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Just Stop Oil activists arrested ahead of coronation


Just Stop Oil activists are arrested on the day of Charles III’s coronation in London. One protester shouts “I have nothing against the coronation, just to hold up a banner, is all I wanted to do. And that’s because four billion people are watching.”

UK Prime minister arrives at Westminster Abbey for coronation


London (AFP) – UK Prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, arrive at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III. Former prime ministers John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss and their respective partners also arrive at the abbey. 

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Buckingham Palace on day of coronation of Charles III


London (AFP) – Images of Buckingham Palace in London, as Britain’s first coronation in 70 years takes place on Saturday, with Charles III crowned king in an elaborate Christian ceremony steeped in solemn ritual and more than a millennium of history. IMAGES

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Prigozhin blames Russian army chiefs for ‘tens of thousands’ of casualties


Unknown (AFP) – Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, blames Russian army chiefs for “tens of thousands” killed and wounded Russian fighters in Ukraine. The losses “are on the conscience of those who did not give us ammunition, and that is Defence Minister (Sergei) Shoigu and Chief of General Staff (Valery) Gerasimov,” Prigozhin says.

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