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The Latest: Iranian-backed militias join fight as war on Iran widens

Iran fired missiles at Israel and Arab states Monday and the war expanded to include militias Tehran backs in the Middle East with an attack by Hezbollah on Israel, which struck back against the group in Lebanon and with the United States pounded targets in Iran.

As the American and Israeli airstrikes kept hitting the country, top Iranian security official Ali Larijani said on X: “We will not negotiate with the United States.”

Trump, who a day earlier had encouraged Iranians to “take over” their government, signaled Sunday that he was open to dialogue with... Read More

US futures and Asian shares open lower, oil prices soar as US and Israel attack Iran

BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets on Monday, with U.S. futures initially falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring, though both moderated as trading picked up.

The futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were down about 0.8% by mid-morning in Bangkok.

Asian shares opened lower.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index initially fell more than 2%, but by midday Tokyo time it was down 1.5% at 57,981.54.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng lost 1.6% to 26,215.91, and the Shanghai Composite index was flat at... Read More

Blow after blow to the power of Iran and its proxy militias set the stage for US-Israel attacks

As Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal Oct. 7, 2023, assault by Hamas, it aimed punch after punch at the power of Iran, the militant group’s longtime sponsor, and its other proxies and allies in the region.

The result has been a rapid and systematic degradation of Iran’s clout across the Middle East over the past 2½ years, a seismic change that led directly to this weekend’s devastating attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel.

“Certainly the Oct. 7 events were a turning point in this long conflict between Iran and Israel,” said... Read More

Q&A: K-pop girl group Twice exploded in the last decade. Then 'KPop Demon Hunters' came calling

The only thing rarer than success in the global pop music industry is longevity. But K-pop girl group Twice make resilience look easy.

Last year — Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu — celebrated their 10th anniversary with the release of “TEN: The Story Goes On.” It's mostly composed of solo songs from its nine members, extending into genres far beyond the bubblegum pop they popularized: “Fix a Drink” is country, “Chess” samples Beethoven's “Für Elise,” and so on.

But that's not the only thing they're... Read More

Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina capitol on Monday.

The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenville, where in 1960 he couldn't go inside the local library's much better funded whites-only branch to check out a book he needed.

Jackson led seven Black high school students into that segregated branch, where they sat down and read books and magazines until they were... Read More

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The Latest: Iranian-backed militias join fight as war on Iran widens

US futures and Asian shares open lower, oil prices soar as US and Israel attack Iran

Blow after blow to the power of Iran and its proxy militias set the stage for US-Israel attacks

Q&A: K-pop girl group Twice exploded in the last decade. Then 'KPop Demon Hunters' came calling

Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

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