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The Independent

February 2026

Iran’s key political figures explained after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in US strikes

Donald Trumppresident
Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,

Eberechi Eze needs no extra motivation to shine for Arsenal — Mikel Arteta

Mikel Artetamanager
He can do. Now he has got many more months and games and understanding of what the games require for him to make the difference. I hope that it’s the case and that he smashes it from here until the end of the season.”
Mikel Artetamanager
Motivation has never been an issue,

Michael Carrick not worried facing potential rival for job Oliver Glasner

Glasner — who will leave Selhurst Park at the end of the season — was among the favourites to get the job on a full-time basis come the summer

Man dies after skydive in Devon, police say

Emergency services were called to Dunkeswell Aerodrome, Honiton, at around 1 p.m. Saturday due to concerns for the welfare of a skydiver

What to know about the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over military's AI use

President Donald Trump and Hegseth accused rising AI star Anthropic of endangering national security after its CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down over concerns the company’s products could be used for mass surveillance or autonomous armed drones

Donald Trumppresident
I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology. We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again!"
No amount of intimidation or punishment from the Department of War will change our position on mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons,
We have long believed that AI should not be used for mass surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons, and that humans should remain in the loop for high-stakes automated decisions. These are our main red lines,
Disagreeing with the government is the most American thing in the world,
Dario Amodeianthropic CEO
When we receive some kind of formal action, we will look at it, we will understand it and we will challenge it in court,
Your use for any other purpose is unaffected,

Shia LaBeouf claims he ‘doesn’t have drinking problem’ before getting arrested again on battery charge

However, it is not clear whether the new charge of simple battery is connected to the February 17 brawl outside the Royal Street Inn & R Bar, where he allegedly attacked two bartenders and repeatedly used homophobic slurs

I am wrong for touching anyone ever. And that’s the end of my statement on this whole s***,
Then he turned around screaming, ‘Don’t you f***ing push me. I’ll kill you.’ I hadn’t touched him.”
I’m like, standing by myself and three gay dudes are next to me, touching my leg, I get scared. I’m sorry, if that’s homophobic, then I’m that,

‘Monster’ ex-MLB pitcher jailed for life for shooting his in-laws: ‘He thought he had gotten away with murder’

He is a monster that knows no moral boundaries and has zero reservations about taking lives to benefit himself,
He thought he had gotten away with murder. He thought that he’d be cashing out my parents' estate with his wife in the months afterwards. He was happy while my dad lay deceased and my mom laid bleeding out on her couch, clinging to life. Dan destroyed my sense of safety, my health and my family.”
Justice is fragile. I am just a man,
Dan Serafiniformer Major League Baseball pitcher
I am far from perfect, but I am no murderer. We live in a society that lacks compassion and empathy. A society that sadly thrives on hearing the misfortunes of others. I sit before you today, a broken man, humiliated, embarrassed, angry, and sad. But I am not a murderer. I am a survivor, but I am no murderer,

Pep Guardiola hails ‘huge victory’ at Leeds as Man City reel in leaders Arsenal

Eddie Riemerassistant
Probably the explanation is going to be he (Farke) was over emotional, how he’s gone on the pitch, I would suggest,
Pep Guardiolaimage in gallery
It’s the modern world, right? Respect the religion, respect the diversity. That is the point. The Premier League said ‘OK for the fasting, you can be one or two minutes’, so we did that for the players.”

The Pitt producer reveals how HBO reacted to upcoming ICE storyline

No, they just wanted to make sure it was balanced. The thing we have to be careful about, when we’re talking about any of these issues, we’re talking about vaccines, we’re talking about the way in which the healthcare system works, is to make certain that we’re actually presenting both points of view. Because we’re not really in the business of preaching to the choir on The Pitt.”

I’m an expert on Iran. Here’s what could come next after US strikes targeting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Donald Trumppresident
Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take,

Trump’s tweets saying Obama will start war with Iran to distract from domestic failures come back to haunt him

That cannot be said for Trump, who has now attacked the Middle Eastern republic three times during across his two terms in office

Trump's shortsighted foreign policy is bringing us to the brink of war with Iran and allowing Iran to accelerate nuclear program—just to please Saudis and Netanyahu,
I hope we do better in the future. And I know that we won't until the people who led us into Iraq are scorned and ignored across the spectrum,
How many more American lives, how many more trillions of dollars will be wasted before we exit,... It could be now, or it could be 10 or 20 years from now, but there is no American victory. Let’s bring our troops home from Iraq and Syria now!”
Twenty years ago we invaded Iraq. The war killed many innocent Iraqis and Americans. It destroyed the oldest Christian populations in the world. It cost over $1 trillion, and turned Iraq into a satellite of Iran,
Donald TrumpuS President
Now that Obama's poll numbers are in tailspin — watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate,
A vote for Kamala Harris is a vote for Dick Cheney and vote for war, war, and more war. A vote for Donald Trump is a vote to end wars, not start them. We are at a historic crossroads,