1. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner and potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border.

2. Saudi King Salman will undergo treatment at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah for a lung inflammation.

3. A federal judge blocked the Biden administration from fully implementing a new rule that would require gun dealers to obtain licenses and conduct background checks when selling firearms at gun shows and online.

4. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te asked China to stop its military and political threats.

5. South Africa's top court ruled that former president Jacob Zuma was not eligible to run for parliament in this month's election.

6. Apple has launched an aggressive discounting campaign on its official Tmall site in China, offering discounts of up to 2,300 yuan on select iPhone models.