Drug ring’s “monkey” technique used young swimmers to stash cocaine on ships at sea, Spanish police say

Spanish police on Thursday said they had busted a network that saw smugglers swim on the high seas to help stash Colombian cocaine on Europe-bound container ships and hijack vessels.…

2 tons of cocaine seized after speedboat chased down in Pacific Ocean off Colombia, video shows

The Colombian Navy seized over two tons of cocaine after chasing down a speedboat packed with drugs and fuel in the South Pacific Ocean, authorities said Wednesday, as the world’s…

FIFA says it’s received more than 500 million World Cup ticket requests for 2026 matches

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…

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…