The open-air mass was attended by an estimated 200,000 people including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns.

The Aintree hero – who famously struck in the narrowest of fashions in the hands of Daryl Jacob in 2012 – was amongst six of Hales’ horses to be paraded before racing, with others taking a lap of the ...

The person close to US mediator Steve Witkoff spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door talks.

Shahid Rajaei port in Hormozgan province is some 1,050 kilometres (650 miles) south east of Iran’s capital Tehran on the Strait of Hormuz.