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Iran helicopter crash: Mohammad Mokhber becomes acting president after Raisi’s death

Abhinav Thawait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours ...

Iran helicopter crash: President Raisi, the supreme leader’s protege, dies at 63

Abhinav Thawait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country’s supreme leader who helped ...

Helicopter with Iran president Raisi suffers ‘hard landing,’ state TV says

Abhinav Thawait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian ...

Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden

Gregory Daniels

Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2024. There are 244 days left in the ...

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Indian PM Modi accused of hate speech

Abhinav Thawait

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called ...

Cable car accident in Turkey sends 1 passenger to his death and injures 7, with scores stranded

Abhinav Thawait

ISTANBUL (AP) — One person was killed and seven injured Friday when a cable car pod in southern Turkey hit ...

What is Eid al-Fitr? 6 questions about the holiday and how Muslims celebrate it, answered

Gregory Daniels

Ken Chitwood is a senior research fellow, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and journalist-fellow at the Dornsife Center ...

Eid 2024: Muslims celebrate with family reunions, new clothes, treats and prayers

Abhinav Thawait

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday Wednesday, marking the end of the Islamic ...

Russian massacre suspects’ homeland is plagued by poverty and religious strife

Abhinav Thawait

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The four men charged with the massacre at a Moscow theater have been identified by authorities ...

Moscow-area attack: Putin blames Islamic extremists

Abhinav Thawait

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who killed 139 people at a suburban Moscow concert hall are ...