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'Back to the Future' Great Scott!!! Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd Reunite Published March 8, 2026 3:36 PM PDT Now, this is heavy! Michael J. Fox posted a pic with his beloved "Back to
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Jessica Alba and Joe Burrow are not dating despite social media rumors linking the two after they were spotted in Las Vegas ... TMZ has learned. Posts circulating on X claim the actress and Bengals
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Iran's ruling clerics on Sunday appointed the slain leader's son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, defying threats from the United States and Israel to oppose him.Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed
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Jennifer Runyon -- the actress known for her roles in "Ghostbusters and "Charles in Charge" -- has died. Her family shared the news in a Facebook post, writing, "This past Friday night our beloved Jennifer
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 08: Akshay Bhatia of the United States talks to the media during a press conference after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard 2026 in a playoff at Arnold Palmer
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INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 08: Alexander Zverev of Germany serves against Brandon Nakashima of the United States in their third round match of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March
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The Iranian military ship IRIS Lavan is docked at a port in Kochi, India. (Reuters) Sri Lanka and India are providing sanctuary to 434 sailors from three Iranian naval vessels targeted or threatened by the US, a diplomatic conundrum as the war spills into the Indian Ocean.The ships had taken part in a naval exercise organised by India off the coast of Visakhapatnam, when the US and Israel began bombing Iran.For Sri Lanka and India, wary of a US response, the dilemma of what to do with the ships and crew has sent legal officials scouring conventions and the laws of the sea.IRIS Dena, a frigate, was sunk with a torpedo fired by a US submarine on Wednesday, just outside Sri Lanka's territorial waters. Between 130 and 180 sailors were on board, and at least 84 were killed.Sri Lanka rescued 32 survivors, many since discharged from hospital to be hosted at the Koggala air force base in the island's south.IRIS Lavan, an amphibious landing ship, docked in India's southern port of Kochi on Wednesday. It had 183 sailors aboard, now hosted in naval facilities.IRIS Bushehr, a supply vessel, entered Sri Lankan waters on Thursday, carrying 219 crew members.Among those, 15 remain onboard to assist Sri Lanka's navy, which has taken full control of the vessel. The total of Iranian sailors hosted by Sri Lanka is currently 251.The two South Asian nations have not taken sides in the Middle East war and have justified their decision to host the Iranian sailors on humanitarian grounds."Our approach is that every life is as precious as our own," Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in a statement.Sri Lanka maintains close ties with the US, its biggest export market, and Iran, a key buyer of tea, Sri Lanka's main export commodity.Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar spoke in parliament in New Delhi Monday about the sailors."We believe that this was the right thing to do and the Iranian Foreign Minister has expressed his country's thanks for this humane gesture," Jaishankar said.Media reports suggested Washington was pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate the Iranians.But a US State Department spokesperson said their fate was up to Colombo."The US, of course, respects and recognises Sri Lanka's sovereignty in the handling of this situation," the spokesperson told AFP in Washington.What happens now? Sri Lanka is keeping the sailors from the two vessels apart because separate international conventions apply.International humanitarian law applies to the 32 survivors of the first vessel, the sunken IRIS Dena. That means they could be repatriated if they wish.But the second vessel, IRIS Bushehr and its 219 sailors, falls under the 1907 Hague Convention on the rights and duties of a neutral power, a senior administration official told AFP.That requires Sri Lanka to hold those sailors and their vessel until the end of hostilities. They are being held in a naval base, just north of Colombo."The two groups need to be treated differently under our treaty obligations," the official said, asking not to be named, saying Sri Lanka has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross for help.Colombo would follow the Hague Convention, the official added, noting it says that "a neutral power which receives on its territory troops belonging to the belligerent armies shall intern them".But the 84 bodies recovered from the IRIS Dena will be sent back to Iran once logistics are possible, the government has said.Sri Lankan officials said India was also likely to treat the IRIS Lavan and its crew the same way as Colombo will deal with the IRIS Bushehr.But India, for its part, has not publicly addressed the fate or status of its Iranian guests. Related Story
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Bangladesh has tightened security at filling stations, sent students home and even scrapped light displays for independence and Ramadan celebrations, officials said Monday, as the Middle East war worsens the country's energy crunch.The South Asian nation of 170 million people imports 95 percent of its oil and gas needs.Following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Tehran's retaliatory strikes throughout the Gulf, the national oil company, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), restricted fuel sales for most vehicles on Sunday.The BPC said in a statement that if fuel consumption can be cut by 25 percent, Bangladesh will have 14 days of diesel left. The government has requested people to stop panic buying.The government has ordered mobile courts to begin operating in the capital Dhaka, to charge and fine those accused of breaching rules on fuel hoarding, smuggling or selling fuel on the open market.Long traffic queues backed out far from filling stations for a second day Monday.Ministry of Energy spokesman Mohammad Arif Sadek said that the police and army had been 'sent letters' to ensure security at filling stations and major depots.Bangladesh has also shut universities and brought forward the Eid holidays, the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Many educational institutions were already closed for Ramadan.Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced cuts to the decorative lighting that usually festoons government buildings, for both Independence Day on March 26 and Eid.'Traditionally we have decorative lighting and illuminations on Independence Day and other national days, but this time we will refrain from that, as part of the austerity measures,' Ahmed told reporters.Shopping malls, usually also draped in dazzling displays, were asked to stop the lighting.Nazmul Haque, president of the Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners Association, said he had halved the amount of fuel he sells per day, warning of a string of fights as anger rose among consumers.'I can't sell enough fuel to make a profit,' he said.
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to people during a visit to a community centre, about how the government is handling the impacts of the conflict in the Middle East, in London, Monday. (Reuters) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday the government was monitoring the economic fallout of the US and Israel's war in Iran, as energy prices soared due to supply disruptions."The longer this goes on, the more likely the potential for an impact on our economy, impact into the lives and households of everybody and every business," Starmer said, speaking at a community centre in London."Our job is to get ahead of that, to look around the corner, assess the risk, monitor the risks, and work with others in relation to that."The prime minister tried to reassure the public amid deep concerns over prolonged cost-of-living pressures and high energy bills since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Starmer insisted the government was prepared to handle the economic fallout, with most households protected until summer by a price cap on gas and electricity.His finance minister Rachel Reeves will join G7 counterparts Monday for talks between the world's leading industrialised nations as the war in the Middle East entered its 10th day.They are scheduled to discuss a joint release of strategic oil reserves co-ordinated by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Financial Times reported.Starmer also defended ties between Washington and London, which looked increasingly frayed in the last week with US President Donald Trump criticising the British leader for initially refusing to have any role in the war."The discussion with our US counterparts, is happening at all levels, all of the time, every single day. That's the nature of the relationship," said Starmer, who on Sunday held his first phone call with Trump since the war broke out on February 28.But he insisted that "decisions about what's in Britain's best interests are decisions for the prime minister of Britain."
