Following the Iranian president's death in a helicopter crash, the whole world is shocked. But throughout history, the death of presidents, prime ministers, and monarchs in aviation related accidents is not uncommon, as they frequently move about in planes and helicopters, exposing themselves to the risk of accident and sabotage

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could find out on Monday whether he has won a reprieve in his last-ditch UK legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te asked China on Monday to stop its military and political threats, saying in his inauguration speech that peace is the only choice and that Beijing had to respect the choice of the Taiwanese people

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday

The Iranian government will continue to operate "without the slightest disruption" following the death of president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, said a cabinet statement on Monday

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday he was "deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise" of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi after Iranian media reported he had died in a helicopter crash

Iranian media said Monday that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi had died after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country

Japan's top government spokesman said Monday a planned visit this week by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been postponed "due to the health condition of King Salman"

Mokhber became first vice president in 2021 when Raisi was elected president

Ebrahim Raisi, who died aged 63, rose through Iran's theocracy from hardline prosecutor to uncompromising president, overseeing a crackdown on protests at home and pushing hard in nuclear talks with world powers as he burnished his credentials to position himself to become the next supreme leader

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain on Sunday, became a contender to be Iran's next supreme leader with a clampdown on morality questions and a bloody crackdown on the nationwide protests it triggered

The civilian version of the ubiquitous Vietnam War-era UH-1N "Twin Huey," they are in wide use globally by both governments and private operators

China said on Monday it was "deeply concerned" after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter went missing in what Tehran's state media described as an accident, and pledged to help the rescue operation

President Raisi, the foreign minister and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the crash, senior Iranian official told Reuters

Uncertainty hung over the fate of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi after state media said his helicopter had an accident on Sunday in poor weather in a western province..Iran launched a large-scale search and rescue operation in the fog-shrouded mountain area of East Azerbaijan province..

Rescuers in Iran were racing on Sunday to find the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi to find out the fate of all those on board. Below is brief outline of what Iran's constitution says happens if a president is incapacitated or dies in office

Iran launched a large-scale search and rescue effort to scour a fog-shrouded mountain area after President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter went down yesterday in what state media described as an “accident”.

An estimated 8.95 crore people are expected to vote in the fifth phase of polling in India’s Lok Sabha elections covering 49 constituencies across eight states and union territories today.

An Israeli strike killed 31 Palestinians and wounded 20 more in a family house in the central Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza’s civil defence agency said yesterday, as White House national security adviser travelled to the region amid US calls for a more focused military campaign.

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