U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran: What we know so far
The United States and Israel have carried out large-scale strikes on Iranian leadership and military targets, with Iranian state media confirming t...
A fierce winter storm hit the Gaza Strip overnight. Despite the damage, residents remain determined to stay following U.S. President Trump’s controversial announcement on their future
Heavy winds and torrential rain lashed the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Thursday, flooding tents sheltering displaced families and ripping plastic sheeting off homes. The severe winter storm added to the hardships faced by thousands already enduring dire conditions.
Despite the destruction, many residents remain resolute, especially after U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial announcement outlining plans to seize the enclave and expel them. The storm struck just hours after Gazans learned of the decision, forcing families from their sleep as winds tore apart makeshift shelters of plastic and cloth. Desperate residents scrambled to bail water out of their flooded tents using small plastic pots.
By morning, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz had ordered the army to draft a plan for the "voluntary departure" of Gaza residents. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have started returning to their homes, particularly in the northern part of Gaza, which remains in near-total ruin.
Follow the latest developments and global reaction after the U.S. and Israel launched “major combat operations” in Iran, prompting retaliation from Tehran.
Governments across the region responded swiftly to Israel’s strikes on Iran, closing airspace, issuing travel advisories and activating contingency plans amid fears of escalation.
Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has moved into a pivotal constitutional role following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, becoming the clerical member of Iran’s temporary leadership council under Article 111 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
A senior Iranian official has warned Israel to “prepare for what is coming”, insisting that Tehran’s response to the latest escalation in the Middle East will be made openly and without limits.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years and the country’s highest political and religious authority, has died aged 86 following joint Israeli and U.S. strikes on his compound in Tehran.
Protests broke out in Pakistan and Iraq on Sunday after Iranian state media confirmed that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in joint U.S.–Israeli strikes. At least nine people were reported dead in clashes near the U.S. consulate in Karachi.
Afghanistan said it had fired at Pakistani aircraft over Kabul after explosions and gunfire rocked the capital early on Sunday, marking a sharp escalation in fighting between the two neighbours.
A senior Iranian official has warned Israel to “prepare for what is coming”, insisting that Tehran’s response to the latest escalation in the Middle East will be made openly and without limits.
Cuba has released extensive details of a deadly midweek shootout at sea, showing rifles, pistols and nearly 13,000 rounds of ammunition that it says were carried by a group of exiles who attempted to enter the island by speedboat.
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Friday (27 February) they were ready to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in several Afghan cities, including Kabul and Kandahar, and Islamabad declared the neighbours were now in "open war".
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