In an interview with CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian denied that his country was responsible for a drone attack in the Red Sea that appeared to be targeting a U.S. missile destroyer. He also addressed the Israel-Hamas war and the recent attacks by militant groups on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. Source
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New book examines solutions to worldwide “permacrisis”
The new book “Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World” examines the crises facing the globe — and how to solve them. Nobel Laureate and co-author Michael Spence joins CBS News to explain. Source
Coast Guard searches for cruise ship crewmember believed to have gone overboard
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 30-year-old crewmember of the MSC Seascape cruise ship who is believed to have gone overboard while the ship was north of Puerto Rico. Source
Why courts have rejected efforts to keep Trump off ballot
A Michigan judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that argued former President Donald Trump should not be on the state’s Republican primary ballot in 2024. The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected a similar lawsuit last week. Mark Graber, professor at the University of Maryland’s Carey Law School, joins CBS News to unpack the legal reasoning behind the decisions. Source
Biden says U.S.-China military contacts to resume
President Biden held a press conference in Northern California after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Source
What Israel’s military found at Al-Shifa — and what it didn’t
Israel’s military said it carried out a “precise and targeted operation against Hamas” at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports on the aftermath. Source
Iranian foreign minister denies Iran’s involvement in Red Sea drone attack
The drone, which originated from Yemen, was shot down early Wednesday morning by the USS Thomas Hudner as it was headed towards the ship, the Pentagon said. Source
Biden says he’s “mildly hopeful” about hostages held by Hamas
President Biden held a press conference in Northern California after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Source
Biden, Xi hold high-stakes meeting in California
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a face-to-face meeting near San Francisco Wednesday. Prior to this, the two leaders had not even spoken by phone in over a year, during which time tensions have soared between the two superpowers. Weijia Jiang has more. Source
Israel says it found evidence Hamas was operating in Al-Shifa hospital
Not a single shot was fired when Israeli soldiers raided Gaza’s largest hospital Tuesday. While the Israeli military said it found proof Hamas was operating there, it made no mention of the tunnels it has repeatedly said double as Hamas’ command center underneath the complex. Debora Patta has more. Source