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. The US military officials did not

Austin Bar Shooting Kills Three; Attacker Also Dead

Three people were killed early Sunday during a shooting at a bar in the US city of Austin, Texas, which the FBI said may have been an "act of terrorism." Fourteen others were wounded, including three who were in a critical condition. The gunman, who has not been identified, was among the dead. Speaking at a press

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. In a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council, Iran's foreign minister said Iran

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. The complex, known as "Beit-e Rahbari" ("House of Leadership") and located in the center of the capital Tehran, was one of the first targets of the US and

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. The clashes came in response to the announcement that Iran's

Belgium Seizes Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken announced that his country's navy boarded and diverted a vessel believed to be part of Russia's illicit shadow fleet of oil tankers on Sunday. Francken said the ship was being taken to the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, where it would be officially seized by Belgian authorities. What do we know

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei Reported Dead

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Michelle Yeoh to Receive Berlinale 2026 Honorary Golden Bear

The Berlin International Film Festival is awarding the 2026 Honorary Golden Bear to Academy Award–winning actress Michelle Yeoh, in recognition of her outstanding achievements in film and cinema. The award will be presented at the opening ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 12, 2026. Considered one of the most versatile and influential actors of her generation, Yeoh's

Olympics T-shirt Commemorating 1936 Berlin Games Sparks Outcry

A commemorative T-shirt on the Olympics online store marking the 1936 Games in Berlin under Adolf Hitler's National Socialist, or Nazi, government caught the eye of German media on Wednesday.  The shirt shows a man wearing a laurel wreath, the quadriga chariot drawn by four horses atop the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and core details
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