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Donald Trump and world leaders attend Lindsey Grahamโ€™s funeral

Donald Trump said Lindsey Graham was a force in politics at the late senator's funeral in DC.

Occupied West Bank World Cup screening halted for funeral

A screening of the FIFA World Cup final in Ramallah was halted following news that two Palestinians were killed.

Hundreds of people pay last respects to Chennamma on the way to Holenarasipur

Chennamma, 89, died at a private hospital in Bengaluru following a cardiac arrest on Saturday.

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Final rites of Chennamma Deve Gowda at foothills of Ranganatha Swamy Betta at Mavinakere

The mortal remains of Chennamma will be brought to Holenarasipur by Sunday (July 19, 2026) evening. The public will be allowed to pay their last respects to her at the residence of former Minister H. D. Revanna in Holenarasipur

Daughter turned away from Mudragadaโ€™s bier; State honours for last rites today

B. Kranthi, who had campaigned against her fatherโ€™s party in 2024, was escorted away by the police amid slogans from family members and supporters at Kirlampudi

Thousands gather to bid farewell to Qatarโ€™s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad

Thousands gathered in Doha to bid farewell to Qatar's Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Funeral prayers held for Qatarโ€™s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad in Doha

Sheikh Hamad bin โ Khalifa Al Thani, who ruled Qatar from 1995 to 2013, will be laid to rest at Lusail Cemetery in Doha.

Funeral prayers held for Qatarโ€™s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad

Funeral prayers have been held for the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, at Qatarโ€™s national mosque.

The spectacle and symbolism of Khameneiโ€™s funeral

How coverage of the supreme leader's funeral exposed the limits of familiar narratives about Iran.

Iran prepares to bury slain leader Khamenei after mass funeral processions

The late supreme leader will be buried in his hometown, the eastern holy city of Mashhad.

Khameneiโ€™s coffin in Karbala on last stop before burial in Mashhad

Millions gathered in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq to pay their respects at the funeral of Iranโ€™s late supreme leader.

โ€˜Down with the USAโ€™: US influencer Jackson Hinkle attends Khameneiโ€™s funera

โ€˜Down with the USAโ€™: US influencer Jackson Hinkle attends Khameneiโ€™s funeral

Iranโ€™s supreme leaderโ€™s coffin arrives in Najaf

Thousands of mourners thronged Najaf as the coffin of the late supreme leader moved through the city.

Funeral events for Iranโ€™s slain Supreme Leader Khamenei under way in Iraq

Khamenei's coffin made its way through the streets of Najaf to the shrine of Imam Ali, Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law.

Khameneiโ€™s coffin arrives in holy city of Qom

Tens of thousands of mourners gather in Qom for a funeral service for Iranโ€™s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Body of Iranโ€™s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei arrives in Qom

Ayatollah Ali Khameneiโ€™s body arrives in Qom as millions of mourners honour his leadership over past three days.

'The spectacle Iran wants the world to see': Lyse Doucet in Tehran

Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Huge crowds fill Tehran streets for Khamenei's funeral procession

Many people were waving Iranian flags and red banners symbolising vengeance for the former supreme leader's war death.

Huge crowd joins funeral procession for Iranโ€™s Supreme Leader Khamenei

Enormous crowds gather in Tehran for third day to mourn amid calls for revenge against the US and Israel.

Sons of Iranโ€™s leader Ali Khamenei attend funeral, but Mojtaba is absent

Massive crowds gathered in Tehran to mourn Khameneiโ€™s death, with chants calling for revenge against the US and Israel.

Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader

The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is in Tehran, where funeral events are taking place in honour of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

What is the religious and political messaging behind Khameneiโ€™s funeral?

The Islamic Republic is leaning into religious imagery to hone its political messages locally and across the region.

Millions attend funeral prayers for Iranโ€™s Khamenei and family

Millions of people have attended funeral prayers in Tehran for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral

Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba is conspicuously absent from his father's funeral on Sunday, amid speculation about his condition.

At Khameneiโ€™s funeral, Iranian poet says โ€˜world is no longer a good placeโ€™ for Trump

A performer at the funeral for Iranโ€™s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of US President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday in the capital, Tehran. The comment represents the first, direct call for Trumpโ€™s death by an emcee at the funeral, which has seen posters and graffiti calling for the killing of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. That has been a hardline demand even as Tehran negotiates with the US over a...

Iran war live: Huge crowds mourn Khamenei, Trump vows calm during funeral

Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family were killed in a US-Israeli air strike in February.

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.

Masses of Iranians defy heatwave on second day of Khameneiโ€™s funeral

Iran has marked the second day of funeral processions for its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

BBC in Tehran as mourners gather for former supreme leader's funeral

Iranian authorities say they expect millions of people to take part in funeral commemorations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Millions mourn Iranโ€™s Ali Khamenei amid historic funeral procession

Mourners pack Tehran streets for Khameneiโ€™s funeral, with ceremonies spanning cities and ending in Mashhad burial.

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.

Thousands gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Tehran

Thousands of mourners attended the public grand procession of Iranโ€™s late Supreme Leader Khamenei in Tehran.

Bihar Guv. Hasnain and MoS Margherita attend Ali Khamenei's funeral ceremony in Tehran

Former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is representing the Congress party at the funeral ceremony

Iran begins week of funeral ceremonies for slain Supreme Leader Khamenei

Top Iranian officials and foreign dignitaries pay respects to late leader killed in joint US-Israeli strike in February.

Watch: Shashi Tharoor on Ayatollah funeral: โ€˜Letโ€™s not make a political issue out of itโ€™

Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February

Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla from Friday ahead of days-long funeral events.

Khameneiโ€™s coffin readied as Iran prepares for seven-day funeral

Former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's coffin has been readied as Iran prepares for seven-day funeral.

Mapping Iranโ€™s Ali Khamenei funeral: Where mourners will gather each day

Funeral processions for Iran's late supreme leader will take place between July 3-9 across Iran and Iraq.

The last time Iran held a funeral for the Supreme Leader

An estimated 10 million mourners attended Iranโ€™s first Supreme Leaderโ€™s funeral in 1989.

Iran prepares grand funeral for late supreme leader killed on warโ€™s first day

Giant portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranโ€™s late supreme leader killed in US-Israeli air strikes, have been hung from Tehranโ€™s Grand Mosalla as workers raced to prepare for his grand funeral ceremony. His funeral, initially delayed at the height of the Middle East war, will take place as Iran and the United States observe a fragile ceasefire after signing a preliminary deal to halt the conflict. Khamenei, a spiritual figure for many Shias, was killed aged 86 at his compound in the centre...