Bahrain says strike hits Manama hotel housing U.S. embassy staff
Bahrain said a strike hit the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manama, causing material damage but no casualties and prompting the evacuation of American personnel.
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Iran confirms the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after joint US-Israeli strike
State media said the 86-year-old supreme leader was killed in a strike on his compound, after Donald Trump claimed the same.
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US Says Three Service Members Killed in Middle East Strike
The U.S. military says three service members were killed and five others seriously wounded in an Iranian missile strike in the Middle East.
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Kuwait airport hit by drone strike, leaving workers injured and terminal damaged
Kuwait’s civil aviation authority said a drone strike on Kuwait International Airport caused minor injuries among workers and limited damage to Terminal 1.
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Israeli emergency crews search Tel Aviv buildings after direct missile strike
Event date February 28, 2026: A missile hit Tel Aviv, killing one woman and injuring at least 22 people as rescue teams continued to comb damaged buildings.
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Bahrain Sounds Warning Sirens as Reported Iranian Strike Targets US Navy Facility
Bahraini authorities told residents to seek safe locations as Iranian retaliation followed major US-Israeli attacks on Iran and a report said a naval facility was struck.
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Google and OpenAI Workers Invited to Sign Joint AI Military-Use Letter
An independently organized letter asks current and former employees to oppose domestic mass surveillance and autonomous killing without human oversight.
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West Asia airspace closures force airlines to divert and suspend services
Restrictions spanning Iran, Israel, Iraq and several Gulf states disrupted regional aviation, prompting carriers to alter routes and warn passengers to verify schedules.
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Strike on girls’ school in southern Iran kills scores as toll rises through the day
Iranian authorities said a school in Minab was hit during US-Israeli air operations, with successive reports raising the number of students killed from more than 50 to at least 115; Washington initially offered no account of the strike.
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Israel’s Supreme Court freezes ban on 37 foreign aid groups operating in Gaza and the West Bank
Israel’s top court has paused a government ban on dozens of foreign NGOs, allowing them to continue working while judges consider the legality of the move.
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Hegseth says Anthropic will face a supply-chain-risk designation
A post from the U.S. secretary of war says the Pentagon must have unrestricted access after what he called a betrayal by Anthropic.
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South Korea’s Kospi crosses 6,000 for the first time
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index moved above 6,000 shortly after the market opened in Seoul.
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Myanmar air strike kills at least 17 in Rakhine village market
Women and children were among the dead after a military strike hit Yoengu village in western Myanmar, local media said.
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Meta and AMD agree on major chips supply deal
AFP reported that Meta has reached an agreement to buy millions of chips from AMD in a major partnership.
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Iranian attack helicopter crashes into Isfahan market, killing four
An Iranian Army Aviation Bell AH-1J SeaCobra crashed into a fruit and vegetable market in Isfahan province during a training mission, killing at least four people and injuring others, according to a single supplied report citing Iranian state media and Tasnim.
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UK Regulator Fines Reddit £14.5 Million Over Children’s Data
The Information Commissioner’s Office found the platform unlawfully processed information belonging to users under 13; Reddit said it would appeal.
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US military says Caribbean strike on suspected drug boat killed three as campaign nears 150 deaths
Southern Command released footage of the attack and said the vessel was moving along known narco-trafficking routes.
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Panama takes control of canal ports after court voids Hutchison concession
The takeover puts the Balboa and Cristóbal terminals in Panamanian hands and deepens a dispute already tied to US-China rivalry.
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Trump raises the global tariff rate under emergency powers
President Donald Trump raised the global tariff rate from 10% to 15% under emergency powers after the Supreme Court ruled against parts of his earlier tariff regime.
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US strike on suspected drug boat in eastern Pacific kills three, drawing legal criticism
The military said it hit a boat on a known trafficking route, but the supplied report says no proof was offered that the victims were smuggling drugs.
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US Supreme Court rejects Trump emergency tariffs
A 6-3 ruling found the president lacked authority to impose broad import taxes under emergency powers, prompting a temporary replacement tariff under a different law.
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eBay moves to buy Depop for $1.2 billion as resale consolidates
EBay said it will acquire Depop from Etsy for $1.2 billion, a deal that underscores how secondhand fashion is becoming a more consolidated business.
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Russian drone strike kills three power engineers in Donetsk region as Ukraine’s energy workers come under fire
Ukrainian officials said a drone attack hit a car carrying Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant staff, killing three and wounding one.
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Sherritt to suspend Cuba processing plant as fuel deliveries fail to arrive
The Canadian miner says it will place its Moa processing plant on standby within a week, underscoring how fuel shortages continue to disrupt operations in Cuba.
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