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Rescue crews in Istanbul and Athens have dug through snow and ice to clear roads that came to a standstill after snowstorms hit much of Turkey and Greece.

Heavy snowfall disrupted air traffic Monday in the Greek capital of Athens and neighboring Turkey's largest city of Istanbul, while several Aegean islands and much of Turkey were blanketed by snow. The storm, named Elpida, or “hope” in Greece, snarled traffic in both Athens and Istanbul, a metropolis of 16 million people. Flights in and out of Istanbul Airport were suspended until 4 a.m. Tuesday (0100 GMT) while authorities worked to clear runways as well as a road leading to the airport.

The trial against prominent Turkish civil rights figure Osman Kavala has resumed on the 1,539th day of his pre-trial detention, but without his participation

Russia is demanding that NATO halt military aid to Ukraine. The Western alliance says Moscow can never dictate its policies.

Greek authorities say one man has drowned and a woman is missing after a group of migrants trekking through the hills of northern Greece to avoid police crossed a swollen torrent amid rainstorms

BBVA taking over Turkish subsidiary would give it all the upside — it was already exposed to all the risks.

A Nobel Peace Prize should not shield the prime minister from sanctions for war crimes and rights abuses.

Turkey has reported its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic as the rapidly-spreading omicron variant takes hold

Goldman Sachs sees Turkey's inflation going above 40% for most of coming year.

Kim Iversen and Robby Soave discuss how travel restrictions have resulted in the rescheduling of a Joe Rogan show in Vancouver,

Team Rising discusses the re-extension of the student loan repayment freeze, and whether student loan debt will ever be cancelled.

At least four people have died after a sailboat carrying dozens of migrants struck rocks off southern Greece and sank

Greece’s coast guard says a broad search and rescue operation has been launched after a boat carrying migrants ran into trouble and sank south of the Cycladic island of Folegandros, leaving dozens potentially missing

The UN health body's Europe head says another storm is coming, as countries brace for a surge in cases.

Getir expanded across Europe in 2021. Now, it has its sights set firmly on the United States.

Prices are soaring, the lira is tumbling and the savings of many Turks are evaporating by the day.

The central bank needs to reverse its rate cuts, for starters, if the country is to avoid a full-blown economic tailspin.

SpaceX will launch its second Falcon 9 mission in less than 16 hours tonight, Dec. 18, and you'll be able to watch it live online.

Analysts are beginning to question whether Erdogan’s financial follies may cost him his job.

Inflation in the country of 84 million is now at more than 21% and has climbed steadily as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has refused to raise rates.

Turkey’s foreign minister says Turkey and Armenia will appoint special representatives to discuss steps to normalize their ties

What is something that you love or dislike to eat during the holiday season?

The US froze around $10 billion of Afghan government assets after the Taliban seized control in August.

ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy have expanded their stake in potential oil and gas deposits off Cyprus.

Blazes also devastated Greece, Italy, Albania, North Macedonia, Spain, Algeria and Tunisia this year, according to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.

Saint Nick and his helpers make appearances around the world ahead of Christmas.

Iraqi Kurds seem to make up the majority of Middle Eastern migrants seeking to move to Europe these days

Cutting borrowing costs amid skyrocketing inflation is a recipe for only one thing. The currency crash on Erdogan’s hands is a disaster of his own making.

A powerful storm has pounded Istanbul and other parts of Turkey, killing at least four people and causing havoc in the city of 15 million people.

Interpol has elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body’s annual General Assembly held in Istanbul.

Here are tonight's top stories.

The CDC is reminding you ahead of Thanksgiving -- don’t wash your turkey.

Picking a new president exposes the fraught global politics of policing, and the policing of global politics.

Hundreds of Thanksgiving turkeys, along with boxes containing all the fixings for a traditional Thanksgiving meal, was distributed to families and individuals experiencing hardship and food insecurity. Volunteers with Comerica Bank passed...

Here’s a look at some holiday dinner data. Come on in, have a bite, grab a leg!

Most typically eat turkey leftovers for at least three days afterwards.

You know What’s The Buzz this week is all about Thanksgiving! The turkey, the parade, family, and much more.

