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The Korea Times

February 2026

Iranian supreme leader Khamenei killed in strikes, Israel says

Donald Trumppresident
Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take,
We are scared, we are terrified. My children are shaking, we have nowhere to go, we will die here,

Netanyahu says 'many signs' Iranian supreme leader Khamenei is dead

Benjamin Netanyahuisrael PM
This morning we eliminated senior figures in the ayatollahs' regime -- commanders in the Revolutionary Guards and senior officials in the nuclear programme -- and we will continue,
This morning we destroyed the compound of the tyrant Khamenei,

Travel in chaos as airlines cancel flights after US, Israel strikes on Iran

Passengers and airlines can expect airspace to be shut for quite some time,
Due to multiple regional airspace closures, Emirates has temporarily suspended operations to and from Dubai,
You have crews, planes and passengers stranded all over the world. It's a massive logistical nightmare,

Iranian missiles shake Gulf cities after US, Israeli strikes on Iran

If the border is open, we will cross and then fly to Istanbul,
We are going to our hometown in Yazd, Tehran is not safe anymore. They said roads are safe, but I am worried,
Why are we paying this price? I want my daughter to grow up safe and in peace,
What is going to happen to my children?,
Saddam Husseinpresident of Iraq from 1979 to 2003, army officer and Baathist politician (born 1937–2006)
I don't want my Iran to turn into Iraq
Minou Tavárez Mirabaldominican politician
We are scared, we are terrified. My children are shaking, we have nowhere to go, we will die here,
They said the nuclear talks are going well. They fooled us again,
God knows what will happen to us. Pray for us,

Trump says US launches major attack on Iran

Donald Trumppresident
Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas and our allies throughout the world,
We're going to ensure that the region's terrorist proxies can no longer destabilise the region or the world and attack our forces,
Donald Trumppresident
For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted Death to America and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder, targeting the United States, our troops and the innocent people in many, many countries,
For many years, you have asked for America’s help, but you never got it,
Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world,

N. Korea releases rare photo of leader's daughter firing rifle

In a photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Ju-ae, wearing a leather coat, was seen taking aim at a target and firing the rifle, marking an unusual instance in which she appeared alone without Kim or other officials in an image distributed by Pyongyang

By emphasizing that Kim Ju Ae knows how to fire a rifle, North Korea is hinting that she is undergoing succession training,

Can Jisoo finally silence ‘bad acting’ critics with Netflix’s ‘Boyfriend on Demand’?

The series centers on Mi-rae, a webtoon producer played by Jisoo, who escapes her exhausting reality through a futuristic virtual-dating subscription service

Her diction seems much better,... Her acting hasn’t improved,”... A one-woman-show-type story depends entirely on the lead’s acting, so I’m not confident.”
Kim Jung-sikdirector
We gave her many different settings and characters, and she handled all of them,
She appears in more than 95 percent of the show,
You will see the character develop in the drama, and you will also see actor Jisoo grow,
Because I take on different roles in each project, I talked a lot with the director to show a better side of myself this time,

BLACKPINK's new EP 'DEADLINE' nears 1.5 mil. sales on 1st day

The new album marks the group's return as a full group for the first time in more than three years amid strong anticipation from fans worldwide

The record not only marks (BLACKPINK's) highest first-day sales but also sets a new high for any K-pop girl group,

Trump poses question about possibility of 'rehearing' following court ruling against emergency tariffs

Last Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling against Trump's use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to justify duties, including country-specific "reciprocal" tariffs, raising the prospects of Washington facing a complicated tariff refund process

Donald TrumppRESIDENT
It doesn’t make sense that Countries and Companies that took advantage of us for decades, receiving Billions and Billions of Dollars that they should not have been allowed to receive, would now be entitled to an undeserved ‘windfall,’ the likes of which the World has never seen before, as a result of this highly disappointing, to say the least, ruling,

The end of Hollywood or a brighter future? What a Paramount-owned Warner Bros. means for the movies

Ted Sarandosnetflix co-CEO
But this transaction was always a 'nice to have' at the right price, not a 'must have' at any price,
Maggie Gyllenhaalfilmmaker
I was reading tweets about it as I woke up this morning,
Our priority is to build a vibrant, healthy business and industry — one that supports Hollywood and creative, benefits consumers, encourages competition, and strengthens the overall job market.”
If Paramount or another major studio ends up displacing Netflix as the buyer, our concerns are no less serious,