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A view of the arena in Verona, Italy, where the opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics takes place on March 6. The Paralympic Games are being overshadowed by military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Luca Bruno/AP hide caption toggle caption Luca Bruno/AP MILAN — Airstrikes by Israel and the United States against

Joyeeta Banerjee in her classroom in India. She is an English teacher from Bankura, a district in a rural area of West Bengal, India. For 24 years she has taught first-generation learners — children who speak Bengali or Santali at home. Anupam Gangopadhyay hide caption toggle caption Anupam Gangopadhyay When the letter from the Fulbright

A plume of smoke rises following reported explosions in Tehran on Sunday. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images AMMAN, Jordan and WASHINGTON — President Trump said more U.S. service members will likely be killed in the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, after the Pentagon confirmed on

A person holds a picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, as people mourn at a square in Tehran on March 1, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was

How some Iranians reacted to attacks on their country What are people in Iran saying about today's attacks by the U.S. and Israel? We hear from people on the ground who experienced the event as it unfolded. EMILY KWONG, HOST: It was after sunrise when the U.S. and Israel began their attack on Iran, and

The United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran on Saturday (February 28), an escalation that could lead to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.  Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait, signalling that it can disrupt the vital maritime

Skip next section Strait of Hormuz halts after US-Israel attack on Iran March 1, 2026 Strait of Hormuz halts after US-Israel attack on Iran US President Trump has carried out his threat to attack Iran. What does this mean for the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical oil chokepoint at the mouth of the Persian

Small gestures sometimes say a lot: In his appearances since 2021, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei increasingly referred to himself when talking about the state. In late 2023, he even said that God had spoken through him. He recalled how more than 20 years ago, he had started to share an inspiring message with the Revolutionary Guard

The US military said on Saturday that it had received no reports of combat casualties after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf states in retaliation for a major US-Israeli attack.  "Following the initial wave of U.S. and partner strikes, CENTCOM forces successfully defended against hundreds of Iranian missile and drone attacks. There have been no reports

On the morning of February 28, at around 8 a.m. local time, the first warning messages were sent to mobile phones throughout Israel. All residents were instructed to immediately seek shelter and await further instruction. Around the same time, Defense Minister Israel Katz declared a nationwide state of emergency. He said that a "preemptive strike" had