Khamenei was killed on the first day of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28

After lying in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla religious complex for two days, Khamenei will be processed through the city for 10 to 12 hours starting at 6:00 am (0230 GMT), organisers said

Six countries in southern Europe have been hit by wildfires. One of the blazes, in southwestern France, could affect Monday's third stage of the Tour de France, authorities warn

As international rescue teams packed up and ended attempts to find survivors, attention shifted to mourning those lost and burying the remains that families have recovered from the ruins

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed 16 troops in an attack south of the port city of Hodeidah, two military officials aligned with the country’s internationally-recognised government told AFP yesterday.

Hundreds of firefighters battled forest infernos in France, Spain and Portugal yesterday as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred Europe.

People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations yesterday, hours before a “super typhoon” was projected to bulldoze through the US Pacific territories.

Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes killed nearly 3,000, updated official figures showed on Saturday, as international rescue teams began winding down search operations for survivors in the rubble of the disaster.

US President Donald Trump hailed America on its 250th birthday Saturday as the “crowning achievement” of human history, even as he used the event to renew his attack on domestic opponents he branded “communists”.

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu could visit the White House as early as next week, US President Donald Trump told Axios on Saturday, adding that the prime minister “knows who the boss is” in their relationship.

Prayers were held yesterday over the casket of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the second day of funeral ceremonies that have drawn huge crowds to pay their final respects in Tehran.

US President Donald Trump, speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone for nearly 90 minutes, offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public early yesterday.

‘Bavi’ was forecast to roar westwards over the area at around 10:00 Monday (0000 GMT)

Observers say that first move set the tone for the government's subsequent actions -- fast and symbolically loaded but also often legally contested and executed with little patience for institutional processes

US President Donald Trump told the Axios news website that peace talks had been paused for a week for the events surrounding the funeral.

Prayers were held Sunday over the casket of Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the second day of funeral ceremonies that have drawn huge crowds to pay their final respects in Tehran

Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes killed nearly 3,000, updated official figures showed on Saturday, as international rescue teams began winding down search operations for survivors in the rubble of the disaster

Tens of thousands who braved the hottest Fourth of July on record in the capital were ordered to clear the National Mall several hours before the address due to approaching thunderstorms

Russia’s second city of St Petersburg and the surrounding region came under a major Ukrainian drone attack overnight yesterday, with a local port and oil infrastructure hit, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said, as Kyiv’s drone strikes continue to deepen fuel shortages in Russia.

Vast crowds of Iranians loyal to the Islamic Republic massed in Tehran yesterday to begin almost a week of funeral ceremonies for slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, which authorities want to send a message of defiance to the West after the war with the United States and Israel.