The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once
Donald Trump launched attacks against Iran on Saturday as part of a joint operation with Israel after they developed intelligence that they could simultaneously target the country’s leaders and mullahs, according to two people familiar with deliberations.
The Israelis had been tracking the movements of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, and determined there was a window of opportunity to launch attacks as they convened, the people said.
Continue reading...The 26-year-old dominates in Manchester, landing the night’s biggest prizes as Rosé, Wolf Alice and Mark Ronson also take top honours
Olivia Dean was the big winner at the 2026 Brit awards, taking home awards for artist of the year, pop act, song of the year for her Sam Fender duet Rein Me In, and album of the year for The Art of Loving.
In less than a year, Dean has leaped to the forefront of British pop thanks to The Art of Loving, her second album. With songs that get to the heart of the joys and frustrations of casual modern dating, she is enormously relatable, while her sophisticated and cosmopolitan songcraft, deftly finessing styles such as bossa nova, trip-hop, neo-soul and jazz together, has given her an unusually broad and cross-generational appeal.
Continue reading...CMAT, Wolf Alice, Wet Leg, Self Esteem and Loyle Carner say musicians should not shy away from politics – with several warning of ‘scary times’ as the far right gains ground
Artists including CMAT, Wet Leg, Loyle Carner, Wolf Alice and Self Esteem expressed concern about the rise of Reform UK on the Brit awards red carpet, saying artists should feel empowered to be political.
CMAT, nominated for international artist of the year at the ceremony in Manchester, said she was “not a big fan of anyone trying to argue that art is not a political place”.
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DUBAI (ANP/RTR/AFP) - De luchthaven van Dubai is zaterdag beschadigd geraakt bij een "incident", meldt Dubai Airports in een verklaring op X na golven van Iraanse raketaanvallen. Bij het incident raakten vier medewerkers gewond.
"Een hal op Dubai International liep lichte schade op bij een incident, dat snel onder controle was", aldus de luchthaven. Om wat voor incident het precies ging, heeft het vliegveld niet bekendgemaakt. "Dankzij de al bestaande noodplannen waren de meeste terminals al eerder ontruimd van passagiers", staat in de verklaring.
Volgens de autoriteiten in Dubai veroorzaakte een wrakstuk van een neergeschoten drone brand bij het iconische luxehotel Burj Al Arab. De brand is inmiddels onder controle. Daarbij vielen geen gewonden.
Iran heeft zaterdag, nadat Israël en de Verenigde Staten samen meerdere aanvallen uitvoerden op het land, zelf ook talloze raketten en drones afgevuurd op landen in de regio, waaronder Qatar en de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten. Dit land meldt dat er 137 raketten en 209 drones op zijn grondgebied zijn afgevuurd.
But "there are some insiders who already believe that Starfighter will be a bigger hit than The Mandalorian and Grogu..."
According to unnamed sources who spoke with Variety, there's a "sense" that Star Wars: Starfighter, which is directed by Deadpool & Wolverine's Shawn Levy, will be a more satisfying viewing experience. These same sources are allegedly impressed by the early footage they've seen of Ryan Gosling's performance and also suggested that Levy has "recaptured the franchise's spirit of fun." Furthermore, the article states that there's concern that because The Mandalorian and Grogu is spinning out of a streaming-exclusive series, it might not have as much appeal to people who aren't already fans of The Mandalorian... Star Wars: Starfighter, on the other hand, will be accessible to everyone equally. It's set five years after The Rise of Skywalker, which is an unexplored period for the Star Wars franchise onscreen. It's also expected that most, if not all of its featured characters will be brand-new, so no knowledge of past adventures is required.
Slashdot reader gaiageek reminds us that 2027 will also see a special 50-year anniversary event in movie in theatres: a "newly restored" version of the original 1977 Star Wars.
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