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76-year-old man accused of giving sedative-laced candy to kids at camp

Police say they received a report on Sunday that children had fallen sick at Stathern Lodge, a converted farmhouse with a sports hall and catering facilities about 120 miles north of London.

Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe sentenced for 12 years house arrest

Álvaro Uribe said he would appeal the sentence and denied any wrongdoing.

Trump says 2 nuclear subs to be positioned following Medvedev remark

President Trump says he has "ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions," after comments from Russia's former president.

Pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains unearthed in Peru

Utility workers excavating trenches to expand an underground gas network in the capital of Peru​ unearthed two pre-Incan tombs.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Mike Huckabee visit Gaza aid site

President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited southern Gaza on Friday amid international outrage over starvation, aid shortages and deadly chaos near aid distribution sites.

African countries brace for impact as Trump announces further tariffs

South Africa, which has a strained relationship with President Trump, is the only African country singled out in the announcement with a 30% tariff increase on August 7.

South Korea's jailed ex-leader resists questioning by taking off his clothes

South Korea's jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol again refused to attend questioning by investigators Friday, using a new method to resist: He took off his prison uniform and lay down on the floor at his detention room.

Toll rises in Gaza as Trump envoy plans for visit

President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel and is expected to visit Gaza, where the death toll among Palestinians waiting for aid continues to climb.

Witkoff and Huckabee will visit Gaza to survey aid distribution sites

The top Trump administration officials will also meet with people struggling in Gaza on the ground.

China uses "dark fleet" to buy oil from Iran and evade U.S. sanctions

A CBS News investigation reveals that China is still secretly buying Iranian oil and evading U.S. sanctions by having the oil transferred from ship to ship in the middle of the sea.

Canada plans to recognize Palestine as state, joining U.K. and France

France and the United Kingdom also made statements this month about recognizing a Palestinian state in September at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.

U.S. repatriates child from camp in Syria holding families of ISIS fighters

The United States has repatriated an American child from a large camp in northeastern Syria.

U.S. sanctions Brazilian judge overseeing case against Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro

The Trump administration said it is sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing a case against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Underwater voyage finds sea creatures thriving in deep ocean

Researchers exploring deep ocean trenches in the Pacific Ocean found thriving lifeforms.