Trump says to “watch what happens” as Iran war enters second week

Trump says to “watch what happens” as Iran war enters second week – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump posted on social media Friday, warning to “watch what happens” as the Iran war enters a second week. CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata has more as more details emerge about four more U.S. military deaths.

Cuba’s leader Miguel Diaz-Canel confirms talks with U.S. underway but warns agreement still far off

Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed Friday that Cuban officials recently held conversations with the U.S. government aimed at addressing long-standing differences between the two countries, though he cautioned that any potential agreement remains in the early stages. “Cuban officials recently held conversations with officials from the U.S. government to look for solutions to the bilateral …

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In Modern Netherlands, One Local Keeps Traditional Dutch Dress Alive

(Refile to update byline) By Hilde Verweij and ⁠Charlotte ⁠Van Campenhout VOLENDAM, Netherlands, March 13 (Reuters) – ⁠The Volendam women’s costume, with its high pointed bonnet (hul), ​is one of the most recognisable forms of traditional Dutch dress, appearing often on ‌postcards from the Netherlands. But outside ‌the tourist industry, no one publicly wears it …

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Watch Live: Hegseth, Caine give Iran war update at Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are briefing reporters at the Pentagon Friday on the latest developments in the war with Irana day after a U.S. military refueling tanker crashed in western Iraq. At least four U.S. service members were killed the crash, according to the U.S. military, which said rescue …

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Democratic senators file war powers resolution in bid to restrain Trump on Cuba

Washington — Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Trump’s stated goal of a “takeover” of the Caribbean country. Democrats have repeatedly used war powers resolutions to force debate on Mr. Trump’s foreign policy moves, though Republicans …

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Explainer-Why Haven’t the Houthis, Iran’s Allies in Yemen, Stepped Into the War?

RIYADH, March 13 (Reuters) – Iran’s Shi’ite allies in Lebanon and Iraq have ⁠joined ⁠the war in the region unleashed by U.S. ⁠and Israeli strikes on Tehran. But Yemen’s Houthi rebels, heavily armed and capable of striking Gulf neighbours ​and causing major disruption to maritime navigation around the Arabian Peninsula, have not yet entered the …

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Snow Geese Take off for the Arctic in Mesmerizing Sunrise Display

KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when thousands of migrating snow geese stopped honking and preening to suddenly take flight from a Pennsylvania reservoir. The mesmerizing display, about an hour after sunrise, was over almost as soon as it began. The birds circled …

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Zelenskiy Heads to France as Iran War Distracts From Ukraine

PARIS, March 13 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President ⁠Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy will seek reassurances ⁠of support from one of Kyiv’s key Western allies on ​Friday, arriving in Paris at a time when the war in the Middle ‌East is diverting attention from ‌Ukraine’s fight against Russia. The widening conflict has raised questions about the ⁠supply of ⁠weapons …

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