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Service for coronation of King Charles III starts at Westminster Abbey
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As revealed in a footage by BBC, the royal couple entered the gothic church in central London through the Great West Door ahead of a long procession accompanied by the Bishop of Bath and Wells Michael Beasley and the Bishop of Durham Paul…
Read MoreWagner Group’s financier says to hand over positions in Bakhmut to Kadyrovites
Pravda Ukraine Yevgeny Prigozhin, the financier of the Wagner Private Military Company, has said that he would hand over his mercenaries’ positions in the city of Bakhmut to Kadyrovites, the troops of Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic, subordinated to Russia’s Armed Forces. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/6/7400962/
Read More‘Not My King’ protesters detained by London police on Coronation Day
Washington Post At a protest in London, thousands clamored against the coronation of King Charles III and called for the monarchy to be abolished. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/06/republic-protests-king-charles-coronation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreCould Taiwan’s ‘white’ knight Ko Wen-je smash through the island’s blue-green split?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Polls put Ko, who has tried to bridge the divide between indendence-leaning greens and mainland-friendly blues, just a few points behind his rivals. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3219631/could-taiwans-white-knight-ko-wen-je-smash-through-islands-blue-green-split?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Malicious, misleading’: Hong Kong slams calls for return of Tiananmen crackdown statue seized under security law
Hong Kong Free Press The Security Bureau has hit back at calls for the return of a monument to the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, after national security police seized it. Members of the University of Hong Kong students’ union stand in front of the Pillar of Shame when it stood at the University of Hong Kong.…
Read MoreIran Army Aviation owns ‘most powerful’ helicopter fleet in West Asia: Cmdr.
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The commander of the Iranian Army Aviation says his unit possesses the most powerful helicopter fleet in the West Asia region. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/06/702852/Iran-Army-Aviation-enjoys-most-powerful-chopper-fleet-region-Cmdr
Read MoreBurials set in Serbia for some of victims of mass shootings
Washington Post Funerals are being held in Serbia for some of the victims of two mass shootings that happened in just two days, leaving 17 people dead and 21 wounded, many of them children https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/06/serbia-funerals-shootings/cd84b1e4-ebf5-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreMap: King Charles’s Coronation Procession Route
New York Times His route is markedly shorter than the one taken by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/europe/coronation-procession-route-map.html
Read MoreThe Disney-DeSantis feud is heading to the lawyers
Washington Post The entertainment giant is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in Tallahassee, while the governor’s handpicked board filed a suit in Central Florida. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/06/disney-desantis-lawsuits-florida/
Read MoreGordon Lightfoot’s Death Is a Loss That Feels Personal
New York Times Lightfoot’s music created the soundtrack for the daily life of many Canadian families. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/canada/gordon-lightfoot-music-impact.html
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