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The Pokémon Squishmallows have been announced as a collaboration range of plush toys for avid fans of the anime franchise to pick up this spring. The toys follow on the soft, plus and squishy format of the original Squishmallows pillow toys, and include some of the most recognizable Pokémon characters for fans to get their […]

Comment on this story Comment LONDON — Prince Harry has said he wants to have his father and brother back and that he wants “a family, not an institution,” during a TV interview ahead of the publication of his memoir. The interview with Britain’s ITV channel is due to be released this Sunday. In clips […]

A fresh aerial strike targeted Kyiv on Monday, after a New Year’s weekend marked by dozens of Russian strikes that killed at least five people. One of the drones fired by Russia had “Happy New Year” written on it in Russian, according to the city’s police chief. The Ukrainian capital and other cities came under fire […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ‘s body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday as tens of thousands of people filed by to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade ago. What to know about […]

SANTOS, Brazil — Mourners began paying their respects to Pelé in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. The Brazilian soccer great died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 82. Pelé’s coffin was placed on the field where he scored scored some […]

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica – CBS News Watch CBS News The body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will lie in state for the next three days, allowing the faithful to pay their respects before Thursday’s funeral. Pope Francis, who took the papacy in 2013, is now the only […]

Comment on this story Comment JOHANNESBURG — The death toll from an explosion of a tanker truck on Christmas Eve near eastern Johannesburg has risen to 34, including 10 health workers at a nearby hospital, officials report. The truck was carrying gas when it got stuck under a low-lying bridge in the town of Boksburg, […]

Comment on this story Comment At least four people were killed after two helicopters collided midair near the Sea World theme park on Australia’s eastern Gold Coast on Monday, Queensland Police said. Eight others were injured, three critically. The collision occurred as one helicopter was landing and another was taking off, police said. The crash […]

Comment on this story Comment GABORONE, Botswana — An arrest warrant has been issued in Botswana for former President Ian Khama on a charge of illegal possession of firearms. Khama, currently residing in neighboring South Africa, denies the charge, his lawyer said. The former president was formally charged in April last year but has not […]

Comment on this story Comment PHOBRANG, India — As a young Indian herder growing up in the Himalayas, Tsering Angchok would let his prized goats graze on a meadow north of Pangong Lake’s crystalline waters — until China and India fought a battle there in 1962. Today, the lakeshore is home to a Chinese military […]