Before you put that turkey in the oven, you’ve got to see this.

The world police agency meets in Istanbul this week to elect new leadership.

President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peanut Butter and Jelly, at the White House Friday in an annual Thanksgiving holiday tradition (Nov. 19)

For those who like big, bold flavors — spices and citrus especially — this recipe from Padma Lakshmi and Genevieve Ko infuses the Thanksgiving turkey with them.

<em>The Atlantic</em>’s December cover story exposes the conditions that have allowed the leaders of Venezuela, Belarus, Russia, China, and Turkey to thrive––at the expense of the world’s liberal democracies

Belarus's move to lure migrants toward E.U. borders marks a next-level evolution in the use of desperate asylum seekers as pawns in diplomatic blackmail.

Kylian Mbappe’s four goals in an 8-0 rout of Kazakhstan ensured defending champion France reached next year’s World Cup along with victorious Belgium.

After Covid-19 and COP26, multinationals should realize it’s in their own interest to lift the lid on how they do business.

This week Help Me Hank has been working to find solutions as the nation faces supply shortages and big shipping delays.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and for some, this might be the first time you’re seeing family members and friends in a long time.

Supermarkets and distributors are warning people to order earlier this year amid supply chain issues.

Supermarkets and distributors are warning people to order earlier this year amid supply chain issues.

The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians is staying overnight in a New York City hospital after having a stent placement.

The U.S. and Turkey have been allies for more than six decades, but in recent years their relationship has been repeatedly strained by disputes.

For years, one dispute after another has strained ties between the U.S. and Turkey. The two, which possess the largest armies in NATO, affirm the need to maintain their seven-decade alliance. But they have quarreled over Turkey’s purchase of a Russian missile-defense system, U.S. support for a Syrian Kurdish militia that Turkey views as a mortal threat, the rule of law in Turkey, and a U.S. prosecution of one of Turkey’s biggest banks, among other things. Now, Turkey has posed a critical test fo

The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs.

Greece’s migration minister says the sinking of a migrant boat in the Aegean Sea that cost the lives of four people shows up the flaws of an EU-Turkey deal to stem unchecked westward migratory flows

To date, only four of Biden’s choices to be a U.S. ambassador to a foreign government have been approved by the Senate — three of them just on Tuesday. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is blocking many of them.

A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders of the world’s biggest economies since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up procedural challenges to Texas' controversial abortion law on November 1. The conservative majority has decided to allow the law, banning most abortions after about six weeks, to remain in place while legal proceedings are underway. CBS News political reporter Melissa Quinn joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with details.

The Senate confirmed two prominent anti-Trump Republicans to serve in the Biden administration on Tuesday with former Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona approved to serve as the ambassador to Turkey and Cindy McCain, the wife of the late Sen. John McCain, approved to serve as the ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture. The Senate also voted to confirm former Democratic Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico to serve as ambassador to New Zealand and Victoria Reggie Kennedy of Massachusetts, the widow of former Sen. Ted Kennedy, to serve as ambassador to Austria. The nominations were approved through voice vote, a process taking only minutes that can be used so long as no senators object.

The so-called World Fund will invest in the "next generation" of founders looking to tackle climate change, Ecosia said.

A giant puppet made to look like a Syrian girl has made its way almost 5,000 miles from Turkey to the U.K., and CBS correspondent Elizabeth Palmer walks with her in London. She's called Little Amal and is a walking theater production designed to draw attention to the plight of the tens of millions of refugees, almost half of whom are children, around the world.

The wife of a jailed philanthropist at the center of a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and 10 Western nations says her husband’s imprisonment is inexplicable

The story behind the photo of a Syrian father and his son that won the SIPA photo of the year award.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares them "persona non grata" for urging an activist's release.

Greece has promised to link Egypt to the European Union’s energy market with an undersea cable that would carry electricity across the Mediterranean.

Rumeysa Gelgi stands at 7 feet tall and 0.7 inches and is the tallest living woman. At just 18, Gelgi was titled the tallest teenager living in 2014.

WHO experts have called for third doses for those over 60 immunized with Sinopharm or Sinovac.

