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American actor Kevin Spacey is facing claims of sexual abuse dating back 50 years in a new civil case alleging he carried out his first attack in high school. The 66-year-old is being sued by three men claiming he abused his position as a Hollywood star to prey on young victims. Today, the High Court heard that the Oscar winner carried out his first alleged attack when he was still in high school years before his career took off. Mr. Spacey is accused of first groping a male driver in 1976 when he was studying at Chatsworth High School in…

The UK government will stop issuing student visas to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, citing what it says is widespread misuse of the visa system. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the measure is intended to prevent people from entering the country legally as students and then applying for asylum. The Home Office said the policy will take effect through changes to immigration rules beginning this month. Key Measures Study visas will no longer be issued to applicants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan. Skilled worker visas for Afghan nationals will also be halted. The government says the move…

Four members of the U.S. Army Reserve were killed in a drone attack on a U.S. military facility in Kuwait, marking some of the first American casualties in the escalating conflict with Iran. The Pentagon said the soldiers died when a drone struck a logistics installation at the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait. The facility was part of a support operation used to supply U.S. forces across the Middle East. Soldiers Identified The U.S. military identified the four members of the Iowa-based unit as: Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida Sergeant 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42,…

China has removed three retired senior military generals from the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference just days before the country’s largest annual political meetings. State media reported that the CPPCC voted to expel Han Weiguo, Gao Jin, and Liu Lei on Monday. No official explanation was provided for the decision, but the move comes amid an intensified wave of military purges in recent weeks. The removals take place ahead of the annual “Two Sessions” gatherings in Beijing, where roughly 3,000 delegates from the CPPCC and the National People’s Congress convene for about a week of policy discussions and approvals. While…

Lionel Messi delivered another masterclass performance on Sunday night, scoring twice to inspire Inter Miami CF to a dramatic 4-2 comeback win against Orlando City SC. The 38-year-old Argentine forward was instrumental in overturning a 2-0 halftime deficit, scoring two second-half goals to level the match and ignite Inter Miami’s attacking momentum. The team later added two late goals to seal the victory, marking the first time Inter Miami has defeated Orlando City away from home. Messi’s influence has remained central to Inter Miami’s progress since joining the club last season, consistently delivering key goals and performances in high-pressure matches.…

Amazon confirmed that two of its data centres in the United Arab Emirates were directly struck by drones on 2 February, disrupting cloud services across parts of the Middle East. The company also reported damage to a facility in Bahrain after a nearby drone strike. According to Amazon’s service dashboard, the incidents caused structural damage, power interruptions and activation of fire suppression systems, leading in some cases to internal water damage. The strikes occurred amid escalating hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran, following coordinated attacks on Iran that reportedly killed the country’s supreme leader and senior officials. Amazon…

The UK government will grant only temporary protection to newly recognised refugees, ending the long-standing system of automatic five-year protection with a route to settlement. The change applies from Monday to adults and accompanied children making new asylum claims. It will be implemented through rule changes without a parliamentary vote. Key Changes Refugee status will be reviewed every 30 months. Individuals may be returned to their country of origin if conditions are judged safe. Those who have already applied remain under existing rules: five years’ protection and family reunion rights. Unaccompanied children will continue to receive five years’ protection pending…

The reported killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has intensified deliberations within the clerical establishment over his successor. One figure expected to play a prominent role is Hassan Khomeini, grandson of Islamic Republic founder Ruhollah Khomeini. Position and Influence Hassan Khomeini, 53, is the most publicly visible of Ruhollah Khomeini’s 15 grandchildren. He serves as custodian of his grandfather’s mausoleum in southern Tehran, a symbolically powerful role. He has never held formal government office. He is widely viewed as relatively moderate within Iran’s clerical hierarchy and maintains ties with reformist figures including former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Hassan Rouhani.…

Nine people were killed in a direct missile hit on a residential building near Jerusalem, first responders said on Sunday. It marks the deadliest incident in Israel since Iran began retaliating with ballistic missile launches to a wave of joint US-Israel strikes on Saturday morning. Nearly 30 people were injured in the strike on the city of Beit Shemesh, Magen David Adom (MDA) said, including two seriously injured. “As a result of the direct hit, severe damage and collapse of the building occurred,” Israel police said in a statement. Video from the scene from MDA showed firefighters trying to douse…

The number of people killed in a blast that hit a girls’ school in the southern Iranian city of Minab during joint US-Israeli strikes has risen to 148, with 95 more wounded, according to the local prosecutor. CNN has geolocated video from the scene to the Shajaba Tayyiba School, which sits about 200 feet (61 meters) from an Iranian military base. The school appears to have been previously part of the base, but satellite imagery shows that the two sites have been separated since at least 2016. People and rescue forces work following an Israel strike on a school in Minab, Iran,…