Britain gets a new monarch: King Charles III
London/IBNS: Former Prince of Wales Charles became the new king of Britain as soon as Queen Elizabeth II died. Meanwhile, he will be known as ‘King Charles III’. That was …
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Operation London Bridge becomes effective after demise of Queen Elizabeth II
London/IBNS: Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday leading to the start of the ‘Operation London Bridge’, also known as by its code phrase ‘London Bridge is Down’, the plan …
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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch dies at 96
#QueenElizabethII, #QueenElizabethIIDeath London: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, breathed her last on Thursday, the Royal Family confirmed in a tweet. She was 96. The Queen reigned for 70 years. The royal …
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UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss defeats Rishi Sunak to become UK’s new Prime Minister
London/IBNS: UK’s current Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Monday defeated her nearest competitor Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership race to become the country’s new Prime Minister, media reports said. Truss has …
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LGBT rights being ‘deliberately undermined’, in some US states: UN expert
An independent UN human rights expert on Tuesday warned that the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse (LGBT) people are being “deliberately undermined by some state governments …
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UN chief appoints inaugural Internet Governance Forum Leadership Panel
New York: Ten distinguished persons hailing from all regions of the globe have been appointed to serve on the Secretary-General’s inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel, the United Nations …
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JK Rowling receives online threat over Salman Rushdie tweet, believed to be from Pakistan
#JKRowling, #JkRowlingThreat, #PakistanSocialMediaAccount, #SalmanRushdie London: Police have started investigating an online threat to writer JK Rowling after she tweeted in support of Salman Rushdie who was attacked during an event in New York …
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UN commemorates Nelson Mandela’s ‘fight for a better world’
New York: UN Member States gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Monday to observe Nelson Mandela International Day, a celebration for everyone to take action and inspire change in …
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Key UN forum closes with ‘enthusiasm, passion and high-energy’ to reach the SDGs
New York: Following two years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) closed on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York with …
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Rishi Sunak wins second round of voting, succeeds Boris Johnson as UK PM
London/IBNS: Former UK chancellor Rishi Sunak won the second round of voting on Thursday to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and country’s Prime Minister. He faces fierce competition from Penny Mordaunt, a …
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