President Donald Trump dismissed concerns that Russia and China might be helping Iran in its war with the US, adding that the two countries would have “too much to lose” in aiding the Islamic Republic.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, is dead, Iran state TV confirms.

The shock exit of Standard Chartered Plc’s finance chief and the implications of HSBC Holdings Plc’s multibillion-dollar purchase of a bank stake will loom large as the two report earnings.