West Asia War LIVE Updates: Iran on Sunday accused the United States and Israel of deliberately targeting its academic institutions, alleging that strikes on universities such as Isfahan University of Technology and Tehran University of Science and Technology were part of a broader attempt to weaken the country's scientific and cultural foundations. We are closing the LIVE blog

West Asia War LIVE Updates: U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order barring federal contractors from engaging in what the administration calls “racially discriminatory” diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices — a move that directly affects how companies hire and operate in government-contracted work. We are closing the LIVE blog