At least 25 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine blast, official says
Turkish officials say an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has killed at least 25 people and dozens remain trapped underground.
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Turkish officials say an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has killed at least 25 people and dozens remain trapped underground.
U.S. officials said a drone strike killed two senior ISIS leaders Thursday. It was not related to the helicopter raid that was carried out near the Syria-Turkey border Wednesday night in which an ISIS smuggler was killed. Matthew Levitt, director of the Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, joined CBS News to discuss.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting with the leader of the International Atomic Energy Agency to discuss recent attacks near a Ukrainian nuclear power plant. The IAEA has been pushing for a demilitarized zone. CBS News reporter Mary Ilyushina explains what could come from this meeting, as Putin is also set to meet with the leaders of Turkey and the UAE.
"We could see the boat smashing against the rocks and people climbing up those rocks to try and save themselves," one resident said. "It was an unbelievable sight."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his "balanced" approach to the Ukrainian crisis and blasted Washington's "ugly" policies at a meeting that followed a major setback for Moscow in the war.
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine was disconnected to its last external power line.
Turkey has a poor record of road safety. Some 5,362 people were killed in traffic accidents last year, according to the government.
President Biden formally accepted Tuesday Finland and Sweden's application to join NATO, becoming the 23rd country to sign the Instruments of Ratification for the Accession Protocols to NATO for the Nordic nations. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi explains why this is so significant and what else is ahead for Finland and Sweden.
In their second face-to-face meeting in less than three weeks, the leaders of Russia and Turkey are coming together to discuss a range of issues that the two both agree and disagree on. The Wall Street Journal's Middle East correspondent Jared Malsin joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the agenda.
While the shipments have raised hopes of easing a global food crisis, experts say much of the grain is used for animal feed
Kyiv said 17 other vessels were "loaded and waiting permission to leave" Ukraine but there was no word on when they could depart.
Drones play a major role in modern-day wars, including the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. CBS News producer Pinar Sevinclidir got exclusive access to the facilities where some of those drones are manufactured.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for more help from Western allies as Ukraine fends off a Russian invasion. CBS News anchor Lana Zak spoke with Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO's former supreme allied commander and distinguished professor of international affairs at Georgia Tech, about Ukraine's efforts against Russia.
Russian officials insisted that the airstrike — less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on resuming grain shipments from there — hit only military targets.
The agreement should see Russia drop its blockade of Ukraine's ports, where millions of tons of food have been stuck, exacerbating a global food emergency.
Russian and Ukrainian officials signed a deal Friday in Istanbul to resume grain exports from three Ukraine ports. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams breaks down the details and concerns Ukrainian officials have moving forward.
The United Nations and Turkey helped facilitate the agreement between Ukraine and Russia to reopen three Ukrainian ports for grain exports. CBS News correspondent covering the United Nations Pamela Falk explains the nuances of this deal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the leaders of Iran and Turkey in Tehran. This was his second trip out of Moscow since launching the invasion of Ukraine. The visit comes as Putin tries to strengthen ties with allies amid isolation from the West. Mark Katz, professor of government and politics at George Mason University, joined CBS News to discuss.
Vladimir Putin landed in Tehran, Iran Tuesday, where he's set to meet with the presidents of Iran and Turkey. Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research for the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institute, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about what to expect from these meetings, the possibility Iran is giving Russia armed drones and the differing accounts of President Biden's conversation with Saudi Arabia's crown prince.
Hatice Cengiz was outside the Saudi consulate while Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered. Biden is expected to sit down with the man blamed for the killing.
NATO leaders officially invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance on Wednesday. Chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and Robert Bell, former defense adviser to the U.S. Ambassador to NATO, explain why the expansion matters on CBS News.
NATO is getting ready to welcome Sweden and Finland into the alliance. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes explains the significance of that breakthrough, and CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini has more on how they got there.
President Joe Biden helped broker a deal that will allow Finland and Sweden into the NATO alliance, the most significant expansion in nearly 20 years. Plus, first lady Jill Biden speaks out for the first time on last week's historic Roe V. Wade decision, calling it "unjust." Chief white house correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called it "a historic decision."