By Jessie Yeung, CNN

(CNN) — As it enters its sixth day, the latest Middle East conflict continues to widen – with the US sinking an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka and NATO forces intercepting an Iranian missile heading for Turkey.

Here’s what to know.

What are the main headlines?

• Warship torpedoed: A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka, killing 80, according to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defense.
• Turkish interception: NATO air defense systems shot down an Iranian missile traveling towards Turkey’s airspace on Wednesday. This is believed to be the first time NATO forces have intercepted an Iranian missile traveling towards a member country since the conflict began.
• US soldiers identified: On Wednesday night, the Pentagon publicly identified the two remaining service members killed in a drone attack in Kuwait on Sunday. The other four soldiers killed were previously identified on Tuesday.
• Senate vote: Republicans rejected a resolution Wednesday that would have reined in US President Donald Trump’s war powers.
• “Early days”: The US will start striking deeper into Iran, and the operation is still in its early days, warned top US officials on Wednesday.
• US objectives: The White House press secretary said that US goals are to destroy Iran’s ballistic missile program, “annihilate” its naval presence, dismantle its terrorist proxies and prevent it from pursuing a nuclear weapon. Regime change was not a primary objective, she said.
• School bombing: The White House didn’t rule out that the US military had carried out a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran during the initial joint US-Israeli strikes, which killed at least 168 children, according to Iranian state media.

What’s happening in Iran and Lebanon?

• Overnight strikes: Israel launched its 11th wave of attacks against Iran since the conflict began, with flyover strikes across Tehran overnight into Thursday, targeting military infrastructure.
• Lebanon attacks: Israel also said late Wednesday it has again started striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut, without providing details. Israel has battered parts of the country all week, after the Iran-backed military group fired projectiles from Lebanon into Israel.
• Death tolls: More than 1,000 civilians have been killed in Iran since Saturday, according to a US-based human rights group. And at least 77 people have been killed by Israeli bombardment in Lebanon, according to the country’s health ministry – including three paramedics.
• Miserable conditions: Many residents in southern Lebanon have embarked on grueling journeys after Israel ordered them to evacuate; some displaced families have been forced to sleep on the stre

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By Lauren Fox, Ethan Cohen and Sam Waldenberg CNN

(CNN) — Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines ended his reelection campaign suddenly on Wednesday in a move that left a political ally as the only major candidate in the GOP primary.

The announcement came as filing closed for the race and President Donald Trump was quick to endorse a successor, saying on social media that Daines had decided to “pass the torch” to Kurt Alme, who had filed for the seat eight minutes before the deadline.

The timing of the announcement quickly drew criticism from another candidate in the race, independent Seth Bodnar, who said in a statement that Daines “has so little respect for Montana Republicans that he withdrew at the last minute to coronate his handpicked successor instead of giving them a voice at the ballot box.”

Alme touted endorsements from Trump and Daines in a press release Wednesday evening announcing his last-minute entry into the race.

Daines’ exit from the race was unexpected. The two-term GOP senator was elected to the Senate in 2014 and went on to win reelection in 2020 against former Montana Gov. Steve Bullock. He also previously ran the Senate GOP’s campaign arm and worked closely with Trump and his team to help Republicans take back control of the upper chamber in 2024. He is close to the Senate’s leadership and a close ally of the president.

“Serving the people of Montana in the US House and the US Senate the past 13 years has been the greatest honor of my professional career,” Daines said in a video released on social media.

“I’m grateful to God for allowing me to serve, but after much careful thought. I’ve decided not to seek reelection,” he added.

Trump said in a post on social media that “Steve Daines, of Montana, is one of our truly Great United States Senators. He honorably served for 12 years in the Senate, and 2 in the House of Representatives. He did a job like few others are capable of doing but, sadly for our Country, Steve’s Term is up, and he has decided to leave the Senate and, ‘pass the torch’ to Kurt Alme, my TRUMP 45 and TRUMP 47 U.S. Attorney.”

In November last year, Illinois Democrat Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia announced his retirement shortly after his state’s filing deadline — after his chief of staff had declared her own candidacy, setting the staffer up as the only Democrat running in a primary for a deep-blue Chicago seat.

The move prompted a formal reprimand from the House amid accusations Garcia had been trying to pick his replacement.

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Por Erick E. Beltran, CNN en Español

BTS está oficialmente de regreso. Netflix dio a conocer el primer tráiler oficial del esperado especial “BTS: The Comeback Live | Arirang”, que marcará el retorno del grupo a los escenarios internacionales.

El avance, de poco más de un minuto de duración, apela a la nostalgia tras la pausa de casi cuatro años que la banda realizó para cumplir con el servicio militar obligatorio en Corea del Sur. El tono cambia cuando uno de los integrantes afirma: “Le prometimos a nuestros fans que volveríamos”, lo que da paso a una serie de imágenes de los siete integrantes de la banda: RM, Jin, Suga, J-hope, Jimin, V y Jung Kook, quienes combinan sus vestimentas negras mientras celebran su identidad cultural frente a escenarios emblemáticos de Seúl.

Este avance simboliza uno de los momentos más importantes en los últimos años para los seguidores de la agrupación, también conocidos como Army, ya que marca el inicio del esperado regreso que incluirá el quinto álbum musical de la banda titulado “Arirang”. El nuevo álbum estará compuesto por 14 temas musicales, así como de una extensa gira que llevará a los cantantes a visitar diversas ciudades del mundo con un espectáculo en 360º que tiene fechas programadas en estadios de Europa, Latinoamérica, Asia, Norteamérica y Oceanía.

“BTS: The Comeback Live | Arirang” será transmitido en vivo a través de Netflix, se llevará a cabo en el histórico Gwanghwamun de Seúl y se podrá disfrutar el próximo 21 de marzo a las 8 p.m. hora de Corea del Sur (7 a.m. hora de Miami). Adicional al evento en vivo de la agrupación, Netflix también se encuentra preparando un documental para el 27 de marzo que lleva por nombre “BTS: The Return”, que también llegará a la famosa plataforma de video y con el que se explorará el proceso de creación de su nuevo álbum.

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