Large crowds gather in Tehran on first day of Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral

Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla until Monday, before travelling across Iran and Iraq.

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Funeral of Iran's former supreme leader 'intensely political moment'

Authorities expect up to 20 million people to attend ceremonies across Iran and Iraq over the coming days.

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Eala wins 'for all the girls with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks'

Alexandra Eala dedicates her stunning win over defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek to "all the girls with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks".

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German row over plan for workers to need sick note on first day of illness

A doctors' group says it "borders on madness" that patients will have to obtain the note in person.

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A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking

In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby.

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Turkish police beat us with iron rods before we lost limbs to frostbite, Afghans say

The young migrants heading to Europe say they were stripped and had their hands tied in freezing temperatures.

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Aunt of Venezuelan boy pulled from rubble tells BBC she will give him 'mother's warmth'

Kleiber Moran, 2, was rescued on Wednesday, six days after last week's deadly earthquakes.

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