Leo Sands is a breaking-news reporter and editor at The Washington Post. He specializes in regional interest and world news, focusing on topics such as conflict and war, geopolitics, and international affairs, with a keen interest in Latin America and public security. Leo's work has been featured in prominent outlets including BBC World, The New York Times, and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Leo Sands focuses on national news in the United States, with a particular emphasis on breaking and evolving stories related to politics, government announcements, crime, and military events. He covers a wide range of topics including the Israel-Gaza conflict, COVID-19 updates, Tesla recalls, and other political developments.
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By: Leo Sands, Aaron Boxerman, James C. Mckinley Jr., Abdi Latif Dahir, Yeganeh Torbati
As days of public mourning ceremonies began, Iranians were expected to be allowed to view the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed four months ago at the start of the U.S.-Israeli attacks.
By: Pranav Baskar, Leo Sands, Aimee Ortiz, Kieran Corcoran
Back-to-back quakes in northern Venezuela have killed more than 2,900 people, the latest ordeal for a country rocked by economic and political turmoil.
By: Farnaz Fassihi, Leo Sands, Abdi Latif Dahir, Aaron Boxerman
Million of people filled the streets of Iran to bid farewell to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the war with the United States and Israel.
By: Leo Sands
At Khamenei's funeral, mourners call for revenge By Leo Sands · July 6, 2026, 11:23 a.m. ET
By: Leo Sands, Stephen Castle, Esther Bintliff
Nigel Farage, leader of the populist right-wing party Reform U.K., has come under increasing pressure after a series of revelations about undisclosed gifts and donations.
MASHHAD, Iran -- The final stage of the funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran, set off through the holy city of Mashhad on Thursday afternoon after days of public ceremonies that drew hundreds of thousands of mourners in Iran and Iraq.
By: Leo Sands, Sanam Mahoozi, Aaron Boxerman
U.S. Central Command said it had hit about 140 targets in Iran overnight after Tehran attacked a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s military said it had responded by firing at U.S. targets in Jordan, Oman and Qatar.
By: Leo Sands, Jenny Gross, Eric Schmitt
After another night of attacks, the United States and Iran appeared to be reverting to the heightened conflict that existed before their ceasefire, as they exchanged incendiary rhetoric and President Donald Trump reinstated the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports.
By: Leo Sands, Michael Levenson, Eric Schmitt
After several days of attacks, Tehran and Washington have effectively reverted to the state of open conflict that existed before the United States and Iran agreed to a cease-fire in June.
By: Leo Sands, Richard Pérez-Peña, Jenny Gross, Eric Schmitt
After another night of attacks, the United States and Iran appeared to be reverting to the heightened conflict that existed before their ceasefire, as they exchanged incendiary rhetoric and President
