Live Updates: ‘Technical Failure’ Caused Helicopter Crash That Killed Iran’s President, State News Agency Reports
Iranian mourners gathered in Tehran’s Valiasr square after the helicopter carrying President Ibrahim Raesi, along with seven others, crashed.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
For Old Ukrainians, Russia’s Invasion Echoes World War II Trauma
Among Ukrainians whose homes have been overrun by the Russian invasion, Halyna Semibratska, 101, is one of a small group who also survived Nazi occupation.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Sunak Apologizes After Damning Report on U.K. Infected-Blood Scandal
People affected by the contaminated-blood scandal gathered at a vigil in London on Monday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Taiwan’s President Vows to Keep Island Safe Amid Chinese Pressure
President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan taking his oath during the inauguration ceremony in Taipei on Monday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
What We Know About the Helicopter Crash That Killed Iran’s President
An image released by Iranian state media shows rescue workers at the scene of the crash of a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran on Monday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
South Africa’s Highest Court Says Jacob Zuma Can’t Serve in Parliament
Jacob Zuma, center, the former South African president and leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, waved to supporters as he arrived for the People’s Mandate Launch at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Faced With a Russian Onslaught, Ukraine Struggles to Keep the Lights On
A worker in a burned-out control room last month at a DTEK power plant that was destroyed in an attack, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Assange Can Appeal Extradition to U.S., British Court Rules
Supporters of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, marched along a London street in February.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
After Raisi’s Death, Hard-Liners Are Expected to Keep Grip on Power
A banner with a picture of President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran on Monday in Tehran. He had been seen as a top candidate to be the country’s next supreme leader.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Julian Assange’s Extradition Appeal Hearing: What Could Happen?
Mr. Assange leaving court in a security van in London in 2019.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Who Was Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?
Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran in 2021.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
After Raisi’s Death, Speculation Over Iran’s Next Supreme Leader Turns to Khamenei’s Son
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s supreme leader, for years has been considered to be a potential candidate to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Dublin-New York Portal Reopens After Flashing and Other Shenanigans
The Portal, which connects Dublin and New York via a livestream, was back up and running on Monday after bad behavior by people on both sides of the Atlantic forced organizers to shut it off temporarily.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Amal Clooney Was Among the Experts Consulted on I.C.C. Warrants
Amal Clooney speaking in New York in September.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
What to Know About the I.C.C. Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders
The International Criminal Court prosecutor, Karim Khan, said in a statement that he was applying for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders and members of Hamas for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Israel Should Expect Little Change After Iranian President’s Death, Experts Say
President Ebrahim Raisi at a news conference near the border between Iran and Azerbaijan on Sunday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Who Was Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian?
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting last month.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
What to Know About Mohammad Mokhber, Iran’s Acting President
Mohammad Mokhber, who is acting president, had held senior positions in some of Iran’s most powerful conglomerates.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Monday Briefing
Ebrahim Raisi at the United Nations last year.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, Is Dead at 63
President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, who was with the country’s foreign minister on a helicopter that crashed on Sunday, according to Iran’s state media.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Europe Wants to Build a Stronger Defense Industry, but Can’t Decide How
An assault brigade in Ukraine firing a 122-milimeter howitzer D-30 at a Russian target last month.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Helicopter Crash Increases Pressure as U.S. and Iran Face Crises
A man held an image of Qassim Suleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, who was killed by an American drone strike in 2020, during an anti-Israel rally in Tehran last month.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Congolese Army Says It Foiled a Coup Involving Americans
Security forces blocking streets on Sunday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Toxic Political Culture Has Even Some Slovaks Calling Country ‘a Black Hole.’
The presidential palace in Bratislava, Slovakia. Many people in Slovakia view liberal democracy as a threat to their identity and values.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Ed Dwight Goes to Space 63 Years After Training as 1st Black Astronaut
Edward Dwight was one of six people who went to space aboard the Mission NS-25 crew capsule from Blue Origin on Sunday. Upon exiting, he raised his arm and said, “Long time coming.”
