Millions join funeral procession for Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei

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Crowds swelled through Tehran as mourners dressed in black carried flags proclaiming: ‘We will rise’

A crowd of “millions” assembled on Monday for the funeral procession of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

The scale and depth of the march, however engineered, represents an extraordinary turnaround for a country that only seven months ago was gripped by street protests at which thousands of people were killed by government security forces.

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China test-launches ballistic missile from sub in South Pacific, drawing protests – CBS News

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  1. China test-launches ballistic missile from sub in South Pacific, drawing protests  CBS News
  2. Chinese Nuclear Submarine Test-Launches Long-Range Missile  WSJ
  3. China launches rare submarine ballistic missile as Pacific allies strengthen defense ties before NATO summit  Fox News
  4. A rare Chinese missile test unnerves Asian neighbours  The Economist
  5. China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific, Angering Neighbors  The New York Times
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Philippine Senate opens the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte – AP News

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  1. Philippine Senate opens the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte  AP News
  2. Sara Duterte: why is the Philippines vice-president facing an impeachment trial?  The Guardian
  3. Impeachment trial of Philippine VP Sara Duterte opens in fractious Senate  Reuters
  4. Escudero settles threshold: 16 votes to convict Sara Duterte  Rappler
  5. Senate impeachment court denies Luistro’s bid to arraign Duterte  Inquirer.net
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China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers – Reuters

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  1. China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers  Reuters
  2. China Test Fires Missile in the Pacific for the First Time Since 2024  The New York Times
  3. China conducts rare submarine-launched ballistic missile test, angering Pacific neighbors  CNN
  4. China tests missile in the Pacific after Australia-Fiji alliance signed  BBC
  5. China missile test draws criticism from Australia, New Zealand, Japan  Al Jazeera
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Trump won spending promises from NATO last year. This week, he’ll try to enforce them – NPR

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  1. Trump won spending promises from NATO last year. This week, he'll try to enforce them  NPR
  2. Trump won big spending promises from NATO last year. This week in Turkey, he'll try to enforce them  AP News
  3. 'Donald Trump's always raging about something,' former US NATO envoy says  Euronews.com
  4. Trump Says It’s 'Ridiculous' for U.S. to Maintain Current NATO Support as Rift Widens Ahead of Summit  Time Magazine
  5. Trump pushed NATO to pay up. Now allies must turn pledges into power  Fox News
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Another Philippine senator arrested for alleged large-scale corruption – AP News

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  1. Another Philippine senator arrested for alleged large-scale corruption  AP News
  2. Marcoleta, Defensor now under PNP custody over plunder raps  pna.gov.ph
  3. Duterte ally arrested over plunder charge ahead of impeachment trial  Reuters
  4. Marcoleta complains of chest pain, taken to PNP hospital  Inquirer.net
  5. Marcoleta arrested in P75-M plunder case  Philstar.com
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