A state funeral is taking place in Iran for around 60 people, including military commanders and nuclear scientists, killed during the 12-day conflict with Israel. Coffins draped in the Iranian flag, bearing portraits of deceased commanders were flanked by large crowds near Enghelab Square in central Tehran. The conflict ended with a ceasefire earlier this...
The BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the ruins of an Iranian state TV building in Tehran. It was hit by an Israeli missile strike during the recent conflict – forcing a newsreader to flee while live on air. Lyse Doucet is being allowed to report in Iran on condition that none of...
BBC Precious and Ellen are two of the pupils the MCC foundation hopes to inspire to play cricket A new tournament, specifically for state school pupils, has been launched at Lord’s cricket ground by former England captains Heather Knight and Michael Vaughan. The Knight-Stokes Cup will be a T20 competition contested next summer via a...
Daniela Relph Senior Royal Correspondent PA Media President Trump during his previous state visit in 2019 Donald Trump will make a full state visit to the UK later this year after King Charles and the US president’s schedules meant they would be unable to meet informally over the summer, it is understood. Buckingham Palace confirmed...
BBC BBC Persian received a photo said to show damaged buildings in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh A senior nuclear scientist was among nine people killed in an overnight Israeli strike in northern Iran, Iranian officials and state TV have said, hours before a ceasefire ending 11 days of conflict took effect. State TV cited sources who said...
Moment debris falls in Iran state TV studio after Israeli strikes Israeli aircraft have struck the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster in Tehran, after the Israeli military told residents of the area of the capital where it is located to evacuate. A live broadcast on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s TV channel was briefly interrupted...
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Israel bombed the Iranian state TV building in Tehran during a live broadcast on Monday, seemingly devastating the building as Israeli military officials falsely touted attacks on...
Watch: ‘To lose her is tragic’ – Minnesotans pay respects to Melissa Hortman A man who is accused of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, and injuring another state lawmaker and his wife, allegedly attempted to kill two other state lawmakers, Minnesota officials said on Monday. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, who is charged...
The assailant also shot and injured another Democratic lawmaker and his wife in a separate incident, officials said. DEVELOPING STORY… A gunman pretending to be a police officer assassinated a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota and killed the lawmaker’s husband in “an act of targeted political violence,” Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday. The assailant also...
A new nationwide cricket tournament for state schools will launch in 2026 with the trophy awarded to the winning teams carrying the name of England cricketers Ben Stokes and Heather Knight. The Knight-Stokes Cup will be a T20 competition contested next summer via a series of knockout regional qualifiers with the finals to be staged...
There isn’t a lot of information yet, but here’s what I have. Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS’ Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot. Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police...
The homes of two Minnesota state lawmakers have been targeted in shootings early on Saturday morning, CBS News, the BBC’s US news partner, reported. They were the homes of State Senator John Hoffman and Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, both from the Democratic-Farmer-Labour (DFL) Party, in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, neighbouring cities near Minneapolis....
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and military against protesters in Los Angeles is widely being interpreted as a display of intimidation and state power ahead of his birthday, when Trump will...
Hoo boy, Part Deux. And I thought Pete Hegseth’s takedown of House Dem Betty McCallum (MN-04) would be the Congressional Moment of the Week. However, the difficulty level of facing McCallum in a battle of wits is akin to nailing a simple front dive at the Olympics. You may score a 10, but you don’t...
The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has suggested “Muslim countries” should give up some of their land to create a future Palestinian state. In an interview with the BBC, Huckabee said “Muslim countries have 644 times the amount of land that are controlled by Israel”. “So maybe, if there is such a desire for...