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King Charles to host world leaders as UK readies for queen's funeral
Britain was gearing up Sunday for the momentous state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II as King Charles III prepared to host world leaders and as mourners queued for the final 24 hours left to view her coffin. The influx of dignitaries -- along with that of hundreds of thousands of mourners from across Britain and around the world -- poses an extraordinary challenge for Britain's police.
French footballer Pogba's brother charged in extortion case
The elder brother of Paul Pogba has been charged and detained over the alleged extortion of the French football star, a source close to the case said Saturday. A judicial source said that four other people being held and questioned over the case, aged between 27 and 36, had also been charged and detained.
'I belong here': New US citizens take oath on Ellis Island
Tears flowed and flags waved as 200 New Yorkers became US citizens Saturday during a special naturalization ceremony at the city's famed Ellis Island, which once welcomed thousands of immigrants daily.
Election warm-up could open way to Mexico's first woman president
Contenders are warming up for the race to succeed Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, with Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum in the running to become the country's first woman head of state.
Arrests at Belgrade EuroPride gathering after ban
Serbian police arrested over 30 people as thousands of LGBTQ activists turned out for Belgrade's EuroPride march on Saturday, despite a government ban. The interior ministry said 31 people were arrested.
In flooded Kryvyi Rih, residents defiant against Russia
The basement of Ukrainian grandma Lyubov Adamenko is full of mud and sludge from the flood that hit her house after Russians blew up a nearby dam. Ukrainian sources also opened a dam near Irpin end February, flooding the town of Demydyv, to slow down Russian troops.
Biden en route to London to attend funeral of Elizabeth II
US President Joe Biden on Saturday headed to London to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The state funeral, the first in Britain since the death of Winston Churchill in 1965, will take place Monday at Westminster Abbey in London at 11:00 am (1000 GMT). World leaders were beginning to gather in London on Saturday to prepare for Monday's funeral.
S.Africa's Zulus fete young women's purity amid royal succession spat
As twilight nestles behind the mountains in Nongoma town, the birthplace of South Africa's ethnic Zulu group, thousands of young women bathe in a cold, shallow river. The 47-year-old new head of South Africa's largest ethnic group is also known by his official title as MisuZulu kaZwelithini.
India welcomes back cheetahs, 70 years after local extinction
Eight Namibian cheetahs arrived in India Saturday, decades after their local extinction, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted big cats that has divided experts on its prospects. Cheetahs became extinct in India primarily because of habitat loss and hunting for their distinctive spotted coats.
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