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Pink elephants march for Thailand's late queen mother
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» Eleven pink painted elephants marched through Bangkok on Thursday, bowing in unison outside the Grand Palace in a lumbering tribute to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother.
Trump vows to end Sudan 'atrocities,' in sudden pivot
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to end Sudan's grinding civil war at the request of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, condemning "tremendous atrocities" in a conflict he has previously overlooked.
Late UK queen's fashion to go on show at Buckingham Palace
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» LONDON — Buckingham Palace will next year host an unprecedented exhibition highlighting the fashion legacy left by the late queen Elizabeth II during her 70-year reign.
In the black: the business of mourning Thailand's queen mother
AFP, Published on 31/10/2025
» In a bustling Bangkok market, hundreds of wholesale vendors have been selling black clothing since dawn -- several with hefty discounts -- in honour of Thailand's late former queen.
King Charles will be first to pray with pope in five centuries
AFP, Published on 22/10/2025
» LONDON - King Charles III leaves for a state visit to the Vatican Wednesday, where he will meet Pope Leo XIV and make history as the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the pontiff since the schism between the churches 500 years ago.
UK's disgraced Prince Andrew gives up royal title
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» LONDON - The UK's Prince Andrew Friday renounced his title of Duke of York under pressure from his brother King Charles, amid further revelations about his ties to US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
King Charles III invites Trump for unprecedented second state visit
AFP, Published on 28/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - King Charles III has invited US President Donald Trump for an "unprecedented" second state visit to Britain, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said while visiting the White House on Thursday.
Kenya's Mau Mau veterans seek royal redress from Charles III
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» THIKA (KENYA) - More than six decades after Gitu Wa Kahengeri was jailed, tortured and denied food in a British-run labour camp in Kenya, the anti-colonial fighter says he is still waiting for justice.
Zulu king's entourage denies rumours he is ill
AFP, Published on 02/07/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - Uncertainty reigned on Sunday over the health of South Africa's Zulu king, the head of the country's most influential traditional monarchy, with his spokesman denying reports he had been hospitalised.
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, related events cost pound sterling162 mn: UK govt
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral and related events following her death last September cost UK taxpayers nearly pound sterling162 million ($201 million), the government revealed on Thursday in its first public estimate.