Vietnam Communist Party chief’s funeral draws thousands of mourners, including world leaders
HANOI, Vietnam — Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanoi on Friday for the second day of the funeral of the man who dominated Vietnamese politics for over a decade, Communist Party...
Tens of thousands join president Raisi’s funeral in Tehran: state TV
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is due to lead prayers for Raisi and his companions in Tehran
Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the...
Iran holds funeral for officers killed in embassy strike
Among those killed was one of Iran’s top soldiers, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the Revolutionary Guard
Iran held a funeral...
Ukraine’s president replaces a top security official
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced one of the country’s top security officials in a reshuffle that comes as the war has dragged into a third year.
Zelenskyy dismissed...
Bulgarians pay their last respects to the late Orthodox patriarch
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Thousands of Orthodox Christians from across Bulgaria flocked to Sofia’s main Alexander Nevski Cathedral on Friday to pay their respects to their late spiritual leader, Patriarch Neophyte, who died Wednesday at...
The Russians say their last goodbye to Navalny under the watchful eye of the...
The Russians say goodbye this Friday to the deceased opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, amid strict security measures arranged by the Moscow authorities.Navalny's supporters have warned on social media that the police could...
Namibian President Hage Geingob laid to rest at Heroes’ Acre cemetery after state funeral
WINDHOEK, Namibia — Namibian President Hage Geingob was laid to rest in the country’s Heroes’ Acre cemetery on Sunday following a state funeral attended by African leaders, the German president and Princess Anne, the...
The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his...
The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, a top aide to Navalny said Saturday on his social media account.
Ivan Zhdanov, the director...