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Charles III swears an oath as he is proclaimed King after the death of Queen Elizabeth II was formally announced by the Accession Council. The swearing-in ceremony is being held at St James’s Palace. The Queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland Thursday afternoon. Her death comes after the BBC …

King Charles III gave the following address to the nation and Commonwealth: “I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. Throughout her life, Her Majesty the Queen – my beloved Mother – was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her …

North Korea has passed a law declaring itself to be a nuclear weapons state, according to state news agency KCNA. The country’s leader Kim Jong-un called the decision “irreversible” and ruled out the possibility of any talks on denuclearisation, it said. The law also enshrines the country’s right to use …

Born on April 21, 1926, Queen Elizabeth II, who was christened Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, died on Thursday, September 8, 2022. She immediately ascended the British throne on February 6, 1952, when her father, King George VI died. She assumed the title, Queen Elizabeth II She thus ruled for 70 …

A double rainbow was seen outside of Buckingham Palace after the news of the Queen’s ill-health was reported. A photo shared on the Twitter page of todayshow showed a double rainbow and a crowd gathered around the entrance of Buckingham palace on September 8, 2022. According to the BBC, scores …

Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George) is now the King of Britain, following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. King Charles has been the heir apparent as well as Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952 and is both the oldest and the longest-serving heir apparent …

Britain’s longest serving monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died. The Queen died at the age 96. The queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland Thursday afternoon. Her death comes after the BBC earlier announced that the Queen’s doctors had expressed concerns about her health around mid-morning on Thursday, …

Doctors are concerned about the health of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and recommended the monarch remains under medical supervision, Buckingham Palace said. The announcement on Thursday came a day after the 96-year-old monarch cancelled a meeting of her Privy Council and was told to rest. The palace said the queen …

A US cruise ship passenger was killed by a shark while snorkelling near the Bahamas on Tuesday, according to local authorities. The 58-year-old woman from Pennsylvania was on an excursion near Green Cay near Nassau when the incident took place. Police later said that the family identified the shark as …

At least 21 people have been killed after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China, state media said. The quake struck at 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) in Sichuan province at a depth of 10km (6 miles). The impact severed telecommunications lines and triggered mountain landslides that caused “serious damage”, …