Iran’s slain ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday will be buried at the country’s holiest shrine in Mashhad after a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies that has coincided with a flare-up in conflict with the US. Khamenei’s son and successor, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, has still not made any public appearances.
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci urged crypto market participants to stop looking for artificial news triggers to justify price fluctuations. Against the backdrop of a local market recovery after a deep correction, the financier said the first cryptocurrency has finally outgrown the need for marketing support. “Bitcoin does not need a narrative. It is the most…
Speaking to the BBC about the ICC’s investigation, Khan said: “We have now found concrete evidence that links what is happening on the ground through linkage evidence to specific persons in leadership mode.” However, she did not give a timeline on when charges might be brought against those responsible for the atrocities in the war,…
Welcome and summary Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s coverage of the continuing crisis in the Middle East. Iran was pummelled with a volley of missiles for a second consecutive night, with the US military claiming to have struck 170 Iranian targets in the last 48 hours. US Central Command (Centcom) said the intense bombing…
Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan argues with referee Francois Letexier, of France, during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Erik S. Lesser/AP hide caption toggle caption Erik S. Lesser/AP ATLANTA — The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said Wednesday it “cannot remain silent” after…
England host India in a women’s Test at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground – the first of such a kind at the venue. Published On 9 Jul 20269 Jul 2026 Lord’s will finally host a women’s Test, 142 years since staging its first such men’s match, when England face India in a four-day game at…
The US has launched a new round of strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump signalled he would “hit them hard again tonight” following an exchange of attacks on Tuesday. Explosions have been reported by Iranian state media in parts of the country’s south, including Sirik and Bandar Abbas – port cities on the Strait…
She is concerned, however, that it will be difficult for voters to coalesce around any new candidate in just three months. “The thing I’m the most worried about is we run somebody and he or she loses, and then we spend the next four years pointing fingers at whose fault that was,” she said. In…
Paradigm has raised $1.2 billion for its fourth fund, which will expand the crypto venture capital firm’s investments into artificial intelligence and related technologies. The company said on Wednesday that its latest fund will invest “first in crypto, and now across AI, robotics and other frontiers.” “We continue investing in crypto and the reinvention of…
Car insurance generates more confusion than almost any other everyday financial product, mostly because the terminology is dense and the rules shift depending on where you live, what you drive, and what kind of policy you carry. Rather than trying to cover everything in one long narrative, this guide answers 50 of the questions people…