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Crowds gather as six-day funeral for former Iranian supreme leader begins
Up to 30 million people expected to attend delayed events for Ali Khamenei, killed at start of war with US and IsraelThe funeral of the former Iranian supreme leader has begun as …
Saudi-led coalition pledges ‘unprecedented’ force against Houthi threats
Threats escalate after Houthis block Saudi warplanes, allowing Iranian plane to land in Sanaa for first time in decade.
Pope urges Europe to protect migrants in visit to island frontier
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday pressed Europe to do more to protect and integrate migrants as he visited Italy's Lampedusa island, a major port of call for those risking the perilous cr…
Pope defends migrants at Mediterranean island frontier
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Italy's Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a stark message to US and EU leaders.The…
Iranians flock to week-long funeral rites for Khamenei
By Parisa Hafezi, Ahmed Elimam and Eman AbouhassiraDUBAI, July 4 (Reuters) - Mourners thronged a vast prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday as the week-long funeral ceremonies of I…
Pope to defend migrants at Mediterranean island frontier
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visits Italy's Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a stark message to US and EU leaders.The …
Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin in Iran
Funeral ceremonies for Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei officially began on Saturday, state television reported, an event drawing thousands and intended to serve as a show of st…
Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Iran
Huge crowds gathered to pay their final respects to Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday at the start of marathon funeral ceremonies intended to serve as a show of stren…
Huge crowds expected as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Iran
Huge crowds of Iranians were expected to pay their final respects to supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday at the start of marathon funeral ceremonies intended to serve as a sho…
Iranians begin to gather for Khamenei funeral ceremonies
Iranians began to gather on Friday for the funeral ceremonies of slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as officials and international dignitaries paid their last respects to the man …
Postecoglou links up with Ronaldo at Al Nassr
Former Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou has joined Al Nassr on a two-year deal, linking up with star forward Cristiano Ronaldo, the Saudi League champions announced on Friday.Post…
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, the aftermath of the earthquakes in Venezuela, a brutal heatwave in Europe and Harry Kane at the World Cup – the past seven days as captured by the wor…
Pakistan bus crash kills 40
At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Pakistan.
World leaders pay tribute to Iran’s late leader Khamenei in Tehran
World leaders pay tribute to Iran's late leader Khamenei in Tehran
Heavy rain floods Mumbai during intense monsoon spell
Heavy monsoon rains have inundated parts of Mumbai, India's financial capital, causing widespread flooding.
Germany’s Merz defends NATO spending after Trump calls it ‘ridiculous’
Back and forth over defence spending comes as NATO leaders set to meet in Ankara next week.
Hottest June on record in France as heatwave deaths rise to alarming levels
The average temperatures on June 24 and 25 this year were the highest ever recorded in the country.
Yemen’s Houthis threaten Saudi Arabia after alleged airspace intrusion
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Why is the UK mired in a maternity and neonatal deaths scandal?
An inquiry found that more than 500 mothers and babies either came to harm or died due to poor care.
Gaza sports community pledges to continue legacy of killed goalkeeper
Slain seeking cooking gas, Gaza goalkeeper Saleem al-Ashqar joins more than 1,000 Palestinian athletes killed in war.
Iran leaders pay last respects to Khamenei as mourners gather
Top Iranian officials on Friday paid their final respects to the country's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the start of a week of funeral ceremonies, with allies and mourners…
Mourners bury victims of Damascus cafe bombing with six lawyers among dead
Syrian Bar Association mourns six lawyers amid international condemnation of Thursday's attack in Damascus.
Iran set to bury Khamenei, but his hard-line legacy may endure
The elaborate funeral for the late supreme leader is becoming more than a farewell; it serves as a carefully staged test of regime continuity after his decades-long rule.
Election wins prove pro-Palestine US campus protests didn’t fail: Activists
With Columbia University set to be represented in Congress by former protester, advocates see 'new wave of hope'.
Osaka defeats Kasatkina to make Wimbledon round of 16
Four-time grand slam winner continues to impress at SW19, losing only four games to Daria Kasatkina in round three.
NATO leaders including Trump to affirm 'ironclad commitment' to collective defence in Ankara, summit text says
By Andrew Gray and Lili BayerBRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) - NATO leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump are set to affirm an "ironclad commitment" to collective defence under…
Russia’s advance collapses in Ukraine, ‘40,000’ troops killed in June
Ukraine's long-range strikes hit targets in Russia, where anxiety is rising.
Alan Gignoux: Homeland Lost review – a landscape as bereft as its people
P21 Gallery, London Resonant black and white photographs show Palestinian refugees and the sites today of the homes they were forced to leave during the 1948 Arab-Israeli warThese…
Interpol names Ukrainian woman as suspect in Monaco bombing
Anastasiia Berezovska is named as the chief suspect responsible for injuring Ukrainian tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev.
Clashes between Druze fighters, Syrian forces raise fears of renewed violence
The episodes in Druze-majority Suwayda escalated amid kidnappings, various disputes, and absent movement on integrating Druze into state institutions.