China rejected on Tuesday an accusation that it has wrongfully detained a U.S. citizen following a report by the Reuters news agency that an American seismologist has been held in the country for nearly two years and is facing trial on spying charges. According to Reuters, Youlin Chen, 54, who was born in China, had…
If President Trump were to make good on his declaration that the U.S. will impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz it could cost the largest vessels over $30 million per shipment, industry experts say, while logistics companies have called the concept illegal. It is not clear how the Trump administration…
A British man caught up in Spanish wildfires has described how he survived the inferno as his wife and friends died trying to escape. Malcolm Timbrell, 70, lived with his wife Annette Kilgore, 69, in the village of Bedar, in the Almeria province of southeast Spain. The area was scorched by wildfires on July 9…
The U.S. and Iran have traded strikes for the third night in a row and the U.S. used an explosive sea drone or the first time to attack an Iranian port. Meanwhile, President Trump has claimed the U.S. will control the Strait of Hormuz and impose a 20% fee on cargo. Weijia Jiang reports. Source…
The U.S. military said it used one-way attack sea drones for the first time in combat Sunday in an attack on an Iranian naval port. In a statement shared Monday, U.S. Central Command said forces used multiple sea surface drones to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas Naval Base on…
Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline, is appointed to fill his Senate seat; U.S. launches new strikes against Iran. Source link
Another major heat wave fueling European wildfires – CBS News Watch CBS News Europe is grappling with its third heat wave since May, and the hot weather is feeding wildfires across the continent. Chris Livesay reports. Source link
Is the U.S. fighting an unwinnable war with Iran? – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. is months into a war with Iran that President Trump said would take weeks. Is it still possible to come away with a victory? CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean breaks it down. Source link
Surviving members of the beloved Bahamian musical group Da Pond Band are speaking out about their friends and bandmates who were killed when a small plane operated by Flamingo Air crashed in the Bahamas on Friday, killing all 10 people on board. Da Pond Band, known for their lively Caribbean music, and a popular DJ…
President Trump formally notified Congress that “military action” against Iran restarted last week, according to a letter obtained by CBS News on Monday, as a monthslong ceasefire comes to an end. Military action “commenced on July 7,” the president said in a message dated July 10 and addressed to Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa,…
