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Iran officials ‘afraid to bury’ assassinated Supreme Leader months after death | World | News

Iran officials ‘afraid to bury’ assassinated Supreme Leader months after death | World | News

Published by Sam Flores

May 31, 2019 file photo shows, Son of Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, attends a demonstration to mark Jerusalem day in Tehran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) Reports suggest that Iranian officials are “afraid to bury” the slain Supreme Leader, months after his death. Ali Khamenei, 86, was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28, which triggered the Iran war with the US — with his son subsequently appointed as his successor. The cleric’s remains have yet to be interred, breaking with longstanding tradition, according to the New York Post. A security expert has now claimed that the delay stems from Tehran being too fearful to proceed with the burial. The last state funeral for his predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in 1989 saw millions of Iranians pour into the streets of Tehran in mourning — yet similar shows of grief for Khamenei were largely absent throughout weeks of airstrikes across Iran that claimed many of the regime’s most senior figure. Read more: Iran …

Polish Leader Tusk Claims Russia-Linked Crypto Firm Backed Nawrocki’s Presidential Bid

Polish Leader Tusk Claims Russia-Linked Crypto Firm Backed Nawrocki’s Presidential Bid

Published by Sam Flores

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a cryptocurrency firm built with “Russian money” had sponsored Polish politicians from the former national-conservative government as well as a CPAC ( Conservative Political Action Conference ) event in Poland last year, where Kristi Noem, the former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, openly backed nationalist Karol Nawrocki to win the Polish presidency. Tusk was speaking on Friday in the Polish parliament, before a parliamentary vote to overrule Nawrocki who had rejected regulations of the Polish crypto-asset market. Nawrocki has vetoed two separate attempts by the liberal government to regulate this market in the past six months. Tusk claimed that the blocking of regulations by some Polish politicians indicated they were serving the interests of a specific company, Zondacrypto, which had in the past provided them with financial support and which had links with Russia. “The source of this company’s financial success is not only Russian money linked to the so-called Bratva, one of the most important mafia groups in Russia, but also to Russian secret services,” …

Politics Home | Andy Burnham Will Be Labour Leader “In The Not Too Distant Future”, Predicts Karl Turner MP

Politics Home | Andy Burnham Will Be Labour Leader “In The Not Too Distant Future”, Predicts Karl Turner MP

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Keir Starrmer appeared alomgside Andy Burnham in a rare show of unity at a campaign event this week (Alamy) 4 min read3 hr An MP who recently lost the Labour whip has said that Keir Starmer’s leadership is “now beyond the point of no return” and that he expects Andy Burnham to take over soon. Karl Turner, the MP for Kingston upon Hull East, said the Greater Manchester mayor is “authentic” and “what the punters need”, adding that people in his Yorkshire constituency and nationwide “don’t think Keir Starmer believes in anything”. Turner was speaking to The Rundown podcast from PoliticsHome on Thursday, before new revelations about Lord Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US put further pressure on Starmer’s position. The Guardian reported that Mandelson was given the senior diplomatic job despite failing his security vetting. Starmer has blamed Foreign Office officials for not making him aware of the vetting failure, and last night sacked Olly Robbins as the department’s permanent secretary. Labour suspended the whip from Turner last month after weeks of …

South African opposition leader Malema gets jail sentence – Eye on Africa

South African opposition leader Malema gets jail sentence – Eye on Africa

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again © France 24 Issued on: 16/04/2026 – 22:51 11:59 min From the show Reading time 1 min In tonight’s edition, South Africa’s firebrand, leftist leader Julius Malema is sentenced to five years in prison convicted of firearm offences. Also, on a visit to Cameroon, Pope Leo condemns so-called “tyrants” driving global wars and the exploitation of Africa’s resources. And we’ll have a look at a new online database shaking up the restitution debate.  Produced by Jean-Emile Jammine and Antonia Cimini By: Source link

How to Become a Generous Leader

How to Become a Generous Leader

Published by Jenni Sidey

One positive way to distinguish yourself as a leader is through your generosity. Generosity is a multidimensional capability that can take many forms. While financial generosity (such as charitable donations and philanthropy) is certainly important, and often top of mind when people think of someone as generous, there are other expressions of generosity worth considering. In many years of studying the life and work of Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, I have been struck by how many of his former students, colleagues, and associates (many in leadership positions) spoke of his generosity of time, talent, knowledge, and attention. Mentorship: Sharing Time and Talent Even late in life, Drucker’s schedule was extremely busy as a writer, consultant, and professor at the Drucker School of Management, at Claremont Graduate University, in Claremont, California, where he taught until his death at the age of 95 in 2005. Yet Drucker often made time for others, sharing his knowledge and being a role model, including helping to advance the careers of former students. He also displayed a spirit …

