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Iranian protesters have expressed "joy" over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi who was dubbed the "Butcher of Tehran".Speaking to Sky News' The World With Yalda Hakim, three Iranians spoke on the condition of anonymity over fears of being tracked down by the country's regime. A protest leader - who is currently in hiding - suggested Sunday's crash, that also killed Iran's foreign minister, was "pre-planned". Please use Chrome browser […]

A theatre director and a playwright have appeared in court accused of justifying terrorism with a play they first staged in Moscow back in 2020.The trial of Zhenya Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk is the first high-profile case since Soviet times to be based on the contents of a theatre production. Their supporters believe the prosecution is part of a Kremlin-led cultural purge."It's absurd," Elena Efros, Zhenya's mother, told Sky News […]

We had heard indications that these charges were coming, but to hear them laid out by the chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, is a huge moment.Khan, a British lawyer, is seeking arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant for "war crimes and crimes against humanity". His charges include "starvation of civilians as a method of warfare", "intentionally directing acts against a civilian population" and "other inhumane acts as crimes against […]

This is a delicate time for Iran. President Raisi was the second most important man in Iran, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.His death, now confirmed, will have far-reaching consequences. Although Khamenei has tried to reassure the country in recent hours, the regime will know this is a perilous moment that must be handled carefully.Live updates - Iranian president killed in crashThere are mechanisms to protect the regime in events […]

Hopes are fading that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will be found alive as rescue teams locate the wreckage of the helicopter he was travelling in. Source link

Islamic State has claimed responsibility after three Spanish tourists were killed when gunmen opened fire in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province.An Afghan person was also killed, and a further four foreign nationals and three Afghans were injured in the attack in the mountainous region, the Taliban's interior ministry has said. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel.The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that […]

A helicopter carrying Iran's president has been involved in a "hard landing" during bad weather, Iranian state media has said.President Ebrahim Raisi was travelling across the far northwest of Iran following a visit to Azerbaijan. Rescue teams are trying to reach the scene but are being hampered by fog and heavy rain in a mountainous area.State media initially said it happened near Jolfa, about 375 miles (600km) northwest of Tehran, […]

While fighting continues in the east, a new front has been opened in the north of Ukraine.In the early hours of Friday 10 May, Russian ground troops, backed by warplanes, drones and artillery, crossed the Ukrainian border into Kharkiv region. Image: Source: Sky News and ISW In recent months, fighting in Ukraine has been focused across front lines in the east of the country. This development has focused attention on […]

That was easy. Donald Trump and Joe Biden duelled briefly over the airwaves about debating."Any time, any place, anywhere," the Republican candidate had challenged. "Make my day, pal" the president retorted movie-style. In just a matter of hours the two men agreed to Joe Biden's proposal for two televised presidential debates before the election on 5 November - at CNN HQ in Atlanta on 27 June and on ABC forum […]