Global reaction to US, Israeli attacks on Iran
Feb 28 - Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation.
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Gulf countries coming under attack from Iran warn of retaliation
Gulf countries expressed outrage on Saturday in the face of military attacks from the Islamic Republic of Iran, a rare show of unity in pushing back against Tehran in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes against the country. Iran is retaliating in the face of President Trump’s
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The elitists are running scared of JD Vance
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Iran reportedly closes Strait of Hormuz, the world's most vital oil export route
The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations agency said it received multiple reports from vessels in the Gulf that they had been notified of the Strait of Hormuz's closure. There was no immediate confirmation from Iran
Pentagon reaches deal with OpenAI amid Anthropic beef
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Global review finds human noise disrupts birds and cuts breeding success
Noise pollution is affecting bird behavior across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday.
Iranians in Istanbul jittery but jubilant at US, Israeli strikes
Many Iranians living in exile in neighbouring Turkey are worrying about their families, but are happy with the strikes, which US President Donald Trump had threatened in January over Iran's protest crackdown that left thousands dead.
Boebert posts Bill Clinton photo from deposition
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UN nuclear watchdog sees no 'radiological impact' from strikes on Iran
VIENNA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Saturday it had seen no "radiological impact" from U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran or retaliatory strikes in other countries in the region, though it did not say whether Iranian nuclear sites had been targeted. "The
Analysis-Trump's Iran strikes mark his biggest foreign policy gamble
By Matt Spetalnick, Andrea Shalal and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - With his large-scale attack on Iran, Donald Trump has seized a legacy-defining moment to demonstrate his readiness to exercise raw U.S. military power. But in doing so, he is also taking the biggest
Box Office: ‘Scream 7’ Kills With $28.8 Million on Opening Day
“Scream 7” easily slashed its way to the top of the Friday box office, knocking off last week’s champion, “Wuthering Heights.” The seventh installment in the long-running slasher franchise grossed $28.8 million on Friday from 3,540 North American locations. Paramount and
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 --
Iranian president, supreme leader believed to be alive after US attack
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that the country’s president and supreme leader were alive “as far as I know” after overnight U.S.-Israeli strikes included targets near government compounds. “As far as I know, yes they are alive and the head of judiciary as
Tig Notaro on Sleeping Through the Oscar Nominations: ‘With My CPAP Machine Tubes Coming Out of My Head’ and Honoring Her Friend in ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’
Tig Notaro did not set her alarm to see if she achieved Oscar nomination glory. “My wife happened to wake up at five in the morning, just so happened — she really did. She didn’t wake up on purpose,” Notaro recalls on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast. “And there I am,
OpenAI Says Hell Yea To To Helping Government With ‘Fully Autonomous Weapons’ As Trump Bombs More Countries
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Former Trump AI adviser calls Anthropic decision 'attempted corporate murder'
One of President Trump’s former senior artificial intelligence advisers is sharply criticizing the Defense Department's ongoing feud with AI company Anthropic. In a post on social media platform X, Dean Ball said companies like Nvidia, Amazon and Google “will have to divest
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
Targeted by airstrikes, Ayatollah Khamenei has Iran in iron grip
By Parisa Hafezi Feb 28 (Reuters) - Among the first targets in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday was the headquarters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an inveterate foe of the West who has crushed internal opposition while supporting proxy forces across the
Exclusive-Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by IRCG elements if killed, sources say
By Erin Banco WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he would likely be replaced by hardline
How the world has reacted to US and Israeli strikes on Iran
World leaders have been giving their responses to the attacks on several Iranian cities and Tehran's retaliation.
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Arabic document from 17th-century rubbish heap confirms existence of semi-legendary Nubian king
A recent study published in Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa explores new historical evidence of one of pre-colonial Dongola's earliest rulers. Previously considered semi-legendary, the discovery of a document in which orders were issued in the name of King Qashqash
