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Who holds the reins of power in Iran since the country's top leaders were killed

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – One after another, Israel has taken out Iran’s top leaders. First it was Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the opening shots of the war. Now Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council who was considered one of the most powerful figures in the country, has also been killed.

Trump encourages Latin American leaders to use military action to help US fight cartels

DORAL, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere even while dealing with five-alarm crises around the globe.

Ukraine using its drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian officials are helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter attacks on their territory by Iranian drones, while the United States and European countries are among others who have requested support, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.

Milan Cortina Olympics close as Olympic flag passes to France

VERONA, Italy (AP) – The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony paying tribute to Italian dance and music inside the ancient Verona Arena, roughly mid-distance between the far-flung mountain, valley and city venues that made these the most spread-out Winter Games in Olympic history.

US beats Canada for first men's hockey gold at the Olympics since 1980

MILAN (AP) – The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century. No miracle needed.

Eileen Gu in tears after learning of her grandmother's death

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) – By taking chances, Eileen Gu is building a sport. She’s winning medals. Yet on a sunny Sunday at the Olympics where she defended her title on the halfpipe, maybe the best prize of all was knowing her grandma would be proud.

Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter’s stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations, finding that he did not “scheme” to mislead investors.

CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century

NEW YORK (AP) – CBS News said Friday it is shutting down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation as part of a round of layoffs, blaming a shift in radio station programming strategies and challenging economic times.

Teenagers sue, claiming Musk's xAI made sexually explicit images of them

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Three teenagers in Tennessee sued Elon Musk’s xAI this week, claiming the company’s image-generation tools were used to morph real photos of them into explicitly sexual images. Seeking to proceed under pseudonyms, they filed the lawsuit in California, where xAI – Musk’s artificial intelligence company – has its headquarters.

Who holds the reins of power in Iran since the country's top leaders were killed

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – One after another, Israel has taken out Iran’s top leaders. First it was Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the opening shots of the war. Now Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council who was considered one of the most powerful figures in the country, has also been killed.

Iran threatens world tourism sites while Trump calls NATO members COWARDS

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran threatened to target recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisted it was still building missiles. Its supreme leader issued another defiant statement on Friday, nearly three weeks into U.S.-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran’s top leaders and hammered its weapons and energy industries.

Ukraine using its drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian officials are helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter attacks on their territory by Iranian drones, while the United States and European countries are among others who have requested support, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.