"Children die here every day": The Taliban's Afghanistan is starving
The world is denying the extremist group access to Afghan state funds over its brutal crackdown on rights, but the Taliban isn't suffering, Afghans are.
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The world is denying the extremist group access to Afghan state funds over its brutal crackdown on rights, but the Taliban isn't suffering, Afghans are.
Member states have haggled over the terms of new international laws to protect international waters from exploitation since 2017. Could they finally reel it in?
More than 60 countries are struggling to afford importing food, according to a leaked U.N. email obtained by Politico. Even with grain now leaving Ukraine because of a U.N.-brokered deal, it has not reached many countries in need. Eddy Wax, a reporter for Politico Europe, discusses the global food crisis.
The United Nations warns that continued military actions near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, a repeated target of missile attacks, could have catastrophic consequences. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers to discuss the situation at the facility.
Two more cargo ships departed Odesa on Monday morning carrying grain. This is happening as the United Nations warns of nuclear disaster amid shelling near Ukraine's nuclear facilities. Charlie D'Agata reports.
British military intelligence says Russia is moving convoys of tanks and weapons from the east to prepare for battle. This happens as Ukraine is increasingly targeting bridges and Russian ammunition dumps in the region. Charlie D'Agata is in the southern port city of Odesa, which has been under Russian siege and is now finally able to ship much-needed grain worldwide.
While the shipments have raised hopes of easing a global food crisis, experts say much of the grain is used for animal feed
Negotiators from Iran, the United States and the European Union have resumed monthslong, indirect talks over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal.
Kyiv said 17 other vessels were "loaded and waiting permission to leave" Ukraine but there was no word on when they could depart.
The U.S. will send more than $14 billion of humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. Meanwhile, the refugee crisis in Eastern Europe is worsening, according to data from the United Nations. CBS News anchor Lana Zak spoke with the senior external relations officer for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Chris Melzer about what's happening.
The U.S. and Ukraine are building a case against Russia, accusing the nation of war crimes. Anastacia Galouchka with the International Centre for Policy Studies spoke with CBS News' Lana Zak about what it would take to bring Russia to justice.
Eastern Ukraine is bracing for another day of Russia’s assault. The U.N. says 15.7 million Ukrainians need urgent humanitarian support. Philadelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate just days after reinstating it. And Mike Tyson is being investigated after reportedly punching a passenger on a JetBlue flight.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the U.N. Security Council amid growing evidence of a massacre of civilians by Russian troops in the town of Bucha. The Senate has agreed on a $10 billion deal for COVID support and relief. And the Kansas Jayhawks are the new NCAA men’s basketball titleholders.
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an attempt to broker a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today over America's "Remain in Mexico" policy for asylum seekers. And Warren Buffet will continue his tradition of auctioning off a charity lunch to raise money for the homeless this spring but says it will be the last one.
Top U.S. officials say Russia's war in Ukraine is amplifying food insecurity around the world. Nancy Roman, president and CEO of Partnership for a Healthier America, speaks with CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Nancy Chen on how the war affects our global food supply.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the United Nations that Russia is ready for a "massive military assault" on Ukraine. Plus, top White House advisers meet with Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis and CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion join "Red & Blue" anchor Scott MacFarlane with the latest.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of war crimes in his address to the U.N. Security Council. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports from Capitol Hill, and CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins "Red & Blue" to discuss what else Zelenskyy said.
"We're deeply concerned about the fact that Russia has taken over nuclear facilities in Ukraine," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the start of a U.N. conference.
Ukraine is accusing Russia of killing dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war captured during the battle in Eastern Ukraine. Russia denied the accusations, instead claiming Ukrainians conducted the massacre. Holly Williams reports.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres IAEA chief Rafael Grossi are among those expected to gather at United Nations headquarters for nuclear conference.
The World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.
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.
On Nelson Mandela International Day, the British royal lamented the climate crisis, disinformation and eroding freedoms and called on everyone to "get to work."