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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was only the second leader of Iran's Islamic Republic, established in April 1979.

Travellers face continued disruption after joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran sparked a retaliatory barrage of missiles across the Middle East.

The world's autocrats, from Vladimir Putin to Xi Jinping, will surely be sleeping a little less easy after the death of Iran's supreme leader in an operation backed by Donald Trump.

At least three people, including the alleged gunman, have been killed after a shooting at a bar in Texas.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal stabbing at a shopping centre, police have said.

About 150 tankers have dropped anchor in open Gulf waters on either side of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial trading route on Iran's southern border.

An oil tanker suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet has been seized in the North Sea in a joint Belgian-French operation.

FIFA's president has told Sky News that footballers who cover their mouths in confrontations with rivals should be sent off on the presumption they are being offensive.

The UK's terror threat level is "absolutely" under review following US and Israel strikes on Iran, the defence secretary told Sky News.

Joint US-Israel strikes on Iran - and a subsequent retaliation from Tehran - has caused widespread disruption on air travel.