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NDTV
13-06-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Israel Attacks Iran's Nuclear, Missile Sites And Kills Top Military Officials
Tehran/Tel Aviv: Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country's nuclear program and killed at least two top military officers, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq. The strikes came amid simmering tensions over Iran's rapidly advancing nuclear program and appeared certain to trigger a reprisal, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning that "severe punishment" would be directed at Israel. Israel said Iran had launched drones in an initial response. Multiple sites around the country were hit, including Iran's main nuclear enrichment facility, where black smoke could be seen rising into the air. The leader of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, was confirmed dead, Iranian state television reported, a development that is a significant blow to Tehran's governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of its long-simmering conflict with Israel. The chief of staff of Iranian armed forces, Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, was also confirmed dead by Iranian state television. Other top military officials and scientists were believed to have been killed. In Washington, the Trump administration, which had cautioned Israel against an attack during continued negotiations over Iran's nuclear enrichment program, said that it had not been involved and warned against any retaliation targeting U.S. interests or personnel. Still, it seemed likely the U.S. suspected an attack could be in the offing, with Washington on Wednesday pulling some American diplomats from Iraq's capital and offering voluntary evacuations for the families of U.S. troops in the wider Middle East. Israel calls attacks preemptive strikes on Iran's nuclear program Israeli leaders cast the preemptive assault as a fight for the nation's survival that was necessary to head off an imminent threat that Iran would build nuclear bombs, though it remains unclear how close the country is to achieving that or whether Iran had actually been planning a strike soon. "It could be a year. It could be within a few months," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he vowed to pursue the attack for as long as necessary to "remove this threat." "This is a clear and present danger to Israel's very survival," he said. Israel is believed to have carried out numerous highly secretive attacks on Iranian soil over the years, though it has rarely acknowledged them. Most have been aimed at Iran's nuclear program, though Iran has also accused Israel of targeting its natural gas pipelines and of assassinating Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Over the past year, Israel has also been targeting Iran's air defenses, hitting a radar system for a Russian-made air defense battery in April 2024 and surface-to-air missile sites and missile manufacturing facilities in October. Some 200 Israeli aircraft took part in Friday's operation, hitting about 100 targets, Israeli army chief spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said, adding that the attacks were ongoing. In the aftermath, Defrin said Iran had launched more than 100 drones toward Israel and that "all the defense systems are acting to intercept the threats." Israel, Iraq, Iran and Jordan shut down their airspace to all flights as a precaution. Iran Confirms Top Officials And Scientists Killed Khamenei issued a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency. It confirmed that top military officials and scientists had been killed in the attack. Israel "opened its wicked and blood-stained hand to a crime in our beloved country, revealing its malicious nature more than ever by striking residential centers," Khamenei said. For Netanyahu, the operation distracts attention from Israel's ongoing and increasingly devastating war in Gaza, which is now over 20 months old. There is a broad consensus in the Israeli public that Iran is a major threat, and Israel's opposition leader, Yair Lapid, a staunch critic of Netanyahu, offered his "full support" for the mission against Iran. But if Iranian reprisals cause heavy Israeli casualties or major disruptions to daily life, Netanyahu could see public opinion quickly shift. Netanyahu expressed hope the attacks would trigger the downfall of Iran's theocracy, saying his message to the Iranian people was that the fight was not with them, but with the "brutal dictatorship that has oppressed you for 46 years." "I believe that the day of your liberation is near," the Israeli leader said. Multiple sites in the Iranian capital were hit in the attack, which Netanyahu said targeted both nuclear and military sites. Also targeted were officials leading Iran's nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that an Israeli strike hit Iran's uranium enrichment facility at Natanz and said it was closely monitoring radiation levels. The strike on Iran pushed the Israeli military to its limits, requiring the use of aging air-to-air refuelers to get its fighter jets close enough to attack. It wasn't immediately clear if Israeli jets entered Iranian airspace or just fired so-called "standoff missiles" over another country. People in Iraq heard fighter jets overhead at the time of the attack. Israel previously attacked Iran from over the border in Iraq. Tension Had Been Growing For Weeks Ahead Of Attacks The potential for an attack had been apparent for weeks as angst built over Iran's nuclear program. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he did not believe an attack was imminent but also acknowledged that it "could very well happen." Once the attacks were underway, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issued an alert telling American government workers and their families to shelter in place until further notice. