Prince Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, attended his father’s coronation in Westminster Abbey on Saturday although he had to settle for a third-row seat behind other members of the royal family. It had been unclear until early April whether Harry, who now lives in California, would...
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The King and Queen set the seal on their historic coronation day with a Buckingham Palace balcony appearance to acknowledge the nation. Charles and Camilla in lavish robes and wearing their crowns returned with a wave the cheers of the crowds, who filled The Mall after braving downpours to...
Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday in a solemn Christian ceremony steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain. St Edward’s Crown — a solid gold, sacred symbol of the monarch’s authority used only once in their reign — will be...
Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed a commission of inquiry into the death of 111 people believed to have starved themselves to death. A court had ordered that their alleged cult leader remain in prison. Kenyan authorities say the dead were members of the Good News International Church...
World leaders on Friday gathered in London in preparation for King Charles IIIcoronation reception which would be the biggest ceremonial event to be staged in Britain for 70 years. Charles, 74, and his wife Camilla will be crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey in a glittering but solemn religious ceremony...
A ceasefire in Sudan that came into force on Thursday has already been broken, with airstrikes and heavy shelling reported near the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum in the morning, according to Al-Jazeera. Artillery fire was also heard in the neighbouring town of Omdurman, according to eyewitness reports...
Leaders of the indigenous peoples of the Commonwealth on Thursday signed a letter urging King Charles III of the United Kingdom to apologise for the “horrific impacts” of colonisation. They also urged the king to launch a compensation mechanism for the indigenous peoples of the Commonwealth. The letter, titled...
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday visited the International Criminal Court in The Hague, issuing an international arrest warrant in March for Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Zelensky arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday evening for an unannounced visit. The Ukrainian president travelled to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, on the death of his older brother, Inoussa Embaló, following an illness. President Buhari in a telephone conversation on Wednesday sympathized with the Guinean leader, who is also...
Zimbabwe’s capital Harare has been hit by a cholera outbreak, with 21 suspected and seven confirmed cases, an official has said. “We now have 21 suspected cases and seven confirmed cases, and these are mainly coming from the western suburbs,” Prosper Chonzi, the city’s Director of Health Services said....
President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies to provide Ukraine with better air defences, including fighter jets, after a barrage of Russian missiles hit residential areas. “Air defence, a modern air force – without which effective air defence is impossible – artillery, armoured vehicles. “Everything that is necessary to provide security...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Sudan has condemned in strong terms the terrorist attack on the Turkish evacuation plane by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohamed Abdelmannan, condemned the terrorist’s act in a statement issued...
The sounds of air strikes, anti-aircraft weaponry and artillery could be heard in Khartoum early on Saturday and dark smoke rose over parts of the city, as fighting in Sudan entered a third week. Fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary force continued despite the announcement of a...
The acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthew Hollingworth, has condemned a wave of deadly strikes that hit several cities early on Friday, reportedly the most intense aerial bombardment in weeks. Dozens of civilians across the country were killed and injured and homes and other vital infrastructure destroyed. More...
The United States and African nations raced to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan on Thursday, with the Sudanese army saying it had given an initial nod to an African proposal calling for talks even as heavy fighting continued. Hundreds of people have been killed in nearly...
At least six people have been killed and more than 20 others injured in new Russian attacks in Ukraine. The authorities said that four Kalibr missiles hit the southern city of Mykolaiv, killing one person and injuring 23 others. It was the heaviest strike in four months, they said....
Jerry Springer has died at the age of 79, his agent confirmed on Thursday to the PA news agency. The U.S. talk show host was best known for The Jerry Springer Show, which ran from 1991 until 2018 in the U.S. His series inspired the UK’s The Jeremy Kyle...
U.S. President Joe Biden, plans to run for another term in office, he announced on Twitter on Tuesday. “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. “To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I believe this is ours,” Biden tweeted. “That’s why I’m...
The warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting midnight on Tuesday, as many countries are racing to evacuate civilians from the battle-scarred African country. “Following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed...
Sudan’s de facto president and commander-in-chief of the army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has agreed to the evacuation of citizens and diplomatic representatives from the embattled country. An army spokesman said in a statement on Saturday that the United States, Britain, France and China would begin evacuating from the capital...