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People waved as the hearse, with lights inside illuminating the flag-draped coffin, made its way into London after the Queen arrived from her final voyage from Edinburgh to the capital by plane.
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrived at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, making its way from Scotland through a rainy London as crowds lined the route to bid the Queen a final farewell.People waved as the hearse, with lights inside illuminating the flag-draped coffin, made its way into London after the Queen arrived from her final voyage from Edinburgh to the capital by plane.Thousands gathered outside the palace clapped as the hearse swung around a roundabout in front of the Queen's official residence and through the wrought iron gates. King Charles III and other royals waited to greet the casket.The late monarch's coffin left her beloved Scotland, where 33,000 people filed silently past it in the 24 hours after it was brought to the Scottish capital's St....
September 13, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace

The cost of green energy like wind and solar has been falling for decades.
Switching to renewable energy could save trillions — study
LONDON — Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy could save the world as much as $12 trillion (£10.2 trillion) by 2050, an Oxford University study said.The report said it was wrong and pessimistic to claim that moving quickly towards cleaner energy sources was expensive. Gas prices have soared on mounting concerns over energy supplies.But the researchers say that going green now makes economic sense because of the falling cost of renewables.“Even if you’re a climate denier, you should be on board with what we’re advocating,” Prof Doyne Farmer from the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School told BBC News.“Our central conclusion is that we should go full speed ahead with the green energy transition because it’s going to save us money,” he...
September 13, 2022

Switching to renewable energy could save trillions — study

A Ukrainian soldier advances toward the Russian border in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine.
Russia launches ‘massive strikes’ to keep Kiev’s progress in check
KIEV — Russia says it has launched “massive strikes” in response to Ukrainian troops’ lightning counter-offensive.Russian bombing has so far killed eight people and wounded 19 in 24 hours in the northeastern region of Kharkiv and the eastern region of Donetsk, the Ukrainian presidency said.“The Russian air force, ballistics and artillery are carrying out massive strikes against units of the Ukrainian armed forces in all operational areas,” the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.It referred in particular to bombardments near Sloviansk, Konstantinivka and Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, as well as in the southern regions of Mykolaïv and Zaporijjia and in that of Kharkiv, from where Russian soldiers have almost completely withdrawn in the face of Ukrainian advances.The Russian...
September 13, 2022

Russia launches ‘massive strikes’ to keep Kiev’s progress in check

Jimmie Åkesson, leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats
Right-wing bloc starts talks to form new government in Sweden
STOCKHOLM — The anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats have already started talks with other right-wing parties about forming the Nordic country's next government.According to Swedish media outlets, Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson met at lunchtime in Stockholm with the leader of the Moderates Ulf Kristersson. The leader of the Liberals, Johan Pehrson, also arrived at the Moderates' office early Monday afternoon; with the leader of the Christian Democrats Ebba Busch expected later.The Moderates have traditionally been Sweden's leading conservative political party but were out-polled in Sunday's election by the Sweden Democrats who got 20.6% of the vote.The Christian Democrats got 5.4% of the votes but were criticized ahead of election day for fielding far-right and...
September 13, 2022

Right-wing bloc starts talks to form new government in Sweden

Graphic showing map of Armenia and Azerbaijan border
Fresh clashes break out on Armenia-Azerbaijan border
YEREVAN — Fresh clashes have broken out on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, it's been claimed.Armenia's defense ministry claimed Azerbaijani forces had started "intensive bombardment" of its positions shortly after midnight towards several towns such as Goris and Sotk.Baku accused Armenia of "large-scale subversive acts" overnight, adding Armenian fire had caused casualties in its ranks.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held separate talks overnight with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and US diplomatic chief Antony Blinken.Armenia and Azerbaijan, two rival ex-Soviet republics in the Caucasus, have clashed in two wars over the past three decades for control of the Nagorny Karabakh region, the last of which was in...
September 13, 2022

