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Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Ali Bagheri Kani, a deputy foreign minister and nuclear negotiator for Iran, has been named the...


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May 20, 2024

Live updates: Helicopter crash that killed Iran's president caused by ‘technical failure,' state media says
The Middle Eastern nation declared five days of national mourning after the helicopter crashed in thick fog in East Azerbaijan province. Mohammad Mokhber will be acting president.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Live updates: Biden criticizes ‘outrageous' ICC arrest warrant ask for Israeli leaders
Warrants are sought for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders Yehiya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh.

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May 20, 2024

The race up a Hong Kong tower covered in 40 feet of steamed buns
An annual Bun Festival turns the fishing island of Cheung Chau into a staging ground for a traditional parade and a climb up a tower lined with steamed buns.

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May 20, 2024

White House defends ‘typical practice' of offering condolences to Iran


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May 20, 2024

U.S. played no part in crash, defense secretary says


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May 20, 2024

Israeli police said "thousands" of people were participating in an anti-government demonstration near the Knesset parliament...


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May 20, 2024

Biden calls ICC prosecutor's decision ‘outrageous'


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May 20, 2024

Live updates: Biden criticizes ‘outrageous' ICC arrest warrent ask for Israeli leaders
Warrants are sought for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders Yehiya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Live updates: Crash that killed Iran's president caused by ‘technical failure,' state media says
The Middle Eastern nation declared five days of national mourning after the helicopter crashed in thick fog in East Azerbaijan province. Mohammad Mokhber will be acting president.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Expert panel unanimously backs request for arrest warrants


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May 20, 2024

What is the ICC, the global court seeking arrest warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders?
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said Monday that he sought arrest warrants against senior officials in the Israel-Gaza conflict, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yehiya Sinwar.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Muted response from world leaders to ICC prosecutor's decision


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May 20, 2024

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for top Israeli, Hamas figures
The International Criminal Court will now consider the application and if it agrees, the arrests can be carried out by the court's 124 member states.

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May 20, 2024

World leaders and political figures offer condolences for president's death


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May 20, 2024

Helicopter carrying Iranian president was a U.S.-designed Bell 212


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May 20, 2024

Live updates: ‘Technical failure' caused helicopter crash that killed Iran's president, state media says
Iran declared five days of national mourning after the helicopter crashed in thick fog in East Azerbaijan province. Mohammad Mokhber will be acting president.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Hamas official Ghazi Hamad told The Washington Post that the group is a "resistance movement and...


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May 20, 2024

‘Unforgivable,' ‘antisemitic,': Israeli leaders react with anger to ICC decision


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May 20, 2024

Hamas denounces ICC, says it ‘equates the victim with the executioner'


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May 20, 2024

Israeli President Isaac Herzog called the decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court "beyond...


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May 20, 2024

Maps show where Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter was found
The helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi along with other officials crashed in the East Azerbaijan province, in the country's mountainous northwest, Iranian state media reported.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

The bodies of those killed in the helicopter crash are in Tabriz cemetery and are being...


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May 20, 2024

How does the International Criminal Court issue arrest warrants?


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May 20, 2024

Video shows crash site of helicopter carrying Iranian officials


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May 20, 2024

Julian Assange can appeal U.S. extradition order, U.K. court rules
WikiLeaks founder Assange will not be whisked away by U.S. Marshals but will remain in the high-security Belmarsh prison while challenging the extradition order.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Live updates: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu and Hamas's Sinwar
Warrants are sought for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders Yehiya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

ICC prosecutor lays out charges against Israeli and Hamas officials


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May 20, 2024

ICC move comes as Netanyahu faces pressure from war cabinet


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May 20, 2024

Map shows where helicopter was found


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May 20, 2024

In photos: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials, Iranian state media reported.

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May 20, 2024

Iranian Red Crescent says crash site was located without foreign help


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May 20, 2024

Sullivan met with Netanyahu to push for ‘political strategy'


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May 20, 2024

Biden tells students he's working ‘around-the-clock' on Gaza cease-fire


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May 20, 2024

Israeli officials would face risk of arrest in signatory countries if warrants issued


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May 20, 2024

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas officials


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May 20, 2024

Photo: Helicopter crash site in Iran


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May 20, 2024

What we know about the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Raisi
First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has assumed the duties of president Monday and will hold an election within 50 days.

