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Live Updates: Trump vows to hit Iran hard after U.S., Tehran exchange strikes for the first time in weeks

Updated on: September 1, 2026 / 1:58 AM EDT / CBS News

U.S.-Iran escalation shows Washington's frustration with slow-moving sanctions

Renewed hostilities reopen the question of whether the conflict is grinding toward a settlement or further escalation.

Alaska Democrat Drops Out of Governor Race, Citing Funding Concerns

Alaska Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich dropped his bid to be the state’s next governor on Friday, endorsing the only other Democrat in the four-person general election race.

Trump says Canada's leaders 'worst' of any country as trade war escalates

President Donald Trump further ripped into Canada as the U.S. trade war with the country escalates, trashing its leadership as the “worst” of all countries he’s dealt with.

Remembering the Cap Arcona: Nazi ship sunk with concentration camp prisoners on board

The Cap Arcona, a Nazi ship, was attacked by British Royal Air Force planes near the end of World War II. Thousands of prisoners died as the ship sank in the horrific and little-known disaster.

Israeli settlers attack NBC News crew, Palestinian woman in West Bank

An NBC News crew was in a Palestinian village in the West Bank when they were attacked by Israeli settlers over the weekend. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the incident. Leigh Kiniry reports.

Goodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politics

The long-running drama reaches Hitler’s rise to power in its final season as its creators reflect on the unsettling parallels between Weimar Germany and the present day

‘We want to find a better future’: teenage girls on why they risked their lives to reach Spain

More than two dozen teenagers stuck in the Spanish territory of Ceuta shared their reasons for joining the treacherous mass crossing in July

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China's Xi builds diplomatic clout with multiple state visits ahead of Trump summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to make his first visit to India before traveling to the U.S. for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

‘Everything’s smashed to bits’: Ukrainians turn anger on those storing weapons near their villages

As Russia hits another ammunition warehouse, killing at least 38, locals put blame on poorly placed depots

Trump says el Sayed is 'out of it' and predicts socialism will sink Democrats

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he thinks Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed is “out of it” and he and other socialist candidates will harm more centrist members of the Democratic Party in November’s midterm elections.