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People watch as smoke rises over Tehran, Iran, after an explosion on Saturday, February 28. AP

In this photo released by The White House, US President Donald Trump, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitor US military operations in Iran from the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Portions of the photo have been blurred by the source. The White House/X

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 3. Two days later, she was fired by President Donald Trump. Noem has faced growing scrutiny over her conduct in the position, including her alleged romantic relationship with her chief adviser, distribution of the windfall of cash the department has received, and her conflicting accounts over fatal incidents involving federal immigration agents. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

A child with cerebral palsy takes part in Holi celebrations in Prayagraj, India, on Sunday, March 1. The Holi festival of colors is a Hindu celebration marking the arrival of spring. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

The moon rises behind the Edge outdoor observation deck in New York City on Monday, March 2. A total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, made the satellite glow red across certain parts of the world. Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images

“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie gets a kiss from her temporary fill-in, Hoda Kotb, while visiting the show’s studio in New York on Thursday, March 5. Guthrie has been away from the show since her mother went missing in January. NBC said Guthrie plans to return at some point. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

“Saturday Night Live” host Connor Storrie, center, is joined by members of the United States’ gold-medal-winning hockey teams during his monologue on February 28. With Storrie, from left, are Quinn Hughes, Megan Keller, Hilary Knight and Jack Hughes. During the appearance, Keller and Knight went on to poke fun at the Hughes brothers about how the women were originally supposed to appear on “SNL” alone, but “we thought we’d invite the guys, too.” It was a reference to President Donald Trump’s remarks to the men’s team and how he said he would be “impeached” if he didn’t also invite the women’s team to the White House. Will Heath/NBC/Getty Images

In this image, taken from video provided by US Central Command, a missile is launched from a US Navy ship in support of Operation Epic Fury on Saturday, February 28. Operation Epic Fury is what the United States is calling its military operation against Iran. US Central Command/AP

People hold a picture of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as they gather at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, March 1. Multiple Iranian state media outlets confirmed Khamenei’s death on Sunday morning, hours after US and Israeli officials declared he had been killed in their joint strikes targeting his regime. Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency/Reuters

Michael B. Jordan looks down at a statuette on Sunday, March 1, after winning the Actor Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role. Jordan and his “Sinners” co-stars also won the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. See all the winners. Matt Sayles/Shutterstock for The Actor Awards

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Harry Styles performs during the BRIT Awards in Manchester, England, on Saturday, February 28. JMEnternational/Getty Images

A rash can be seen on the neck of US President Donald Trump during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House on Monday, March 2. Trump’s personal physician said the rash is the result of a cream that the president is using as a “preventative skin treatment.” Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

A person takes shelter as sirens sound in Jerusalem on Saturday, February 28. After being attacked by the United States and Israel, Iran responded with strikes across the Middle East. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images

Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran’s last shah, celebrate the US-Israel attacks along with other groups in New York on Sunday, March 1. Yunghi Kim/Contact Press Images

Buddhist monks take part in Makha Bucha celebrations at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in Thailand’s Pathum Thani province on Tuesday, March 3. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images

Attendants prepare to serve tea before the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, March 5. Florence Lo/Reuters

Artist Gustavo Zermeño Jr. paints a mural of US figure skater Alysa Liu in Gardena, California, on Thursday, February 26. Liu won two Olympic gold medals last month in Milan, Italy. See the best photos from the Winter Olympics. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

James Talarico, a state senator in Texas now running for the US Senate, poses with a supporter during his election night party in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, March 4. Talarico won the Democratic primary on Wednesday and will face either US Sen. John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in November. Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters

A boy tries to climb on an unexploded missile after it fell in an open field in Qamishli, Syria, on Wednesday, March 4. Baderkhan Ahmad/AP

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the US Capitol to brief House and Senate leaders on military action in Iran on Monday, March 2. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

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Canadian skier Derek Zaplotinsky, foreground, trains in Val di Fiemme, Italy, ahead of the Paralympic Games on Thursday, March 5. Buda Mendes/Getty Images

A person releases lanterns during the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in Taiwan on Friday, February 27. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP/Getty Images

A man named Misha puts the veil over the face of his bride, Lior, while getting married in an underground bomb shelter in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday, March 3. The wedding was originally meant to take place in Petah Tikva, but it was moved to the bomb shelter because of the war. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Defensive backs go through drills and testing at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Friday, February 27. Eric Gay/AP