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Israel took "unilateral action against Iran" and that Israel advised the U.S. that it believed the strikes were necessary for its self-defense. "We are not involved in strikes against Iran, and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region," Rubio said in a statement released by the White House. Trump is scheduled to attend a meeting of his National Security Council on Friday in the White House Situation Room, where he is expected to discuss the conflict with top advisers. It is not clear if he plans to make public remarks on the strikes. Israel has long been determined to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, a concern laid bare on Thursday when the Board of Governors at the International Atomic Energy Agency for the first time in 20 years censured Iran over its refusal to work with its inspectors. Iran immediately announced it would establish a third enrichment site in the country and swap out some centrifuges for more-advanced ones. Even so, there are multiple assessments on how many nuclear weapons it could conceivably build, should it choose to do so. Iran would need months to assemble, test and field any weapon, which it so far has said it has no desire to do. U.S. intelligence agencies also assess Iran does not have a weapons program at this time. In a sign of the far-reaching implications of the emerging conflict, Israel's main airport was closed and benchmark Brent crude spiked on news of the attack, rising nearly 8%. Both Iran and Israel closed their airspace. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that in the aftermath of the strikes, "missile and drone attacks against Israel and its civilian population are expected immediately." "It is essential to listen to instructions from the home front command and authorities to stay in protected areas," he said in a statement. As the explosions in Tehran started, Trump was on the lawn of the White House mingling with members of Congress. It was unclear if he had been informed, but the president continued shaking hands and posing for pictures for several minutes. Trump earlier said he urged Netanyahu to hold off on any action while the administration negotiated with Iran over nuclear enrichment. "As long as I think there is a (chance for an) agreement, I don't want them going in because I think it would blow it," Trump told reporters.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Yahoo
San Antonio Police Walk Back 'Premature' Insistence That Jonathan Joss' Killing Was Not A Hate Crime, Say Investigation Is Ongoing
The San Antonio Police Department has walked back its insistence that there was 'no evidence' to suggest King of the Hill actor Jonathan Joss' killing was motivated by homophobia. Police Chief Bill McManus said Thursday that it had been 'way, way, way premature' for the department to issue a statement earlier this week dispelling the idea that the murder was a hate crime, after Joss' husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales detailed the events that preceded the shooting, saying it was the result of repeated and 'openly homophobic' harassment. More from Deadline 'King Of The Hill' Actor Jonathan Joss' Husband Says Fatal Shooting Came After "Openly Homophobic" Harassment & Home Arson 'King Of The Hill' Casts Toby Huss As Voice Of Dale Gribble 'King Of The Hill' Revival Gets Hulu Premiere Date; First Look 'We understand that many in the LGBTQ+ community are feeling anxious and concerned. A lot of it has to do with that premature statement that we released, and again, I own that. We shouldn't have done it,' McManus said during a press conference Thursday. 'The loss of Jonathan Joss was tragic and most heavily felt by the LGBTQ+ community.' Joss was shot and killed Sunday near his San Antonio home. A suspect, Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, 56, was located and eventually booked for murder, according to the police. McManus said the investigation is ongoing, and the department is taking the hate crime allegations seriously. In Texas, defendants are not charged separately for a hate crime. Instead, prosecutors can seek penalty enhancements if evidence can prove the defendant's actions were motivated by bias or prejudice against a protected class. 'Our homicide detectives are continuing to pursue every lead in this case to ensure that we understand the full picture of what led up to the senseless murder of Mr. Joss,' McManus continued. 'We're committed to delivering a thorough and complete investigation to file with the District Attorney's office for prosecution.' The San Antonio Police Department is also working with the fire department to better understand the active investigation surrounding the fire at Joss' home in January, McManus said. In his statement earlier this week, Kern de Gonzales wrote that their home 'was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire.' 'We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done,' the statement read. So far, police have not responded to that allegation, though McManus did also say Thursday that the department is investigating around 70 calls made to law enforcement over the last two years 'involving various neighborhood-type disturbances' between Joss and his neighbors. Joss, a native of San Antonio, had worked steadily as an actor since the mid-1990s, first appearing in the Luke Perry rodeo movie 8 Seconds. He worked in several TV movies and had an six-episode arc in the series Walker, Texas Ranger. His later TV credits includes Friday Night Lights, The League, Ray Donovan, In Plain Sight and Parks & Recreation. He appeared in 34 episodes of King of the Hill, according to IMDb, and also voiced the John Redcorn character in the King of the Hill video game. It was one of several video game credits that also included voice work in Red Dead Redemption, The Walking Dead: Michonne, Days Gone, Cyberpunk 2077 and Wasteland 3. Best of Deadline 'Stick' Soundtrack: All The Songs You'll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'Stick' Release Guide: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
Newsweek
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein – Everything We Know, Trailer, Release Date
