The supreme leader of Iran embraced hardline policies against increasing pressure for reform.

The excess of politicians' children was front and centre of the anger that drove protests that toppled the government last year.

The excess of politicians' children was front and centre of the anger that drove protests that toppled the government last year.

The number of foreign visitors staying at accommodation facilities across Japan reached a record 177.87 million guest nights last year, marking the highest level ever recorded and highlighting a continued shift toward regional destinations. (News On Japan)

Iran's strike on US Navy base in Bahrain will worry Washington and its allies in the region.

Iran's strike on US Navy base in Bahrain will worry Washington and its allies in the region.

World leaders have been giving their responses to the attacks on several Iranian cities and Tehran's retaliation.

Iranians talk about what is happening inside the country, despite an almost total internet blackout.

Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds allegedly trying to take banknotes from the crash site.

Israel and the US believe Iran's regime is vulnerable, dealing with an economic crisis and the aftermath of protests.

Israel and the US believe Iran's regime is vulnerable, dealing with an economic crisis and the aftermath of protests.

Iran has retaliated with a missile barrage towards Israel, while explosions have been heard in Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.

US President Donald Trump accuses the Iranian regime of waging an "unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States".

Donald Trump has described "major combat operations", with explosions heard across Iran.

The BBC's Jon Donnison in Jerusalem reports as Trump says "major combat operations" have begun.

The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the US Department of Defense.

The former president told the committee that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".

The former US president, who is featured in photographs within the Epstein files, denies having any knowledge of the convicted sex offender's crimes.

Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was one of the original nine defendants arrested last month