He blocked Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. He signed a censorship law that led TikTok to disable its functions. President Vladimir V. Putin has clamped down on free expression in Russia to a degree unseen since the Soviet era. Now he is taking aim at the last Western tech platform barely standing in wartime Russia: YouTube. … Read more
Washington, United States: Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane whose mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington’s Potomac river killed 67 people, as rescuers pulled victims’ bodies from the freezing water. US President Donald Trump launched a political attack blaming diversity and inclusion policies championed by his Democratic predecessors … Read more
China is the world’s factory floor. From high-end digital devices to inexpensive tchotchkes, many of the products that are bought and sold in the United States are made in China. President Trump has announced plans to impose additional tariffs on Chinese-made goods imported to the United States. Trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies … Read more
North Korean soldiers who joined their Russian allies in battle against Ukrainian forces have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy causalities, according to Ukrainian and U.S. officials. The North Korean troops, sent to bolster Russian forces trying to push back a Ukrainian offensive inside Russia’s borders, have not been seen at the … Read more
The military Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a passenger plane near Reagan National Airport Wednesday appears to have been flying above the permitted altitude, publicly available flight data analyzed by CBS News shows. This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation’s … Read more
What are the challenges and concerns about the D.C. airspace? – CBS News Watch CBS News The Coalition to Protect America’s Airports, an airport safety advocacy group, said Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., is the busiest commercial runway in the U.S. Retired Lt. Commander with the U.S. Coast Guard Shannon Scaff joins “The Daily … Read more
Stockholm, Sweden: Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Koran burnings. In June 2023, the 38-year-old with a chequered past sparked outrage when he stomped on the Islamic holy book and wrapped it in bacon before lighting a few pages on fire, slamming it shut … Read more
Hamas releases 8 hostages in chaotic hand-over with Israel – CBS News Watch CBS News Hamas has released eight more hostages as part of an ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel. CBS News reporter Haley Ott reports and Jon Alterman, senior vice president and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and … Read more
A footage is going viral on social media platforms showing the air traffic control room screen, which appears to show the radar view of an American Airlines plane colliding with a US military helicopter on Wednesday. The 49-second clip shows how the Army Black Hawk helicopter with three people on board – call sign PAT25 … Read more
Figure skating community mourns members killed in plane crash – CBS News Watch CBS News More than a dozen members of the U.S. figure skating community were on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C.. on Wednesday night. CBS News national investigative correspondent Tom Hanson reports. Be the … Read more