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February 2026

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed by missile strike on Iran, says Donald Trump

Donald Trumppresident
Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,
Donald Trumppresident
This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country,
The people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone.”
The threat from Iran is ultimately their ambition to acquire nuclear weapons, but in the short term, it is the conventional weapon, the conventional missile capability, that they have, particularly in the southern belt, that poses a threat to the United States and our allies in the region,
The president decided he was not going to sit back and allow American forces in the region to absorb attacks from conventional missiles,

Australia news live: cabinet’s national security committee to meet as US and Israel strike Iran

The government will also spearhead foster care recruitment and reduce the outsourcing of child protection services

Pep Guardiola condemns fans who booed as Muslim players broke Ramadan fast at Leeds

Pep Guardiola spoke on Friday about how Omar Marmoush, Aït-Nouri, Cherki and Abdukodir Khusanov deal with the complexities of being Muslim and a professional athlete

Pep Guardiolamanchester City manager
They follow this religious tradition. We have good nutritionists and they adapt to what the team needs,
Edmund Riemerthe Leeds assistant head coach
I’m probably the guy who doesn’t hear a lot because I’m really focused on the game, but I’ve heard about it. Obviously some of the supporters did it, so we try to learn from it. It’s disappointing, we need to do better next time.”

Missile appears to fall in Qatar as Iran launches retaliatory strikes

Footage circulating on social media appears to show the moment a missile fell near a residential area in Doha

With few good strategic options, Iran’s best prospect may be to retaliate while it can

There is no sign that the US or anybody else is going to put boots on the ground, so the monopoly of force domestically remains with the Iranian regime,
Peter Rickettslord
In short, the US and Israel have started this war with vague and unachievable objectives, with no international law base, and little or no support from Gulf states or other US allies,

‘Diversionary war’: Trump wants to distract Americans from scandals at home | Christopher S Chivvis

Donald Trump’s attack on Iran now follows the same pattern — but with an even narrower logic of performative power

Manchester City close gap to two points at top after Semenyo sinks Leeds

Maybe it was the lack of Haaland or the vociferous nature of the home crowd but Leeds were the dominant force in the opening stages

Man arrested in shooting of prominent muslim leader in Utah during Ramadan

I can’t think of anyone who would want to hurt me so it makes sense to investigate this as a possible hate crime.”
Obviously, he knew my house, knew my car, knew my schedule,
While the motive remains under investigation, we cannot ignore that this occurred during … a time of prayer, reflection and peace for Muslims around the world,... That makes this especially unsettling for our community... To our Muslim residents and neighbors: You are valued members of Sandy. We stand with you.”

‘The most bitter news’: Iran reels as more than 80 children reportedly killed in school bombing

Iran’s parents had just dropped their children off for class on Saturday morning when they found themselves racing back to school gates, as bombs began to fall across the country in a joint US-Israel attack

I wasn’t surprised because we were expecting an attack for weeks,
We have endured so much grief — despite that, we don’t want to see the body bags on the streets due to US and Israeli strikes,
We have been preparing for war so we have stocked up on essentials,
My worry is that innocent people will be killed,
We live close to the presidential office and the administrative headquarters of the leader of the government,
We were not in favour of foreign intervention, because we did not want our loved ones to be killed, but the regime has massacred our families anyway. When weapons come from the US, do they strike us more gently than when they come from the regime’s killing machines?”

Labour minister Josh Simons resigns after falsely linking journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network

He quit on Saturday, saying his position in office had become “a distraction from this government’s important work.”The Makerfield MP had faced mounting pressure over his role in Labour Together’s commissioning of the lobbying and public affairs agency APCO to investigate journalists reporting on the thinktank’s failure to disclose political donations

Pakistan crash out of T20 World Cup despite victory against Sri Lanka

That meant they had to restrict their opponents to 147 or less to make the last four, but Sri Lanka finished on 207 for six with Pavan Rathnayake making 58 and Dasun Shanaka hitting an unbeaten 76 off 31 balls

European football: Lamine Yamal claims first hat-trick as Barça go four points clear

Barcelona have 64 points while second-placed Real are on 60 points before they host Getafe on Monday

Trump vies for Bush’s crown for worst foreign policy decision in history

Gianni Infantinoswiss-Italian football administrator
There is also a beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go,
Ruben Gallegoamerican politician (born 1979)
Draft dodger is willing to sacrifice working-class kids. How charitable of him.”
Are you George Bush in disguise?”
Trump’s second term has been the worst-case scenario.”
It’s been mass terror, and we’re not going to put up with it any longer,

Damsgaard denies epic Burnley fightback as Brentford edge chaotic seven-goal thriller

Burnley’s spirited fightback counted for nothing as Mikkel Damsgaard struck in injury time to earn Brentford a dramatic 4-3 victory at Turf Moor

Braga keeps Hearts on title track against Aberdeen with Ferguson watching on

The Aberdeen interim manager, Peter Leven, made three changes to the side that started Tuesday’s 0-0 draw at Dundee United as the goalkeeper, Per Kristian Bråtveit, Tom McIntyre and Kenan Bilalovic were replaced by Dimitar Mitov, Liam Morrison and Topi Keskinen

Liverpool’s five-star display heaps more pressure on wobbling West Ham

As damning as that was for West Ham, and depressing for their short-changed fans, they still had hope of getting back into the contest before Alexis Mac Allister extinguished it in the 43rd minute

You’re going down with Prince Andrew,