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Carnival is in preliminary discussions to sell its Seabourn luxury cruise brand to the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, sources say.

Albania’s  defense minister says the Western Balkan country has purchased anti-tank Javelin missiles to strengthen its defenses

With the shadow of neighbouring Russia's war in Ukraine looming large, Finland's conscripts conduct military drills, keeping the rust off their mortars and rifles as the Nordic nation prepares for the worst. Breaking with a long-standing non-alignment in military matters, Finland officially applied to become a member of NATO in response to Russia's invasion.

A top Finnish diplomat tells CBS News his country would bolster the transatlantic alliance, but even without membership, Finland has its own "credible deterrence."

Eastern Europe wants big new deployments of NATO troops to defend against Russia, but some other alliance members are skeptical of then need for shifting major forces east, particulalry after seeing Russian forces struggle in Ukraine.

Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision song contest winner appealed to Turkey’s president to save Ukrainian fighters from the besieged city of Mariupol.

Kyiv residents get an unexpected boost after Ukraine swept to victory at the Eurovision Song Contest with an infectious hip-hop folk melody. The win has raised spirits in the embattled nation which fighting off a Russian invasion that has killed thousands and displaced millions of people.

French judges have opened an investigation into torture allegations against Interpol president Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates.

Authorities say the suspects AirDropped graphic photos from several different plane crashes to other passengers aboard a flight from Israel to Turkey.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo raised concerns about the ties Mehmet Oz, former President Trump’s endorsed candidate in the Pennsylvania Senate race, has to Turkey in a press briefing arranged by Oz’s chief opponent in the race. Pompeo, who’s supporting Oz’s rival, Dave McCormick, in the Keystone State, held the briefing the same day…

The seizure of Suleiman Kerimov's superyacht is part of a broader effort to take the assets of sanctioned oligarchs as Russia invades Ukraine.

The Russian fast-attack craft were destroyed with an unmanned combat aerial vehicle known as Bayraktar TB2.

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot activists say uncertainty over the safety of war-wracked Ukraine’s nuclear power plants has reignited concerns over a Russian-owned nuclear power station being built in a quake-prone area on Turkey’s southern coast.

Turkey has lifted one of its last remaining COVID-19 restrictions, the wearing of masks in crowded indoor locations

President Joe Biden is commemorating the 107th anniversary of the start of what he calls “the Armenian genocide.”.

Ukrainian satisfaction at the successful attack was tempered by a Russian warning that it would step up strikes on Ukraine’s capital in retaliation for what it claimed were attempted Ukrainian assaults on border towns. Ukraine's president has asked Biden to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.

An estimated 200,000 people left Russia during the first 10 days of the war, and some now lament their friends back home accepting Putin's narrative.

An estimated 200,000 people left Russia during the first 10 days of the war, and some now lament their friends back home accepting Putin's narrative.

The West calls for actions not words after the first sign of progress in peace talks.

The Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov said: "My deep conviction is that the negotiations will prove to be pointless."

"What is left for us?" asked one resident of the besieged city of Mariupol who escaped Russia's relentless, grinding bid to seize Ukrainian territory.

At least six workers were killed and four injured after rockslides engulfed a quarry in northern Oman on Sunday, with further slides feared.

Bijan Rafekian was convicted by a jury but the same judge found that verdict was not supported by facts.

The U.S. and its allies are moving to prohibit financial transactions with Russia's Central Bank that involve Russian gold.

Roman Abramovich's luxury yacht Solaris is "scenic cruising" off the coast of Turkey, Marine Traffic data shows, after the billionaire was sanctioned.

The Santa Clara chipmaker said it will build a new "mega factory" in Germany as part of the investment, which is being subsidized with public funding.

Abramovich is one of seven Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the UK on Thursday in response to Moscow's decision to invade Ukraine.

US officials have not yet concluded who owns the superyacht but said they found initial indications that it was associated with Putin, per The NYT.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved bringing in volunteer fighters from the Middle East, particularly Syria, to fight in Ukraine

War in Ukraine is driving up food prices in those countries that depend on Black Sea grains and oils.

Checkpoints across Rivne, Ukraine, are now equipped with chain-linked caltrops, a spiked device dating back to ancient times.

