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Key takeaways from the first primaries of this year's US midterms The United States 2026 midterm congressional elections kicked off on Tuesday as voters cast their ballots in the first Republican and Democratic primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. Reuters correspondent Nolan McCaskill has the highlights. #unitedstates #politics #elections #midterms #texas #northcarolina #arkansas

The U.S. military joined Israel and attacked more than 1,000 targets in Iran and killed many of its top officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — but are the U.S. attacks on Iran legal? ✍️  Tom Hals

Trump believes Americans support Iran strikes, White House says; poll suggests otherwise White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that President Donald Trump believes Americans support U.S. military strikes on Iran. A Reuters/Ipsos poll published this week shows only one-in-four Americans approve. #iranwar #iran #unitedstates #trump

European brown bears delighted visitors at Whipsnade Zoo, the UK’s largest, as they played outside for the first time this year. Mana, Minnie, Naya and Cinderella left their beds after three months of hibernation. #bears #animals #zoo

Turkey said NATO air defenses destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Iran as it headed into Turkish airspace, marking the first time an alliance member has been drawn into the expanding war. #turkey #nato #iran #iranwar

Indians celebrate spring festival Holi Large crowds took over the streets in India to celebrate the “festival of colors,” Holi. Revelers can be seen in a mix of colors from head to toe dancing and singing to music playing in the background. #holi #india #holiday

People gathered around a missile that fell in an open space near the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria. There were no injuries. #iran #iranwar #syria #missile

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States was winning in the war against Iran and that the U.S. military could fight as long as needed. #iranwar #hegseth #defense #military #US

James Talarico, a state lawmaker, narrowly beat out U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett for the Democratic nomination for Senate after focusing on building a broad coalition of voters. #primaries #midterms #senate #talarico #USpolitics

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez doubled down on his opposition to the attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, warning that the conflict risked playing "Russian roulette" with the lives of millions. Sanchez was responding after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade with Madrid over its position on the conflict. #spain #sanchez #iranwar #madrid #trump

Iran's retaliatory strikes, in response to a joint U.S.-Israeli assault on the country, landed across major Gulf states, hitting a region that has spent decades building its reputation as one of the world's most reliable business hubs. #Dubai #Iran #middleeast #UAE #Fujairah

As U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, Iran is responding by raining down drone strikes across the Persian Gulf. Intercepting those drones can cost more than 10 times as much as the drones themselves, as Elena Casas explains. #iranwar #middleeast #israel #US #military

The U.S. military identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran. The Pentagon said the four ranged in age from 20 to 42 and served in the 103rd Sustainment Command from Des Moines, Iowa, part of the Army's global logistics and supply operation. They were Captain Cody A. Khork, Sergeant Declan J. Coady, Sergeant 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens and Sergeant 1st Class Nicole M. Amor. #military #pentagon #US #iranwar #soldier

A large explosion was seen in Beirut's southern suburbs as Israel intensified its assault on the Lebanese capital amid an escalating cross-border conflict. Thick smoke billowed over the city, with planes flying overhead. Israel has carried out waves of air strikes across Lebanon and sent troops into the south, as fighting along the Lebanese-Israeli border escalated with Hezbollah. #Beruit #Lebanon #Israel #Iran #middleeast

Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton were headed to a runoff election after neither was projected to win more than 50% of the vote in the Republican primary. #cornyn #paxton #primaries #USpolitics #republican