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Explosion at Dubai landmark The Palm: witnesses

Two witnesses told AFP they heard an explosion and saw a plume of smoke rising from Dubai's famed man-made island The Palm as authorities reported four injured. The attack came as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes in the oil-rich Gulf following US and Israeli attacks --

UN Security Council to meet on Saturday on Iran conflict

Feb 28 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council will meet on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the Middle East into a new conflict. U.N. diplomats said the 15-member body would meet at 4 p.m. local time in New York (2100 GMT). The

Trump Just Made the World Much More Dangerous

The United States and Israeli strikes against Iran began only hours ago , but there’s already one clear lesson for the rest of the world: If you have a nuclear weapon, you are safe from potential U.S. attack, and if you don’t have a nuclear weapon, you are vulnerable. In 2018,