India Sent Vessel To Help Sinking Iranian Warship Near Sri Lanka: Navy
The Indian Navy launched search and rescue operations following a distress signal from the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank in the Indian Ocean after being struck by a torpedo from a United States submarine.
New Delhi: The Indian Navy launched search and rescue operations following a distress signal from the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank in the Indian Ocean after being struck by a torpedo from a United States submarine.
A distress call from IRIS Dena reached the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Colombo during the early hours of March 4, according to a statement from the Navy.
According to the Navy, a long-range maritime patrol aircraft deployed at 1000 hours on March 4 to support the search operations that were already underway under Sri Lankan leadership. A second aircraft, equipped with air-droppable life rafts, remained on standby for rapid deployment if required.
Trump ha rifiutato il piano di Israele per uccidere Khamenei dell'Iran lo scorso anno. Cosa è cambiato ora? Due giorni dopo aver ucciso l'Ayatollah Khamenei, Donald Trump ha affermato che il principale leader iraniano aveva cercato di farlo uccidere due volte. Era giugno 2025 quando Israele lanciò un attacco massiccio contro l'Iran nel tentativo di fermare il suo programma nucleare. Secondo i rapporti, gli israeliani avevano avuto l'opportunità di uccidere il principale leader iraniano. Tuttavia, fu Trump a sventare il piano attraverso comunicazioni con il Primo Ministro israeliano Benjamin Netanyahu. Quasi otto mesi dopo, Trump lanciò un attacco contro l'Iran con Israele e uccise Khamenei, sua moglie, sua figlia, suo genero e sua nipote. Molti altri alti funzionari iraniani, incluso il ministro della difesa, sono stati uccisi. Tentativi di assassinio Due giorni dopo aver ucciso Khamenei, Trump ha affermato che il principale leader iraniano aveva cercato di farlo uccidere due volte.
Trump ha affrontato due presunti tentativi di assassinio separati nel 2024 - una volta a luglio quando è stato colpito all'orecchio durante un comizio in Pennsylvania, e più tardi a settembre quando un uomo è stato arrestato per aver puntato un fucile contro il Presidente degli Stati Uniti mentre stava giocando a golf sul suo campo a West Palm Beach.
US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the US is initiating a "third wave" of military strikes against Iran. This follows the elimination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the initial phases of Operation Epic Fury.
Ahead of a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office with the German chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump said that "everything's been knocked out" in Iran. "As you know, 49 people were taken out in the first hit. And I guess there was another hit today on the new leadership, and it looks like that was pretty substantial also. So they're getting hit very hard, and we'll see what happens," he said.
He added, "I guess you have a third wave coming."
Trump said that two waves of US-Israeli attacks on Iran had killed figures he had eyed as potential new leaders, adding that there had been a "substantial" new attack on a meeting to choose the new leadership.
"Most of the people we had in mind are dead," he said. "Now we have another group. They may be dead also, based on reports."
Trump also claimed that Iran's navy, air force, air detection and radar has been knocked out.
"They have no navy - it's been knocked out. They have no air force; that's been knocked out. They have no air detection; that's been knocked out. Their radar has been knocked out, and just about everything's been knocked out," he told reporters.
The primary goals of the joint attack by the US and Israel was to destroy Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities and topple the regime.
Iran has retaliated by targeting US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE, as well as the US Embassy in Riyadh. Hezbollah has also entered the conflict, launching strikes against Israel in response to Khamenei's death.
Lebanese PM bans Hezbollah’s military activities after attack on Israel
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says Hezbollah’s military and security activities are banned, hours after Israel responded to the Iran-linked group’s rocket and drone attack by launching air raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
“We announce a ban on Hezbollah’s military activities and restrict its role to the political sphere,” Salam said on Monday in a statement.
We declare our rejection of any military or security operations launched from Lebanese territory outside the framework of legitimate institutions.”
The prime minister said all Hezbollah military activities are “illegal” and called upon the security forces to “prevent any attacks originating from Lebanese territory”.
“We declare our commitment to the cessation of hostilities and the resumption of negotiations,” he added. The Iran-allied Lebanese armed group said earlier on Monday that its attack on a military missile defence facility near Haifa was in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, “in defence of Lebanon and its people”, and “in response to the repeated Israeli aggressions”.
Israel responded by bombing Beirut’s suburbs and southern Lebanon, killing at least 52 people and injuring 154, the Lebanese government said in its latest update on casualties.
