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Mapped: Where did Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter crash?

The helicopter is believed to have crashed around 80 miles from where it took off on Sunday afternoon

The Independent UK

Ebrahim Raisi: Death of Iran's hardline president death won’t change much for most Iranians

A new election is due to be held within 50 days

Evening Standard

How helicopter crash that killed Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi unfolded

Body of the 63-year-old hardliner was found in East Azerbaijan province, state media reports

The Independent UK

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Who died alongside Iran’s President Raisi in the helicopter crash?

Foreign minister among officials and crew on board when the aircraft tumbled down, leaving no survivors.

Al Jazeera

Iran Mourns President Raisi's Death In Helicopter Crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on Monday after rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded western mountain region, sparking mourning in the Islamic republic. Under the Iranian constitution, first vice president Mohammad Mokhber, 68, should replace Raisi until presidential elections are held within 50 days.

International Business Times

Vehicles donated by Londoners via Ulez scrappage scheme arrive in Ukraine

More than 100 vehicles will be used for humanitarian purposes rather than being scrapped

Evening Standard

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia to make further bid to carve out ‘buffer zone’ in coming weeks, warns US defence secretary – as it happened

Lloyd Austin, speaking at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, praises troops’ courage in ‘hard and dangerous fight’

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Iran’s President Raisi killed in helicopter crash, EU sends condolences

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash that appears to have been an accident due to bad weather. The European Union expressed its condolences, as Iran’s allies have reiterated their solidarity with the Islamic Republic.

Radio France Internationale

Afternoon Update: Iran’s president dies in helicopter crash; hundreds charged in DV blitz; and ways to reduce the risk of dementia

Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-abdollahian, was among those killed

The Guardian - AU

Ebrahim Raisi death: Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man appointed Iran's interim president?

The Khamenei loyalist - who has been sanctioned by the EU for alleged involvement in ‘missile activities’ - has taken over after Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash

Evening Standard

Iranian Government Faces Uncertainty After President's Death

Analysis of Iranian government's internal turmoil and external threats, highlighting need for vigilance and potential for positive change.

Top News

Iran president helicopter crash: what we know about the death of Ebrahim Raisi

Iran’s president and foreign minister have been confirmed dead by state media after a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border

The Guardian - UK

‘Information can be bent. Emotions are always honest’: the film at the heart of Ukraine’s agonising evacuations

Ivan Sautkin’s work as a volunteer helping people to safety gave him rare access to the trauma faced by people forced from their homes. The director relives the challenges of making the film as it screens in Cannes

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France 24

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63 in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels and launched a major drone-and-missile attack on Israel, has died. He was 63.

Dynamite News

Iranian President, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash, say state media

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and others on board the helicopter that crashed a day ago in the northwest of the country have all died according to state media Press TV. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash but UK minister says he won't be mourned

Tom Tugendhat says Raisi’s regime has ‘murdered thousands at home’ and targeted people in Britain

International Business Times

Iran Media Says President Raisi Died In Helicopter Crash

Iranian state media said President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country. Rescue teams had been scouring the area since Sunday afternoon after a helicopter carrying Raisi, the foreign minister and other officials had gone missing.

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Al Jazeera

Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president, dies in helicopter crash aged 63

Iranian president was travelling in the country’s East Azerbaijan province when it came down in a forested area.

Dynamite News

"No Sign Of Life" at President Raisi's helicopter crash site, says Iran State TV

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi is feared dead after state TV on Monday morning reported that was "no sign of life" at the site of the crash of the helicopter. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

G7 leaders to discuss €30bn loan for Ukraine using Russian assets

Finance ministers will debate legality of using €270bn in frozen state assets as collateral for loan

The Independent UK

The Latest | 'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran's president: Iran state TV

Iranian state media are reporting that rescuers have found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before, though “no sign of life” was detected

International Business Times

Iran President Raisi's Helicopter Found, 'No Sign Of Life

Rescue teams in northwest Iran early Monday located the missing helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi but no signs of life had been detected so far, state TV reported. Iran's Red Crescent chief Pirhossein Koolivand said rescue teams were heading toward the site after locating the aircraft.

The Conversation

Iran crash: President Raisi’s death leaves Tehran mourning loss of regime loyalist

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed when his helicopter crashed on May 19, 2024 in a mountainous border region, was a consummate loyalist whose passing will be a severe blow to the country’s conservative leadership.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 816

As the war enters its 816th day, these are the main developments.

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