President Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will finalize a rare minerals deal during a trip to the White House on Friday. Under the agreement, the U.S. would receive mineral resources from Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports. Max Bergmann, director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic International Studies, has analysis.
These stocks in particular face downside risk if the U.S. and China ramp up their tit-for-tat conflict, according to the Wall Street bank.
Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill may have concerns that could come up during Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s picks Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth, CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane reports ahead of the transition process.
A U.S. Navy jet crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington state and a search was underway for the plane’s two crew members, the Navy said.
A Michigan postgraduate student was horrified when Google’s Gemini AI chatbot responded to his request for elderly care solutions with a disturbing message urging him to die. The student and his sister, who witnessed the interaction, reported the incident to CBS News, expressing their distress and concern for vulnerable individuals.
Huge explosions rocked the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon, as Israel says it struck Hezbollah headquarters in a residential neighborhood. They say they were targeting the leader of the Iran-backed terror group. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
PM Narendra Modi and EU leader Ursula von der Leyen emphasized a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and reiterated their support for the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine. Their stance aligns with the recent UN amendments led by France, focusing on respect for sovereignty and international law.