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Netflix's TUDUM event has sent the internet into a frenzy, releasing first looks, teasers, and release dates galore for some of the streaming service's most anticipated releases throughout the rest of 2025. However, one title burst through them all: Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. Netflix released the first two-minute teaser for the film, and it has already been viewed over 11 million times on X since it was released yesterday. Only Monsters Play God. Frankenstein, a film by Guillermo del Toro, is on Netflix this November. #TUDUM — Netflix (@netflix) June 1, 2025 Starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, the film is the latest from the three-time Academy Award-winning Guillermo del Toro and is an adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel. Set to release in November, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is going to be one to watch, so here's everything we know so far about Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, including Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein first look, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein cast list, and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein release date information. Who Stars in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein? Oscar Isaac will play the titular Dr., with Jacob Elordi starring alongside him as his "Monster". The full cast list for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein can be found below: Jacob Elordi (The Monster) Oscar Isaac (Dr. Victor Frankenstein) Mia Goth (Elizabeth) Christoph Waltz (Harlander) Ralph Ineson (Professor Krempe) David Bradley (Blind Man) Charles Dance Burn Gorman (Fritz) Felix Kammerer (William) Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein Trailer Netflix has released its first official teaser for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, which features an extended preview of the film. Over two minutes long, the Frankenstein teaser introduces us to Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein and invites us to witness the intricate GDT signature production design. When Will the Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein Trailer Release? While we do have an extended teaser, the official trailer is yet to be released. There is not yet an expected release date for the full-length trailer, but the teaser certainly has fans wanting to see more. Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein First Look The teaser was our first look at the film in motion, but before that, we had behind-the-scenes photos from set that showed Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein in 'Frankenstein' directed by Guillermo del Toro. Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein in 'Frankenstein' directed by Guillermo del Toro. Ken Woroner / Netflix Frankenstein. BTS - (L to R) Jacob Elordi as The Creature and Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein on the set of Frankenstein. Frankenstein. BTS - (L to R) Jacob Elordi as The Creature and Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein on the set of Frankenstein. Ken Woroner/Netflix What Will Happen in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein? Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is an adaptation of the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley of the same name. Netflix has released the official logline for Guillermo del Toro's adaptation, which reads: Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley's classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of boththe creator and his tragic creation. Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein Release Date We don't yet have an exact release date for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, but we do know that it will be released on Netflix in November 2025.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Restaurants remove ‘king of fish' from menus as prices soar
Chefs are being forced to take the so-called king of fish off their menus, as the soaring price of seafood makes it virtually impossible to turn a profit. Treasured for its succulent flesh and superior flavour, turbot has long been considered among the finest fishes on restaurant menus. Yet it is becoming a rare option for diners following steep increases in the cost of fish and seafood. Tommy Banks, chef patron of Michelin-starred restaurants The Black Swan and Roots, both in Yorkshire, said: 'It's the king of the sea, a beautiful fish. Pre-pandemic, I paid £18 per kilo. Now it can be as much as £65. 'You can't afford to put it on the menu. And if you do… the amount you'd have to charge for it. There's just no value whatsoever. There really isn't cheap or cheaper fish any more. But turbot in particular is just outrageous, and you can't afford to use it.' Mr Banks recently hosted a tasting night at his restaurant Roots where one of the dishes included turbot. However, he said: 'I was giving a 60g sliver, literally a sliver [to diners]. We were like 'Well, we need to make turbot the smallest [dish] because it's so expensive'. It was costing £9 for 60g of fillet.' Adrian Nunn, director of The Upper Scale, which sells fish to consumers and restaurants in London, said many restaurants had stopped ordering turbot altogether, and were using more affordable alternatives – like Dover sole. He said: 'I don't think I've got one restaurant using turbot. They used to and they've stopped, they can't afford to.' Seafood prices have soared across in recent years, with produce such as langoustines also becoming unsustainable to serve in restaurants. Mr Banks said: 'Some of these really luxury ingredients – like turbot, langoustine, lobster, caviar and truffle – you'll only really find in Mayfair now.' However, Mr Nunn added: 'It's not just the prime fish, It's all fish, whether it's frozen or whether it's sardines, mackerel, whether it's turbot, Dover soles, it's all gone up.' Traditional fish suppers have been hit too. According to the Office for National Statistics, the price of a kilogram of white fish fillets has risen by more than 28pc in the three years to January 2025 to hit £20.59. Inflation in fish and seafood has been blamed on steep rises in the cost of labour, shipping and energy – keeping fish chilled or frozen is particularly energy intensive – and the reduction of fishing quotas by international governments. Laky Zervudachi at fish wholesaler Direct Seafoods, added: 'This year we have seen increasing inflationary pressure on virtually all species of seafood, whether it be simple staples like cod and haddock, to the more exclusive species like scallops and lobsters. 