Iran on Saturday morning officially began a six-day public funeral ceremony for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, state television reported. Khamenei was killed in a United States-Israeli airstrike on his official residence in Tehran on February 28, the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Thousands of mourners carrying red banners – a … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Saturday for the start of a days-long funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tara Kangarlou, a global affairs journalist and author of The Heartbeat of Iran, said most attendees were “more emboldened, hardline factions of the society,” making the crowd unrepresentative of broader … Read more
The Malian army said Saturday that several northern towns, including Gao and Sévaré, were targeted by rebels. The statement came as a rebel group announced a new offensive to capture a northern town. Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, a spokesperson for the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), said in a Facebook post that the town of Anefis was … Read more
While the protesters intended to disrupt the AfD party conference in Erfurt, the proceedings eventually started on time.Image: Tobias Junghannß/dpa/Picture Alliance The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) opened its party conference in Erfurt as scheduled on Friday, with protesters blocking roads around the venue since the morning. The protesters hoped to prevent the conference from … Read more
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married Friday night at Madison Square Garden, where actor Adam Sandler was the surprising officiant at a ceremony and Stevie Nicks performed among a crowd packed with stars of sports and entertainment. Source link
The All Blacks began their 2026 Nations Championship tenure with a narrow win over France on Saturday, with freshly appointed coach Dave Rennie promising the team was only going to get better as they head into future matches. Source link
The annual men’s cycling race, Tour de France, kicked off on Saturday in Barcelona amid a festive atmosphere. Source link
President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country’s ugliest chapters. Ian Reifowitz, SUNY Distinguished Professor of history at SUNY-Empire State University, said Trump … Read more
Newcomers Cape Verde almost created the upset of the century by forcing the reigning champions Argentina into extra time, unfortunately the blue sharks conceded in extra time. Argentina will therefore face Egypt in the round of 16. There was not much in it between Australia’s Socceroos’ and the Egyptian Pharoes, the two teams went all … Read more
Exactly a year ago, Hamid Nangiale Kabiri found himself stuck in a difficult situation: after working at the Afghan Consulate General in Bonn for six years, most recently as their head, he decided to step down in September 2025 rather than comply with the German government’s demand to cooperate with Taliban representatives. “I said: I’m … Read more