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TikTok says a divestiture would not be feasible.

The bill got strong reactions from environmental groups.

There is public support for introducing traffic-light labeling and levies for the advertising of high-carbon products and services like petrol and diesel cars, meat and air travel, new research shows.

It’s a potentially powerful alliance with one of the biggest unions in the US.

For a few chaotic hours, the media could neither confirm nor debunk the media critic’s death.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will likely face tough questions Tuesday when a Senate panel grills the executive on safety problems, manufacturing missteps and alleged efforts to intimidate whistleblowers.

The following is a transcript of an interview with House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, on "Face the Nation" that aired on June 16, 2024.

The following is a transcript of an interview with CBS News contributor Sam Vinograd, a former Homeland Security official, on "Face the Nation" that aired on June 16, 2024.

Japan's defense ministry said it spotted a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) drone flying into the West Pacific on Tuesday, with analysts saying on Wednesday that the operation could serve as a countermeasure against US aircraft carrier activities on China's doorstep. A TB-001 armed reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Chinese military on Tuesday flew past the Miyako Strait from the East China Sea into the West Pacific to the south of Okinawa Island, before returning from the same path, Japan's Ministry of Defense Joint Staff said in a press release on Tuesday evening.

Senior officials of Brazil, Venezuela and Cuba are paying visits to China this week, as announced by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Experts believe that these trips bear a common goal of seeking new cooperation opportunities and strengthening ties with China in the midst of global landscape changes and their own economic hardships. Whether in overall regional cooperation, or in bilateral relations between China and Latin American countries, progress is being made in various aspects in a fast but steady pace, setting a model for partnership within the Global South, Chinese observers noted.

June 5 is World Environment Day. According to China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the theme for World Environment Day in 2024 is

Fu Bao, the giant panda who became massively popular in South Korea, has attracted wide attention among South Korean netizens, with some calling on the Chinese side to return the panda cub after unverified photos circulating on social media platforms showed some dark spots around her neck.

A Chinese warship has recently wrapped up a multilateral joint exercise in Nigeria, a move analysts said on Monday saw the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sail to far seas in the Atlantic, boosting military ties with other countries and contributing to peace and stability in the region and the world. The PLANS (PLA Navy Ship) Xuchang, a Type 054A frigate in the PLA Navy’s 46th escort task force, joined the six-day exercise from May 27 to Saturday as a part of the Nigerian Navy‘s 68th anniversary celebrations, the PLA Navy said in a press release on Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's attendance at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore should remind Asian countries not to fall for the same trap that Ukraine fell into, as the instigation of the US for a bloc confrontation in Asia is dangerous, experts said.

The US' new three-phase cease-fire proposal for Israel and Hamas marks the Biden administration's latest effort to quell the mounting domestic and international pressure on the US government's biased position toward Israel in the conflict, and is vying to increase its influence in the Middle East, said Chinese experts.

As exit polls suggest that India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to win a third consecutive term in office, Chinese experts noted that Modi's overall domestic and foreign policies will maintain continuity, as he is expected to persist in his efforts to bolster the country's economic growth.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu’s visit to the US from Thursday to Sunday aimed at sending a clear message to the US about China’s redlines on its core interests while also maintaining communication between senior officials in the two countries, said Chinese experts. They also noted that if the US refuses to stop its provocations and hostile measures toward China, the tensions between the two major powers will be difficult to stabilize while Washington is still mired in problems in the Ukraine and Gaza.

President Biden was in Los Angeles for a glitzy fundraiser with former President Obama and a host of Hollywood stars.

Emails obtained by CBS News California Investigates reveal the Governor's Chief of Staff​ did not want to negotiate with the initiative coalition unless they agreed to postpone their ballot measure until 2026.

Pro-reunification groups in the island of Taiwan opposed the collusion between separatist forces in the island and the US, saying that the US arms sales and visit of American arms dealers to the island aims to escalate cross-Straits tension and buying American weapons will only lead to more severe casualties and drag Taiwan island into war.