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NewsFeedSaudi Arabia’s Vice Foreign Minister Walid al-Khuraiji and a delegation unexpectedly attended the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. In March, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud urged Iran to ‘recalculate’ its strategy following repeated strikes on US bases in the kingdom, saying tolerance for attacks on Gulf states is limited.Published On 3 Jul 20263 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The body of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lies in state in a vast hall in Tehran as top Iranian officials and foreign dignitaries pay their respects, marking the beginning of a week of funeral ceremonies.Black-clad mourners carried Khamenei’s coffin aloft at the vast Grand Mosalla religious complex in the capital, Tehran, on Friday, with the casket draped with the national flag of the Islamic Republic that he led for more than three decades.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAuthorities expect public mourning and grand processions to attract millions before Khamenei’s burial next week, four months after…

Chilean mining companies SQM and Codelco are paving the way to boost output at their sprawling lithium partnership by more than 70%, in a long-term bet on battery demand.

Refurbishment over production… The production of 1,000 Merlin 1D engines is a remarkable milestone for any rocket engine, but it’s important to note that the Merlin 1D is reusable. The Merlin 1D has logged more than 6,000 engine flights with 1,000 units. “With Falcon’s reusability, recovering these engines has enabled continued reliability enhancements, making Merlin one of the most reliable rocket engines ever manufactured,” SpaceX wrote on X. Another highly reliable, but single-use, rocket engine with similar thrust is Russia’s RD-107/108. Five of those have powered each variant of Russia’s R-7 rocket family since the 1950s, a legacy now carried…

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Woof Studios Africa, a creator service provider, has showcased African creators at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. The delegation was led by the company’s founder and creative director, Adetutu Laditan, alongside Nigerian media personality Tomike Adeoye and Ghanaian sports creator Bernice “Berneese” Boakye Ansah. They took part in sessions focused on Africa’s growing creator economy and its role in global digital culture. The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is one of the world’s leading events for advertising, marketing, and communications professionals. It brings together global brands, agencies, and creators to discuss trends shaping the…

The House of Representatives Special Committee on Crude Oil Theft has proposed establishing a special court to prosecute crude oil thieves and other saboteurs, noting that existing laws and the conventional judicial process have failed to deter offenders. The proposal emerged on Thursday during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the committee as part of efforts to develop stronger measures to tackle crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism and other crimes affecting Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Chair of the committee, Alhassan Doguwa, said the country’s legal framework governing oil-related offences is outdated, with several applicable laws dating back to the military…

Louisiana’s highest court has granted a stay of the proceedings in a criminal indictment targeting the state’s attorney general, in the latest twist of a high-stakes political battle between Republican state leaders and Democrats who govern its most famous city, New Orleans.Liz Murrill, a Republican who is Louisiana’s first female attorney general, was slapped with a 16-count indictment on Thursday by a New Orleans grand jury charging her with intimidation and malfeasance. The charges effectively accused her of trying to intimidate New Orleans officials who fought a law passed by Republican legislators to overhaul the city’s courts.Murrill quickly moved for…