Germany is hosting the 2024 UEFA European Championship, known as the Euro 2024. The men's football tournament kicked off in Munich on June 14 and ends with the final in Berlin's Olympic Stadium on July 14.
Hard-liner Saeed Jalili and reformist Masoud Pezeshkian are neck and neck with a runoff to be held on July 5.
Israel and Hamas have been at war since October 7, 2023, when the militant Islamist group attacked Israel. Gaza is bearing the brunt of most of the fighting.