Politics

France's fresh budget battle threatens to topple another government

Time is not on the side of French government bonds, strategists have warned, as the nation's deficit balloons.

Elif Eralp: ‘Germany’s Zohran Mamdani’ who vows to be a mayor for all Berliners

Die Linke candidate, a lawyer affected by her experiences as the child of political migrants from Turkey, poised to head Berlin coalition government

Florida governor candidate Byron Donalds stands by Trump after some mentions of the president removed from website

Updated on: September 24, 2026 / 12:12 AM EDT / CBS News

Defiance, threats and a ‘rebirth’: five key points from day two of the UN’s big gathering

Iran took a combative tone, a new Venezuela is announced, and Ukraine’s president aims at the Kremlin’s coffers

Senate GOP campaign chief privately says party is in "fight for our lives," but sees path to midterm win

Updated on: September 23, 2026 / 11:38 PM EDT / CBS News

Pentagon identifies Virginia soldier as 19th death in Iran war

The Pentagon has identified the soldier who marked the 19th U.S. service member death in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war.

Eight USS Lincoln personnel have attempted suicide, US navy confirms

Hung Cao, acting US navy secretary, answered questions from US senator Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter

Trump winces during military flyover at Xi arrival ceremony

President Donald Trump winced during a military flyover as he greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday evening.

America’s Asian allies want a Trump-Xi truce

There are concerns that Trump could soften Washington's position on Taiwan or other regional security issues in return for concessions from Beijing.

Ukraine war briefing: Moscow hammers Kyiv as Zelenskyy urges leaders at UN to keep choking Russia’s revenues

Two killed and 41 wounded in Kyiv as Russian drone attacks that began on Wednesday stretched into Thursday. What we know on day 1,674

Eight sailors attempted suicide during USS Lincoln's Iran war deployment

Eight U.S. sailors have attempted suicide throughout the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group’s extended deployment to the Middle East, according to acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao.

Navy reports 8 suicide attempts on carrier group that faced monthslong deployment amid Iran war

September 23, 2026 / 8:10 PM EDT / CBS News