Inside Tehran’s Grand Mosalla, a sea of mourners dressed in black turned out for the start of the dayslong funeral, expected to draw millions from across Iran.

Iran began a mass funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, in a weeklong ceremony that’s expected to draw millions of mourners and serve as a show of strength for the Islamic Republic.

Iran is staging a week of mass funeral processions for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in February by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes at the start of the war.

The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign ​dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader, slain by U.

Pope Leo marked the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence on ​Saturday with an appeal to Americans to welcome and protect immigrants, in a letter sent to his home country as he visited Italy's migrant frontline island ‌of Lampedusa.

Pope Leo used a visit to the Italian ⁠island ⁠of Lampedusa on Saturday to urge European leaders ⁠to do more to help desperate migrants risking dangerous Mediterranean crossings, as arrivals on the frontline island topped 7,

Pope Leo XIV emphasized Europe's special responsibility in dealing with migration as he visited the Italian island of Lampedusa on Saturday. The pope heard tales of those who risked their lives to

The pontiff's trip to the migration frontline of Lampedusa underscored a stark message for Europe and the United States as intolerance and indifference rise.

The death ​toll ‌in ‌Venezuela's ⁠twin earthquakes last ⁠week has ​risen ​to 2,645, ⁠the nation's ⁠information ⁠ministry said ​on Friday. More ​than ⁠12,000 ⁠were wounded and some ⁠15,000 left homeless by the disaster,

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

The earthquakes that struck Venezuela have left 12,666 people injured, 15,050 without housing and 6,462 people rescued alive, authorities say.

Delcy Rodríguez has hit back at criticism over her government’s response to the quakes, rejecting accusations of slow rescue efforts and claims that official casualty figures have been

There was a scoreless draw against Spain to open the tournament, with Vozinha leading the way, which led to the captivating tale surrounding the

Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina narrowly avoided the biggest upset in World Cup history, defeating Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time after blowing two leads to advance to the round of 16. Messi opened the scoring in the first half by extending his own record with a 20th career World Cup goal,

Argentina and Cape Verde headed to extra time at the World Cup with their Round of 32 match even at 1-1 on Friday

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A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.

Ukraine has mounted another large drone attack against Russia overnight, launching hundreds of drones and once again targeting oil infrastructure and military sites near St. Petersburg. Videos online appear to show large smoke plumes rising from an oil facility in St.

Ukraine launched a 'massive' drone attack on a Russian oil terminal in St Petersburg overnight as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure.

Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital with airstrikes overnight, killing at least 25 people, injuring more than 90 others and causing fires throughout the city, officials said Thursday. It was the latest major attack on the Ukrainian capital — part of a strategy,

Washington's annual July 4 celebration typically draws hundreds of thousands ​of people, who this year will have to contend with stepped-up security, possible thunderstorms and temperatures that could top ​100F (38C).

Thousands of opponents ⁠of ⁠Germany's far-right AfD took to the ⁠streets of Erfurt on Saturday and blocked roads to the party's annual conference ​ahead of regional elections that could see it take power at state level for the first time.

German police battle back far-left agitators in Erfurt, Germany, striking protesters and firing anti-riot ordinance as the demonstrators protest Germany's conservative Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on July 4th.

Thüringen police described the protest as "legitimate" but said an AfD constituency office and police officers had been attacked with paint bombs and fireworks.