Fresh clashes break out on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Mourners file past the coffin as the Queen's four children kept a traditional vigil as she lay at rest at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Thousands queue overnight to pay respects to Queen at Edinburgh cathedral
EDINBURGH — Thousands of people lined up through the night in the Scottish capital Edinburgh, to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth, whose coffin is lying in state at the city's St. Giles' Cathedral.Mourners filed past slowly, some bowing their heads, as four members of the Royal Company of Archers stood vigil over the late monarch's flag-draped coffin.The archers - who act as the British sovereign's bodyguard in Scotland, and whose company dates back to 1676 - are wearing hats called “Balmoral bonnets” adorned with a single eagle feather. Each of them is holding a wooden bow and a quiver of arrows.Earlier they were joined by the Queen's four children: King Charles III, Princess Anne and Princes Andrew and Edward, who stood guard silently beside their...
September 13, 2022

Thousands queue overnight to pay respects to Queen at Edinburgh cathedral

King Charles III and the royals accompanied his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's coffin in a procession through the Scottish capital on Monday.
Procession with Queen's coffin arrives at Edinburgh's St Giles' Cathedral
EDINBURGH — The UK's new monarch King Charles III accompanied his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's coffin in a procession through the Scottish capital on Monday.He walked behind his mother's coffin together with his siblings, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, as it was slowly transported from Holyroodhouse to St. Giles' Cathedral.There, the crown of Scotland was placed on the casket draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland and adorned with the Queen's favorite flowers ahead of a service of prayer and reflection on the life and 70-year reign of the widely cherished monarch.The Queen's coffin is to lie at the cathedral for 24 hours, giving members of the public a chance to file past and pay their respects.On Tuesday, it will be flown to London, where...
September 12, 2022

Procession with Queen's coffin arrives at Edinburgh's St Giles' Cathedral

Ukrainian artillerymen prepare to fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher near Izyum, south of Kharkiv, in this file picture.
Ukraine forces retake 6,000 sq km from Russia, says Zelensky
KYIV — Ukrainian forces have seized even more territory from Russia as they continue their counter-offensive, the country's president has said.Volodymyr Zelensky said troops have now retaken more than 6,000 sq km (2,317 sq miles) from Russian control in September, in the east and the south.The BBC cannot verify these figures.Russia has admitted losing key cities in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, in what is seen by some military experts as a potential breakthrough in the war.Moscow describes its troop withdrawal from the region in recent days as a "regrouping" with the aim of focusing on the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in Ukraine's east.That claim has been ridiculed even in Russia, with many social media users there describing the stated pull-out as...
September 12, 2022

Ukraine forces retake 6,000 sq km from Russia, says Zelensky

Gwendolyn Hoare savors the birthday card from Queen Elizabeth II on her 100th birthday.
100-year-old gets surprise royal telegram day after Queen's death
LONDON — Gwendolyn Hoare thought her chances of receiving a 100th birthday card from Queen Elizabeth II were gone when the monarch died on Sept. 8.But to her surprise one came through the post on Friday, a day before her birthday, making her one of the last people to receive a card from the Queen.Gwendolyn's niece wrote about the surprise on the BBC's online tribute page to the Queen.She wrote: "My Aunt, Gwendolyn Betty Hoare, is 100 today. For decades she talked about receiving a telegram from the Queen and was devastated to hear the news... but her telegram arrived and she was ecstatic." — BBC
September 12, 2022

100-year-old gets surprise royal telegram day after Queen's death

King Charles III addressing the houses of Parliament in London.
Charles pledges to follow his late mother's example of selfless duty
LONDON — King Charles III on Monday made his first visit to Parliament as monarch, with MPs and peers offering their condolences to him and the Queen Consort.Making his reply, the King said connections to his "darling late mother" were all around Parliament, which is the "living and breathing instrument" of the nation's democracy.He pledged to follow his late mother’s example of “selfless duty” as he addressed lawmakers from both houses of parliament before flying to Edinburgh to be with the late queen’s coffin as it lies at rest in the Scottish capital, the Associated Press reported.Earlier, Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson Prince Harry hailed her as a “guiding compass” and praised her “unwavering grace and dignity.”Hundreds of lawmakers crowded...
September 12, 2022

Charles pledges to follow his late mother's example of selfless duty

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