- BBC
How should countries deal with falling birth rates?
As the UK and US continue to see falling birth rates, options to deal with the issue are limited.
- NBC Sports Boston
How the high-octane Pacers could push Celtics in East Finals
Can Tyrese Haliburton and the offensive-minded Pacers give the Celtics a series? Chris Forsberg breaks down how Indiana could challenge Boston.
- Reuters
Death of Iran's Raisi could stir race for Khamenei succession, insiders say
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash upsets the plans of hardliners who wanted him to succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and will stir rivalries in their camp over who will take over the Islamic Republic when he dies. A protege of Khamenei who rose through the ranks of Iran's theocracy, Raisi, 63, was widely seen as a leading candidate to take over from the 85-year-old Supreme Leader - though it was far from being a foregone conclusion in Iran's opaque politics. His rise to the presidency was part of a consolidation of power in the hands of hardliners dedicated to shoring up the pillars of the Islamic Republic against the risks posed by dissent at home and powerful enemies in a turbulent region.
