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Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs after Hezbollah attacks
2 March 2026 @ 1:04 pm
Israel carried out airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, after the Iran-backed group launched missiles and drones towards Israel to avenge the killing of…
UK toughens asylum rules to discourage migration
2 March 2026 @ 1:00 pm
The United Kingdom's overhaul of its asylum program takes effect on Monday, the Home Office announced, with the new rules drastically cutting protections for refugees and their children.…
Bored of peace? Trump keeps choosing war
2 March 2026 @ 7:57 am
On a U.S. late-night television show Saturday, the host played a clip from 2011 of a businessman warning that president Barack Obama "will start a war with Iran…
U.S. officials skeptical of regime change in Tehran after Khamenei killing, say sources
2 March 2026 @ 7:56 am
Following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, many senior U.S. officials remain skeptical that the U.S. and Israeli military operation against the Islamic…
Woman arrested on suspicion of strangling her 84-year-old mother
2 March 2026 @ 7:36 am
Police in Iga City, Mie Prefecture, have arrested a 58-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her 84-year-old mother at their home.
According to police, Akie Kawai is accused of…
Tokyo stocks fall on Iran conflict, Nikkei temporarily loses 2%
2 March 2026 @ 7:34 am
Tokyo stocks ended down Monday, with the Nikkei index plunging over 2 percent at one point, as concerns grew over the global economic outlook following the weekend launch…
Takaichi urges Iran to solve conflict with U.S., Israel diplomatically
2 March 2026 @ 7:33 am
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday urged Iran to seek a "diplomatic solution" amid an escalation in the Middle East conflict following U.S. and Israeli strikes targeting…
U.S. lawmakers see no Trump plan for Iran following strikes
2 March 2026 @ 4:16 am
The United States has yet to spell out a "day-after" strategy for Iran following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed much of the country's leadership, lawmakers from both major…
Israel hits Tehran again; 3 U.S. service personnel killed in Iran attacks
2 March 2026 @ 2:25 am
Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday and Iran responded with more missile barrages, a day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei…
'Scream 7' opens with a franchise-best $64.1 million in box-office win for Paramount
1 March 2026 @ 9:35 pm
“Scream” is still making a killing.
Thirty years after the original slasher movie opened in theaters, “Scream 7” debuted with a franchise-best $64.1 million, according to studio estimates…