Iran conflict expands; U.S. Embassy in Kuwait apparently hit
Associated PressIran conflict expands; U.S. Embassy in Kuwait apparently hit
Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait.
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The Weather ChannelSeveral U.S. military planes crash in Kuwait, according to Kuwaiti Defense Ministry
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Opus Genetics reports Phase I/II trial results of OPGx-BEST1 gene therapy
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Canada’s Carney signs uranium deal with Modi during historic India visit: ‘End of challenging period’
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Where things stand after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran
The United States and Israel targeted Iran in coordinated attacks over the weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of other senior figures and kicked off a furious Iranian response that threatens a wider regional war. Allies of the U.S. pledged to help stop Iran’s missile and drone strikes. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah claimed strikes on Israel for the first time in more than a year, and Israel fired back.
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The United States and Israel targeted Iran in coordinated attacks over the weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of other senior figures and kicked off a furious Iranian response that threatens a wider regional war. Allies of the U.S. pledged to help stop Iran’s missile and drone strikes. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah claimed strikes on Israel for the first time in more than a year, and Israel fired back.
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Armed police respond to reports of man with bladed weapon
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Iranian drone hit RAF base, Cyprus president says
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Israel vows intensified attacks: latest developments in US-Iran war
Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Monday and continued attacks on Iran as the fallout from two days of US-Israeli strikes widened, with Iranian counterattacks in Gulf states and a British base in Cyprus.Britain agreed on Sunday to allow the United States to use British military bases to fire "defensive" strikes at Iranian missile systems.
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Iran live updates: 'We will not negotiate with the United States': Iranian official
The U.S. and Israel are continuing strikes on targets across Iran.
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Old Yemen video misrepresented as Iran's attack on US bases in Saudi Arabia
Iran carried out strikes against countries in the Gulf region that host US bases in response to US-Israeli air raids in February 2026, but a video of a huge fire and smoke billowing from a coastal area does not depict the aftermath of an Iranian attack targeting US bases in Saudi Arabia. The footage in fact shows Israeli air strikes on a Yemeni port in 2024.
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Woman sheltered in Dubai hotel basement after air strikes
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Oil prices jump and shares fall as conflict escalates
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Met DNA database missing nearly half of officers
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Is it safe to travel to Bahrain? Foreign Office issue warning after Manama struck in Iran-US conflict
The UK government advises against all but essential travel to Bahrain
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Israeli attacks kill 31 in Lebanon, Iran strikes across region, and US warplanes crash in Kuwait
Israel says its attacks were in response to strikes from Hezbollah. In Kuwait, video shows the moment one fighter jet comes down - while in Saudi Arabia, an oil refinery was attacked by drones.
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Police hunt for three people after 'knifepoint robbery'
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UK launches consultation asking for views on under-16s social media ban
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House primaries in Texas, North Carolina use partisan redrawn maps
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Pakistan deploys troops, imposes 3-day curfew after deadly protests over US-Israeli strikes on Iran
Pakistani authorities deployed troops and imposed a three-day curfew before dawn Monday in the northern cities of Gilgit and Skardu after several people died and tens were injured in violent protests following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S.-Israeli strikes, officials said. Thousands of Shiite demonstrators attacked on Sunday the offices of the U.N. Military Observer Group, which monitors the ceasefire along the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, and the U.N. Development Programme in Skardu city. Protesters also burned a police station and damaged a school and the offices of a local charity in Gilgit, according to officials.
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'We are out of tears.' Americans share hope, concern after strikes
While some described the strikes as necessary to liberate the Iranian people, others were concerned by the financial and moral costs of more warfare.
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AICPA urges US DoE to classify accounting as professional degree
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The Gulf next door
The drones and missiles that got through the UAE’s defenses consummated what had always been a lingering sense of vulnerability.
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UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, PM says
The prime minister says it remains the case that the UK will "not join offensive action now".
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More than 100,000 Britons register for help in Middle East
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States try ‘public option’ Obamacare plans to reduce coverage costs
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Special measures for hospitals' governing body
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Missing Florida man found over a week later trapped in shoulder-deep mud
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IAEA chief warns of nuclear risk as Middle East conflict escalates
The head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, warned of the risk of a nuclear accident amid the escalating military confrontation in the Middle East. "All of us have been following with concern the military attacks in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East," Grossi said on Monday.
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China says it was not informed ahead of US strikes on Iran
The Chinese government said on Monday it was not informed in advance of the US strikes on Iran. "What I can tell you is that we were not informed in advance about the US military action," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said when asked whether there had been contact with the US before the airstrikes began on Saturday.
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Is it safe to travel to Egypt? Latest travel advice as Iran-US conflict escalates
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U.S and Israel Launch Major Military Campaign Against Iran
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France arrests activists blocking ship over alleged Russia uranium links
Police arrested four Greenpeace activists on Monday for blocking a cargo ship in France that they alleged was transporting uranium from Russia for the country's nuclear power plants.The Baltiyskiy-202 -- another vessel that Greenpeace alleges has transported uranium between France and Russia -- has completed more than 15 round trips during the same period.
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Kremlin says it is in constant contact with Iran's leaders over 'outright aggression' against Tehran
MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia was in constant contact with the Iranian leadership about what it called the "outright aggression" against Tehran and was deeply
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UAE food delivery apps flag slower service amid regional tensions
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Indian police clash with pro-Khamenei protesters in Kashmir
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir fired teargas on Monday during clashes with thousands of demonstrators protesting the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a second day in a row.The clashes came a day after tens of thousands of people in the Muslim-majority region joined peaceful street demonstrations against strikes by Israel and the United States that killed the Iranian leader.
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Democrats prepare war powers votes on Iran
They know, however, that their efforts will fall short of the margin needed to overcome a presidential veto.
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Trump says Iran operation could take "four weeks or less," 3 U.S. troops killed
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Iranian attacks targeted civilian infrastructure in Qatar including airport, spokesperson says
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