Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of President Donald Trump, died yesterday aged 71 following a "brief and sudden illness," his office said.

Lindsey Graham, the longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, has died aged 71 after a brief and sudden illness.

Lindsey Graham, the longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, has died aged 71 after a brief and sudden illness.

The South Carolina politician and staunch ally of Donald Trump died aged 71 after ​a brief and sudden illness, his office said. The hawkish senator backed the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the more recent war with Iran.

Graham's office said that he died on Saturday evening "from a brief and sudden illness".

Graham's office said that he died on Saturday evening "from a brief and sudden illness".

Graham's office said that he died on Saturday evening "from a brief and sudden illness".

South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who served in the US Senate since 2003 and was a key voice on foreign policy, died at 71 due to a "brief and sudden illness".

South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who served in the US Senate since 2003 and was a key voice on foreign policy, died at 71 due to a "brief and sudden illness".

US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key Republican who went from a vocal critic of Donald Trump to one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill after...