Donald Trump held separate extensive phone calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, reaffirming US readiness to facilitate a rapid end to the Ukraine war before the Ankara summit.

Erling Haaland scored a clinical late double while Ørjan Nyland saved a first-half penalty to help Norway stun five-time winners Brazil 2-1 and advance to their first World Cup quarter-final.

Security officials have rejected Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's request to attend Ali Khamenei's July 9 burial over fears that Israel could track his location or launch an attack.

At Mount Rushmore, Donald Trump claimed a "desperate" Iran is urgently seeking a deal following the death of Ali Khamenei, adding that Washington granted time for funeral rites.

The body of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reached Tehran's Grand Mosalla Mosque. Current leader Mojtaba Khamenei was barred from leading prayers due to severe security risks.