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At least nine people were killed, and dozens were injured on Sunday when Shiite protesters stormed the US consulate and clashed with Security forces in Karachi, Pakistan. This came in response to the joint US-Israel operation in Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday. Video from the scene shows protesters storming into the Consulate. Security forces were seen moving in on the protesters and deploying nonlethal munitions. Per Fox: Hundreds of protesters stormed the diplomatic compound in a sharp escalation of anti-American demonstrations. The unrest followed reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in...

At least nine people are dead and more than two dozen injured after violent clashes outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. Hundreds of protesters stormed the diplomatic compound in a sharp escalation of anti-American demonstrations. The unrest followed reports that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli strike, sparking anger among Shiite Muslims in Pakistan. Witnesses told The Associated Press that many of the protesters were Shiite Muslims who expressed outrage over Khamenei’s reported death and alleged U.S. involvement. Protesters chanted anti-American and anti-Israel slogans, and attempted to breach the consulate’s perimeter. Security forces...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles woman was charged after prosecutors said she threatened in a social media video to kill ICE agents if they went into her home. Alex Taylor Fontenot, 27, was indicted on one count of threats in interstate commerce on Feb. 4. If convicted, she faces up to five years in federal prison and three years of supervised release. KPLC obtained a copy of the Instagram video that prompted an investigation by the FBI. The following is a transcript of the video. “Hey, ICE, guess what? This message is for you. Don’t come to...

VIDEOSuch a sad moment although despite all the "crying" did anyone detect any actual tears? And is that flat out laughter by someone off-camera?

Iran says it fired four ballistic missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which launched many of the strikes on the Islamic Republic Saturday and Sunday. But, contrary to claims in Iran — all the missiles missed, the US said. In response to Iran's claims that it struck the nuclear-powered floating airfield, the US Central Command posted a message on the social media platform X. "The Iranian regime claims to have killed 50 U.S. service members. LIE." CENTCOM said that there have been "no reported US casualties" and that "no US Navy ship has been struck."

Daily Readings from the USCCB“Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” Matthew 17:4The Apostle Peter’s reaction to the Transfiguration reveals that he was overwhelmed by his firsthand experience of a glimpse of Jesus’ true glory. Not long before this moment, our Lord took His disciples north to Caesarea Philippi and asked them privately who they thought He was. Peter boldly proclaimed, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16). In response, Jesus promised Peter that He...

In the wake of Iranian Supreme Leader Aylatollah Khamenei coming down with a killer headache after getting a U.S. warhead on his forehead, on Saturday, The Washington Post published one of their infamous glowing remembrances of Islamic terrorists. The paper fondly remembered the brutal Islamic dictator as a “avuncular figure” with an “easy smile” and love for “Persian poetry.” Readers might remember when The Post fluffed up the former leader of ISIS as an “austere religious scholar”; well, they're back at it again with Khamenei in their obituary titled: “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is dead at 86.” The...

Three U.S. service members have been killed in action as part of U.S. military operations against Iran, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Sunday. Five others were seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, it said.

Miranda Pellecchia’s dog Marigold endured a 13-hour labour and has been eating 12 cans of food a day to keep her energy up. Before Marigold’s remarkable brood, the largest documented Irish doodle litter involving an Irish setter mother in the UK was 16 puppies, born to a dog named Amelia in Hampshire in 2019. Dog lovers across the land might ask themselves how many is too many after an Irish setter gave birth to a record-breaking 17 puppies. Before Marigold’s remarkable brood, the largest documented Irish doodle litter involving an Irish setter mother in the UK was 16 puppies, born...

In a Charlie Kirk Show segment from June 17, 2025, Kirk criticized Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, for pushing for regime change earlier that month in the buildup to the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Two Iranian missiles were fired in the direction of Cyprus, British Defence Secretary John Healey said on Sunday but were intercepted.The island is home to two British military bases.Healey said it was not yet clear if the missiles were deliberately targeting UK facilities on the island...However, President Nikos Christodoulides said he had spoken to UK Prime Minister Kair Starmer, who had confirmed categorically that Cyprus was not a target for Iran...Meanwhile, President Nikos Christodoulides has called an extraordinary meeting of Cyprus' National Security Council on Sunday evening.Healey said the 300 British personnel were near targets in Bahrain and warned of...

CBS Evening News. Feb 28, 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday. CBS News contributor Masih Alinejad, who has survived three plots by Iran's regime to kill or kidnap her, discusses the crippling of the Iranian regime. ---- ..war with Iran and we bring you live pictures of mourners already lining up for the funeral of their supreme leader which will take place on Sunday in Iran. These are pictures from Iranian state television. While there are people mourning, there are also plenty of Iranians celebrating at this hour....

Iran’s state media delivered the message this way: “To the noble and proud people of Iran: With the ultimate grief and sorrow this is to inform you that following the barbaric attack by the criminal governments of America and the evil Zionist regime, the true example of faith, jihad and resistance, the Supreme Leader of the Revolution Grand Ayatollah Khamenei achieved the blessing of martyrdom.”President Trump shares the following message via Truth Social: “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead. This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they attacked the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf after US and Israeli strikes killed the country’s supreme leader. “The US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was struck by four ballistic missiles,” the Guards say in a statement carried by local media, warning that the “the land and sea will increasingly become the graveyard of the terrorist aggressors.”

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — a polarizing hardliner who became the face of Tehran’s nuclear defiance and incendiary anti-Israel rhetoric — was reportedly killed in Israeli airstrikes during Saturday’s strikes inside Iran. A report by the Israeli media outlet Ma’ariv stated that Ahmadinejad was under house arrest at the time and was killed in a targeted strike on his home. Ahmadinejad served as Iran’s sixth president from 2005 to 2013, rising from relative obscurity as mayor of Tehran to defeat establishment figure Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a surprise 2005 runoff. Critics at home and abroad described him as a...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides “clearly and unequivocally” that Cyprus was not the target of an Iranian missile attack, according to Cyprus’s readout. Earlier, UK Defense Secretary John Healey said that two Iranian missiles were fired toward Cyprus. “We don’t believe they were targeted at Cyprus,” says Healey in a Sky News interview. The UK has two large sovereign base districts in Cyprus.

You’ve heard of Optimist International, the global service organization. If there were a “Pessimist International,” MS NOW military analyst Barry McCaffrey could be kicked out of it — for being too darn negative. Caution is warranted when predicting U.S. success in foreign military operations. Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq remain sobering reminders. But appearing on MS NOW’s continuing Iran coverage last night, retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey — Bill Clinton’s former drug czar — took pessimism to new heights. In roughly two minutes, McCaffrey declared success in key American objectives in Iran “unlikely” four separate times — and added a “not likely”...

The MONTHLY Gardening Thread is a gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack the...

There is a passage in Ezekiel that is the most honest description of America’s position in the world available in any literature, sacred or secular. God speaks to the prophet: Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will...

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