The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were operating. [Source: The New York Times] The Feb. 28 strike that hit an elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the United States and Israel attacked Iran — and no side has yet taken responsibility. But a bo

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez doubled down on his refusal to become involved in the Iran conflict and rebuked U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off trade with Spain as a form of punishment. “The position of the Government of Spain can be summed up in three words,” said Sánchez in a televised address Wednesday morning. “No to war.” Sánchez argued Europe has been in a similar situation before, referring to the negative impact of the Iraq war. “We must not repe

US president says ‘relationship is not what it was’ after PM defends decision not to allow use of British bases Donald Trump: ‘He has not been helpful … I never thought I’d see that from the UK.’ Photograph: Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Donald Trump has criticised Keir Starmer again over the UK’s refusal to aid the offensive strikes on Iran, saying the “relationship is obviously not what it was”. Starmer had issued his strongest rebuke yet of Trump’s action in Iran , say

“This is an introduction of U.S. forces into hostilities. It absolutely triggers the 48-hour notice requirement.” People watch from a rooftop as a plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP President Donald Trump’s order to launch a coordinated U.S.-Israeli strike against Iran ran afoul of international and domestic law, according to military and legal experts including the former legal chief at U.S. Central Command, which c

Thousands of congregations have sued over a policy change that opens the door for ICE raids at houses of worship. Members of the Minnesota National Guard stage in the parking lot outside the Bishop Henry Whipple federal building on February 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Stephen Maturen/Getty Images When anti-ICE protesters disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota last month, the Trump administration was unequivocal: interfering with “ the right to pray in pea

"The legislature did not include a grace period." Kansas Sate Capitol | @farzinvousoughian Today, transgender people across Kansas are reporting receiving letters from the Kansas Division of Vehicles stating that they must surrender their driver's licenses and that their current credentials will be considered invalid upon the law's publication in the Kansas Register on Thursday. Should any transgender person be caught driving without a valid license, they could face a class B

One of the two settlements is Efrat, which has a large number of US citizens among its residents | AFP The US is preparing to start offering passport services in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank for the first time. A statement posted on Tuesday to the US embassy's X account said consular officers "will be providing routine passport services" to US citizens in the settlement of Efrat on Friday. It names another settlement, Beitar Illit, as the location for a simil

Former Vice President Harris at the London Literature Festival 2025. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images) Top Democratic officials who worked on the party's still-secret autopsy of the 2024 election concluded that Kamala Harris lost significant support because of the Biden administration's approach to the war in Gaza, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The Democratic National Committee's research on what went wrong in 2024 has been under lock and key since pa