Mojtaba issued the message on the occasion of funeral ceremonies for ​his father, Ayatollah ​Ali Khamenei, held months after he ‌was killed in the US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28.

Belgium lose goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to injury before substitute Mikel Merino strikes late to send Spain into the World Cup semi-finals, where France await.

The South Asian nation’s longest-serving leader said she and members of her Awami League aim to return voluntarily to the country they fled two years ago ‌and present themselves in court.

Spain entered the tournament as one of the favourites and after a ‌slow start found their swagger with a 3-0 win over Austria in the round of 32.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a post on X he felt “enormous sadness and devastation” over the ​consequences of the fire, offering his condolences to the families of the victims.

Unbeaten Spain have yet to concede a goal at the tournament, but Luis de la Fuente says Belgium’s experienced squad will pose their biggest challenge so far in Friday’s quarter-final in Los Angeles.

Iran says it struck US military installations in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation for American attacks, while Washington vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

Captain rebounds from an early penalty miss with a landmark goal as France's clinical second-half burst proves too much for Morocco.

Collina says questioning officials’ integrity has no place in football after Egypt’s complaints over VAR decisions.

The latest round of attacks, which the US said was carried out in response to Tuesday’s assault on three cargo ships transiting the strait, came hours after President Donald Trump said he believed an interim ceasefire with Iran to be “over.”

A referee may spend one match battling humidity in Miami and another chasing play at more than 2,200 metres above sea level ​in Mexico City.

Tehran retaliates against US bases in Gulf states as fragile ceasefire unravels following renewed attacks and oil sanctions.

Ruben Vargas converts the winning spot kick after Gregor Kobel’s saves and Colombia’s misses end a tense goalless contest, setting up a quarter-final showdown with holders Argentina.

Messi misses an early penalty before scoring in a remarkable late comeback as defending champions Argentina recover from two goals down to reach the quarter-finals.

Iran’s leaders have portrayed the ​mass funeral gatherings as proof of national unity following the US-Israeli attacks.