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Iran Crisis Escalates After Reported Khamenei Killing as Trump Warns of Force, Putin Condemns, and Cleric Calls for Jihad; Hackers Hit Mexico, New Tumor‑Fighting Bacteria, SNL Backlash, and Deadly U.S. Attacks

Iran Strikes Continue for Second Day as Trump Warns Iran Against Retaliation

Live updates: Iran strikes stretch into a second day as President Trump warns Iran not to retaliate, while Israel carries out a second round of strikes in Iran on Sunday. Trump also called for regime change in Iran and said the U.S. would respond with unprecedented force if Tehran launches a significant retaliation against the United States.

Saturday Night Live faces backlash over Tourette’s sketch tied to the John Davidson BAFTA incident

Saturday Night Live has drawn criticism after releasing an online sketch responding to the BAFTAs controversy involving Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson, who involuntarily uttered a racial slur during the ceremony. The segment framed Tourette’s as an explanation for various public scandals, with impersonations of figures including Armie Hammer, J.K. Rowling, Bill Cosby, Louis C.K., and Kanye West, and ended with a mock PSA featuring an acronym spelling a racial slur. While the studio audience laughed and some viewers praised the satire, others condemned it as ableist for making a disability the punchline. Davidson has said he is mortified, stressed his tics included multiple offensive words, and criticised the broadcast handling, as the BBC investigates how the moment aired.

Trump Warns Iran of Unprecedented Force as Israel Conducts New Strikes

President Trump said the United States would respond with “force never seen before” if Iran carried out threatened attacks, following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Israel also launched a new round of strikes on Sunday as tensions escalated.

Engineered Bacteria Are Designed to Break Down Tumors From Within

Bacteria engineered to eat tumors from the inside are being developed by University of Waterloo researchers using the oxygen-free environment inside solid tumors to help Clostridium sporogenes spores colonize and consume tumor tissue. To keep the bacteria alive near oxygen-exposed tumor edges, the team added oxygen-tolerance genes and used quorum sensing so those genes activate only after the microbes multiply inside the tumor, along with a fluorescent signal to track activity. The approach is still at a proof-of-concept stage, with the researchers aiming to combine these features into a single strain for preclinical testing as a potential alternative or complement to existing cancer treatments.

Hackers Used Claude Code in a Cyberattack on the Mexican Government

Attackers reportedly misused the Claude Code AI tool to help write exploits, build malicious tools, and automate the theft of more than 150GB of data from Mexican government systems.

Senior Iranian Cleric Calls for Jihad Against the U.S. and Israel After Reported Killing of Ayatollah Khamenei

Top clerics order Muslims to avenge Khamenei’s killing, with Iranian Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi reportedly urging Muslims worldwide to wage jihad against the United States and Israel, calling retaliation a religious duty to eliminate what he described as the “evil” of those responsible.

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after security guard fatally stabbed

Police arrested a 50-year-old man on suspicion of murder following a stabbing at Centre:MK in which a security guard died.

Three Killed and 17 Injured in Downtown Austin Shooting

Three people died and 17 others were injured in an overnight shooting on West Sixth Street in downtown Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.

Putin Condemns the Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolences to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling his killing in U.S. and Israeli strikes a grave violation of morality and international law. Putin said Khamenei would be remembered in Russia for strengthening ties between the two countries and deepening their strategic partnership.

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