Khamenei mourning period begins in Iran as leaders declare 40 days of grief after the Supreme Leader’s death in strikes involving the U.S. and Israel.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader for nearly four decades, was confirmed dead in a joint U.S.–Israeli strike in 2026. This feature traces his rise from revolutionary cleric to absolute ruler, examining his domestic policies, nuclear ambitions, regional influence, and the geopolitical shockwaves his death sends across the Middle East and beyond.
Iran is exploring cross-border water purchases as worsening drought, declining rainfall, and years of policy failures push the country to seek emergency solutions and overhaul its long-term resource management strategy.
As the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations kick off across the Federal Capital Territory, emergency officials place all station commanders on red alert to prevent festive domestic fire accidents.
Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi flatly rejects the African Democratic Congress presidential primary results, slamming the process as an internal electoral sham.