What is the Demilitarized Zone?
U.S. soldier crosses into North Korea This week U.S. soldier Travis King crossed the Demilitarized Zone, often called the DMZ, which separates South Korea and North Korea. King went into North …
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Biden meets with Israel’s Herzog, extends invite to Netanyahu
Biden invites Israeli leader to the White House Washington — President Biden met Tuesday with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House amid lingering tensions between the two countries …
Blinken pushes against Rand Paul’s blanket hold on diplomatic nominees
Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the Senate to “swiftly” confirm more than 60 nominees to key foreign policy positions, warning in a letter sent to all senators Monday that …
Jane Birkin, actor, singer and style icon, dies in Paris at 76
Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who made France her home and charmed the country with her English grace, natural style and social activism, has died at age 76. The London-born …
Italian court sparks outrage in clearing man of assault for “quick grope”
An Italian court has cleared a school aide from charges of sexually assaulting a student, determining that the aide only touched the student for “5 to 10 seconds” without “libidinous …
Biden “serious” about prisoner swap to free Evan Gershkovich
Washington — President Biden said he’s “serious” about securing the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is detained in Russia, through a prisoner swap. “I’m serious about …
Biden meets with Zelenskyy while NATO members clash over whether to admit Ukraine to alliance
President Biden meets with Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO Summit as Ukraine looks to get answers on when they can join the alliance. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy …
See map of which countries are NATO members
Ukraine seeking path to NATO membership President Biden is meeting with other world leaders at the NATO summit in Lithuania this week, where member nations are discussing Sweden’s admission into …
Turkey agrees to Sweden’s NATO bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join NATO, the alliance’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. Stoltenberg tweeted that Erdogan met with Swedish Prime Minister …
Elton John bids farewell in last show of final tour
Sir Elton John is done with touring. The iconic singer performed the last set of his final tour in Stockholm, Sweden, on Saturday night. The “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour …