POLITICS
President Raeisi, companions declared dead in helicopter crash
Iranian President Raeisi die in a helicopter crash in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan.
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POLITICS
Rescue teams spot wreckage of helicopter carrying President Raeisi, companions
Rescue teams have located the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed while carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and his companions in the country's northwest.
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Here are Press TV’s latest top stories at 2:00 GMT on May 20, 2024
RUSSIA
Putin: Russia ready to do whatever necessary to help Iran
President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to do whatever is necessary to help Iran.
POLITICS
Iranians unite in prayer for President Raeisi after helicopter incident
People in Iran and Iranians in other parts of the world have come together in prayer for the well-being of President Ebrahim Raeisi after the helicopter accident.
RUSSIA
Russia to scramble aircraft to Iran to assist search for presidential chopper
Russia is to scramble two aircraft to Iran to assist with operations aimed at finding the helicopter that went missing while carrying the Iranian president.
PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT
Iraq stands by Iran in search for missing president: Iraqi security advisor
Iraq's national security advisor Qassem al-Araji has expressed solidarity with Iran and a willingness to assist in the ongoing search and rescue operations for the missing Iranian president.
POLITICS
IRGC chief cmdr. travels to site of incident involving presidential helicopter
The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) travels to the site of an incident involving the helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raeisi.
PALESTINE
Biden plays down Palestinian genocide, calls it Gaza 'humanitarian crisis'
US President Joe Biden has downplayed the ongoing Israeli genocidal war against the Palestinians in Gaza.
POLITICS
World reacts to Iranian president's helicopter incident
Global reactions pour in over an incident for a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
PALESTINE
Israel seeks to spread chaos by targeting police officers: Gaza
Gaza's interior ministry has condemned Israel’s assassination of a police official in the besieged enclave, saying the occupying regime’s repeated attacks on members of the police service is an attempt to spread chaos within Palestinian society.
POLITICS
Israel understands nothing but logic of force: IRGC chief
IRGC’s Salami says mid-April operation against Israel was needed to punish a "violent and insane" regime.
POLITICS
Leader prays for safe return of President Raeisi after helicopter incident
Ayatollah Khemenei has expressed his concern and sympathies to the Iranian nation after the helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raeisi experienced a hard landing in a mountainous region in northwestern Iran.
PALESTINE
UN aid chief warns of 'apocalyptic' consequences of shortages in Gaza
UN's humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has warned of “apocalyptic” consequences of aid shortages in the besieged Gaza Strip.
POLITICS
‘Humanity is with Raeisi’: People worldwide pray for Iranian president’s safety
People have taken to social media to pray for the safety of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi and his companions after their helicopter suffered a hard landing on Sunday.
PALESTINE
Hostilities near Kamal Adwan Hospital ‘deeply worrisome’
WHO describes as "deeply worrisome" the intense hostilities in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza.
PALESTINE DECLASSIFIED
De-Zionize Jewish students union
In today's show we'll be discussing how the transatlantic student protest movement, that's demanding an end to the cosy relationship between many universities and the Zionist entity, illustrates the urgent need to de-Zionise the Union of Jewish Students.
ISRAEL WATCH
Israeli disputes amid escalation of resistance
Discussions and analyses among commentators and experts in Hebrew media studios have focused on several issues, including the demand of the Arab Summit in Bahrain to deploy an international force in Palestinian territories.
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