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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,…

Israeli media outlets and unnamed officials claim Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, 86, has been killed during joint US-Israeli strikes on Tehran. According to the reports: Khamenei’s compound in Tehran was heavily damaged in missile strikes. Israeli sources said senior officials were informed he had been “eliminated” and that his body was recovered from the rubble. Two Israeli television networks reportedly said an image of Khamenei’s body had been shown to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. There has been no official confirmation from Iranian authorities. Iran’s foreign ministry earlier stated that Khamenei was “safe and…

Former President Bill Clinton told the House Oversight Committee he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and committed no wrongdoing in connection with the late financier. Key Points from the Deposition The all-day deposition took place behind closed doors in New York. Clinton said he “saw nothing” and “did nothing wrong.” He stated he would have cut ties immediately and reported Epstein if he had known about any criminal conduct. He acknowledged flying on Epstein’s plane in the early 2000s but said he had no awareness of abuse. When questioned about a photograph showing him in a hot tub…

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, has served as Iran’s supreme leader since 1989. He holds ultimate authority over the state, the military and the direction of the Islamic Republic. Early Life and Rise to Power Born in 1939 in Mashhad to a clerical family, Khamenei received a religious education before becoming involved in opposition to Iran’s monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, prior to the 1979 revolution. He was aligned with revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and rose rapidly after the monarchy was overthrown. Following assassinations of senior officials in the early years of the republic, Khamenei became president in 1981. An…

Young Europeans are adopting unconventional paths to home ownership as property prices continue to outpace incomes across the EU. Over the past decade, house prices in the European Union have grown 10% faster than incomes, according to European Commission research. In Spain, average salaries have risen 26% while property prices have surged 81%, intensifying affordability pressures in major cities. Buying a Bedroom in Spain In Spain, startup Habitacion.com sells individual bedrooms in shared flats for up to €80,000, roughly a third of the cost of a comparable one-bedroom apartment in central locations. The company sold 200 rooms last year and…

The United States and Israel have launched coordinated military strikes on Iran, triggering retaliatory missile attacks across the Middle East and sharply escalating regional tensions. What Happened Explosions were reported in Tehran shortly after 09:30 local time. Smoke was seen rising over Jomhouri Square and Hassan Abad Square. Blasts were also reported in Isfahan, Qom, Karaj and Kermanshah. Casualty figures remain unclear. Iranian media said the country’s airspace was closed following the strikes. US President Donald Trump described the assault as “major combat operations” and said the objective was to eliminate imminent threats and prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.…