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Ulf Kristersson is likely to be the new prime minister if the right-wing bloc wins.
Sweden election neck and neck as far right makes gains
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's election was too close to call on Sunday night, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said.Exit polls at first predicted victory for the incumbent left-wing coalition, but results later suggested the right-wing bloc could narrowly win.Crime and integration of communities were major issues in the campaign, and the far-right Sweden Democrats look set to become the second-largest party.It could take until Wednesday for all votes to be counted.Soon after polls closed, an early exit poll by Sweden's public broadcaster suggested Ms Andersson's coalition of four left-wing parties would narrowly win, with 49.8% of the vote compared to 49.2%.But the left's celebrations were perhaps premature, as later partial results put the right-wing group ahead, with a...
September 12, 2022

Sweden election neck and neck as far right makes gains

Queen Margrethe II
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II marks five decades on the throne with muted celebrations
COPENHAGEN — As the United Kingdom mourns the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, Denmark is celebrating its own sovereign's 50-year reign.This weekend, the country took part in scaled-back golden jubilee festivities for its popular Queen Margrethe II, who was appointed to the throne in January 1972.The Queen originally marked the anniversary in January of this year, but the festivities had to be postponed because of COVID-19."We have been looking forward to celebrating her for so long. The Jubilee was in January, but because of COVID-19 we had to postpone it until today," said a man from Copenhagen."We're happy to we can at least see and celebrate her today."Yet, Margrethe II scaled back the festivities after the death of her first cousin Elizabeth II, cancelling her...
September 12, 2022

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II marks five decades on the throne with muted celebrations

Natalia, 50, lived under Russian occupation for five months.
Ukraine war: Shock and joy in newly liberated villages
KYIV — Natalia's face lights up as she recalls the moment of her liberation — when the hated occupiers were forced from her village, Novovoznesenske, in the southern region of Kherson.She farmed there in peace and quiet until the Russians arrived on 29 March. What they did not destroy, they stole, she says, including forks and spoons, and the shoes from a pensioner's feet."They were a rabble," she tells me, wringing her hands as she relives her trauma.Freedom finally came on 2 September."When our armed forces arrived, we were in the basement," says the 50-year-old."They asked, in Ukrainian, 'is anyone alive?' and I realized they were ours. They were so handsome, so beautiful especially compared to the fascists [her term for Russian...
September 12, 2022

Ukraine war: Shock and joy in newly liberated villages

Pallbearers carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II.
All-night queues expected for Queen's lying-in-state at Westminster
WESTMINSTER — Mourners wishing to pay their final respects to the Queen have been warned to expect long queues.Details have been revealed about how people can attend the lying-in-state, which will take place at the Palace of Westminster.Large crowds are expected and there are warnings those wanting to take part in the historic occasion may have to wait for hours and even overnight.People are advised to bring food and drink as well as suitable clothing.The lying-in-state begins at 17:00 BST on Wednesday and will last until 06:30 on Monday 19 September - the day of the Queen's funeral.It will be open 24 hours a day between those times.The last member of the Royal Family to lie in state in the hall was the Queen Mother in 2002, when more than 200,000 people queued to view her coffin.The...
September 12, 2022

All-night queues expected for Queen's lying-in-state at Westminster

Firefighters battle flames after missile strike on power station.
Eastern Ukraine plunged into darkness as Russia hits power stations
KYIV — Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, causing widespread outages.The bombardment ignited a massive fire at a power station on Kharkiv's western outskirts and killed at least one person. President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the “deliberate and cynical missile strikes” against civilian targets as acts of terrorism.Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv appeared to be without power Sunday night. Cars drove through darkened streets, and the few pedestrians used flashlights or mobile phones to light their way.Separately, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the Russia-occupied south completely shut down in a bid to prevent a radiation disaster as fighting raged nearby.In Sunday night’s missile attacks by Russia, the...
September 12, 2022

