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19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on the skyline is the Shanghai Tower (rear). Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors kicked off the final trading week of the year. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225…
Stepping out of the shadows Throughout the campaign, Mamdani faced Islamophobic attacks from political opponents. During a radio interview, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared to suggest Mamdani would cheer on another 9/11. Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa accused him of supporting “global jihad,” while Mayor Eric Adams insinuated that Mamdani is an extremist who supports…
Getty Images Stock image of a residential street in Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo Nine people including five children have been stabbed to death on the outskirts of Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo, police have said. Another adult and child were taken to hospital after sustaining serious injuries in the attack, city police said in a statement. Officers were…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Dec. 21, 2025. Editor’s note: This interview was filmed on Dec. 17, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, thank you for making time. BANK OF AMERICA CEO BRIAN MOYNIHAN:…
Iran’s former foreign minister argues Israel, backed by the US, has killed every opportunity for peace. Months after being attacked by the United States and Israel, Iran finds itself in the crosshairs again, with Israeli officials lobbying US President Donald Trump to address Tehran’s ballistic missiles. Veteran Iranian diplomat Javad Zarif tells host Steve Clemons…
I spent seven years studying high-achieving students, interviewing hundreds of them and their families. Many young people I met described monitoring grades, rankings, and résumés as if they were constantly evaluating their worth. In some families, achievement took on an outsized role, leading some children to wonder whether their parents’ love was tied to how…
Screen siren Brigitte Bardot, whose portrayals of free-spirited ingenues made her an international sex symbol and the pride of France, and who turned her back on movie stardom in 1973 to become an animal rights activist, has died, according to French media and Associated Press. She was 91. Bruno Jacquelin, of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation…
Hulton Archive/Getty Images Ruthlessly marketed as a sex symbol, Brigitte Bardot put French cinema on the map Brigitte Bardot, who has died at the age of 91, swept away cinema’s staid 1950s’ portrayal of women – coming to personify a new age of sexual liberation. On screen, she was a French cocktail of kittenish charm…
12/23: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News At least 2 killed in Pennsylvania nursing home explosion; California flooding threat grows as wildfire survivors face Christmas evacuation.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia — In Dar es Salaam’s train station, hundreds of passengers sat amid piles of luggage as a listless breeze blew through the open windows. Shortly before their scheduled 3:50pm departure on the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority’s (TAZARA) Mukuba Express train, an update crackled over the tannoy: the train…
