FDA launches safety study for abortion pill mifepristone, source says

The Food and Drug Administration has launched a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristonea senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication. It will be a retrospective study of hundreds of thousands of cases, according to the official. …

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Pope Leo’s Visiting Europe’s Migration Hot Spots. Catholics Hope He’ll Ease Political Tensions

These rocky, remote outposts of Europe have struggled with the arrival of tens of thousands of mostly African migrants through some of the world’s deadliest migration routes. Even as numbers decreased this year, especially in the Canaries, the issue continues to roil politics in these historically Catholic countries. Many Catholics and migrants hope the upcoming …

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Taiwan, China Coast Guards in Renewed Standoff at Top of South China Sea

TAIPEI, June 5 (Reuters) – The Taiwanese and Chinese ⁠Coast ⁠Guards were engaged in ⁠another tense standoff near the strategically located Pratas Islands at ​the top of the South China Sea on Friday, Taiwan said, the second time ‌in a fortnight that this ‌has happened. China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, a …

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Trump Lawyers Refuse to Reveal Financial Information to BBC in $10 Billion Lawsuit, FT Reports

June 5 (Reuters) – ⁠US ⁠President ⁠Donald Trump’s ​legal team ‌has refused ‌to ⁠hand ⁠over financial information requested ​by BBC ​lawyers in his $10 ⁠billion ⁠defamation ⁠case against the ​broadcaster, the ​Financial ⁠Times reported ⁠on Friday, citing court filings it ⁠has viewed. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting ⁠by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; …

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China’s Xi to Visit North Korea on June 8-9

(Corrects ⁠media ⁠keyword; ⁠story unchanged) BEIJING, ​June ‌5 (Reuters) – ‌Chinese ⁠President Xi ⁠Jinping will visit ​North ​Korea ⁠on ⁠June ⁠8 and 9, ​state ​news ⁠agency ⁠Xinhua said on Friday. (Reporting ⁠by Liz Lee and ⁠Qiaoyi Li; Editing by ​Himani ​Sarkar) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026

Listen to a recording from a detained American journalist in Iran’s Evin prison

Listen to a recording from a detained American journalist in Iran’s Evin prison – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News obtained a voice recording from Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh who is detained inside Iran’s notorious Evin prison. He pleads for medical help for himself and the other Americans there.