The Kremlin's forces appear to have isolated Chernihiv, according to the Pentagon, as satellite images show the lumbering Russian military convoy near Kyiv dispersing and redeploying.

Facebook will allow some calls for violence against Russians and Russia, initiating a highly unusual exception to its longstanding hate speech rules that prohibit such language.

After a poll showed 74 percent supported a no-fly zone, a pollster tried to get at what support would be if people actually understood the idea. And support dropped -- kind of.

Foreign companies that have left Russia could see their businesses nationalized under legislation being considered there.

Foreign Ministers Dmytro Kuleba and Sergei Lavrov met for the first time since the invasion began.

“Nine days without food, warmth, and dead bodies everywhere on the street,” one Mariupol official said. “What can be worse than this?”

Much of the conversation Thursday and Friday will be focused on the economic impact of sanctions and other measures.

New road names such as “President Zelensky Way," and “Ukrainian Heroes’ Street” are springing up outside Russian embassies.

Two weeks into its war in Ukraine, Russia has achieved less and struggled more than anticipated at the outset of the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War II. As Russian forces continue to press on the capital, Kyiv residents called on the reservists units of the Territorial Defence Forces to train and stand ready to fight. (Mar. 10)

Riot police set up barricades and fired pepper gas to block demonstrators from joining an International Women’s Day march in central Istanbul.

The owner of the Scheherazade has remained a mystery thanks to confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements.

Sanctions on Russia are starting to wreak havoc on global trade, with potentially devastating consequences for energy and grain importers while also generating ripple effects across a world still struggling to overcome pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.

Israel’s president says any bid to improve strained ties between his country and Turkey won’t come at the expense of its “strategic relationship” with neighboring Cyprus

Israel’s president says any bid to improve strained ties between his country and Turkey won’t come at the expense of its “strategic relationship” with neighboring Cyprus.

Vladimir Putin has upended the world order almost overnight—just not as he may have expected.

The Russian president thought he sensed an opportunity to take advantage of a disunited West. He has been proved wrong.

Lee Cowan looks back at the life of global health care advocate Dr. Paul Farmer, who dedicated his life to improving health care for impoverished peoples the world over.

Civilian flights within Ukraine were restricted through the end of Thursday, according to a notice to airmen.

An 18th century icon that a British officer spirited out of war-wracked Cyprus in 1974 has been returned to the island’s Orthodox Church by the officer’s son to reunite it with those “who really appreciate what it stands for.”

2022 is supposed to bring the busiest travel season ever. Inflation and Covid may have other plans.

A top European Union official says Turkey “has much to gain” if it works with the 27-member bloc to stem migrant arrivals from its airports and shores to the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

A top European Union official says Turkey “has much to gain” if it works with the 27-member bloc to stem migrant arrivals from its airports and shores to the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Vice President Margaritis Schinas said Sunday he’s hopeful Turkish authorities will show the same degree of cooperation on curbing migrant arrivals to Cyprus as they did on helping the EU deal with a Belarussian “hybrid attack” of pushing migrants across its border into Poland. “Look, Turkey, as all other of our neighbors, must understand a very simple thing: that on the migration issue, they have much to gain if they work with Europe instead of working against Europe,” Schinas said.

In cold weather, we turn to warming dishes with braised meat and vegetables.

The 12 who are still missing are all thought to be truck drivers, according to authorities.

Ukraine International Airlines says it moved five Boeing 737s to Spain because insurance company wouldn't cover flights in Ukrainian airspace.

Food journalist Dan Saladino explains how agricultural monocultures endanger unique — and delicious — alternatives.

The German Canon Georg Ganswein reads out a letter written by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in which he apologises after a report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church for clerical child sex abuse committed on his watch. The former pontiff, who stepped down in 2013, is accused of knowingly failing to stop four priests accused of child sex abuse in the 1980s when he was archbishop of Munich.

The battle with Islamic State group militants over a prison in Syria is finished, but the impact continues to reverberate

Turkey’s annual inflation came in at nearly 49%, hitting a nearly 20-year high and further eroding people’s ability to buy even basic things like food.

European Union interior ministers have agreed to create a new decision-making body in efforts to beef up the 27-nation bloc’s borders, and to kick-start desperately needed reforms to the EU’s malfunctioning asylum system.

