In the picture, Anastasaia and Elizaveta Grigoryeva's father is faintly smiling, smartly dressed from head to toe in military uniform and holding a puppy to the camera. It's an image of their father no longer recognisable to the 18-year-old twin...
Mourners will on Monday get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies in an Edinburgh cathedral where King Charles III himself will mount a vigil. Thousands of people are expected to line up for the...
Sweden's right-wing looked set to oust Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's left-wing bloc in Sunday's general election on strong gains by the far-right, clinging to a slim lead with 94% of electoral districts counted. The right-wing bloc was credited...
Thousands of demonstrators protested against the upcoming Europride event in the Serbian capital Belgrade on Sunday, days before the pan-European gathering of the LGBTQ community was set to be held. Tensions have been simmering in the capital with...
Indian police said Friday they had arrested three members of a radical Sikh sect accused of hacking to death a young man for chewing tobacco near the Golden Temple, the faith's holiest shrine. Harmanjeet Singh, 22, was killed after an altercation with...
The United States on Sunday observed the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with President Joe Biden recalling Americans' sacrifice and New Yorkers honouring the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes destroyed the Twin Towers. Relatives of...
Strolling along the ancient ruins of Hatra in Iraq's north, dozens of visitors admired the site, where local initiatives seek to turn over a new leaf after a brief but brutal jihadist rule. Designated an endangered world heritage site by UNESCO, Hatra...
An Indian farmer was in a critical condition on Sunday after slicing off his tongue as a sacrificial offering at a Hindu temple, police said. The 40-year-old's act of self-mutilation with a pocket knife triggered panic among crowds at the popular...
Ukraine said Sunday that its forces were pushing back Russia's military from strategic holdouts in the east of the country after Moscow announced a retreat from Kyiv's sweeping counter-offensive. In another hotspot of the conflict in recent weeks,...
Updated 9.15pm Two exit polls gave Sweden's left-wing bloc led by Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson a slim lead in Sunday's general election, and also indicated a far-right surge. The four left-wing parties were credited with 50.6%...
Updated 7.30pm Thousands of mourners thronged the route for the final journey of Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday as her coffin arrived in Edinburgh from the Scottish retreat where she died. Huge crowds packed the streets of Scotland's capital as the...
Millions of people will not cast their ballots at the upcoming general election in Italy despite wanting to vote, because they are elderly, sick or live far from their hometowns. Voter turnout has dropped from 92 to 74% between 1944 and 2021, and is...
Queen Elizabeth II's death could help start a reconciliation between Prince Harry and wife Meghan and the rest of the royal family, after a reported rift and their relocation to the United States. The couple, who were on a rare visit to Britain when...
Russia announced Saturday it was pulling back troops from the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine as Kyiv announced its troops had seized a key logistics hub in a lightning counter-offensive. A Moscow-backed separatist leader in the east meanwhile said...
The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey in London at 11:00 am (1000 GMT) on Monday September 19, royal officials said on Saturday. Buckingham Palace also confirmed that the queen, who died on Thursday aged 96, will...
Prince William on Saturday promised to honour the memory of Queen Elizabeth II by supporting his father, King Charles III, "in every way", in a heartfelt statement after his grandmother's death. In his first comments since the queen's death and as the...
Ukrainian forces said Saturday they had entered Kupiansk in eastern Ukraine dislodging Russian troops from a key logistics hub in a lightning counter-offensive that has seen swathes of territory recaptured. The German foreign minister, Annalena...
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It began with a short but worrying statement. Less than 48 hours after a frail but smiling Queen Elizabeth II was photographed appointing new Prime Minister Liz Truss, her doctors said they were "concerned". An unprecedented medical bulletin issued by...
Charles, who on Friday marked the first full day of his reign following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, has spent a lifetime waiting to take on the top job. Here are some key numbers associated with the new monarch. 2 - The number of times...
Many aspects of British life will be altered by Queen Elizabeth II's death
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Russia's war in Ukraine presented Europe with the opportunity to finally end its dependence on Russian energy. Blinken made the comments after a surprise visit to Ukraine while en route to Brussels...
As Britain mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Friday, a string of dominions, realms and former colonies marked the loss of a shared figurehead and an irreplaceable link to a quickly fading era. Although she was 96 years old, the queen's death...
Floods blamed on shoddy infrastructure crippled Indian IT hub Bangalore on Monday, with employees in the huge tech sector told to work from home and dozens of areas reportedly left without drinking water. The southern metropolis of around 8.5 million...
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