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Iran postpones state funeral for Khamenei: state TV

“The farewell ceremony for the martyred Imam has been postponed. The new date will be announced later,” Iranian television reported on Wednesday after Khamenei was killed at 86 in US-Israeli strikes over the weekend

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Israel and US launch strikes on Iran, pushing Middle East into new conflict

Strikes follow failure to get breakthrough in US-Iran nuclear talks

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China calls for Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire

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Iran enters third round of nuclear talks with ‘seriousness and flexibility’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has banned weapons of mass destruction, which “clearly means Tehran won’t develop nuclear weapons”, President Masoud Pezeshkian said

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Pezeshkian says Iran will not bow to pressure amid US nuclear talks

The comments come after US President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited strike on Iran after ordering a major naval build-up in the Middle East aimed at pressuring Tehran to reach a deal to curb its nuclear programme

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Trump pushes US toward war with Iran as advisers urge focus on economy

US president has ordered a huge buildup of forces in the Middle East and preparations for a potential multi-week air attack on Iran

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Strong earthquake rattles eastern Afghanistan

The 5.8-magnitude quake struck around 130 kilometres (80 miles) northeast of Kabul, the United States Geological Survey said

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NORAD detects Russian planes off of Alaska, sends aircraft in response

NORAD detected and tracked two Russian Tu-95s, two Su-35s, and one A-50 operating in the Alaskan Air Defence Identification zone, the US and Canadian defence organisation said in a statement

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Trump leads first meeting while Hamas tightens grip in Gaza

Trump announces $7 billion for Gaza from allies, $10 billion from US

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King Charles’ brother Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office: BBC

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Ramazan moon sighted in Saudi Arabia, UAE; first fast tomorrow

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Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh’s PM after landslide election victory

Eralier, an interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus ran the country through the transitional period leading up to the election

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US and Iran begin nuclear talks in Geneva as threat of war looms, Khamenei warns Trump

Iran, weakened by air war and anti-government protests, seeks sanctions relief

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X briefly hit by ‘international outages’: monitors

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Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami concedes defeat in election

The elections on Thursday were the first since the deadly 2024 uprising, and Election Commission figures showed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had won a landslide victory