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What are King Charles III’s views on the Middle East?
British royal family constitutionally obliged to stay out of political issues, but Charles is known for close Gulf ties.
‘Tremendous blemish’: No trial decades after Sept 11 attacks
Relatives of the nearly 3,000 victims have long hoped a trial would bring closure and resolve unanswered questions.
Queen Elizabeth remembered in Ireland for historic reconciliation
Expression of sympathy in Ireland demonstrates how Elizabeth achieved healing in the fraught history of both countries.
India journalist Siddique Kappan gets bail after nearly two years
Siddique Kappan was arrested in October 2020 when he was on his way to report gang rape and death of a Dalit teenager.
Queen Elizabeth II’s last foothold in Arabia
Aden, now part of Yemen, was the only British colony in the Arab world, until British forces left in 1967.
Sombre mood reigns in London, beyond as UK mourns Queen Elizabeth
People gather outside Buckingham Palace and other royal sites across the UK as 10 days of mourning begin for the queen.
The UK’s Queen Elizabeth II, in quotes
A selection of quotes from speeches, addresses and other statements over the decades given by the late monarch.
UN chief visits flood-hit Pakistan, appeals for ‘massive’ help
Antonio Guterres makes the appeal as record floods kill nearly 1,400 people and render more than one million homeless.
Russia, United States spar at UN over arms to Ukraine
War of words comes after the US announced military aid worth $2.2bn to Ukraine and neighbouring nations.
Angola court rejects poll result appeal, opposition urges protest
The opposition had rejected the results, citing discrepancies between the commission's count and its own tally.
Turkey captures ‘senior’ ISIL leader: Erdogan
'Abu Zeyd' was identified by a UN Security Council report published in July as 'one of the senior executives' of ISIL.
‘No evidence’ of navy ramming in April Lebanon boat disaster
An investigation conducted by an Australian NGO says boat is largely intact, but families dispute the findings.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 198
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 198th day, we take a look at the main developments.
Indian, Chinese troops pull back from western Himalayan area
Military disengagement from Gogra-Hot Springs border area comes ahead of expected Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi meeting.
UN approves Austria’s Volker Turk as new human rights chief
Turk's immediate challenge is to follow up on previous UN rights chief's report on abuse of Uighurs in China's Xinjiang.
Climate change is hurting India’s rice crop
With extreme weather events affecting cropping patterns, growers need to be equipped with new farming methods.
North Korea makes nuclear policy ‘irreversible’ with new law
Legislation allows it to carry out a nuclear first strike, amid concern country is on verge of resuming nuclear tests.
The day I met the Queen
I felt Queen Elizabeth II's sense of duty and purpose and was astonished by the way she put us all at ease.
Pakistan court to indict former PM Imran Khan in contempt case
Court rules it will indict former Prime Minister Imran Khan on contempt of court charges.