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MANILA, Philippines – The USA and Israel launched strikes on Iran named “Operation Epic Fury” on February 28, plunging the Center East into a brand new battle that President Donald Trump stated would finish a safety risk to america and supply Iranians an opportunity to topple their rulers.
On March 1, Iranian state media introduced that its supreme chief, Ali Khamenei, had been killed, and the physique had been discovered after a strike. Iran referred to as the assaults unprovoked and unlawful and responded with missiles fired at Israel and at the least seven different international locations, together with Gulf states that host US bases.
Israel launched new air strikes focusing on Tehran and expanded its army marketing campaign to incorporate assaults on Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon on March 2 as Trump signaled the US-Israeli army assault on Iranian targets might proceed for weeks.
Within the Philippines, the Home justice committee kicked off impeachment proceedings in opposition to Vice President Sara Duterte on March 2. After deeming two petitions ample in type, on March 4, the committee voted 54-1 to declare the 2 complaints ample in substance.
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Harry Kinds performs in the course of the BRIT Awards on the Co-op Stay Area in Manchester, Britain, on February 28, 2026. PHOTO BY ISABEL INFANTES/REUTERS
A drag queen performs in the course of the annual Sydney Homosexual and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, on February 28, 2026. PHOTO BY HOLLIE ADAMS/REUTERS
A younger fan cries throughout Colombian singer Shakira’s ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour’ live performance, a free occasion organized by sponsors and the native authorities, on the Zocalo in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico, on March 1, 2026. PHOTO BY QUETZALLI NICTE-HA/REUTERS
Conventional boats with multicolored sails await the beginning of the 53rd Paraw Regatta Competition off the coast of the Arevalo district in Iloilo Metropolis on March 1, 2026. PHOTO BY ARNOLD ALMACEN
A girl cries as she holds a placard with a picture of Iranian late supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a rally in solidarity with Iran after US and Israeli strikes killed Khamenei, in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 1, 2026. PHOTO BY MOHAMED AZAKIR/REUTERS
Folks carry coffins of victims who have been killed after they breached an outer wall of the US Consulate Common, throughout their funeral in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 1, 2026. PHOTO BY SHAKIL ADIL/REUTERS
Stranded passengers wait close to the Emirates Airways customer support workplace at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Worldwide Airport after flights to Doha, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi have been cancelled following strikes on Iran launched by the US and Israel, in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, on March 1, 2026. PHOTO BY JOHANNES CHRISTO/REUTERS
Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on March 2, 2026. PHOTO BY MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA VIA REUTERS
Cops stand guard as protesters burn an American flag throughout a rally in opposition to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, close to the US Embassy in Manila, on March 3, 2026. PHOTO BY NOEL CELIS/REUTERS
Terry Almanza locations a ‘MAGA Mother’ hat alongside an image of her late daughter Sydney Schergen, who died from ecstasy (MDMA) overdose, subsequent to US Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem‘s title plate, forward of Noem’s look earlier than a Senate judiciary committee listening to on ‘oversight of the Division of Homeland Safety,’ in Capitol Hill, Washington DC, on March 3, 2026. PHOTO BY KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS
Jewish youngsters wearing costumes rejoice the annual vacation of Purim in London, Britain, on March 3, 2026. PHOTO BY HANNAH MCKAY/REUTERS
The ‘blood moon’ or whole lunar eclipse glows over Metro Manila on March 3, 2026. The uncommon prevalence, the place the Earth is aligned with the solar and moon, is predicted to be seen once more in 2029. PHOTO BY RAPPLER
Members of the Home justice committee elevate their palms as they vote to declare the 2 energetic complaints in opposition to Vice President Sara Duterte ample in substance on March 4, 2026. COURTESY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Attendants put on raincoats as they stand at Tiananmen Sq. forward of the opening session of the Chinese language Folks’s Political Consultative Convention on the Nice Corridor of the Folks in Beijing, China, on March 4, 2026. PHOTO BY GO NAKAMURA/REUTERS
A mannequin presents a creation by designer Stella McCartney as a part of her Fall/Winter 2026/2027 Girls’s ready-to-wear assortment present throughout Paris Trend Week in Paris on March 4, 2026. PHOTO BY STEPHANE MAHE/REUTERS
An proprietor grooms her Previous English Sheepdog on the primary day of Crufts canine present in Birmingham, Britain, on March 5, 2026. PHOTO BY HANNAH MCKAY/REUTERS
A site visitors jam on a road, subsequent to a mural depicting late Lebanese singer Sabah, after Israel’s army issued evacuation orders of complete neighborhoods in Beirut’s southern suburb, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 5, 2026. PHOTO BY CLAUDIA GRECO/REUTERS
A girl stands subsequent to portraits of Ukrainian prisoners of struggle, hoping they are going to be acknowledged by different prisoners of struggle, who return after a swap in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on March 5, 2026. PHOTO BY VALENTYN OGIRENKO/REUTERS
Members of the World March of Girls-Pilipinas maintain a protest on the Workplace of the Ombudsman as they file a grievance in opposition to Quezon Metropolis 4th District Consultant Bong Suntay over alleged sexist remarks towards actress Anne Curtis throughout a congressional listening to, on March 6, 2026. PHOTO BY JIRE CARREON/RAPPLER
Marc Pingris makes a transfer in opposition to Arwind Santos in the course of the Rookies/Sophomores vs Juniors Sport of the PBA All-Star weekend at Candon Metropolis Area in Ilocos Sur on March 6, 2026. PHOTO COURTESY OF PBA MEDIA
– with experiences from reuters/Rappler.com
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