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Newsday: 21/05/2024 04:06 GMT : Iran declares five days of mourning after president's death

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21/05/2024 04:06 GMT : Iran declares five days of mourning after president's death

Iran declares five days of mourning after president's death

BBC World Service - Newsday, Iran declares five days of mourning after president's death

President Ebrahim Raisi's funeral is due to start within hours

Elections are due to be held next month to choose a new president.

Iran has declared five days of mourning following the death of the country's President, Ebrahim Raisi. His funeral is due to start within hours. Elections are due to be held next month to select a new president. 

Israel's prime minister has denounced the International Criminal Court's prosecutor for seeking an arrest warrant for him. We get reactions from a Palestinian man who has lost dozens of family members. He says children as young as three or four months were killed. 

Also in this programme, France's President Macron is meeting his security council to discuss the crisis in New Caledonia after a week of riots. We'll go live to the South Pacific archipelago to get the latest.

And some of the world's most famous car makers are being accused of using Chinese forced labour.

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