Politics

Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’

Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?

Here’s how Germany can defend its democracy – banning the AfD isn’t the answer

Instead, constrain it legally and fight it politically. The world is watching

‘A maelstrom of his own making’: how Ed Sheeran’s tour turned into a full-blown culture war

Moment of reckoning for ‘Mr Nice Guy’ of music, who embraced Macklemore’s political cred only for pro-Palestine rapper to be dropped under pressure from billionaire

From ovations in Venice to death threats in Israel: the extreme responses to NAZA documentary

As Gaza documentary wins cinematic acclaim, its directors face vitriol in Israel amid a febrile election campaign

‘My fear was too great’: the Pussy Riot member recruited by Russian spies to inform on fellow activists

Exclusive: In her first media interview since fleeing Russia, Rita Flores describes her three years of being run by the FSB

Thousands protest closure of the Kennedy Center amid fears Trump is set to demolish the institution

Demonstrators gathered outside the building in Washington, after the president was spotted holding a placard that read: ‘Kennedy Center DEMOLIS ...’

I live in the ‘coolest neighbourhood’ in the world. It’s not as great as you’d think

A wave of tourists and visitors has changed the character of the Seoul neighbourhood I live in and helped create a place that no longer feels like home

Europe prepares for wider war as Russia ramps up ‘hybrid threats’

European countries are growing concerned that Russia may decide to strike beyond the borders of Ukraine, leading governments across the continent to warn that any attempt by Moscow to destabilize the region will backfire.

Appeals court rejects Trump's third-country deportation policy, says detainees are entitled to more due process

Updated on: September 18, 2026 / 10:44 PM EDT / CBS News

More than 35 women come forward in case against fake 49ers player accused of fraud

The FBI says Daejon Love and his alleged accomplice, Taylor Chan, defrauded women they met on dating apps out of $1.3m

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reaches out to eastern Europe for new trade and security partnership

The leaders of Poland, Serbia and Romania were among those at the inaugural Carpathian 8 Summit in western Ukraine. What we know on day 1,669

The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End

President Trump announced an agreement that appeared to satisfy all parties but came at a great cost.