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King Charles and siblings hold silent vigil to late motherKing Charles and his siblings held a silent vigil at the side of their mother Queen Elizabeth's coffin as it lay at rest in Edinburgh's...Russian forces retreat amid Ukrainian counteroffensiveUkrainian troops on Sunday successfully pressed their swift counteroffensive in the northeastern part of the country, even as a nuclear power plant in the Russia-occupied...Next generation of British royals to see more scrutinyPrince William and wife Kate made a surprise joint appearance with Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Saturday, warmly greeting a large crowd gathered outside...5 dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strikeFive people in New Zealand died Saturday after the small charter boat they were aboard capsized, authorities say, in what may have been a collision...Australian PM honors Queen Elizabeth with wreath-laying ceremonyAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute to Britain's Queen Elizabeth after a wreath-laying ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on Saturday, saying Australians were...Ukraine retakes territory in Kharkiv region as Russian front crumblesUkrainian forces were seizing an expanding area of previously Russian-held territory in the east in a "very sharp and rapid" advance, a Russian-installed regional official...Hong Kong police arrest chairman of largest journalist groupThe chairman of Hong Kong's largest journalists' association was arrested Wednesday for allegedly obstructing police and public disorder while reporting, the latest case sparking concerns...23 dead in Vietnam karaoke bar fireThe death toll from a fire that tore through a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam has risen to 23, an official said Wednesday. The blaze...Sri Lanka has IMF deal; now it courts China and IndiaSri Lanka's International Monetary Fund bailout plan could be a turning point in its worst economic crisis, but far-from-stable politics and a need to get...Turkish leader Erdogan ups rhetoric on GreeceTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upped his rhetoric against Greece on Saturday, threatening to “come down suddenly one night.”Erdogan has previously used that phrase to...Top cleric among 18 killed in Afghanistan mosque blastA suicide bomber struck one of western Afghanistan's biggest mosques Friday, killing at least 18 people including an influential imam who this year called for...Zelenskiy tells Russians to run for their lives from Ukraine offensive in southUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Russian soldiers to flee for their lives after his forces launched an offensive to retake southern Ukraine, but Moscow said...Podcast leads to Australian's conviction in wife's murderAn Australian man was convicted on Tuesday of murdering his wife 40 years ago after a renewed police investigation that was triggered by a popular...Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, dead at 91Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died in Moscow aged 91, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday."Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev died this...Biden plans to ask Congress to approve $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan: PoliticoThe Biden administration plans to ask the U.S. Congress to approve an estimated $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100...Ukraine on edge after Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, region's towns shelledRussian artillery fired at Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant overnight, local officials said on Sunday, adding to residents' anguish...Pakistan monsoon flooding death toll tops 1,000The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released Sunday by the country's National Disaster Management Authority...Energy crisis spurs nuclear comeback worldwideAs the costs of importing energy soars worldwide and climate crises wreak havoc, interest in nuclear power is on the rise with nations scrambling to...As Amazon grows, so does its eye on consumersFrom what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere.And it appears the company doesn’t...Zelenskiy urges world to force Russia from nuclear site after incidentUkraine's president urged the world to act much faster to force Russian troops to vacate Europe's largest nuclear power plant after the site was cut...Australian police seize record 2 tons of methamphetamineAuthorities have found 1.8 metric tons (2 U.S. tons) of methamphetamine hidden in marble tiles shipped from the Middle East to Sydney in what police...Russian-held Ukrainian nuclear plant regains power link after cut amid nearby clashesThe last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is working again after being cut earlier on Thursday, the United Nations...China faces more climate havoc despite cool-off in some regionsExtreme heat in China played havoc with crops and power supplies on Wednesday despite lower temperatures in some regions, with authorities across the Yangtze river...U.S. to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 month-markAs Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in...Ukraine's capital bans Independence Day festivities, fearing Russian attackUkraine's capital Kyiv banned public celebrations this week commemorating independence from Soviet