Visionary NPR leader Kevin Klose has died : NPR

Visionary NPR leader Kevin Klose has died : NPR

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Former NPR President and CEO Kevin Klose died Wednesday at the age of 85. During his tenure, NPR received a multimillion-dollar gift from the late Joan Kroc that enabled the network to weather financial crises. Jacques Coughlin/Jacques Coughlin/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jacques Coughlin/Jacques Coughlin/NPR Former NPR President and CEO Kevin Klose, a buoyant and transformative leader who helped to propel the public broadcaster into the top ranks of major U.S. networks, died Wednesday morning in his sleep from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 85. His death was confirmed by WBUR CEO Margaret Low, a family friend and former leader of NPR’s news and programming divisions. Klose demonstrated a keen and personal understanding of the news mission at NPR’s core. His shock of white hair bobbed with excitement as he spoke with reporters and editors in the corridors of the network’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. He would leave voicemails and fire off emails in appreciation for specific stories. And he was a champion for the central role international news played in NPR’s identity. “Long before …

L.G.B.T.Q. Community Expresses Hesitancy About Hungary’s New Leader

L.G.B.T.Q. Community Expresses Hesitancy About Hungary’s New Leader

Published by Sam Flores

new video loaded: L.G.B.T.Q. Community Expresses Hesitancy About Hungary’s New Leader transcript Back transcript L.G.B.T.Q. Community Expresses Hesitancy About Hungary’s New Leader After years of anti-L.G.B.T.Q. policies, members of the queer community in Hungary were cautiously hopeful that Peter Magyar’s win over Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party could bring about change. “I would say definitely there is hope in the community that something will change, but also a lot of uncertainty.” “It wasn’t anymore about L.G.B.T.Q. rights, it was about the right to gather, which is in any democratic state, it’s a very basic human right.” “That was interpreted by the L.G.B.T.Q.I. community to mean that he stands up for L.G.B.T.Q. rights, but it’s a very vague message.” “I don’t want to feel worried right now because I feel that it would take away from me and from all of us this joyful moment. But I want to be cautious, and I’m closely going to pay attention on how he is going to use this opportunity that he got from us.” After years of anti-L.G.B.T.Q. policies, …

Funding Effort for ICE, Border Patrol Could Begin in Senate Next Week, Majority Leader Says

Funding Effort for ICE, Border Patrol Could Begin in Senate Next Week, Majority Leader Says

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – Partisan legislation to fund Donald Trump’s ⁠immigration ⁠enforcement activities through the end of his ⁠presidency in January 2029 could begin moving through the U.S. Senate by the end ​of this month, according to Republican senators and aides. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican, is pushing for quick action on a bill ‌that would pave the way for ‌funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Border Patrol, which are parts of the Department of Homeland Security. He told reporters ⁠on Tuesday the ⁠full Senate could begin work “as early as next week.” The Senate is scheduled to ​begin a week-long recess on May 1. This year’s annual funding for ICE and Border Patrol has been held up amid a disagreement between congressional Republicans and Democrats over imposing new operating procedures for the two agencies. REPUBLICANS AIM FOR MAJORITY TO PASS BILL In a move to get ​new money approved without Democratic support, Republicans want to use a special Senate procedure allowing bills to pass by ⁠a ⁠simple majority, instead …

UK Jewish leader speaks out after Kanye West Wireless row: ‘Nazism will never be allowed to pay’

UK Jewish leader speaks out after Kanye West Wireless row: ‘Nazism will never be allowed to pay’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This A Jewish leader has hit out at Kanye West during a gathering outside Parliament for the UK’s National Yom HaShoah. Phil Rosenberg, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said Nazism ”will never be allowed to pay” after the American rapper, who has used Nazi imagery and antisemitic language, was blocked from headlining Wireless festival in July. West had previously released a song called Heil Hitler and sold swastika T-shirts. He later apologised and blamed his bipolar disorder. “Nazism does not pay. It will not pay, and it will never be allowed to pay,” Mr Rosenberg said on Monday evening at the Yom HaShoah event, marking the Jewish day of remembrance for the Holocaust. “There are also those in our own time, well known public figures, including Kanye West, who have openly described themselves as Nazis and sought to glorify …