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Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February
Iran has begun several days of public mourning and funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in strikes launched by the US and Israel.
Analysis: Why the Bank of Ghana sold half its gold reserves
Somewhere between November and December 2025, the Bank of Ghana decided to sell roughly half of its gold reserves. At the last reporting before the sale in October 2025, the bank’s gold holdings stood at 38.04 tonnes. The next reporting in December 2025 showed that holdings had dropped to 18.6 tonnes. That represents a...
Plane crash in South Sudan kills all 15 on board
A small passenger plane has crashed in South Sudan, killing all on board, the country’s civil aviation authority (SSCAA) said. Officials have sent a team to the crash site for investigations, but initial reports suggested the aircraft may have come down “due to adverse weather conditions, particularly low visibility”,...
Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes
Iran has threatened to block further trading routes in the region, as the US launched a fresh wave of strikes on military targets.
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies at 43
The owner of OnlyFans, a site known for its adult content that is credited with revolutionising the online porn industry, has died at the age of 43.
US soldier charged after winning $400,000 betting on removal of Maduro
A US special forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Nicolas Maduro has been arrested after he allegedly bet on the removal of Venezuela's former leader before the information was publicly available.
Miracle on Everest: Guide believed dead spotted crawling down ice
A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days has been found crawling down to base camp in what has been described as a miraculous self-rescue. Dawa Sherpa was assisting a Polish climber when he disappeared on 29 May above Camp 3, around 7,500m (24,600ft) above sea level. Hopes for his […]
South Korean shares soar after chip stock rout
Share prices jumped in South Korea on Friday, partly reversing a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.
China detains US nuclear test researcher Chen Youlin on espionage charges, family calls case wrongful
China has detained a US seismologist who tracks nuclear tests for nearly two years on espionage charges, his family says.
US House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent and ending the twice-yearly practice of changing clocks that has been observed across most of the United States since the 1960s.
Miracle on Everest: Guide believed dead spotted crawling down ice
A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days has been found crawling down to base camp in what has been described as a miraculous self-rescue.
UK Prime Minister Starmer bans under-16s from social media
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has just announced that under-16s will be banned from social media. Starmer says he is not announcing the ban lightly, and recognises it is not “cost-free, as if social media has brought no benefits to young people”. But government is about choices, he says, and “it’s clear to me […]