Politics

Putin visit to disputed islands has 'negative impact' on Japan relations

The Japanese government is outraged after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a tiny island north of Hokkaido, a territory that Tokyo has insisted was illegitimately stolen from the country in the final days of World War II.

Russian plot to kill American citizen thwarted by Poland, prime minister says: "First situation of its kind"

August 13, 2026 / 12:52 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Nicola Jennings on Nigel Farage, Count Binface and the Clacton byelection

Voting closes at 10pm on Thursday in the Essex constituency’s byelection

The Jason Arday affair must not spell the end for diversity. Here’s how – and why – we should defend it

The scandal has given succour to the same old rightwing attacks on D&I, but companies that do it properly raise standards rather than lowering them

Influencers Are the Sinaloa Cartel’s Newest Targets

The U.S. is trying to destroy Mexican cartels. But so far, a turf war has only deepened.

Third person dies at New Jersey immigration detention center

José Chajón-Raxón experienced ‘seizure-like activity’ at Delaney Hall and later died after being hospitalized

Justice Dept. leaves in place ruling that deregulates silencers, shotguns and certain rifles

August 13, 2026 / 12:24 PM EDT / CBS News

Ukrainian cathedrals, Gaza’s archives, Iranian squares – modern war is systematically erasing human history

It is not enough now for war to kill, it must eradicate a people’s cherished and precious heritage too

Hegseth criticized for locking Democrats out of closed-door defense budget talks

Republican lawmakers express concern after US defense secretary repeatedly excluded Democrats from briefings

Cities propose new tactics, laws to eliminate so-called "teen takeovers"

August 13, 2026 / 10:56 AM EDT / CBS News

Mike Huckabee decries Israeli settler 'terrorists' over siege of West Bank home

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee denounced a group of Israeli settlers who laid siege to a Palestinian home in the West Bank, describing them as “terrorists.”

Will Trump’s next press secretary be a better liar than the first five?

As Karoline Leavitt plans to step down, it’s apparent how the president above all values a readiness to twist the truth