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On Saturday, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 17 Chinese planes crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait, which often serves as an unofficial barrier between the two countries, as Beijing continues its military activities near the island.
Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral will take place on September 19
Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19. In a detailed statement, Buckingham Palace said the Queen’s coffin is currently housed in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle. “Her Majesty’s coffin will travel by road to Edinburgh tomorrow, Sunday 11 September, to reach Holyrood Palace and rest in the Throne Room until the afternoon of Monday 12 September.”
Russia withdraws troops from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, prepares to regroup
Moscow abandoned its main fortress in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, in a sudden and apparent collapse of one of the war’s main fronts after Ukrainian troops surrounded the area with a stunning advance. The state-run TASS news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying it had ordered troops to withdraw from the area around the city of Izium in Kharkiv province and said they would be sent to other parts of neighboring Donetsk to intensify operations.
“The Queen asked me to play the Beatles…”, recalls former French President Francois Hollande
On Saturday, former French President François Hollande recalled that Queen Elizabeth had asked him, in her slightly English accent, to let the Republican Guard Orchestra play the Beatles at a state dinner. Hollande hosted Queen Elizabeth on a three-day state visit in June 2014 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy in World War II.
Iranian guards seize foreign vessel smuggling diesel in Gulf
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf on suspicion of smuggling 757,000 liters of diesel from the country, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. The seven foreign crew members of the unnamed vessel have been handed over to legal authorities, IRNA reported, without detailing the nationalities of the vessel or its crew.
Not only Kohinoor, these 4 precious items were also taken by the UK
As news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II hit the headlines, a new trend was trending on Twitter – #Kohinoor. Netizens on Twitter demand that the UK return the Kohinoor diamonds to India. The Star of Africa Diamond Among the Queen’s many treasures, the “Star of Africa” diamond is clearly prominent. Read more: Queen’s Symbol ‘EIIR’ During CKing Charles III’s Enthronement: What It Means 2.
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