In a statement on Monday, the Israeli army said an overnight strike in Beirut had killed Hussein Makled, described as the head of Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters.
They want to talk, and I agreed': Trump claims Iran seeking dialogue
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran's new leadership wants to talk to him and that he agreed, according to an interview with The Atlantic magazine.
They want to talk, and I agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them. They should do it sooner. They should give what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long," Trump said in the interview from his Florida residence.
Trump did not specify who he would speak with or say whether it would occur on Sunday or Monday but noted that some of the Iranians involved in negotiations in recent weeks were no longer alive.
Most of those people are gone. Some of the people we were dealing with are gone, because that was a big—that was a big hit,” he said. “They should have done it sooner, Michael. They could have made a deal. They should’ve done it sooner. They played too cute.”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said a leadership council composed of himself, the judiciary head, and a member of the powerful Guardians Council temporarily assumed the duties of supreme leader following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
US, Israel attack Iran in a joint operation: What does it mean for the global oil market? The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, raising risks to global oil supplies. Iran produces 3.3 million barrels daily and controls access to the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route. Companies have paused shipments, heightening fears of disruption and rising crude prices.
Tehran is responsible for nearly 3.3 million barrels of oil per day, which is nearly three per cent of global output, making it the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) fourth-largest producer. However, its strategic location gives it far greater influence over global energy supplies than the production figures alone suggest.
Iran borders one side of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route through which roughly 20% of the world’s crude oil passes, including supplies from major producers such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The oil markets are closed for the weekend, and there has been no information on whether the attacks on Tehran and the retaliatory strikes launched across the Middle East targeted any energy assets.
Bill Clinton dice ai legislatori in una testimonianza a porte chiuse che "non ho visto nulla" e "non ho fatto nulla di sbagliato" riguardo a Jeffrey Epstein
L'ex presidente Bill Clinton venerdì ha detto ai membri del Comitato per la Vigilanza della Camera guidato dai Repubblicani che stava indagando sui suoi legami con Jeffrey Epstein che "non ho visto nulla" e "non ho fatto nulla di sbagliato," e ha criticato il comitato per aver fatto sedere sua moglie per una deposizione.
L'ex presidente è stato interrogato per circa sei ore in un contesto a porte chiuse un giorno dopo che il comitato aveva interrogato sua moglie, l'ex Segretario di Stato Hillary Clinton, per un tempo simile su ciò che sapeva riguardo all'autore di reato sessuale condannato Epstein e al co-cospiratore Ghislaine Maxwell.
"Come qualcuno che è cresciuto in una casa con abusi domestici, non solo non avrei volato sul suo aereo se avessi avuto qualche idea di ciò che stava facendo—l'avrei denunciato io stesso e avrei guidato la richiesta di giustizia per i suoi crimini," ha detto Clinton su Epstein nella sua dichiarazione di apertura al comitato, che ha pubblicato su X
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says next Russia talks likely in Abu Dhabi next month
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the next round of United States-brokered negotiations with Russia would likely take place in Abu Dhabi in early March, after Ukrainian officials wrapped up a meeting with US envoys in Geneva.
Senior US and Ukrainian officials met at the city’s Hotel des Bergues on Thursday to discuss post-war reconstruction plans, amid a broader US push to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, now in its fifth year.Following the meeting, Zelenskyy said in his regular nightly address that there was “already more readiness for the next trilateral format”.
Reiterating his desire for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Zelenskyy added that preparations needed to be made for “a meeting at the leadership level”. “This format can solve a lot,” he said.
Rustem Umerov, who led Ukraine’s four-person delegation in Geneva, said on Telegram that negotiators were working on finalising economic and security issues to “make the next trilateral meeting involving the US and Russia as substantive as possible”.
Gli Stati Uniti hanno avvertito l'ambasciatore ucraino riguardo agli attacchi a un obiettivo petrolifero nel Mar Nero
L'amministrazione Trump ha preso l'insolita decisione di avvertire il governo ucraino che i suoi attacchi a una struttura petrolifera russa nel Mar Nero alla fine dello scorso anno avevano avuto un impatto sugli investimenti statunitensi in Kazakistan, ha rivelato martedì l'ambasciatore ucraino negli Stati Uniti.
"Abbiamo sentito che gli attacchi ucraini a Novorossiysk hanno influenzato alcuni degli investimenti americani che vengono effettuati attraverso il Kazakistan. E abbiamo sentito dal Dipartimento di Stato che dovremmo astenersi, da, sapete, dall'attaccare gli interessi americani," ha detto l'ambasciatore Olga Stefanishyna durante un briefing.