'As always, there are many factors that combine to create these increases, not least are a number of precautionary measures that have been taken by international bodies to help preserve fishing stocks around the world.' Adding to pressure is increased demand for fish from Spanish and French buyers, which has driven up the price for British firms, Mr Nunn said. He said: 'We buy in North of England, because there's not so many Spanish and French buyers up there. They'll just outbid us. We'd love to buy turbot at £10 per kilo, but they'll pay £20, £25, £30 so that's it.' Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Express Tribune
24-05-2025
- General
- Express Tribune
Pakistan's highlights climate change at Venice architecture exhibit
At the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the Pakistan Pavilion is presenting its installation (Fr)Agile Systems, which seeks to explore the drastic impact of climate change. As per a press release, Pakistan continues to occupy a paradoxical and precarious position along with many other countries of the Global South. Despite contributing less than one percent to global carbon emissions, the South Asian country bears the disproportionate weight of climate-induced disasters ranging from rising temperatures to melting glaciers, intense downpours to savage floods, unusually low precipitation to severe droughts, heatwaves to wildfires. The 2022 floods alone affected over 30 million people across the country, resulting in a dramatic loss of human life, livestock, crops, infrastructure, and land, while further straining an already strained economy. (Fr)Agile Systems not only highlights the severity of Pakistan's vulnerability to climate-induced disasters, but also serves as a reminder of the stark inequity of the climate crisis—one that keeps weighing down hardest on regions that have historically had the least to do with causing it. In the presence of such severity and inequity, it also reiterates the imperative to rethink climate resilience as an adaptation process attuned to the asymmetries and imbalances of an interconnected world. At the heart of the Pavilion is rock salt — a material deeply rooted in Pakistan's geological and cultural heritage. Concentrated in large quantities in the Northern Punjab region of the country, Pakistani rock salt embodies a temporal depth formed over hundreds of millions of years. With its rather distinct pink hue and unmatched purity, it also embodies aesthetic and spiritual values besides lending itself to other uses. Here in the ambient humidity of Venice, however, it serves a different purpose. By constantly dissolving, rehardening, and reshaping itself, it becomes a powerful metaphor, reflecting on the one hand the adaptive and enduring qualities inherent in natural elements and processes, and on the other the vulnerability of natural systems and cycles under the strain of profit-driven human activities. In other words, it reflects both agility and fragility. This phenomenon, where an indigenous material is brought into an unfamiliar environment and subjected to conditions that alter its very nature, also suggests that climate resilience does not rest in universal solutions dictated by regions primarily responsible for the climate crisis, but in localised and nature-based acts of adaptation that resist colonial and capitalist structures of extraction and exploitation. Inside the Pavilion, a suspended structure, both fragile and agile, dominates and articulates the front space, holding the rock salt in a rather complex system that through its asymmetry and imbalance recalls the paradoxes, precarities, and inequities of the climate crisis, while urging a more proactive, equitable, and locally-led response. This central installation is lined by a series of maps that explore Pakistan's climate crisis through the interplay of geology, resilience, and vulnerability. Titled Mapping Pakistan's Fragility and comprising 12 copper-etched plates with colour overlays, the series presents the profound impacts of climate change on Pakistan's diverse landscapes. At once a reflection and a call to action, the Pavilion also envisions a future in which architecture takes a radical turn and becomes deeply re-rooted in cultural heritage and critically re-engaged with ecological realities. It is here that we invite visitors to a place we imagine — a place embedded in a mountain range that extends from a plateau to a river in Pakistan's Punjab province, a quiet place that speaks loudly for change in how we design and build as architects. In addition, the Pavilion presents a pamphlet titled Climate Inequity: A Closer Look that offers a more detailed study of global climate inequity by tallying the historical carbon footprints of the Global North and the Global South. The Pavilion also presents a framework titled Decolonsing Design: Toward Mutualist Practice that calls on architects to conscientiously value and support diversity, locality, and interdependence in architecture. Organised by Coalesce Design Studio (Karachi) and MAS/Architects (Lahore), the Pavilion is curated by Anique Azhar (MAS/Architects), Sami Chohan (Studio 4Pai; Navigating Noplace; GCAS-Jehan), Salman Jawed (Coalesce Design Studio), Bilal Kapadia (Coalesce Design Studio), Mustafa Mehdi (Coalesce Design Studio), Madeeha Merchant (DOT; Urban Justice League; Columbia University), Arsalan Rafique (The Urban Research Frontier; Revolving Games), and Ayesha Sarfraz (MAS/Architects; Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture). The Pavilion is housed in Spazio 996/A, a gallery space managed by Exhibition Care and situated between the key entrances of the Biennale. Have something to add? Share it in the comments below.
