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NewsFeedIsraelis rushed into bomb shelters as Iranian projectiles started fires and caused scattered damage in several areas of the country. Interceptors attempting to block further incoming fire were also seen detonating in the skies over Tel Aviv and other cities.Published On 28 Feb 202628 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

In polling completed just before news of the U.S. airstrikes on Iran, most Americans thought the U.S. should be at least pressuring or engaging the Iranian leadership in some form. And in the days before the strikes began, there was movement toward approval of a U.S. military action specifically to stop them from making nuclear weapons; that change came after President Trump’s State of the Union address earlier this week, on Feb. 24. The effect of that was that the nation went into the start of the conflict split about it.The public had voiced a collective uncertainty about how long a conflict…

The quantum computing sector faced a major litmus test this week as two of its most prominent players, IonQ and D-Wave, opened their books for the final quarter of 2025.In an industry often criticised for being “all promise and no profit,” investors were looking for concrete signs of commercial scaling.While both companies have made significant technical strides, the financial results revealed a widening gap in execution.IonQ emerged as the definitive victor of the earnings cycle, delivering a “beat and raise” quarter that sent the market into a frenzy, while D-Wave struggled to reconcile its ambitious roadmap with trailing revenue targets.Here’s…

Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBCBerkshire Hathaway reported a big decline in its operating earnings for the fourth quarter, due in large part to weakness in the conglomerate’s insurance business. Earnings from operations totaled $10.2 billion in Q4. That’s down more than 29% from $14.56 billion in the year-earlier period. This was the final quarter under Warren Buffett as CEO, who announced he was stepping down at the annual shareholders meeting last May. Greg Abel took the reins to start 2026 and…

The U.S. and Israel’s attack on Iran is disrupting flights across the Middle East and beyond, as regional airspaces began closing, leaving thousands of travellers across the globe stranded. Disruptions are already being felt in Canada as Air Canada cancelled a flight to Dubai earlier Saturday, hours after strikes in Iran and surrounding countries like Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.In a statement on social media, the airline stated that “due to the military situation in the Middle East, we have canceled today’s flights to and from Dubai.”Air Canada added it is monitoring the situation and flights will…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl called Iran the “head of the snake” and backed President Donald Trump hours after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on the country. Pearl, one of a handful of Jewish coaches in college basketball before his retirement in September, took to social media shortly after the U.S. joined Israel in launching preemptive strikes against Iran on Saturday morning.  Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl during the first half in the South Regional final of the 2025 NCAA tournament against the Michigan State Spartans…

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Over the past few weeks, Trump has sent warships and dozens of fighter planes to the Middle East, raising fears of a US strike – even as US and Iranians diplomats held indirect talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. But early on Saturday, the tensions came to a head as Israeli and US warplanes began hitting targets in Iran, with Trump urging Iranians to stand up to their government and telling them: “The hour of your freedom is at hand.”Turkey, which shares a 500-kilometre border with Iran, currently hosts more than 74,000 Iranians with residence permits and some 5,000 refugees.While the unrest…

The United States and Israel on Saturday launched an attack on Iran, with explosions seen across Tehran and in multiple cities across the country. Tehran has responded by launching waves of missiles and drones at Israel and towards several military bases in the Middle East where US forces operate.Iran had previously warned that if it were attacked, it would respond by targeting US military facilities across the region. “This operation will continue relentlessly until the enemy is decisively defeated,” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said. All US assets throughout the region are considered legitimate targets for Iran’s army, it…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran launched missile and drone strikes targeting U.S. military facilities in multiple Middle Eastern countries Friday, retaliating after coordinated U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iranian military and nuclear-linked sites.Explosions were reported in or near areas hosting American forces in Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jordan, according to regional officials and state media accounts. Several of those governments said their air defense systems intercepted incoming projectiles.It remains unclear whether any U.S. service members were killed or injured, and the extent of potential damage to American facilities has not yet been confirmed. U.S.…