Politics

Indonesia gets its first aircraft carrier amid debate over cost and military ambitions

The gift from Italy has sparked fierce debate among defence analysts and opposition politicians who question its true cost and purpose

The spectre of ‘remigration’ is haunting Europe. Slovenia in 1992 gives us a blueprint for this state terror

In February that year, the Slovenian government officially deleted 25,000 citizens, turning them overnight into illegal immigrants

FCC exempts Paramount from regulation limiting foreign ownership of broadcaster

The Federal Communications Commission gave its approval to Paramount Skydance’s requested 49.5% foreign ownership stake in its pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday.

No hope, no vote … how most of Delhi’s sex workers are being struck off electoral rolls

Modi’s bid to ‘purify’ voter lists has affected a third of the city’s residents. In the GB Road red light district, those who lack permanent homes and documents are among the hardest hit

Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial says he "didn't have any doubts" during deliberations

September 17, 2026 / 10:58 PM EDT / CBS News

UN mission finds evidence signaling U.S. war crimes in Iran; Washington rejects report

The UN mission pointed out the missile strike on a primary school that killed over 150 people, as well as another airstrike which killed 22 civilians.

Postal Service chief confirms Trump mail-in ballot security work stopped

The chief of the U.S. Postal Service confirmed the agency has stopped its work on implementing a computer system that would have verified mail-in ballots for the midterm elections under an executive order from President Donald Trump.

Russians go to polls against backdrop of Ukraine war and Putin’s tightening grip

President’s United Russia party faces no meaningful opposition after liberal anti-war party barred from ballot

Ukraine war briefing: Poland’s Tusk heads to Kyiv after warning of Russian strikes on Ukrainian allies

Donald Tusk says Moscow will not enter peace talks without Ukraine’s ‘total capitulation’ and will try to inflict a ‘tragically critical’ winter. What we know on day 1,668

Massie starts gaining GOP support to pass Epstein Files II discharge petition

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) announced Thursday that four Republicans, including him, have signed the Epstein Files II discharge petition and expressed confidence it will pass the House.

US court sentences ex-Syrian official who ran notorious ‘punishment wing’ to 60 years

Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, part of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, was in charge of Adra prison where prisoners were tortured

Trump ordered DOJ not to appeal ruling that loosened limits on "gangster weapons," sources say

Updated on: September 17, 2026 / 7:56 PM EDT / CBS News