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Iran to hold Khamenei burial on July 9, four months after death

Jun 24, 2026

Tehran [Iran], June 24: The funeral of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on February 28, will take place on July 9 in his birthplace in north-east Iran. Khamenei will be buried in the city of Mashhad beside the shrine of the eighth Shiite imam, Imam Reza, Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref announced on Tuesday, according to the state news agency IRNA.

UN maritime agency to evacuate 11,000 seafarers from Middle East

Jun 24, 2026

Protests erupt after two young Palestinians shot dead in West Bank

Jun 24, 2026

Starmer resigns as UK prime minister, Andy Burnham poised to take over

Jun 24, 2026

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US eases sanctions on Iranian oil after 'productive' talks

Jun 24, 2026

Washington [US], June 24: The United States Treasury on Monday announced the temporary easing of sanctions on Iranian oil up to August 21 following talks with Iranian representatives in Switzerland.

Music icon Clive Davis dies at 92

Jun 23, 2026

New York [US], June 23: Clive Davis' final public appearance was just weeks before his death.

Ethiopian PM's party gets big parliamentary majority

Jun 23, 2026

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 23: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won another large parliamentary majority in this month's elections, results released by the national election board .