Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Iran

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The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran yesterday as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran’s late Supreme Leader, slain by US and Israeli bombs.

At least 10 people were killed in Ukrainian attacks on Russia and Moscow-occupied territory, local officials said yesterday, as Ukraine reported five killed in Russian attacks.

Americans living in 2276 will get a taste of what their ancestors today think best represents the nation thanks to a time capsule to be buried this July 4.

Lugging suitcases across the border after packing up in Pakistan, Afghans are returning home with their worldly possessions but often lack one key item to restart their lives: an identity card.

A man died after setting himself on fire outside the UN’s headquarters in New York on Thursday, police said, with activists and reports identifying him as a pro-Tibet campaigner.

In the Venezuelan resort town of La Guaira, a group of rescuers watched as sensors that once detected life under the rubble now showed nothing, as silence gave way to resignation.

An overloaded bus veered off a road and fell more than 20 metres into a ravine in western Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 40 people, officials said.

India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared purchase proposals worth 520 billion rupees ($5.46 billion) for equipment such as missiles and air defence systems, reports Reuters.

Plans funeral events in Tehran, Qom, Mashhad and Iraq

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"We are saddened by this tragic and horrific incident, and offer our condolences to his family," A spokesperson for the UN chief, said

Trump also insists he wants Europe to take the lead role for its own defense

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday formally apologised for the forced adoption of an estimated 185,000 babies born to unmarried mothers in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976, calling it “a stain on our history”.

The Trump administration will intensify its fight against so-called birth tourism, the US attorney general said Wednesday, a day after a Supreme Court ruling upholding birthright citizenship.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused more than two million military casualties, with Moscow’s forces bearing the brunt of the losses, according to a study published Wednesday by a US think tank.

India and Japan will work more closely on critical minerals to boost “resilience” in their supply chains, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday, as the two huge Asian economies look to cut dependence on top exporter China.