Traditional reindeer racing that's been delighting spectators for decades in Finland brought hundreds of fans to the Salla Reindeer Cup in the frigid town of Salla this past weekend.
Reindeer racing thrills spectators in Finland's frigid north (video)
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The US will not relent in its war with Iran until “the enemy is totally and decisively defeated,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, adding this will be done on the US’ timeline.
His remarks came after US President Donald Trump made contradictory statements on when the war will end.
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Merz's comments, which echoed remarks he made at the end of last week, came after US President Donald Trump said the war could end "soon" but also said the US could escalate its attacks if Iran sought to block tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz underlined growing concern in Europe at the US and Israeli war against Iran on Tuesday (10 March), saying a "dangerous escalation" was underway with "clearly no joint plan" for bringing it to an end.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday (March 10) would be the most intense day of strikes against Iran in the campaign so far.
Speaking with reporters, Hegseth said that Tuesday would bring the most fighter jets and bombers against Iran.
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A spokesperson for President Joseph Aoun told the BBC that Lebanon was ready to negotiate, but not while the country remained under Israeli fire.
Israeli officials have shown little sign of backing negotiations, and the government did not immediately comment.
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Lebanon's president has called for direct negotiations with Israel as part of a proposal to end the escalating conflict with Hezbollah, while sharply criticising the Iran-backed group for dragging the country into a wider regional war.
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The THAAD batteries, which smash enemy missiles during their final phase of flight, have been deployed in South Korea to better cope with North Korea's missile threats.
The reported movement of parts of a THAAD missile defense system comes amid media reports that the US military stationed in South Korea has shipped out some of its military assets amid an intensifying war in the Middle East.
The United States has been moving parts of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system from South Korea to the Middle East, the Washington Post reported, citing two officials.
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The number of South Koreans remaining in 14 countries in the region stood at about 14,700 as of Monday (March 9), down from some 21,000 last Tuesday (March 3), the ministry said, as many seek to return to their home country due to the widening conflict.
About 6,300 South Korean nationals have left countries across the Middle East over the past seven days amid the ongoing military conflict in the region, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday (March 10).
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Chartered aircraft are being deployed as many travelers have been left stranded in the Middle East alongside local Japanese residents due to cancellations of commercial flights.
Triggered by US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the Japanese government is embarking on one of its largest-ever evacuations of Japanese nationals, which could involve nearly 1,000 people.
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He also asked for an early release of two Japanese detained in Iran. Araghchi pledged full cooperation in securing the safety of Japanese nationals, Motegi said.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters that he made the request during a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.
Japan on Monday (March 9) urged Iran to exercise restraint in phone talks between their foreign ministers amid the Middle Eastern country's escalating military clash with the United States and Israel.
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A CNN investigation finds new video appearing to confirm a US tomahawk missile hit a base near a school in Iran killing at least 168 children and 14 teachers.
Footage has emerged that appears to show a US missile targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval base adjacent to the school where Iranian state media say scores of children were killed.
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Experts who have seen this latest video told us (BBC Verify) that the presence of a Tomahawk missile, along with evidence the area was hit with multiple strikes, indicates this was a US operation. Neither Israel nor Iran are known to possess Tomahawks, experts said.
A video published yesterday (9 March) by Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency, which BBC Verify has confirmed as authentic, shows a missile moments before it struck an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base next to the Shajareh Tayebeh primary school in Minab.
A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people, including around 110 children, were killed, expert video analysis shows.
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