The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster Hall.
Highly influential French film director Jean-Luc Godard has died at age 91. His family said Godard died peacefully and surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday at his home in the Swiss town of Rolle, on Lake Geneva.
At arenas and stadiums across the world, we are witnessing history. Never before has such a grizzled group of rock icons graced so many major stages at the same time.
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II returned to a drizzly London on Tuesday evening, making its way toward the monarch's Buckingham Palace as crowds lined the route to catch a glimpse of the hearse and to bid her a final farewell.
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Rebecca Wright, Sam Kiley, Olha Konovalova and Peter Rudden, CNN
As Queen Elizabeth II’s four children walked silently behind, a hearse carried her flag-draped coffin along a crowd-lined street in the Scottish capital to St. Giles' Cathedral.
Authorities in Shanghai have denied a report by a leading Chinese real estate research firm that claimed more than a third of shops in a major mall had been shuttered because of strict COVID-19 curbs.
The last week has seen a stunning transformation of the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, as Ukrainian forces rolled through lines of Russian defenses and recaptured more than 3,000 square kilometers.
The Queen's coffin has arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Crowds of mourners lined the streets of villages and cities, paying tribute to the monarch as her cortege made its way across Scotland on the first of the Queen's 8-day journey to her final resting place.
Russia's Defense Ministry says it's pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant advances in the past week. A Defense Ministry spokesman said the troops would be regrouped from the Balakliya and Izyum areas to the eastern Donetsk region.
Among the crowd at Buckingham Palace, Friday was a couple serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Steve and Carol Bush actually saw King Charles II as he arrived in London.
Across the globe, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted reflections on the historic sweep of her reign, from presiding over Britain’s colonial empire to embracing the independence of her former dominions.
King Charles III says he feels “profound sorrow” over the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and is vowing to carry on her “lifelong service” to the nation.
After seven decades, the United Kingdom has a new woman to call queen. Charles’ wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be known as Queen Consort — a title that came with Queen Elizabeth II’s blessing after years of contention, dating back to the days before she even married Prince Charles.
Several Utah leaders have commented Thursday on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96, following a more than 70-year reign of the United Kingdom.
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DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI, Associated Press
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. She was 96. Here's what we know about the British royal family's line of succession.