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US and Israel strike Iran, seeking to topple its leaders

Reuters28 February 2026

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Israel carried out military strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and plunging the Middle East into a conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the U.S. and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. Tehran called the...

UK says Iran must never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons

Reuters28 February 2026

LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Britain said on Saturday that Iran must never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons and it was ready to defend its interests, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran. A government source said Britain had not taken part in the strikes, and that British Prime Minister Keir...

Airlines suspend Middle East flights after US, Israel strikes on Iran

Reuters28 February 2026

DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Global airlines suspended flights across the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the region into a renewed military confrontation. Flight maps showed the airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel and Bahrain virtually empty as Israel said it struck Iran and the...

US and Israel launch strikes on Iran, targeting its leadership

Reuters28 February 2026

WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its leadership and plunging the Middle East into a new conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the United States and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. The strikes put...

Bill Clinton to lawmakers investigating Epstein: ‘I saw nothing’

Reuters28 February 2026

Feb 27 (Reuters) – Bill Clinton told lawmakers on Friday that he “saw nothing that gave me pause” when he spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, as the former president gave closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender. Clinton’s closed-door appearance before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee marked the first time a...

TikTok returns to Albania after government-imposed ban

Reuters28 February 2026

TIRANA, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Social media platform TikTok is back in Albania after a year-long ban expired this month, in a case illustrating the complexity of imposing bans in a politically fragmented region and sparking questions over online safety and censorship. The ban, imposed last year and ostensibly linked to the death of a...

Migrants rescued off Spain’s Balearic Islands, ending search for missing boats

Reuters27 February 2026

MADRID/BARCELONA, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Spanish authorities rescued 41 migrants from two boats off the Balearic Islands on Friday, bringing to an end a search for three vessels that had been reported missing on the dangerous route between Algeria and the Mediterranean archipelago. Migrant rights group Walking Borders warned on Thursday that three boats carrying...

Afghan Taliban open to talks after Pakistan bombs Kabul, Kandahar

Reuters27 February 2026

KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in major cities and said the allies-turned-foes were in “open war”. Pakistan struck the Afghan capital Kabul, the city of Kandahar, where Taliban leaders are based, and other towns, a Taliban spokesman said. The...

Greens directly challenge UK’s ailing Labour Party with vote win

Reuters27 February 2026

LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Hannah Spencer’s victory speech on becoming the Greens’ fifth lawmaker on Friday barely touched on the environmental issues that have defined the party, instead launching an overtly left-wing attack on “billionaires” profiting from Britain’s working class. It was a direct challenge to the governing Labour Party of British Prime Minister...

US lifts sanctions on top Malian officials as ties improve

Reuters27 February 2026

DAKAR, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. has lifted sanctions targeting three senior Malian officials for their relationship with Russia’s mercenary group Wagner, according to a notification from the Treasury Department, as bilateral relations improve. The Trump administration has brushed aside concerns about dealing with military-led governments in Africa’s Sahel region, aiming instead to focus...

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