Iranian president dies in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwest mountains yesterday, state news media reported, amid rising diplomatic tensions and domestic discontent. , the country lost two of its most influential figures. Here is the latest news.
Raisi, 63, is a conservative Shiite Muslim cleric who has violently suppressed dissent and is a loyal defender of religious rule in the country. He is a protégé of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and is widely seen as a possible successor. Read our obituaries.
Quote: “The functioning of the state will not be disrupted,” Khamenei said in a speech on state television. “The senior officials are doing their jobs and I have given them the necessary suggestions and all operations of the country will proceed smoothly and orderly.”
Israeli officials challenge Netanyahu
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant and centrist former military chief Benny Gantz have asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to develop a decisive strategy for post-war Gaza. Gantz issued an ultimatum on Saturday and said his party would quit the government by June 8 if Netanyahu did not have a plan.Both he and Galante implicitly blamed Netanyahu Putting political survival before national security.
Now, Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet is on the verge of collapse as opponents see him as hesitant to prosecute Israel’s offensive. But analysts say Gantz and Galante’s dissent is unlikely to bring significant change; even without Gantz’s party, Netanyahu’s coalition will still hold a slim majority.
hostage: In Gaza, Israeli troops Three bodies found Hamas captured him in an attack on October 7.
Gaza: Wartime survival supplies market, Includes aid packagesAlready appeared.
Biden: The principal delivers a speech at the university graduation ceremony Call for an immediate ceasefire And said his government was working to ensure that.
Russia and Ukraine trade war
Russia and Ukraine Yesterday, we aimed at the opponent’s territory. Drone strikes and airstrikes hit urban centers and energy installations, with both sides looking for ways to inflict damage beyond the battlefield.
The Russian military said it shot down nearly 60 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar region in southwestern Russia. Ukrainian officials said that Russia attacked northeastern Ukraine, including Kharkiv, killing at least 10 civilians and injuring more than 20 people.
Help for Ukraine: The United States and Europe are switching to Russia’s central bank freezes interest earned on assets Military and economic aid loans to Ukraine.
More and more astronomers Train their attention to our own planet As they unite to fight climate change.
“People are often surprised to learn that astronomers are working on climate change,” says astronomer Travis Rector. “But there are strong connections between astrophysics and climate change science,” he adds. There is overlap. We understand better than anyone that the earth is our only home.”
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A decisive victory: Alexander Usyk cementing his legacy After defeating Tyson Fury.
‘perfect match’: this tennis moviesSet to be released next month, it follows the relationship between Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf.
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The rise of new populism
America feels deeply polarized. But over the past four years, the country’s so-called gridlocked federal government has enjoyed arguably the most productive period of bipartisanship in Washington in decades. My colleague David Leonhardt writes.
These collaborations – on issues such as Covid-19 policy, semiconductor chips and TikTok – represent a new form of centrism, what David calls “new populism”, based on a rejection of the neoliberal free market ethos distrust. Officials are raising tariffs and supporting government efforts to address market shortcomings.
