Watch: Iran state TV announces Raisi’s death
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, according to state media.
Profile: Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s hardline president
4 hours ago About sharing By David Gritten BBC News Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was a hard-line cleric close to Iran’s Supreme…
Lyse Doucet: What next for Iran after President Raisi’s death?
Raisi’s death will test a system where hardliners dominate all branches of power, Lyse Doucet writes.
‘Stop threatening us’, Taiwan’s new president tells China
1 hour ago About sharing William Lai was sworn in as president on Monday By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Taipei Taiwan’s newly inaugurated president William Lai has called on China…
‘My son was treated with infected blood and it was kept secret from us’
Angela Newcombe says she was kept in the dark about her son’s HIV diagnosis.
Sperm whale families talk a lot. Researchers are trying to decode what they’re saying
Short Wave Sperm whale families talk a lot. Researchers are trying to decode what they’re saying Sperm whale families talk a lot. Researchers are trying to decode what they’re saying…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-liner who crushed dissent, dies at 63
Middle East Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-liner who crushed dissent, dies at 63 Enlarge this image In this handout image supplied by the Office of the President of the…
Taiwan’s new president urges China to stop its military intimidation
Asia Taiwan’s new president urges China to stop its military intimidation Enlarge this image New Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te waves during Lai’s inauguration ceremonies in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, May…
Water investors have withdrawn billions, says research
A report suggests shareholders have taken billons but failed to invest as water bills look set to rise.
Slovakia PM attacker ‘may not have been lone wolf’
Investigators are probing whether the suspect was part of a group who “incited and supported each other”, a minister says.