Politics

‘People are scared of her, to be honest’: Kemi Badenoch remakes Tories in her image

At Conservative conference, some worry about becoming a one-woman party, while others say party should thank their lucky stars they have her

Could the UK really rejoin the EU?

The big question facing Andy Burnham is not whether Brexit has harmed Britain, but if a rapidly changing Europe will keep the door open if the UK decides it wants back in

Mamdani calls out Israel's 'genocide' in Gaza on anniversary of Oct. 7 attack

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged “the horrific war crimes” of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel on its third anniversary, but he added that “the suffering did not begin nor end that day” while calling Israel’s actions in Gaza “genocide.”

‘Green, red, yellow, blue’? Beneath the surface, diaspora language is anything but Black and white

Black communities across the globe have large and complex vocabularies to describe race, shaped by their specific cultures and histories

‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election

Campaigners set up in more than 1,200 tents in Puerto del Sol square say challenge now is to translate a groundswell of public support into concrete change

U.S. intercepts $3 million worth of fuel shipments to Cuba as energy blockade tightens

Updated on: October 7, 2026 / 1:07 PM EDT / CBS News

The Violence Sweeping France Was Never Really About Schools

Much of the protesting by students has become an exercise in nihilistic resentment.

Live Updates: Vance seems to soften Iran nuclear demands, Rubio says Tehran has "lost control" of Strait of Hormuz

Updated on: October 8, 2026 / 2:32 AM EDT / CBS News

Shock gloves purchased by ICE cause intense pain and quick compliance, Army study finds

The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previously unreleased Army study.

‘Men are a scam!’ The trials of Danielle Ponder, the lawyer turned singer rooting for a better world

After representing society’s dispossessed, Ponder started a music career in her 40s – then faced miscarriage, anxiety and more. She explains her survival instinct

How Israeli and Palestinian kids are coping 3 years after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks ignited the Middle East

October 7, 2026 / 6:38 AM EDT / CBS News

Portuguese authorities took 83 days to tell Rui Pinto his witness protection was ending

Manchester City whistleblower given 10 days’ notice