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The current Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has spoken for the first time since the funeral of his father and former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A written statement from him was read out on Iranian state TV on Saturday (July 11). Mojtaba said in a written statement that the killing of his father’s killers and the people killed in the ...

The body of Iran’s former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has arrived in Iraq ahead of funeral ceremonies in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. According to Iran’s state-run Press TV, the aircraft carrying Khamenei’s coffin and the bodies of several family members landed at Najaf International Airport on Tuesday night. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister ...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded a German city on Saturday, blocking major roads and disrupting public transport, but failed to halt a congress of the far-right AfD party. Many Alternative for Germany delegates arrived at the conference centre in Erfurt in the early hours, before protesters set up their blockades and the event opened on time. Protesters flocked from ...

A punishing heat wave threatened America’s July 4th celebrations, World Cup matches and power grids as near-record temperatures scorched the eastern United States on Friday. Around 160 million Americans were under either major or extreme heat warnings as the country prepared to mark the 250th anniversary of its independence, according to the National Weather Service. Celebrations on the National Mall ...

Thousands of mourners entered Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Saturday for the funeral ceremonies of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, AFP journalists witnessed, ahead of its official start. The main courtyard of the vast complex was filled with people as authorities imposed extensive traffic restrictions across the capital. Another AFP journalist saw mourners walking several kilometres to reach the ...

Iran’s incumbent Supreme Leader Mojtaba Ali Khamenei will not attend the official janaza events of his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after receiving assassination threats from Israel, according to Iran’s representative in India. The representative also said the decision was made after Israel threatened to assassinate Mojtaba Khamenei if he appeared at the funeral ceremonies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed ...

More than 20 million people are expected to attend the funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, according to Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB. IRIB, citing Al Jazeera, said the turnout could include nearly 10 million residents of the capital, along with millions of mourners from across the country. Funeral prayers and mourning ceremonies are also scheduled in the ...

The West Bengal legislative assembly on Monday passed two amendment bills to formally change Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation laws and remove 77 Muslim communities from OBC lists as directed by the Calcutta high court in May 2024. The amendments have also revised the reservation quota for OBCs from 10% to 7% and reorganised OBC categories. Also, a 1993 law ...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s historic bid to restrict birthright citizenship. The court, in an eagerly awaited decision on the final day of its term, ruled 6-3 to maintain the right to American citizenship for nearly everyone born on US soil, reports AFP.

At least 36 civilians were killed and more than 160 others injured in overnight Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Monday, as tensions between the two neighbouring countries continue to rise. Pakistan said its security forces carried out a ground operation along the Afghanistan border late Sunday, followed by airstrikes targeting militant hideouts and safe havens. Information Minister ...