rule, citing a heightened threat of Russian attack in a war the United...Police file terrorism charges against former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran KhanPakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the country as he holds mass...Australia PM could launch inquiry into secret ministries sagaAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday said his government could consider an inquiry into former Prime Minister Scott Morrison being secretly sworn into key...Extreme heat is slamming the world's three biggest economies all at onceEstimating just how catastrophic climate change will be for the global economy has historically proven challenging. But this summer, it's increasingly evident how quickly costs...N Korean leader's sister tells S Korean president to 'shut his mouth' after offer of aidNorth Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday South Korea's president should "shut his mouth" after he...Trump Organization CFO pleads guilty in tax case; agrees to testifyA top executive at former President Donald Trump’s family business pleaded guilty Thursday to evading taxes on a free apartment and other perks, striking a...Israeli forces raid Palestinian NGOs; U.N. criticizes 'arbitrary' moveIsrael closed seven Palestinian organizations it accuses of channelling aid to militant groups on Thursday, drawing condemnation from the United Nations, which said the closures...U.S., South Korea to begin expanded military drills next weekThe United States and South Korea will begin their biggest combined military training in years next week in the face of an increasingly aggressive North...China announces new Taiwan drills as U.S. delegation visitsChina announced more military drills around Taiwan as the island’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, in a further...Ukraine, Russia trade blame for nuclear plant shelling as fighting ragesUkraine and Russia accused each other on Friday of risking catastrophe by shelling Europe's largest nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces in a region...U.S., Indonesia, Australia hold drills amid China concernsSoldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and Australia joined a live-fire drill on Friday, part of annual joint combat exercises on Sumatra island amid growing Chinese...Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New YorkSalman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by...France battles 'monster' wildfire as heatwaves scorch EuropeA "monster" wildfire raged for a third day in southwestern France on Thursday, ravaging forests and forcing 10,000 people to evacuate their homes.With no let-up...British PM candidate Sunak plans 200 pound cut to energy billsFormer British finance minister Rishi Sunak, who is competing to be the country's next prime minister, on Thursday set out a plan, including a reduction...One million people displaced by drought in Somalia: U.N.A historic drought in Somalia has now displaced one million people and left the country in the shadow of famine, the United Nations said Thursday.More...Sweden agrees to extradite man to Turkey in wake of NATO dealSweden's government has decided to extradite a man to Turkey wanted for fraud, it said on Thursday, the first case since Turkey demanded a number...2nd Australian state bans public displays of Nazi swastikasA second Australian state on Thursday banned public displays of Nazi symbols. New South Wales, the nation’s most populous state, followed Victoria, the second most...China reaffirms threat of military force to annex TaiwanChina on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises that have raised...GOP rallies around Trump following FBI search of his estateDissatisfied Republican primary voters began to consider new presidential prospects. GOP donors grappled with damaging revelations uncovered by the Jan. 6 committee. S everal party...Large explosions rock Russian military air base in CrimeaPowerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea and sent towering clouds of smoke over the landscape Tuesday in what may mark an escalation...Top Chinese, South Korean diplomats pledge closer tiesThe top South Korean and Chinese diplomats pledged Thursday to develop closer relations and maintain stable industrial supply chains at a time of deepening rivalry...France in midst of 4th heat wave amid historic droughtFrance was in the midst of its fourth heat wave of the year Monday as the country faces what the government warned is its worst...Fire at Cuba oil facility spreads as 3rd tank ignitesA deadly fire that began at a large oil storage facility in western Cuba spread Monday after flames enveloped a third tank that firefighters had...Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough dies at 89David McCullough, best-selling author and renowned historian who won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of presidents John Adams and Harry Truman, has died at the...Air strikes, rocket attacks push Israel, Gaza into second day of fightingIsraeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the militant Islamic Jihad group fired hundreds of rockets into Israel on Saturday as a cross-border clash continued into...Brazil police arrest 5 more over murder of British journalist in AmazonBrazil's federal police on Saturday arrested five more men in an investigation into the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira...