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Norway's King Harald V dies at 89, son becomes King Haakon VIII
Norway's King Harald V, Europe's longest-reigning monarch, died on Friday at 89 after 35 years on the throne.
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Iran Buries Khamenei in Mashhad — and, Perhaps, the Theocracy He Led
Ali Khamenei's marathon funeral closed with his burial in Mashhad after a week of mass processions and revenge slogans against Donald Trump. France 24 reports the succession points away from clerical rule toward a nationalistic military leadership — with the war against the United States still hot.