Eastern Ukraine plunged into darkness as Russia hits power stations

Supporters of the Sweden Democrats reacts on the results of the exit polls at the party's election watch near Stockholm, Sunday. — courtesy TT News Agency
Sweden's left-wing coalition in slight lead after Sunday election, exit polls show
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's ruling left-wing Social Democrats won the most votes in the country's general election Sunday, while a right-wing populist party had its best showing yet, exit polls showed.The eight parties running to win seats in the 349-seat Riksdag are divided down the middle, with four conservative parties and four left-wing parties belonging to one of two major blocs.The Swedish public broadcaster SVT exit poll showed that the left bloc had a slight edge over the right, with 176 seats to 173.This translates to a parliamentary majority gained by 49.8% of the vote that went to the parties endorsing Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, which should, in theory, be enough for her to remain in power.The SVT Valu poll also showed that the nationalist anti-immigration Sweden...
September 11, 2022

Sweden's left-wing coalition in slight lead after Sunday election, exit polls show

File photo of Prime Minister Gaston Browne.
Antigua and Barbuda plans vote on King’s role as head of state
ST. JOHN’S — Antigua and Barbuda will vote on whether to become a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country’s prime minister revealed.Gaston Browne said a referendum could take place within three years — but emphasized that the move was “not an act of hostility”.He made the comments after confirming Charles III as King and head of state of the Caribbean nation.Browne said he intended to introduce the referendum if re-elected next year.While he expects to win that election — his party holds 15 of the 17 seats in the House of Representatives — he accepted that there hadn’t been any major demand to hold a vote among citizens.“I think most people haven’t even bothered to think about it,” Browne told ITV News.Earlier, Australia ruled out a similar...
September 11, 2022

Antigua and Barbuda plans vote on King’s role as head of state

The Queen's coffin arriving in Edinburgh
Queen Elizabeth II's cortege arrives to huge crowds in Edinburgh
EDINBURGH — Queen Elizabeth II's cortege has arrived in Edinburgh following a six-hour journey from Balmoral.Mourners lined the streets as the hearse traveled from Aberdeenshire to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where her coffin will rest overnight.Her coffin will then lie under vigil in Edinburgh's St Giles' Cathedral on Monday before heading to London ahead of her funeral on Monday 19 Sept. 19.Crowds have also gathered to hear King Charles III proclaimed across the UK.He will travel up to Scotland on Monday and will be joined by members of the Royal Family as he accompanies his mother's coffin to the cathedral in the Scottish city.The Queen's cortege left her home at Balmoral at around 10:00 BST, winding through Aberdeen and Dundee among other villages and towns, on...
September 11, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II's cortege arrives to huge crowds in Edinburgh

Screenshot of Ukrainian military entering key city of Kupiansk.
Ukrainian army says it has tripled retaken area
KIEV — Ukraine's military says its forces have retaken over 3,000 sq km (1,158 sq miles) during a rapid counter-offensive in eastern Ukraine.The remarkable advance, if confirmed, means Kiev's forces have tripled their stated gains in little over 48 hours.On Thursday evening, President Zelensky put the figure at 1,000 sq km, and then 2,000 sq km on Saturday evening.The BBC cannot verify the Ukrainian figures, and journalists have been denied access to the frontlines.On Saturday, the eastern counter-attack saw Ukrainian troops enter the vital Russian-held supply towns of Izyum and Kupiansk.But UK defense officials have warned that fighting has continued outside those towns. And officials in Kiev said Ukrainian forces were still fighting to gain control of a number of settlements...
September 11, 2022

Ukrainian army says it has tripled retaken area

After 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II had become an intrinsic part of our everyday lives.
Royal rebranding: What will happen to stamps, coins, banknotes and passports?
LONDON — All 29 billion coins in circulation in the UK have the Queen's head on them. The most recent design dates from 2015, when she was 88 years old. It was the fifth coin portrait created during her reign.The Royal Mint won't say how or when it will start issuing coins with King Charles III's head on them, but it's likely that the Queen's coins will remain in circulation for many years, and that the process to replace them will be a gradual one.Before all British coins were updated for decimalization in 1971, it was quite normal to find multiple monarchs on your change.While we don't know what the King's coin portrait will look like, a coin issued in 2018 by the Royal Mint to commemorate his 70th birthday gave us a hint.And one thing that seems certain is...
September 10, 2022

Royal rebranding: What will happen to stamps, coins, banknotes and passports?

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