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President Ebrahim Raisi was killed on Sunday when the helicopter he was travelling on came down near the border with Azerbaijan. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also killed in the crash, along with six others. A successor will be elected within 50 days. The 大象传媒's Iran experts explain what happens next in Iran and how Mr Raisi鈥檚 death could affect the balance of power in the country and in the region.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence minister and three Hamas leaders on war crimes charges over the Gaza conflict. We explain what happens next.

South Africa's constitutional court has ruled that the former president, Jacob Zuma, is not eligible to run for parliament in this month's national election. Our correspondent explains.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: People lay flowers near the pictures of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, during a vigil to pay tribute to him and other victims who died in a helicopter crash, outside the Iranian embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 20, 2024. Credit: Willy Kurniawan/Reuterts)