The new King, Charles III renewed his mother's "lifelong promise of service" to the nation in a televised address from Buckingham Palace Friday evening.
Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen's death ends the longest reign in British history. She was also the world's oldest head of state.
Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as the new finance minister, her office said in a statement on Tuesday.
At first sight, it looks as if the bridge was being held up by a ceremonial ribbon. One simple scissor snip at the opening ceremony and the whole thing collapsed.
At least 35 civilians have been killed by a bomb that hit a convoy of vehicles in the north of Burkina Faso where jihadist militant groups are active, the authorities say.
The Mumbai Customs at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in India seized 1,300 grams of cocaine concealed in 87 capsules swallowed by a Ghanaian national upon his arrival in the country on August 28. The drug is valued at over $1.6million in the illicit market.
Kenya's Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the 9 August election.
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