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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Iranian drone hit RAF base, Cyprus president says
No casualties were reported and the base sustained "minimal damage", the Ministry of Defence said.
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Armed police respond to reports of man with bladed weapon
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Iran conflict widens as Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah attacks
By Laila Bassam and Parisa Hafezi BEIRUT/DUBAI, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, engulfing Lebanon with Israel responding to strikes
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New Iranian strikes reported across region, including in Saudi Arabia, as US planes crash in Kuwait
Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israeli strikes have killed at least 31 people, the health ministry says. Israel says it was responding to drone and rocket attacks from Hezbollah.
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A64 closed in both directions after serious crash
Police shut the road after a three-vehicle crash near Malton early on Monday.
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More than 100,000 Britons register for help in Middle East
Foreign Office sources say no evacuation was imminent but the government is preparing for potential scenarios.
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FDA grants PMA to Synergy’s cervical disc
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Iran's nuclear ambassador alleges that US-Israeli airstrikes targeted the Natanz enrichment facility
Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday alleged that airstrikes by the United States and Israel targeted the Natanz enrichment facility in his country. When asked by a reporter which nuclear facility he was referring to, Najafi replied “Natanz.”
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Woman sheltered in Dubai hotel basement after air strikes
Katy McKinney was on a business trip to Dubai with her husband when Israel and the US launched an attack against Iran.
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IDF says Lebanon invasion possible, Katz declares Hezbollah chief Qassem a target
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Is it safe to travel to Jordan? Latest travel advice after Hezbollah and Israel trade strikes in US-Iran conflict
The FCDO advises that “regional escalation poses significant security risks and has led to travel disruption”
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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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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
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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
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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
The AICPA said its position reflects the views of CPAs across the country.
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Texas’ Democratic Senate primary now a personality war
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The Gulf next door
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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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