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Tehran (AFP) – Thousands of mourners gather in the centre of Iran’s capital after the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Karachi (AFP) – Pro-Iranian protesters angered by the death of Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei try to storm the US consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi, leaving eight dead, and the fortified Green Zone hosting Washington’s embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Iranian state media confirmed the death of Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, after the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack.

Washington (United States) (AFP) – “We are very close to final victory. I want to be by your side as soon as possible so that together we can take back and rebuild Iran,” says Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah in an online video address following US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

(AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel and the United States launched an operation against Iran to “remove the existential threat”, adding that it will “create conditions that will allow the brave Iranian people to cast off the yoke of this murderous regime.”

Tehran (AFP) – Iranian state television says the Revolutionary Guards launched a missile on Israel following Israeli, US strikes on Tehran and several cities in Iran. “The first wave of widespread missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the occupied territories has begun,” an anchor says in a read-out of the Revolutionary Guards’ statement.

West Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump announces that “major combat” is underway in Iran. “The United States’ military began major combat operations in Iran,” Trump says in a video message posted on his social media site while he spent the weekend at his Florida golf club. “Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.” IMAGES

Jerusalem (AFP) – Sirens heard in Jerusalem as Israel’s defence ministry announced Saturday it had launched a “preemptive strike” on Iran as sirens sounded in Jerusalem and people across the country received phone alerts about an “extremely serious” threat. IMAGES

Washington (United States) (AFP) – High school students rally at an “End ICE brutality” protest by the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. IMAGES

El Alto (Bolivia) (AFP) – Emergency personnel are on the scene after a Bolivian military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed in El Alto, near La Paz, killing at least 15 people. IMAGES

Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) – Argentina’s Congress adopts President Javier Milei’s flagship labor reform, handing victory to the libertarian leader in his push to boost hiring by loosening rules on working hours, dismissals and overtime. The so-called “labor modernization law” allows working days of up to 12 hours, reduces severance pay, limits the right to strike and lowers employer taxes, among other provisions. IMAGES

Chappaqua (United States) (AFP) – The Republican chair of the panel that grilled former US president Bill Clinton on his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein credits him with answering every question, but another lawmaker points to “inconsistencies.” “We believe this was a very productive deposition, that president Clinton answered every question — or attempted to answer every question,” US House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer says after the hearing. SOUNDBITE

Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) – Dozens of people demonstrate as Argentina’s Senate prepares to turn into law a labour reform promoted by President Javier Milei, which has the necessary backing despite resistance from opposition groups and unions. IMAGES