Children dressed in costumes celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in London on Tuesday, March 3. Hannah McKay/Reuters

A fireball lights the sky following an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, February 28. John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images

A child uses a telescope to view a total lunar eclipse at the Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Tuesday, March 3. Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images

Models walk the runway during an Anrealage fashion show in Paris on Tuesday, March 3. Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images

The Fuego volcano erupts in Guatemala on Sunday, March 1. It is one of Central America’s most active volcanoes. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images

In this aerial photo released by the Iranian Press Center, mourners dig graves during a funeral in Minab, Iran, on Tuesday, March 3. Iranian officials say at least 168 young students and 14 teachers were killed on Saturday morning when US-Israeli airstrikes hit the Shajaba Tayyiba Girls’ elementary school in Minab. The school sits about 200 feet from an Iranian military base. The White House did not rule out on Wednesday that US military personnel carried out the strike, but it insisted that the United States “does not target civilians.” Iranian Press Center/AFP/Getty Images

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People wave flags of the Communist Party of Ecuador outside Cuba’s embassy in Quito, Ecuador, on Wednesday, March 4. This was after Ecuador declared Cuban Ambassador Basilio Gutierrez and his diplomatic staff “persona non grata” and gave them 48 hours to leave the country. Karen Toro/Reuters

A bee flies toward flowering crocuses in Brandenburg, Germany, on Monday, March 2. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance/Getty Images

Tennis pros Cristina Bucșa and Zeynep Sönmez compete in a Merida Open quarterfinal match in Merida, Mexico, on Friday, February 27. Bucșa won the match and went on to win the tournament. Eloisa Sanchez/Reuters

Colin Gray, the father of Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, is photographed after a jury found him guilty of murder and manslaughter charges on Tuesday, March 3. Prosecutors accused Gray of buying his son an AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas present and allowing him access to that weapon and ammunition despite warnings that his son was a danger to others. Colt Gray, then 14, used that rifle to carry out a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024, killing two teachers and two students and wounding nine others. Abbey Cutrer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP

The Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is seen damaged in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday, March 3. Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times/Redux

US Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, poses for a portrait in his office in Washington, DC, on Thursday, February 26. Tillis has emerged as one of the few Republicans in the Senate GOP regularly willing to criticize the White House, haranguing President Donald Trump’s staff for “not looking around corners” and not giving sound advice to the president. But in an interview with CNN, he said he still has a working relationship with Trump and that his outspoken ridicule of Trump’s staff is meant to motivate, not alienate, the president. Maansi Srivastava/CNN

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to the press at the US Capitol after Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed congressional leaders on military actions in Iran on Monday, March 2. Brendan SmialowskiAFP/Getty Images

People wave Iranian flags during a protest rally in the capital of Tehran on Saturday, February 28. Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times/Redux

This aerial photo, taken on Thursday, March 5, shows people walking past paddy fields at sunrise in Montasik, Indonesia. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, March 2. Markets were down sharply across the world following the US-Israel attacks in Iran over the weekend. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen competes during the Focused Health 250, an O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race that he won in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, February 28. Logan Riely/Getty Images

Protester Brian McGinnis is forcibly removed from a Senate Armed Services subcommitee hearing in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 4. McGinnis, a Green Party Senate candidate whose campaign website says he is a Marine Corps veteran, is facing three counts of assault on a police officer and three counts of resisting arrest, Capitol Police told CNN in a statement. “No one wants to fight for Israel,” McGinnis yelled as officers dragged him out of the hearing room and he clung to the doorway, according to cellphone video of the incident. Protests are not allowed inside the Congressional buildings, Capitol Police said. CNN reached out to McGinnis’ campaign for comment. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

From left, Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert and Donte DiVincenzo wait for a rebound along with the Los Angeles Clippers’ Bogdan Bogdanovic during an NBA game in Inglewood, California, on Thursday, February 26. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

Actress Teyana Taylor and her 5-year-old daughter, Rue Rose Shumpert, pose on the red carpet at the Actor Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 1. Caroline Brehman/Reuters

People pay their respects to shooting victims at a makeshift memorial in Austin, Texas, on Monday, March 2. Three people were killed and 13 people were injured in a mass shooting that took place Sunday in Austin’s bustling Sixth Street entertainment district. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Flowers bloom in Death Valley, California, on Monday, March 2. See last week in 33 photos. Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images