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Iran announces three-day funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei, over three months after his death in US-Israeli strike
Iranian authorities are finalising plans for a three-day public funeral for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed on 28 February in the opening strikes of the US-Israeli war, with up to 20 million mourners expected in Tehran alone.
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Israeli forces seize Crusader-era Beaufort Castle in deepest Lebanon push since 2000, triggering UN Security Council emergency session
Israeli troops captured the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, marking their deepest incursion into the country since withdrawing in 2000 and prompting France to call an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
