And 11 more important questions based on the results of the first days of the new phase of the conflict Smoke and flames rise behind buildings after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. Photo: Photo: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA The attack on Iran was one of the largest military operations in recent memory: the United States and Israel not only struck nuclear facilities, but also destroyed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the man who ruled Iran for 37 years.

Photo: Ronald Wittek/EPA At least 1,239 flights were canceled by the morning of March 2 due to fighting in the Middle East, The Guardian newspaper reported . Nearly 2,800 more flights were canceled on Saturday and 3,156 on Sunday, according to FlightAware. The airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Syria and Lebanon remained virtually empty on Monday, according to Flightradar24 data. The world's largest airlines also had to change their schedules.

The law allowing the deforestation of Lake Baikal has come into force. The damage to the lake and ecosystem may be irreparable Activists hold placards during a rally against deforestation around Lake Baikal in Irkutsk, Russia, December 27, 2025. Photo: Kirill Shipitsin / IMAGO / SNA / Scanpix / LETA On March 1, 2026, amendments to the law “On the Protection of Lake Baikal” came into force.

In response to Israeli and US strikes, Tehran is targeting both military bases and civilian targets. A downed missile falls into the sea near Dubai's Palm Jumeirah archipelago, March 1, 2026. Photo: Fadel Senna / AFP / Scanpix / LETA The geography of the Iranian response to the American-Israeli military operation turned out to be unprecedentedly wide: not only Israel, but also all the countries of the Persian Gulf came under attack from ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones.

Photo: Russian Antiwar Committee Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled the Russian Antiwar Committee to be a “terrorist organisation” and outlawed the group’s activities in Russia, independent Telegram news channel SOTAvision reported on Monday.

The elimination of the Iranian leader changes the system of expectations of authoritarian elites in Russia and the world A Hezbollah supporter carries a portrait of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an Iranian flag during a gathering in solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Beirut suburb of Dahie, Lebanon, March 1, 2026.

Photo: Nikolay Kolyada / VKontakte Photo: Nikolay Kolyada / VKontakte In Yekaterinburg, actor and playwright, founder of the Kolyada Theater Nikolai Kolyada died at the age of 68. This was reported on the theater’s social networks. As E1.RU notes , on February 25, Kolyada was hospitalized in one of the hospitals in Yekaterinburg. He was placed in intensive care, put into medicated sleep and connected to a ventilator.

Kyrylo Budanov attends a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 February 2025. Photo: EPA / SERGEY DOLZHENKO Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov has revealed that Russia agreed to accept US security guarantees for Ukraine during the last round of peace talks in Geneva last month, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Saturday.

The editor-in-chief of “New Europe” Kirill Martynov is also a member of the movement. Photo: “Anti-War Committee of Russia” Photo: “Anti-War Committee of Russia” The Supreme Court recognized the Anti-War Committee of Russia as a “terrorist organization.” A SOTAvision correspondent reports this from the courthouse. Thus, the Supreme Court banned the activities of the “Anti-War Committee” in Russia. The court hearing was held behind closed doors.

People in Tehran mourn Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 1 March 2026. Photo: EPA / Abedin Taherkenareh Vladimir Putin on Sunday offered his condolences to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian over the killing of the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint strikes by the US and Israel over the weekend, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv welcomed a “chance for change” in Iran.

An American fighter jet crashed in the country Photo: Tasnim Iran attacks the US embassy in Kuwait as smoke rises from the building. This was reported by the Iranian agency Tasnim. “The photo shows the moment when the US Embassy building in Kuwait was hit, and columns of smoke rose above it,” the agency said in a statement. A column of smoke rising from the US embassy in Kuwait was also seen by an AFP correspondent.

In 43 regions, security forces detained more than 200 Russians and foreign citizens on suspicion of distributing Russian subscriber numbers, the FSB Public Relations Center reported . The detainees are suspected of organizing the illegal operation of SIM boxes (equipment for using a large number of SIM cards), replenishing the balances of SIM cards used in them, as well as providing account registration services.

Entrepreneur and former senator from Chechnya Umar Dzhabrailov committed suicide in Moscow, telegram channels Baza and Mash reported. This information was also confirmed by a RBC source. According to the channels, he committed suicide in a hotel on Tverskaya Street in Moscow. A 9mm Luger pistol was found next to his body. Baza writes that Dzhabrailov was found in the Vesper Tverskaya residential complex on Tverskaya in the very center of Moscow. He was taken to the hospital around 3 am.

Europe is denying asylum to Russian queer people - even when it comes to violence, threats and families that could be torn apart. Telling their stories Collage: “New Newspaper Europe” Obtaining asylum in Europe is becoming increasingly difficult for queer refugees from Russia, even when their cases include experiences of violence and threats in their homeland. In Germany, a family with an adopted son with a disability was almost separated after asylum was granted only to the parents.

On the night of March 2, the Ukrainian army attacked Novorossiysk, five people were injured, said the governor of the region, Veniamin Kondratyev. According to him, a state of emergency has been declared in the city. According to preliminary data, eight apartment buildings and nine private houses and a kindergarten were damaged.