Reporter threatened by Polymarket users who bet on the attacks
A Polymarket advertisement in a subway station in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Kalshi and Polymarket, which have been assailed by critics for encouraging financial risk taking by making betting more accessible, are now using the promise of free groceries to win over New Yorkers. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
Iran’s internet, which has been heavily throttled by the regime since the outbreak of war, has gone even darker over the past 48 hours, according to network monitoring firms and local activists.
The Iranian regime has been restricting what little connectivity remained in the local telecommunications network. Photographer: Morteza Nikoubazl/Getty Images/AP Photo
An Israeli F-35I fighter shot down an Iranian Yak-130 multirole jet over Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces said, marking the US-made stealth jet’s first known air-to-air victory against a crewed aircraft.
An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet. Photographer: Jack Guez/Getty Images
Iranians are finding ways to circumvent a fresh internet blackout imposed by their government and are sharing footage of US and Israeli airstrikes with the world.
A woman takes a photo of the damaged Gandi Hospital, which was hit March 1, when a projectile struck a state TV communications tower and nearby buildings, in Tehran on March 2.
Iranians are finding ways to circumvent a fresh internet blackout imposed by their government and are sharing footage of US and Israeli airstrikes with the world.
A woman takes a photo of the damaged Gandi Hospital, which was hit March 1, when a projectile struck a state TV communications tower and nearby buildings, in Tehran on March 2.
The biggest US troop deployment in the Middle East since the Iraq War is sending the black market price for Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals soaring in Iran, where people fear a war would trigger another countrywide internet shutdown.
A Starlink receiver atop a house in Kurdistan, Iran.
Nexfibre Networks Ltd., the broadband venture owned by Telefonica SA and Liberty Global Corp., has agreed to buy the owner of fiber challenger brand Netomnia Ltd. in a deal valued at £2 billion ($2.7 billion), marking the first major consolidation in the crowded UK market.
An Israeli regulator is set to impose a $39 million (121 million shekel) fine against national carrier El Al Israel Airlines for unfairly raising airfare prices during the Israel-Hamas war, when most foreign airlines suspended flights to the country.
An El Al aircraft takes off from Ben Gurion Airport.
Mobileye Global Inc. is acquiring Israeli startup Mentee Robotics in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $900 million, as the self-driving car system company expands its robotics capabilities.
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