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May 20, 2024

Iran crash live updates: President Ebrahim Raisi dead in helicopter crash, state media says; Iran taps acting president
Iran declared five days of national mourning after the helicopter crashed in thick fog in East Azerbaijan province. Mohammad Mokhber will be acting president.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Who is Mohammad Mokhber? Iran taps acting president after Raisi's death.
Mohammad Mokhber, as Iran's first vice president since 2021, assumes interim presidential powers after Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash in Iran.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Iran's interim president mourns Raisi, vows to continue government's work


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May 20, 2024

Photos: Flags at half-staff at embassies, government buildings after Raisi's death


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May 20, 2024

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced five days of mourning following the deaths of President...


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May 20, 2024

Mexico's presidential candidates trade blame over security in debate
Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez accused each other's parties of having ties to Mexico's drug cartels and pledged to cut homicides.

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May 20, 2024

Mexico's presidential hopefuls accuse each other's parties of cartel ties
In their last debate before the June 2 election, Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez pledged to reduce stubbornly high homicide rates.

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May 20, 2024

General says he warned that Afghanistan would get ‘very bad, very fast'
Austin Scott Miller, the last four-star U.S. commander based in Kabul, met privately with House lawmakers scrutinizing the Biden administration's Afghanistan exit.

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May 20, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to Iran over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, one...


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May 20, 2024

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, mourned the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, who he said...


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May 20, 2024

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, paid tribute toIranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whom he called a...


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May 20, 2024

The search operation has ended for the Iranian officials onboard the helicopter, Iranian Red Crescent Chief...


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May 20, 2024

National and political leaders offer condolences over president's death


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May 20, 2024

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced three days of mourning following the deaths of Iranian President...


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May 20, 2024

Several countries have announced periods of mourning after the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and...


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May 20, 2024

Iran's constitution calls for first vice president to assume chief role upon president's death


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May 20, 2024

Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian president who cracked down on dissent, dies at 63
The hard-line protégé of Iran's supreme leader died in a helicopter crash along with other officials.

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May 20, 2024

The Iranian government convened an urgent cabinet meeting in light of President Ebrahim Raisi's death, the...


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May 20, 2024

As India votes, a streetwise pol proves pragmatism often trumps ideology
Tapas Ray defected from his centrist, secular party for the right-wing, Hindu nationalist BJP, and his "vote bank" of backers has stuck with him.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Dozens of relief teams dispatched to crash site, Iranian state media says


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May 20, 2024

Iran crash live updates: President Ebrahim Raisi dead in helicopter crash, state media says
The helicopter crashed in thick fog in Iran's East Azerbaijan province as Raisi was on his way back from inaugurating a dam project.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is dead, state media says


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May 20, 2024

Biden tells students he's working ‘around the clock' on Gaza cease-fire
In a speech at Morehouse College, President Biden said he's pushing for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Anti-war protests have roiled campuses across the U.S.

Washington Post World News
May 20, 2024

There are no signs of life at the crash site, Iran's state-run Press TV reported Monday...


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May 20, 2024

Iranian president's crashed helicopter is found, state media says


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May 20, 2024

Israel ‘is stuck inside Gaza' as Palestinian suffering deepens
Gazans are facing a humanitarian nightmare while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces internal government battles.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

No signs of life at President Raisi's helicopter crash site, state media says
President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back to Iran from Azerbaijan. Rescuers were struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Succession of the Iranian presidency would have little impact, analysts say


Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Iran crash live updates: Search teams spot President Raisi's helicopter crash site, according to state media
President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back to Iran from Azerbaijan. Rescuers were struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Search and rescue teams were dispatched to the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz, Iran state-run news...


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May 19, 2024

Russia plans to send two planes and 50 mountain rescuers to assist in the East Azerbaijan...


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May 19, 2024

Life in Taiwan is rowdy and proud, never mind China's threats
As Lai Ching-te takes office, these photos show how this island democracy revels in the vibrant society its people have created.

