Category: World News
In London, Brazil’s Lula calls for efforts to free Assange
Washington Post After attending the coronation of King Charles III in London, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva denounced the lack of concerted efforts to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent four years in Britain’s Belmarsh Prison https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/06/brazil-lula-coronation-london-julian-assange-wikileaks/e9a65884-ec48-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreKing Charles coronation: Long-awaited day was lavish, arcane, medieval, modern
Washington Post King Charles III finally sat on his Coronation Chair, above the Stone of Destiny, while a heavy crown was fitted upon his head. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/06/coronation-highlights-king-charles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAs king, Charles inherits untold riches, and passes control of his own vast holdings to William.
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/as-king-charles-inherits-untold-riches-and-passes-control-of-his-own-vast-holdings-to-william.html
Read MorePrince Harry an odd man out at father’s coronation spectacle
Washington Post Prince Harry arrived at his father’s coronation alone and he left alone https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/06/king-charles-prince-harry-andrew-louis/5fb3b4e0-ec3a-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreThousands of Israelis protest government legal change plans
Washington Post Tens of thousands of Israelis are demonstrating against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, demanding the changes to be scrapped rather than delayed https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/06/israel-netanyahu-protests-legal-plans-judiciary/da42a5f6-ec38-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MorePro-Kremlin writer’s car explodes in Russia, killing driver
Fox News A Russian writer supportive of the Kremlin was caught in a vehicular explosion Saturday. Zakhar Prilepin, a prominent novelist and supporter of the Russian government, was injured in the blast. The driver of the vehicle was killed. DAUGHTER OF TOP PUTIN ALLY ALEXANDER DUGIN, WHO PUSHED FOR UKRAINE INVASION, KILLED BY CAR BOMB…
Read MoreA visual comparison of the coronations of Queen Elizabeth and King Charles
Washington Post Much has changed since the coronation of his mother nearly 70 years ago — although at the heart of the ceremonial day are traditions dating back hundreds of years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/interactive/2023/visual-comparison-coronations-queen-elizabeth-king-charles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreDiana knew she wouldn’t be queen — and doubted Charles wanted the crown
Washington Post “I’d like to be a queen of people’s hearts, in people’s hearts, but I don’t see myself being queen of this country,” Princess Diana said in 1995. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/05/06/diana-coronation-king-charles-queen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUkraine says it shot down hypersonic Russian missile with Patriot system
Washington Post Russia’s hypersonic missile Kinzhal travels five times faster than the speed of sound — and until now had been unstoppable by Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/06/hypersonic-missile-patriot-ukraine-russia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MorePrince Harry, solo, stayed on the sidelines of the coronation
Washington Post Harry had no formal role in the coronation service at Westminster Abbey and didn’t join family members for the finale moment on the Buckingham Palace balcony. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/06/prince-harry-coronation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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