Rescue crews in Istanbul and Athens have dug through snow and ice to clear roads that came to a standstill after snowstorms hit much of Turkey and Greece.

We tracked down some of the most unique seasonal candies created this year and challenged our staff to figure out the flavors.

ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy have expanded their stake in potential oil and gas deposits off Cyprus.

A powerful storm has pounded Istanbul and other parts of Turkey, killing at least four people and causing havoc in the city of 15 million people.

The Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner took place on Thursday to make sure those in need enjoy the traditional Thanksgiving meal.

Get creative with your Thanksgiving leftovers...

The world police agency meets in Istanbul this week to elect new leadership.

Safe drivers around Castle Hills received a surprise when they were pulled over by police -- a turkey instead of a ticket.

Kylian Mbappe’s four goals in an 8-0 rout of Kazakhstan ensured defending champion France reached next year’s World Cup along with victorious Belgium.

Thanksgiving will be here before you know it but that doesn’t mean you have to race to the store and buy a turkey. There are plenty of other options where you can let someone else handle the cooking this year.

It’s time to pull out the turkey and stuffing because Thanksgiving is almost here. But, if you don’t feel like cooking this year, there’s plenty of other options in the San Antonio area.

You may not want to wait until the last minute to buy your Thanksgiving turkey. Production is down, prices are up, and small fresh birds are more challenging to find, experts say.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and for some, this might be the first time you’re seeing family members and friends in a long time.

The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians is staying overnight in a New York City hospital after having a stent placement.

The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs.

A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders of the world’s biggest economies since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Greece has promised to link Egypt to the European Union’s energy market with an undersea cable that would carry electricity across the Mediterranean.

Greece’s prime minister says he has no intention of entering an arms race with Turkey and hopes to resolve differences with its neighbor through dialogue.

The European Union’s Home Affairs Commissioner says the 27-nation bloc could work out ways to stem the flow of migrants from Turkey to Cyprus and other EU countries when she holds high-level talks in Ankara next month.

The Dutch foreign minister has resigned after the lower house of parliament passed a motion of censure against the government over its handling of evacuations from Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover of the country.

A flight safety organization is warning that a Turkish drone base in ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights that cross the airspace around the eastern Mediterranean island.

Germany’s foreign minister has arrived in Libya to reopen the country’s embassy in Tripoli.

Amnesty International says Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who return home to detention, disappearance and torture.

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the “retrograde vision” of Turkey’s president to cement Cyprus’ ethnic divide by striving for a two-state deal “is wrong” for all Cypriots.

More wildfires have broken out in hard-hit Greece, with two blazes triggering the evacuation of 11 villages southeast and northwest of Athens, the Greek capital.

Wildfires are raging uncontrolled through Greece and Turkey for yet another day, forcing thousands to flee by land and sea.

Authorities have evacuated homes in southern Turkey as a wildfire fanned by strong winds raged through a forest area near the Mediterranean coastal town of Manavgat.

A Tokyo court has handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan.

President Joe Biden has nominated former senator Jeff Flake to serve as U.S. ambassador to Turkey.

The Dutch public health institute says that coronavirus infections in the Netherlands skyrocketed by more than 500% over the last week.

The Dutch leader has apologized for what he calls “an error of judgment” in relaxing the Netherlands’ coronavirus lockdown.

The Biden administration is identifying 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warning them of potential sanctions.

Two Americans charged in Japan with helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon have apologized in a Tokyo court.

A sprawling European Championship like no other is racking up air miles like never before.

Libya’s transitional government has underlined its commitment to holding elections on Dec. 24 at a conference with powers that have interests in the North African country.

The Afghan government’s chief peace envoy has expressed fears that the Taliban will have no interest in a political settlement with the U.S.-supported administration in Kabul after the scheduled departure of American and NATO forces.

Around dawn one recent spring day, an inflatable dinghy carrying nearly three dozen people reached the Greek island of Samos from the nearby Turkish coast.

President Joe Biden will seek to stave off another surge of civilian suffering in the devastating war in Syria when he meets President Vladimir Putin this week.

Roberto Mancini has turned Italy around after the Azzurri failed to qualify for the last World Cup.