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports
President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, who was with the country’s foreign minister on a helicopter that crashed on Sunday, according to Iran’s state media.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Russia and Ukraine Engage in Dueling Air Assaults Behind the Front Lines
Police officers and emergency workers inspecting a resort compound hit by a Russian missile strike, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk Becomes World’s Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
The Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk celebrating his victory on Sunday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Gazans Flee Jabaliya as Israel’s Military Launches New Offensive
Bombardment in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip last week.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Dominican President Set to Win Re-Election as Voters Eye Crisis in Haiti
President Luis Abinader of Dominican Republic waving to supporters after voting in Santo Domingo on Sunday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
The Technocrat Who’s Taking Control of Putin’s War Effort
Andrei R. Belousov discussing Russia’s international exports at a forum in October in Moscow. He recently became defense minister, after President Vladimir V. Putin shuffled his cabinet.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool, a Love Affair in Street Art and Silverware
A mural of Jürgen Klopp, who is leaving the club. It is one of series of similar tributes decorating walls and buildings in the city.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Are Those Mimes Spying on Us? In Pakistan, It’s Not a Strange Question.
One of the “golden men” of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
U.S. and Iranian Officials Held Indirect Talks in Oman on Risks of a Wider War
Iranians celebrating last month after Iran attacked Israel in response to its killing of Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi. It was Iran’s first direct strike on Israeli soil.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Israel’s Wartime Government Frays as Frustration with Netanyahu Grows
Protesters at a rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday. The banner reads, “Our sisters are dying for us to save them. Deal now.”
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., 93, Dies; Hostage Who Chided Foreign Policy
Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., riding with Mayor Edward I. Koch, was one of 52 American hostages who were given a ticker-tape parade in Lower Manhattan in January 1981. They were released by Iran after more than a year in captivity.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Georgia’s President Vetoes Foreign Influence Law
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili called her veto of the bill “symbolic,” because the country’s Parliament, led by the ruling Georgian Dream party, is widely expected to override it.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Rescuers in Nepal Retrieve the Bodies of an American Climber and Her Guide
Mount Shishapangma, seen here from Baiku Lake in the Tibet Autonomous region in southwest China, is, at 26,335 feet, the 14th highest peak in the world.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Slovak Prime Minister Is Improving After Second Operation, Official Says
A car believed to be carrying the suspect accused of shooting Slovakia’s prime minister arriving at a special court on Saturday in Pezinok, Slovakia.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
The Northern Lights Forecast in the U.K.
The northern lights near High Pike, England, early on Saturday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Backlash to Anitta’s Music Video Evokes a Painful History in Brazil
Anitta at the 63rd Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile in February.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Russia Presses Attacks in Northeast Ukraine, Seeking Buffer Zone on Border
Smoke rising from the site of a strike on industrial buildings in Kharkiv on Friday. Russia is already targeting the city with missiles and powerful glide bombs.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Appreciating Alice Munro, Who Brought Innovation to Short Fiction
Alice Munro was known for exploring time and memory in her stories.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Xi Jinping Embracing Vladimir Putin in Defiance of the West
A photograph provided by Russian state media shows Xi Jinping, China’s leader, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Beijing on Thursday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Russians Poured Over Ukraine’s Border. There Was Little to Stop Them.
Nearly 10,000 residents had fled areas in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region as of Saturday, according to the region’s governor. An elderly resident was evacuated from the town of Kozacha Lopan near the Russian border.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Under Israeli Bombs, a Wartime Economy Emerges in Gaza
A boy helping a vendor arrange merchandise last month in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024
Being Muslim in Modi’s India
Ziya Us Salam, an associate editor of The Hindu, praying at home with Shan Mohammad, a hafiz who visits to teach one of Mr. Salam’s daughters the Quran, in Noida, India.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2024