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May 19, 2024

Raisi has inspired little enthusiasm in Iran, scholar says


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May 19, 2024

U.S. tells Israel: Connect Gaza operation to political strategy
National security adviser Jake Sullivan met Benjamin Netanyahu as war cabinet member Benny Gantz threatens to quit over the lack of a postwar plan for Gaza.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Pentagon: U.S. forces to leave Niger by mid-September
The announcement dashes hopes of an agreement that would keep a longtime U.S. counterterrorism hub in Niger.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

During a television broadcast, an International Red Cross and Red Crescent official described the active search...


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May 19, 2024

Iranian president's helicopter missing after ‘hard landing'
The Islamic republic launched a massive search in Iran's mountainous northwest for the helicopter that had carried President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Americans arrested in Congo amid accusations of coup attempt
An army spokesperson told state television that a coup attempt Sunday had been swiftly stopped by Congolese security forces.

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May 19, 2024

Iran has a supreme leader. So what is the president's role?


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May 19, 2024

Other nations offer aid, prayers


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May 19, 2024

Taiwan swears in new president, stands up to Chinese aggression
Lai Ching-te has vowed to continue Taiwan's defense and foreign policy of avoiding tensions with China while also standing up for the island democracy's freedoms.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Key moments in the life and presidency of Iran's Ebrahim Raisi
The 63-year-old hard-liner is widely seen as a protégé and trusted confidant of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Video shows Iranian emergency rescue crews arriving near the Azerbaijan border, surrounded by fog. They now...


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May 19, 2024

The Copernicus Emergency Management Service, the European Union's rapid response recovery mapping service, has been activated...


Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Live updates: Rescuers struggle to find helicopter carrying Iranian president
President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back to Iran from Azerbaijan. Rescuers were struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Video broadcast on Iranian state television showed rescue teams walking in dense fog up mountainous terrain,...


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May 19, 2024

Americans apparently arrested in Congo amid accusations of coup attempt
An army spokesperson told state television that a coup attempt Sunday had been swiftly stopped by Congolese security forces.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

President Biden has been briefed on the situation in Iran, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre...


Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Live updates: Rescuers struggle to find helicopter carrying Iranian president after ‘hard landing'
President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back from Azerbaijan. Rescuers were struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, whose government has close ties with Tehran, directed the Interior...


Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Raisi was returning from the inauguration of a joint dam project with Azerbaijan when his helicopter...


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May 19, 2024

The helicopter went down in Iran's East Azerbaijan province, according to state media.


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May 19, 2024

Iran's first vice president would assume chief role in the event of president's death


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May 19, 2024

Difficult weather, particularly the fog at the site of the helicopter's "hard landing," has made the...


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May 19, 2024

"We have been in communication with the president's companions, but due to the complexity of the...


Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

The Tasnim news agency initially reported that "a number of people with the president have managed...


Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Helicopter with Iranian president makes ‘hard landing,' state media says
President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back from Azerbaijan. Rescuers are struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

The other side of Punta Cana: A crackdown on Haitians
A campaign of mass deportations, broadly supported by Dominicans, has left Haitians vulnerable to robbery, extortion, and physical and sexual assault.

Washington Post World News
May 19, 2024

Top White House aide to meet Netanyahu, who is under political pressure
National security adviser Jake Sullivan is set to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid growing calls in Israel to come up with a postwar plan for Gaza.

Washington Post World News
May 18, 2024

Heavy fighting in northern Gaza as Israeli official gives Netanyahu ultimatum
Israeli forces were fighting in Jabalya refugee camp as Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's war cabinet, called for a plan to end the war.

Washington Post World News
May 18, 2024

The last giant pandas in the U.S. are leaving, but China will send more
Zoo Atlanta will return Lun Lun, Yang Yang and their 7-year-old twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun to China late this year, another chapter of "panda diplomacy."

Washington Post World News
May 18, 2024

Police think a U.S. rapist killed several women in Canada
Canadian police used DNA testing to link Gary Allen Srery, who died in 2011, to the killing of two girls and two women in the 1970s. They say there may be more victims.

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