

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley suggested Ukrainians could reclaim some Russian-occupied territory, depending on the training and equipment they receive in the next few months.

• Jan 20, 2023

Mystery night divers vanish after rescue near key energy infrastructure

Polish authorities are investigating after the men, who were let go, offered an "unnatural" explanation for their late-night dive in rough seas.

• Jan 20, 2023

Russian spy ship spotted off coast of Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a Russian spy ship that has been spotted off the coast of Hawaii in recent weeks. The Pentagon said Thursday that the surveillance ship and another Russian ship have so far remained in international waters.

• Jan 19, 2023
• 0:20

CIA director meets with Zelenskyy as U.S. sends more aid to Ukraine

Burns "reinforced our continued support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression," a U.S. official said.

• Jan 19, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard is tracking a Russian "intelligence gathering ship" off Hawaii

Officials say they are continuing to monitor a Russian vessel seen near Hawaii, which they believe is being used for intelligence purposes.

• Jan 19, 2023

Russia suggests "defeat" in Ukraine could "trigger a nuclear war"

The Kremlin and its allies have long tried to paint Vladimir Putin's assault on his neighbors as an existential war, and they want the world to believe they mean it.

• Jan 19, 2023

Freezing frontlines of war in Ukraine

Repeated Russian attacks on energy have left millions of Ukrainians without power, water or heat during the brutal Ukrainian winter. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta traveled to the northern frontlines in Kharkiv.

• Jan 19, 2023
• 2:21

In the front-line trenches of Ukraine's "harsh" winter war with Russia

Ukrainians battling Russia - and nature - to dig earthen fortifications to keep the invaders at bay want their partners to help speed up the grueling fight.

• Jan 19, 2023

Russia opens criminal case against U.S. citizen accused of spying

"The American is suspected of collecting intelligence information in the biological sphere," Russia's FSB security service said.

• Jan 19, 2023

Helicopter crash near Ukraine kindergarten kills child, top officials

At least 13 people died in the "terrible tragedy," Ukrainian officials said, including at least one child who was in the kindergarten building.

• Jan 18, 2023

Helicopter crash at kindergarten outside Kyiv

At least 15 people are dead after a tragic helicopter crash at a kindergarten outside Kyiv. Among the dead are three children and one of the country's most senior politicians. Holly Williams is following the story.

• Jan 18, 2023
• 1:14

Dnipro apartment complex attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling for justice for those killed during a Russian strike on a Dnipro apartment complex over the weekend. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has the latest from Ukraine, including how Russia plans to bump up its forces.

• Jan 17, 2023
• 4:06

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