Vermont Town Meetings Wrestle With National Political Resolutions
Tuesday is town meeting day in Vermont. Municipalities in New England and elsewhere are increasingly grappling with major national and international issues at the local level.
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Limited Flights Resume as Thousands Remain Stranded
FlyDubai planes are parked at Dubai International Airport on Monday. Many airlines, including several in the Persian Gulf — including those based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Doha in Qatar and others — have curtailed commercial flights for safety reasons following the expanding U.S. and Israeli bombardment in Iran.
Opposition Slams Modi Over Iran Crisis Response
Politics Published March 2, 2026 last updated March 2, 2026 India's opposition Congress Party has condemned the Modi government's response to the killing of Iran's Khamenei. Meanwhile, in a call with Israel's Netanyahu, Modi urged an early end to hostilities. DW has the latest.
Milei Praises Ties with Trump, Outlines Ambitious Reforms
Argentinian President Javier Milei praised his relationship with the US President Donald Trump in an address to parliament on Sunday. He said that he wants to make the "strategic alliance" with the US a "state policy."
Germany's chancellor urges caution after US‑Israeli strikes on Iran
German politicians scrambled to interpret the situation in the Middle East this weekend. Conservative voices in government urged caution in assessing the strikes by Israel and the United States on Iran.
US Planes Crash in Kuwait Amid Widening Gulf Strikes
Skip next section Saudi refinery targeted as drones intercepted March 2, 2026 Saudi refinery targeted as drones intercepted An oil refinery on Saudi Arabia's Gulf coast has been targeted in an attack as Iran launched a new wave of strikes across the region.
Taliban Reportedly Target Pakistani Jets Near Kabul
Pakistani jets near Kabul were targeted by Afghan Taliban on Sunday, with blasts and gunfire rocking the city, officials said. The explosions in Afghanistan's capital come as the most recent clashes between the two countries entered a fourth day. The current escalation marks the heaviest cross-border fighting in years, raising fears of a protracted conflict.
US Confirms Troop Deaths, Injuries in Clashes with Iran
Three US service members were killed and several others injured as part of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the US Central Command said in a statement on Sunday. Several others sustained "minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty," the statement reads.
Khamenei killed: Iranians split between grief and celebration
Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news agency confirmed on Sunday the death of the 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an Israeli air force attack on Saturday. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump said in a social media message that Khamenei, "one of the most evil people in history," had been killed.
Will Gulf States Join a War with Iran?
A luxury hotel, ports, inner city neighborhoods, industrial areas, airports and oil infrastructure: All have been targeted by Iranian missiles in the neighboring Gulf states over the past two days, after a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran started the current war.
Iran After Khamenei: What Comes Next
Around 12 hours after Ali Khamenei's compound had been largely destroyed by dozens of bombs, Iranian state television confirmed the death of the cleric and supreme leader.
Deadly Clashes Outside US Consulate in Karachi
At least nine people have reportedly been killed in clashes outside the US consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, as angry crowds smashed windows, and law enforcement used batons and tear gas to disperse them, officials said. Some 25 individuals are said to have been injured, several of them critically.