Blast at Afghan mosque kills many, witnesses, Taliban say

The U.S. Senate passed a short-term extension of the debt ceiling on Thursday night. The bill allows the nation's borrowing limit to be increased by $480 billion, which the Treasury Department says will be enough to cover the country's debt obligations until December 3. CBS News political contributor and Washington Post White House reporter Sean Sullivan joins CBSN anchor Lana Zak to discuss what's next for this bill and what hurdles Congress needs to overcome to reach a long-term agreement.

Greece’s prime minister says he has no intention of entering an arms race with Turkey and hopes to resolve differences with its neighbor through dialogue.

The European Union’s Home Affairs Commissioner says the 27-nation bloc could work out ways to stem the flow of migrants from Turkey to Cyprus and other EU countries when she holds high-level talks in Ankara next month.

The Dutch foreign minister has resigned after the lower house of parliament passed a motion of censure against the government over its handling of evacuations from Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover of the country.

A flight safety organization is warning that a Turkish drone base in ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights that cross the airspace around the eastern Mediterranean island.

Germany’s foreign minister has arrived in Libya to reopen the country’s embassy in Tripoli.

Amnesty International says Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who return home to detention, disappearance and torture.

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the “retrograde vision” of Turkey’s president to cement Cyprus’ ethnic divide by striving for a two-state deal “is wrong” for all Cypriots.

Wildfires are raging uncontrolled through Greece and Turkey for yet another day, forcing thousands to flee by land and sea.

Ferhat Arican, who took Turkey's first ever medal in gymnastics with a bronze at Tokyo 2020, says his sport is a bit like clearing landmines. And he should know.

Only one of the three American wrestlers in action late Wednesday stayed alive for gold in an uneven day for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics.

South Korea and Turkey put on a show Wednesday at Ariake Arena, where the South Koreans earned a spot in the semifinals of the women's volleyball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.

The U.S. women’s volleyball team blew a two-set lead before rebounding to defeat Turkey in the fifth-set tiebreaker.

Authorities have evacuated homes in southern Turkey as a wildfire fanned by strong winds raged through a forest area near the Mediterranean coastal town of Manavgat.

A Tokyo court has handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan.

President Joe Biden has nominated former senator Jeff Flake to serve as U.S. ambassador to Turkey.

The Dutch public health institute says that coronavirus infections in the Netherlands skyrocketed by more than 500% over the last week.

The Dutch leader has apologized for what he calls “an error of judgment” in relaxing the Netherlands’ coronavirus lockdown.

The Biden administration is identifying 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warning them of potential sanctions.

The United States women will compete in Subdivision 3 when artistic gymnastics qualification gets underway on July 25.

Two Americans charged in Japan with helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon have apologized in a Tokyo court.

A sprawling European Championship like no other is racking up air miles like never before.

Libya’s transitional government has underlined its commitment to holding elections on Dec. 24 at a conference with powers that have interests in the North African country.

The Afghan government’s chief peace envoy has expressed fears that the Taliban will have no interest in a political settlement with the U.S.-supported administration in Kabul after the scheduled departure of American and NATO forces.

Around dawn one recent spring day, an inflatable dinghy carrying nearly three dozen people reached the Greek island of Samos from the nearby Turkish coast.

President Joe Biden will seek to stave off another surge of civilian suffering in the devastating war in Syria when he meets President Vladimir Putin this week.

Roberto Mancini has turned Italy around after the Azzurri failed to qualify for the last World Cup.

Italy waited a long time for this European Championship to start and then showed just how eager the team was to play the tournament opener.

A flurry of second-half goals gave Italy a 3-0 win over Turkey in the opening match of the European Championship.

Italy will play Turkey in the opening game of the European Championship on Friday.

The images of migrants from Africa swimming for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week are a stark reminder of just how dependent the European Union can be on the countries it pays to enforce its migration policy.

Turkey has imposed an import ban on ethylene polymer plastic waste as environmental groups sound the alarm on the world’s plastic consumption and lack of effective recycling.

People familiar with the talks say UEFA has given the British government until Tuesday to offer the travel waivers required to move the Champions League final to Wembley or the all-English game could be played in Portugal instead.