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Washington, DC – Hours after the United States and Israel unleashed their bombing campaign against Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump said that all he wants from the war is “freedom for the people”.Analysts say that despite this claim and other objectives articulated by US officials, Trump appears to be seeking to collapse the ruling system in Tehran.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listKelly Grieco, senior fellow at the Stimson Center think tank, told Al Jazeera that achieving such a sweeping political shift will be difficult – if not impossible – without troops on the ground.“It seems like they’re…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered one of his bluntest defenses yet of President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran Tuesday, sharply rejecting criticism and describing the regime as “lunatics” as he argued the president acted at the right moment to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”Let me explain to you guys this in simple English, okay? Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics,” Rubio told reporters.”They have an ambition to have nuclear weapons,” Rubio said. “This is the weakest they’ve ever been. Now is the time to go after them.”Rubio…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Auburn Tigers men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl said Wednesday he’s still unsure whether the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks are a lock for an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament if they fail to attain an automatic selection.The RedHawks moved to 30-0 on Tuesday night and clinched a share of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular-season title. The No. 19 ranked team is the lone Division I men’s team that’s still undefeated. Seven of their wins were by three points or fewer and three of their victories came in overtime. Miami has not played…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Arizona mother of two was mauled to death by three dogs in a horrific attack while protecting her son outside her mother’s Southern California home. Emily Panuco, 26, of Parker, Arizona, traveled to her mother’s house in Big River with her 5-year-old son to visit a litter of puppies on Feb. 27, the Colorado River Sheriff’s Department said in a press release. The week-old puppies, which belonged to Panuco’s mother, were in a cardboard box near the front door. Three adult dogs — including the litter’s mother — were also on the property.As…

The family of a missing Mississauga, Ont., woman is pleading for information they hope will bring justice for their loved one, as police say her disappearance is now considered a homicide. Suleiman Ahmadi said his sister, Mezhgan Aini, was a kind and caring person who loved her children and “always” supported her family.“She was strong even during difficult times,” Ahmadi said in an interview from Afghanistan. “We love her so much and we miss her.”Aini and her husband, Mohammad Yama Aini, lived in the U.S. before moving to Canada in 2017.Peel Regional Police Det. Kevin Robbie told Global News that…

Canada’s prime minister will address federal parliament against a backdrop of global volatility as he urges Australia to help rebuild the rules-based order.

Palantir stock declined on Tuesday, with investors reassessing the company’s potential role in the escalating US-Iran conflict and digesting news that co-founder Peter Thiel plans to sell a substantial stake.Palantir shares were down around 1% in early trading, following a 5.8% gain the previous day. If losses hold, the stock will snap a four-day winning streak.A regulatory filing submitted late Monday showed that Thiel intends to sell 2 million shares worth approximately $280 million. Based on data compiled by LSEG, Thiel ranks among the company’s five largest shareholders.AI expectations temperedThe pullback also reflects a recalibration of investor expectations regarding Palantir’s…

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 1, 2026, on his way back to Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has thrown his support behind crypto firms in their high-stakes battle with U.S. banks over whether they can offer interest-like returns on stablecoins. Trump, in a social media post late Tuesday, ratcheted up pressure on banks to relent on the stablecoin yield issue.That’s the key point of contention holding up passage in Congress of the Clarity Act, which is a companion…

Finn Allen hits fastest century at a T20 World Cup as New Zealand crush South Africa by nine wickets to reach final.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoNew ⁠Zealand stormed into the Twenty20 World Cup final ⁠with a nine-wicket demolition of South Africa in ⁠the first semifinal at the Eden Gardens.Put into bat, South Africa recovered ‌from a precarious 77-5 to post a competitive 169-8 after Marco Jansen led their recovery with a belligerent 55 not ⁠out.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFinn Allen smashed…

In a race that pitted two incumbents against each other, Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee will advance to a runoff in the race for Texas 18th Congressional District, CBS News projects. Menefee was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District in a January special election to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last year. Menefee, a former Harris County Attorney, did not secure enough votes against several challengers to stave off a runoff in the Nov. 4 special election, sending him to the January runoff against Amanda Edwards — meaning he has been on the ballot three times in…