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Wall Street Journal

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper detailed significant U.S. military gains against Iran during Operation Epic Fury, emphasizing sustained air and naval dominance, the destruction of over 30 Iranian vessels, and a 90% reduction in enemy missile attacks while reaffirming unwavering commitment to complete mission objectives.

Reuters

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer detailed a defensive military response to Iran's regional attacks, confirming that while Britain declined to join initial US-Israeli offensive strikes, it pre-deployed air and naval assets in January to protect 140,000 British nationals and has begun a large-scale evacuation.

Reuters

The WHO highlighted major advances in cervical cancer elimination through massive HPV vaccination campaigns in India and South Africa, the breakthrough approval of long-acting HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir, and new GLP-1 obesity treatment guidelines, while warning of severe health system disruptions from the escalating Middle East conflict.

Forbes

Melanie Harris, President of Business Operations for the Detroit Pistons, discusses leading the $3.7 billion franchise through authentic leadership, community-centric facility management, and strategic international expansion while navigating the evolving regional sports network landscape.

Reuters

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte defends the US-led campaign against Iran's nuclear capabilities while emphasizing NATO's vigilance after an Iranian missile struck Turkey, and addresses concerns about alliance resources being split between Middle East air defense needs and Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia.

TechCrunch

Narada CEO David Park shares how his enterprise AI startup achieved 99.99% automation reliability and product-market fit through nearly 1,000 customer conversations before raising VC funding, arguing that excess capital too early removes the friction necessary for building truly customer-centric products.

Reuters

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva argues that Asia must navigate a new era of persistent uncertainty by harnessing AI (potentially boosting GDP by 0.8 percentage points), managing divergent demographic pressures, and deepening regional trade integration to sustain its role as the engine of global growth through 2050.

Bloomberg Technology

Tech markets showed resilience amid escalating Iran conflict and tariff uncertainty, while Anthropic doubled its revenue run rate to $20 billion despite a Pentagon blacklist over AI safeguard disputes, and Apple entered the budget laptop market with a $599 MacBook.

Reuters

President Trump convened leaders from Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Amazon, Oracle, and XAI to sign the 'Rate Payer Protection Pledge,' committing tech giants to self-fund power generation for AI data centers to prevent consumer electricity price hikes, while also defending recent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and touting streamlined energy permitting.

Reuters

The House debates competing resolutions on Iran military action, with Republicans defending President Trump's Article II authority to conduct recent strikes while Democrats demand congressional authorization under the War Powers Resolution, exposing a constitutional clash over executive versus legislative war powers.

Reuters

The White House announced Operation Epic Fury has destroyed over 20 Iranian ships including their top submarine using a WWII-style torpedo, eliminated 49 senior regime leaders including the Supreme Leader, and struck 2,000+ targets to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, while evacuating 17,500 Americans from the region.

Yahoo Finance

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Operation Epic Fury as a necessary military response to Iran's nuclear ambitions and 47 years of state-sponsored terrorism, announcing the decapitation of 49 regime leaders, the destruction of Iran's navy and missile infrastructure, and the evacuation of over 17,500 Americans from the region.