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  • Smoke rises up behind Azadi, or freedom tower, following a US-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3. ((Davoud Ghahrdar/ISNA via AP)
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  • People walk on the rubble of buildings damaged in an early morning Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on March 3, 2026. The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for dozens of locations in Lebanon on March 3, including warning residents in two southern Beirut neighbourhoods to stay away from several buildings ahead of an imminent operation.
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    Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into the war on Iran, but the militia is a shadow of the force it once was
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  • Sirens replace celebrations as Israelis head to shelters on religious holiday
  • Macron says France will increase its nuclear warheads for the first time in decades
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    Passengers flee smoke-filled Dubai airport as Iran attacks major Gulf travel hubs

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  • <p>Israel’s emergency services, Magen David Adom have been monitoring Iran’s aerial assault through an underground nerve center. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond joined first responders as they responded to an incident on the outskirts of Tel Aviv after shrapnel from an intercepted missile damaged a residential building. </p>
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  • A woman in Tehran walks past the wreckage of a police station destroyed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, photographed during a government-led media tour on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The Israeli military said it had seized areas of southern Lebanon on Tuesday in its escalating conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, as the State Department closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait after drone attacks and urged Americans to depart immediately from 14 Middle East countries. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
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  • Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on February 25, 2026. Cuba's coast guard said on February 25, 2026, it shot dead four people and wounded six others traveling in a US-registered speedboat during an exchange of fire near Cuba's shores that came amid heightened tensions with Washington.
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  • An Afghan woman walks out of a cell inside the women's section of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2021.
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  • RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE Mandatory Credit: Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (16721442c) The Celestyal Journey cruise ship is berthed at the Old Doha Port terminal in Doha, Qatar, on March 2, 2026. Several cruise liners remain docked at Gulf ports amid regional airspace and maritime restrictions, marking a further escalation since the conflict erupted three days ago as heightened security alerts continue to disrupt travel plans. Daily Life In Qatar Amid Escalating Gulf Conflict, Doha - 02 Mar 2026
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  • Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, sat front row at Prada's Fall-Winter 2026 show at Milan Fashion Week.
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  • <p>The US consulate in Dubai is on fire after being struck late Tuesday night by a suspected Iranian drone, according to a source in the region.</p>
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  • Apple MacBook Neo laptop computers during an Apple event in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Apple Inc. rolled out the $599 MacBook Neo in its biggest push yet into low-end laptops, aiming to challenge Windows PCs and Chromebooks for budget-minded shoppers.
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    Apple announces its cheapest-ever new MacBook
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