The Ukrainian soldiers were not moving in for the kill, however. Instead, they were there to rescue the three Russians who had chosen surrender rather than face near-certain death, signalling their ...

Ayatollah Arafa has been appointed as the jurist member of Iran’s leadership council tasked with temporarily fulfilling the role of supreme leader, state news agency ISNA reported.

Israel says it is targeting sites "in the heart of Tehran", as new Iranian attacks are reported in Tel Aviv, Dubai, Doha and Bahrain's capital Manama.