Stefanishyna ha affermato di aver ricevuto un demarche, che è una notifica diplomatica formale, dal Dipartimento di Stato degli Stati Uniti riguardo alla questione. CNN ha contattato il Dipartimento di Stato per un commento.
La notizia arriva nel quarto anniversario dell'invasione della Russia senza un termine in vista per la brutale guerra. I colloqui di pace mediati dagli Stati Uniti hanno mostrato pochi segni di una svolta. L'insolita mossa di emettere il demarche sembra parlare delle priorità dell'amministrazione e segue la decisione di Trump di fermare nuovi aiuti militari a Kyiv lo scorso anno.
L'ambasciatore ucraino ha detto che gli Stati Uniti non hanno suggerito che Kyiv dovesse astenersi dall'attaccare le infrastrutture militari e energetiche russe.
"Era legato al fatto che l'interesse economico americano era stato influenzato lì," ha detto. "Abbiamo preso nota di ciò."
Alla fine di novembre, i droni ucraini hanno colpito il porto del Mar Nero di Novorossiysk, danneggiando non solo gli interessi russi ma anche un'importante condotta, che ha portato a un significativo calo delle esportazioni di petrolio kazako. Chevron è un azionista di maggioranza nel Consorzio della Condotta del Mar Caspio, che trasporta petrolio dai giacimenti petroliferi kazaki al Mar Nero per l'esportazione.
Why 'El Mencho' Became One Of The World's Most Wanted Men
Under El Mencho's leadership, CJNG expanded aggressively through violence and strategic alliances Few drug lords in modern history rose as rapidly - or as violently - as Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known in police files and criminal records as 'El Mencho'. For years, authorities in Mexico and the United States described him as one of the most powerful drug lords on the planet, with a criminal network stretching across continents and a $15 million bounty on his head.
Oseguera Cervantes was born in the Mexican state of Michoacan, according to US law enforcement records, and belonged to farming community of El Naranjo. News agency AP reported that Oseguera migrated to the United States at a young age and married into the "Cuinis" gang led by his new brother-in-law, Abigael Gonzalez Valencia, also known as "El Cuini". After serving three years in prison for heroin trafficking, Cervantes was deported to Mexico.
Powerful Drug Lord 'El Mencho' Killed By Mexican Army, Cartel Goes On Rampage
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urged citizens to remain calm and said the central government was in coordination with state authorities.
The Mexican army announced Sunday that it had killed powerful drug lord Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera in an operation that sparked a wave of violence in various parts of the country.
Oseguera, the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was wounded in a clash with soldiers in the town of Tapalpa, in Jalisco state, and died while being flown to Mexico City, the army said in a statement. He had a $15 million US bounty on his head.
Gunmen retaliating for the raid blocked more than 20 roads in western Jalisco state, which includes Tapalpa, with burning cars and trucks. The violence spread to other states as well.
Epstein Files: Truth,accountability and a million new conspiracy theories
The epstein files were supposed to be an exercise in govt transparency,but htey have also spawned their own opaque subgenre of conspiracy theories.
Some of them are new and some are mutations of older rumours-fed by AI,teased by politicans,and flourishing in various corners of the internet.
They range from serious to strange,and include the CIA,naturally,but alsoschool picture day.
It is becoming more and more difficult to separate what the files do show – a chummy superclass of rich elites and the coarse conversations of men prowling for younger women and the alleged sexual assaults of underage girls – and what they do not show. That divide between what is real and what is fake underscores how misinformation and the stoking of conspiracy theories are built into the American discourse – and a distraction from a common pursuit of justice.
L'Ucraina accusa la Russia di un piano di assassinio di $100.000 a persona per i suoi alti funzionari.
Kyiv ha dichiarato che 10 persone sono state arrestate in Ucraina e in Moldova con l'accusa di pianificare di assassinare alti esponenti politici ucraini su ordini di Mosca, con pagamenti fino a $100.000
Kyiv ha precedentemente accusato la Russia, che ha invaso l'Ucraina quattro anni fa, di pianificare di uccidere diversi alti funzionari, incluso il presidente Volodymyr Zelensky e il capo del servizio di intelligence dell'Ucraina.
Nell'ambito del lavoro di una squadra investigativa congiunta di funzionari delle forze dell'ordine ucraine e moldave, è stato esposto un gruppo organizzato che stava preparando contratti per l'assassinio di cittadini ucraini ben noti e stranieri," ha dichiarato il procuratore generale ucraino Ruslan Kravchenko in un comunicato.
Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran agrees deal or "bad things happen"
US president Donald Trump says the world will find out "over the next",probably,10 days" whether the US will reach a deal qith iran or take militiary action.
At the first meeting of his board of peace in Washington DC,Trump said of negotiations with the islamic republic about it's nuclear programme."we have to make a meaningful deal otherwise bad things happen"
In recent days,The US has surged military forces to the Middle East,while progress was reported at talks between american and iranian negotiators in Switzerland
Il duo di pace outsider dell'America affronta la prova più grande in un trio di punti caldi
Witkoff e Kushner suona come uno studio legale di élite, un programma poliziesco degli anni '70 o persino un duo di architetti visionari, poiché sperano di trasformare i campi di battaglia in paesaggi urbani futuristici.
Ma Steve Witkoff e Jared Kushner stanno gestendo il franchise di peacekeeping freelance del presidente Donald Trump, il cui obiettivo è la stabilità, innumerevoli vite e la migliore speranza del loro capo per quel difficile premio Nobel per la pace.
La coppia era nel vivo della situazione martedì, in un eccezionale giorno di diplomazia a due canne a Ginevra, riunendosi con funzionari russi, ucraini e iraniani. Si prevede che tornino a Washington questa settimana per una riunione del Board of Peace, la rete di diplomazia globale privata ad alto budget di Trump.
Le rivelazioni difettose dei 'Documenti Epstein' minano la responsabilità per gravi crimini contro donne e ragazze: esperti dell'ONU
I cosiddetti 'Documenti Epstein' contengono prove inquietanti e credibili di abusi sessuali sistematici e su larga scala, traffico e sfruttamento di donne e ragazze, hanno dichiarato oggi gli esperti dell'ONU.
Secondo gli esperti, questi atti potrebbero configurarsi come schiavitù sessuale, violenza riproduttiva, scomparsa forzata, tortura, trattamento disumano e degradante e femminicidio.
"Questi crimini sono stati commessi su uno sfondo di credenze suprematiste, razzismo, corruzione, misoginia estrema e mercificazione e disumanizzazione di donne e ragazze provenienti da diverse parti del mondo.
The Rev.Jesse Jackson,the civil rights icon who twice ran for president of united states,died on Tuesday,February 17.He was 84.
Jackson rose to national prominence in the 1960s as a close aide to the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr. After King's assassination in 1968,jackson became one of the most transformative civil rights leaders in America
His rainbow Coalition,a bold alliance of Blacks,whites,latinos,asian americans,native americans and Lgbtq people,helped pave the way for a more progressive Democratic party. He ran for president in 1984 and 1988,smashing the perception at the time that a black political candidate couldn't be a viable presidential candidate.
Logan Paul's 'holy grail' of pokemon cards sells for $16.5 million with a diamond necklace thrown in.
Five years ago,Logan Paul set a world record when he purchased a pokemon card for $5.275 million.it proved a sound investment-the influencer and wrestler sold that card for a jaw dropping $16.492 million,with a diamond encrusted necklace thrown in.
The rare pikachu Illustrator card-one of just 39 created for a pokemon illustration competition in the late 90s-went under the hammer on goldin auctions on monday.
It is believed to have earned the WWE star more than $8 million in profit after auction fees,a sale he called "absolutely insane"
US Justice Department sends letter regarding Epstein files redactions to lawmakers,politico reports
The US department of justice sent a letter to lawmakers regarding redactions in the files pertaining to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,Plitico reported on Saturday.
The letter,required by law,includes a general description of the types of redactions made,and a list of notable people mentioned in the files in any way.
the letter also includes an extensive list of high-profile people or "politically exposed persons"referenced in the files,even if they had no interactions with Epstein or his longtime associate,Ghislaine Maxwell,but were mentioned in sources such as press clippings.The letter,sent to the leaders of the Senate and house judiciary committies,does not state in what context a name appears.
Epstein planned to buy property in spain to aid trafficking network Documents released as part of the epstein files have revealed that the convicted pedophile and financier was interested in buying property in spain,likely as a means to expand his trafficking network. Whether it be admiring the alhambra,expanding his trafficking network or spectulating on property for profit,jeffrey epstein's interest in spain shows up in the epstein files several times. Close examination of the files,released recently by the US Department of justice,shows that Epstein was even having conversations about buying a palma de mallorca property owned by american actor Michael Douglas.