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Iran split: state media spotlight Mojtaba backers while netizens dread crackdown

Iran split: state media spotlight Mojtaba backers while netizens dread crackdown

Around noon, while airstrikes pounded several districts of the capital, sizable crowds gathered in Tehran’s well‑known Enghelab Square, shouting loyalty to Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader. Holding banners that displayed the portrait of the deceased Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, demonstrators on Monday also unveiled a fresh image – that

Live Middle East crisis: Mojtaba Khamenei appointed Iran’s new supreme leader; oil prices surge past $100 a barrel

Live Middle East crisis: Mojtaba Khamenei appointed Iran’s new supreme leader; oil prices surge past $100 a barrel

Trump says decision on ending war will be ‘mutual’ with Netanyahu Donald Trump told the Times of Israel that the timing of a cease‑fire with Iran will be decided jointly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a brief phone interview on Sunday, Trump added that Iran would have

Japan's partially deserted island at the center of tensions with China

Japan's partially deserted island at the center of tensions with China

His island residence is cloaked in mist, yet his Union‑Jack knit cap makes Hideya Yagi easy to spot as he welcomes the incoming boat. The 80‑year‑old former construction‑company president is glad to see the handful of passengers step ashore, largely because he is one of only

White House concerned as gas prices rise amid US‑Israel conflict with Iran

White House concerned as gas prices rise amid US‑Israel conflict with Iran

Across the United States, the typical price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose by almost 27 cents in a single week, reaching $3.25, and shoppers are preparing for further pump price increases as the US‑Israel clash with Iran threatens to disturb the world oil market. The concern

German state vote serves as a trial for Chancellor Friedrich Merz

German state vote serves as a trial for Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz’s centre‑right CDU approaches a regional ballot on Sunday, the first of several contests this year in which it seeks to curb the advance of the far‑right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Electors will cast their votes in Baden‑Württemberg, a wealthy centre of Germany’s automobile

Cyprus tourism wavers as Iran war makes travelers think twice.

Cyprus tourism wavers as Iran war makes travelers think twice.

The season has only just started, yet Ayia Napa is already feeling the rhythm. Visitors are slowly returning, taking in the island resort’s sunsets, restaurants and sea‑view promenades. Along the waterfront, Vassilis Georgiou is supervising the erection of a new ramp for the jet‑ski fleet that forms

British Columbia opts to make daylight saving time permanent.

British Columbia opts to make daylight saving time permanent.

Since 1918, the clocks in Creston, a community in eastern British Columbia, have run an hour ahead of neighboring towns for half the year. For the remaining six months they fell back into alignment—not because the town altered them, but because its neighbours switched back and forth with daylight‑