FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year’s World Cup. Soccer’s organizing body said outside the host United States, Mexico and Canada, the…
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Iranian opposition group says protests give hope to topple regime
CBS News met with fighters from an armed and outlawed Iranian opposition group in the mountains of northern Iraq who said the protests in Iran have given them hope. They…
Russia notes Trump’s dispute with NATO allies over Greenland as European troops head to Arctic for war games
Russia says geopolitical tension in the Arctic is of “the gravest concern,” as European NATO members ramp up for war games in the region and Moscow seeks to highlight the…
Division remains over Greenland’s future after White House meeting
The foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark say differences remain about Greenland’s future after meeting with officials at the White House on Wednesday. In the meeting, the Danes reiterated the…
U.S. reduces personnel at major airbase in Qatar amid tensions with Iran
U.S. reduces personnel at major airbase in Qatar amid tensions with Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News U.S. officials said some personnel have been advised to evacuate a major…
A mother searched hundreds of bodies to find daughter killed in Iran protests
Rubina Aminian was a 23-year-old fashion student killed during the deadly anti-government protests in Iran. Aminian’s mother drove six hours from their home in western Iran to a makeshift morgue,…
U.S. forces seize sixth Venezuela-linked oil tanker
U.S. forces seized a sixth oil Thursday in an early morning operation, according to U.S. Southern Command. The tanker was seized as part of a quarantine on sanctioned oil tankers…
Kurdish Iranian opposition in Iraq ready to take on regime, but says not yet, as Trump steps back from threats
In the mountains of northern Iraq, just 30 miles from the Iranian border, CBS News met Thursday morning with fighters — many of them women — from an armed Kurdish…
Greenland’s future uncertain as Trump insists U.S. needs territory for security
President Trump insists the U.S. needs Greenland for national security, and he’s threatened to take it by force if necessary. As Weijia Jiang reports, the future of the Danish territory…
A 23-year-old fashion student was killed in Iran’s protests. Her mother searched through hundreds of bodies to bring her home.
Rubina Aminian was a “full of life” 23-year-old Iranian fashion student with big goals for the future. She was shot and killed last week amid the protests, her aunt told…