Behind China’s ‘active efforts’ for an Iran ceasefire: Business trumps politics

Behind China’s ‘active efforts’ for an Iran ceasefire: Business trumps politics

BEIJING — China’s ties with countries such as Iran and Russia have raised expectations of a bigger diplomatic role, but Beijing remains focused on protecting its own domestic interests, including global exports. That stance underpins Beijing’s circumspect acknowledgment of reports that it pushed Iran toward this week’s temporary ceasefire. A New York Times report cited…

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See the messages Brian Hooker sent his friend after wife’s disappearance in the Bahamas: “The wind blew me away”

See the messages Brian Hooker sent his friend after wife’s disappearance in the Bahamas: “The wind blew me away”

The day after his wife disappeared during a nighttime boat ride in the Bahamas, Brian Hooker told a friend that she tried swimming back to the sailboat following her apparent fall overboard, but strong winds pushed them apart “pretty quickly,” according to messages reviewed exclusively by CBS News. Lynette Hooker, who is from Michigan, has…

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