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He was a populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent '60s.

Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. He was 94.

Harris' wife, Margaret Elliston, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. He had lived in New Mexico since 1976.

"Fred Harris passed peacefully early this morning of natural causes. He was 94. He was a wonderful and beloved man. His memory is a blessing," Elliston said in a text message.

Harris served eight years in the Senate, first winning in 1964 to fill a vacancy, and...

Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children's Peace Prize for her work giving Afghan girls a voice.

A deal is salvaged at the UN summit as poorer nations are promised record funding for climate action.

Abida Sultaan defied stereotypes around women in general and Muslim women in particular.

Brooke Rollins - head of a pro-Trump right-wing think tank - is his pick for agriculture secretary.

Gisèle Pelicot, 71, is the woman at the centre of this trial, but no-one has emerged unscathed in her family.

The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else.

The southern African state has been a shaken by a wave of protests and killings since disputed elections.

The promotion of a three-star general who was part of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has been paused by Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, three sources familiar with the move confirmed to CBS News Saturday.

Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue was slated to be promoted to a four-star rank and take command of the U.S. Army in Europe. However, he was not included in a batch of nearly 1,000 promotions that moved through the Senate Armed Services Committee this week despite receiving a Pentagon recommendation.

Mullin has put a hold on...

The new deal offers $300bn (about £240) a year to developing nations by 2035.

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies.

The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate, which will be controlled by Republicans when Trump takes office Jan. 20, 2025. Rollins would succeed Tom Vilsack, President Biden's agriculture secretary who oversees the sprawling agency that controls policies, regulations and aid programs...

Ms. Rollins is the chief executive of the America First Policy Institute, a think tank created to promote President-elect Donald J. Trump’s agenda.

Rabbi Zvi Kogan has been missing since Thursday, the Israeli prime minister's office said.

The death toll from the strike on a multi-storey building in central Beirut's Basta district is expected to rise.