Emmet Lyons

Israel-Hamas peace deal live updates: Gaza ceasefire in effect, Israeli military says Israel's leader vows "Hamas will disarm," easy way or hard way, as the Israeli military says a Gaza ceasefire is in effect.

Shoutout to my colleague @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social and his one-man liveblog on the Gaza ceasefire as it unfolds today www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...

More unidentified drones in Europe halt flights at Munich airport amid sightings near Belgian air base German and Belgian officials say unidentified drones were spotted near an airport and military base near the countries' shared border amid concern over Russian threats.

SCOOP: A Belgian official familiar with the matter confirmed to @cbsnews.com on Friday that drones had been sighted over Elsenborn military base overnight, but that the number of drones was still under investigation. 

Belgium is a member of the U.S.-led NATO military alliance

BREAKING @cbsnews.com South Africa officials confirm their ambassador in France is dead. "The Government of South Africa announces with deep sorrow and profound regret the untimely passing of” Ambassador Mthethwa. The circumstances of his death are under investigation by the French authorities

NEW: London Mayor @london.gov.uk on Trump’s UNGA speech to CBS News

“We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response. London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”

“In terms of freedom of speech… it’s alive and well in the UK,” @lewisgoodall.com told @cbsnews.com Wednesday.

“You can protest, you can say what you like. The only thing you can’t do is incite violence… which many believe is what Elon Musk did when he addressed that rally on Saturday.”

Why President Trump's U.K. state visit comes at an awkward time for Britain's leader The ongoing fallout over Epstein is likely to follow Trump on his formal state visit to the U.K., which just lost its ambassador in D.C. to the scandal.

President Trump and Starmer are unlikely to avoid questions from journalists during the state visit this week about the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

And Trump’s visit comes at a moment when U.K. PM Keir Starmer has never looked more politically vulnerable.

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NEW: President Zelenskyy’s office has confirmed that he will join a virtual meeting with President Trump and European leaders ahead of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday.

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OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to “evade regulatory scrutiny” in the years leading up to the 2023 Titan submersible tragedy, per findings released by the U.S. Coast Guard today

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NEW on @cbsnews.com: Oceangate used “intimidation tactics” to evade regulatory scrutiny in the years leading up to the 2023 Titanic submersible tragedy.

It’s one of a number of key findings the US Coastguard has released as part of a report into the tragedy today

The United Kingdom will recognize Palestine as a state in September unless Israel takes “substantive steps” to end the “appalling situation in Gaza,” Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday.

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What some of Trump's Scotland golf course neighbors have to say ahead of his visit Protesters plan to greet Trump as he visits Scotland, but what do the locals near – and even in the middle of – his luxury golf resort think?

President Trump is due to arrive in Scotland Friday for a four-day private trip — his first to the U.K since he was re-elected.

“The policies that he represents are completely at odds with what we value here.”

Ahead of President Trump’s visit to Scotland, we went to the small town of Balmedie for @cbsnews.com to hear from locals about the impact that Trump’s golf club has had on the area.

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Another Wells Fargo employee named Mao Chenyue has also been blocked from leaving China by Beijing officials and is subject to a criminal probe per the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Ms. Chenyue is also a U.S. citizen, a source close to her has told me.

Extreme weight loss, cosmetic surgery videos available to kids on TikTok despite guidelines, CBS News finds Content promoting extreme weight loss and cosmetic surgery is available to young TikTok users, breaching the social media platform's own policies.

NEW for @cbsnews.com:

We created a TikTok account for a hypothetical 15-year-old female user and found hundreds of extreme weight loss and cosmetic surgery videos were searchable and watchable on the platform in violation of the platform's own policies.

More here: www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-...

French university courts American researchers seeking "scientific asylum" amid Trump's academic cuts A French university says almost 300 U.S. researchers have applied for its "Safe Place for Science" program, seeking "scientific asylum" amid Trump's academic funding cuts.

You can read more about the “scientific refugees” fleeing the U.S. here: www.cbsnews.com/news/france-...

A university in France says nearly 300 American researchers have applied for a space in its "Safe Place for Science" program amid cuts by the Trump administration. Brian Sandberg is one of those applicants and he told me that academia is “under attack” because of the White House’s policies

Meta's Instagram showed paid ads promoting escort services and sex work, CBS News investigation finds CBS News uncovered multiple paid advertisements on Meta's Instagram stories feature that lead to Telegram channels that promote sex work in the U.S. and other countries

More here: www.cbsnews.com/news/meta-in...

SCOOP: Meta still doesn’t have a handle on highly sexualized ads showing up on its platforms. For @cbsnews.com I found multiple add for channels on the Telegram messaging app that promoted sex work services in the U.S. and other countries showing up on Instagram in its stories feature.

Meta's platforms showed hundreds of "nudify" deepfake ads, CBS News investigation finds Meta platforms such as Instagram have marketed AI tools that let users create sexually explicit images of real people.

SCOOP: Meta has removed a number of ads promoting "nudify" apps — AI tools used to create sexually explicit deepfakes using images of real people — after our @cbsnews.com investigation found hundreds of such advertisements on its platforms.

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NEW: Zelensky’s "Operation Spider’s Web” today covertly trucked drones into Russia, then released them remotely from secret compartments where they hit nearby Russian military aircraft, Ukrainian security sources tell me and @cbsnews.com The operation took a year and a half to plan, per SBU source.

On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama

NEW: Megan Twohey and I went deep on Elon Musk’s intense drug use as he rose to political power alongside Trump last year. He was using so much ketamine that he told people it was affecting his bladder. At SpaceX, he is getting warnings ahead of drug tests www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

CPAC comes to Europe as alliance between the Trump White House and the international right grows Trump administration officials, MAGA influencers and far-right leaders gathered in Poland and Hungary this week for CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference.

MAGA influencers and far-right leaders gathered in Poland and Hungary this week for CPAC

Chairman Matt Schlapp told me that he believes the conference will continue to expand globally as the Trump WH expands its alliance with the populist right abroad.

More here: www.cbsnews.com/news/cpac-tr...

NEW: Hong Kong's University of Science and Technology is attempting to poach Harvard's foreign students following the Trump admin’s crackdown on the university.

The offer has been extended to current students and current applicants with confirmed offers.

More here: hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-o...

In addition to more recent posts which appear to criticize JD Vance, an unverified X account for the new Pope also appears to have previously reshared comments criticizing the child separation policies of Trump’s 1st term and reposted a Senator Chris Murphy tweet calling for action on gun control.

Netflix hit "Adolescence" fuels push in U.K. schools to teach boys about the risks of online misogyny Netflix's international hit "Adolescence" has been a wakeup call for many adults about an online world of hate that's radicalizing teenage boys.

Netflix's global hit "Adolescence" has officially become the streaming service's biggest-ever U.K. drama, amassing over 120 million views and jumping into the Number 3 slot on the list of Netflix's most popular English-language shows of all time. https://cbsn.ws/4jkdYcC

Netflix hit "Adolescence" fuels push in U.K. schools to teach boys about the risks of online misogyny Netflix's international hit "Adolescence" has been a wakeup call for many adults about an online world of hate that's radicalizing teenage boys.

You can read more about our reporting here: www.cbsnews.com/news/netflix...

Netflix’s global hit “Adolescence” has officially become the streaming service’s biggest-ever U.K. drama, amassing over 120 million views. We went to a West London school where the charity Tender were working with 9-11 year olds to recognize controlling behaviour and misogyny online. @cbsnews.com