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By Christian Edwards, CNN While thousands of people have taken to the streets of the United Kingdom to remember Queen Elizabeth II following her death last week, critics of the monarchy have used this opportunity to protest, holding signs such as “not my King” — a reference to the new King Charles III. Police have

By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Kostyantin Gak, Brice Laine, Jonny Hallam, Brad Lendon, Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva, Maria Avdeeva, Victoria Butenko and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Even the heavy rainfall couldn’t erase the smell of death in the pine forest in Izium on Friday afternoon, as Ukrainian investigators worked their way through a mass burial

By Katie Hunt, CNN Hundreds of people across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern parts of England spotted an unusual fireball lighting up the night sky Wednesday. It was unclear whether it was a meteor or a piece of space debris, said Aine O’Brien, a doctoral student at the University of Glasgow and a member of

By Sana Noor Haq and Oleksandra Ochman, CNN Ukraine says Russian missile strikes have broken a major dam in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, the latest attack from Moscow in a series of bombardments on civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Russia targeted the Karachunivske Reservoir, adding that it had

By Saskya Vandoorne, Melissa Bell and Olga Voitovych, CNN Shevchenkove may have been liberated after more than six months of Russian occupation, but in the run-down streets of this small town in northeastern Ukraine, there are no scenes of joy. Its streets were practically deserted Tuesday, five days after Ukrainian forces swept through. Their trucks

By AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has emerged with “no serious injuries” from a car collision in Kyiv on Wednesday. According to a statement from the president’s press secretary, “a car collided with the car of the President of Ukraine and escort vehicles.” Medics accompanying Zelensky gave emergency aid to the car’s driver

Story by Reuters The head of Sweden‘s Moderate Party, Ulf Kristersson, said on Wednesday he would begin the work of forming a new government after Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson conceded her Social Democrats had lost the weekend’s general election. The Moderates, Sweden Democrats, Christian Democrats and Liberals appear set to get 176 seats in the

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Despite earlier claims of a ceasefire, fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia continued Wednesday, a day after nearly 100 soldiers died in clashes, according to the Azerbaijani and Armenian ministries of defense. Russia suggested it had brokered a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan in a statement Tuesday, but it proved short-lived. The

By Max Foster, CNN The Royal family had dinner together at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday after receiving the Queen’s coffin, a source exclusively told CNN. The Queen’s coffin was received at Buckingham Palace by the King, the Queen Consort and the children and grandchildren of the Queen, including Prince William and Harry and their spouses.

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Great Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II. Personal Birth date: June 10, 1921 Death date: April 09, 2021 Birth place: Corfu, Greece Birth name: Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark Father: Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Mother: Princess Alice of Battenberg Marriage:

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of the Princess of Wales, the former Catherine (Kate) Middleton. Personal Birth date: January 9, 1982 Birth place: Reading, Berkshire, England Birth name: Catherine Elizabeth Middleton Father: Michael Middleton, former airline pilot, now mail-order business owner Mother: Carole (Goldsmith) Middleton, former flight attendant Marriage: Prince

Exclusive by Rebecca Wright, Sam Kiley, Olha Konovalova and Peter Rudden, CNN Burned-out tanks and trucks emblazoned with Russia’s signature ‘Z’ symbol lie at the side of the road, gutted and red with new rust. A collapsed bridge is covered in signs warning of landmines. Further along, the wreckage of a car is left alongside

By Philip Wang, Ellie Kaufman, Anna Chernova and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Russia claimed it has brokered a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan after fighting erupted on the border between the two countries this week, bringing a decades-old conflict to the brink of reigniting. “We call on the parties to refrain from further escalation of the

By Sana Noor Haq, Kostan Nechyporenko and Anna Chernova, CNN President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a stark warning to Moscow, declaring that “history will put everything in its place” as Ukrainian troops swept through the northeastern region of Kharkiv. In a Telegram post addressed to Russia, Zelensky asked: “Do you still think that we are