State TV in Iran reported that the political leader of Hamas, which Tehran has backed, was in the capital for the funeral. It was not immediately clear how many foreign dignitaries would attend.

In Georgia, the prosecutor and judge in Donald Trump’s criminal case won their races easily, and a Trump-backed California legislator will finish former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s term.

Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, and Scott McAfee, the presiding judge in the case, have faced criticism over their decisions in the prosecution of the former president.

As Moscow’s forces retake land from which they were ousted at the end of 2022, the Ukrainian military has adopted a strategy of fighting while slowly falling back to more heavily fortified positions.

The sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi is not expected to affect the actions of groups like Hezbollah and the Houthis, which are vital to Iran’s power.

As they evacuated from the fighting in Ukraine, the passengers already thought of what they left behind.