Circle’s USDC is leaving Tether behind in the stablecoin volume race, new data from Visa shows
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BBC reports from the Strait of Hormuz during fragile ceasefire
Dozens of boats are still anchored in the Strait, while ordinary Iranians try to continue to their lives.
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.
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.
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Syria's president names final 70 lawmakers to new post-Assad parliament
Fifteen women are appointed, after only six female candidates were selected by regional electoral colleges last October.
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Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills nine, Syrian state media say
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On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns
The BBC travels to the city of Bandar Abbas - the first time journalists from a UK broadcaster have been to the Iranian side of the strait.
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Watch: Lyse Doucet on emotion and politics at Tehran funeral of former supreme leader
The BBC's chief international correspondent reports from Tehran where funeral events are taking place in honour of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since the attack which killed his father at the outset of the US-Israel war with Iran.
Israeli police officer filmed throwing stun grenade into car in West Bank
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Headteacher among four killed in deadliest Israeli attack on Lebanon since latest ceasefire
Three women and one man were travelling in a car after visiting their family home, Lebanese state media reported.
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.
Meta glasses wearers hit with paywall to use built-in feature
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