Category: World
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Britain and the world bid adieu to Queen Elizabeth II
Britain said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday at a historic state funeral attended by world leaders, before a ceremonial journey past hundreds of thousands of mourners to her final place of rest. Huge crowds gathered in London to watch as the queen’s flag-draped coffin, topped with the Imperial State Crown, her orb and…
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King Charles III vows ‘lifelong service’ in first public address
King Charles III pledged to follow his mother’s example of “lifelong service” in his inaugural address to Britain and the Commonwealth on Friday, after ascending to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Speaking for the first time as monarch from Buckingham Palace, the 73-year-old thanked his “darling mama” for her “love and…
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World briefly unites to mourn ‘Elizabeth the Steadfast’
Leaders from every corner of the globe briefly united Thursday in homage to Queen Elizabeth II, after the world’s longest-serving monarch died at her Scottish home at age 96. Tributes poured in — from countries she had ruled over to those she had been at war with, from tiny territories to the mightiest governments on…
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Zelensky: Russia attacking nuclear plant environs ahead of UN visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of attacking the area near Europe’s biggest nuclear plant due to be visited by UN inspectors as intense battles raged in southern Ukraine. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Kyiv late Monday together with a 13-strong team and headed for the Zaporizhzhia plant…
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Seoul seeks to ban basement flats after flooding deaths
South Korea’s capital has moved to ban the cramped basement flats made famous by Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” after four people drowned in subterranean dwellings during flooding caused by record-breaking rains this week. Soldiers and relief workers were clearing debris Thursday from waterlogged, mud-covered homes in Gwanak district, an AFP reporter saw, where three tenants, including…
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Missile attacks hinder Ukraine maritime traffic
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) said missile attacks that struck the port of Odesa impede the efforts to resume maritime traffic in Ukraine. IAPH commended the Ukrainian port workers, represented through the Maritime Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU) and the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, who are preparing the ports of…
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UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France
A punishing heatwave fuelling ferocious wildfires in western Europe pushed temperatures in Britain over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time on Tuesday and regional heat records tumbled elsewhere. Grassland fires erupted on the edge of London, with one forcing the evacuation of 14 people as farm buildings, houses and garages were…
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Ivana Trump died of accidental ‘blunt impact’ to torso
Ivana Trump, the first wife of the former US president, died of “blunt impact injuries” to the torso in an accident, New York’s chief medical examiner said on Friday. The statement did not specify the circumstances, but US media reported that police had been investigating whether the 73-year-old died falling down the stairs at her…
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Ukraine’s president: Russia has become ‘a terrorist’ state
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Tuesday of becoming “a terrorist” state carrying out “daily terrorist acts” and urged Russia’s expulsion from the United Nations. In a virtual address to the U.N. Security Council, Zelenskyy urged the U.N. to establish an international tribunal to investigate “the actions of Russian occupiers on Ukrainian soil” and…
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At least 16 killed in missile strike on crowded Ukrainian mall
A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killed at least 16 people, the head of emergency services said early Tuesday, sparking international outrage. “The Russian strike today on the shopping centre in Kremenchuk is one of the most brazen terrorist acts in European history,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr…