- BBC
Bradgate Park: National nature reserve status protects ancient rocks
Park bosses say the area is home to geology and fossils dating back half a billion years.
- Associated Press
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in helicopter crash
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-liner close to the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who confronted the West while also overseeing indirect talks with the U.S. over the country's nuclear program, died in the helicopter crash that also killed the country's president, state media reported Monday. Amirabdollahian represented the hard-line shift in Iran after the collapse of Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers after then-U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the accord.
- ABC News
Iran's President Raisi dead in helicopter crash: Iranian state media
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi is dead following a helicopter crash, Iranian state media announced Monday morning local time. Earlier, the head of Iran's Red Crescent, Hossein Kolivand, told state media there was "no sign of life." The Red Crescent confirmed earlier Monday it had located the missing helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi that had made a "hard landing" Sunday in foggy conditions.
