Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BALMORAL, Scotland, September 8 (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the country’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, the palace said on Thursday. Buckingham. “The Queen passed away peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” he said in a statement. “The King and Queen … Read more
Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Doctors say the Queen, 96, is under medical supervision Heir to the throne, Prince Charles is with the Queen Family members visit Balmoral Castle BALMORAL, Scotland, September 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s royal family has rushed to be with Queen Elizabeth after doctors expressed concern for the … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Former President Barack Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, returned to the White House on Wednesday to unveil their official portraits at an event punctuated with jokes but tinged with history and politics. Greeted by Democratic President Joe Biden more than five years after Obama’s departure, the … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with government officials via video link in Moscow, Russia August 31, 2022. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MOSCOW, September 1 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will miss the … Read more
Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 30 (Reuters) – Mikhail Gorbachev, who brought the Cold War to an end without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, reports announced officials of the Moscow hospital. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (Reuters) – After playing golf with U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak now counts convicted murderers and drug traffickers among his neighbors. The Federal Court on Tuesday ordered Najib to begin a 12-year prison sentence after upholding a conviction on charges related to a … Read more
MAYVILLE, NY, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York pleaded not guilty to attempted second degree murder and assault on Thursday and has been held without bail. Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of injuring Rushdie, 75, on Friday just before the author of ‘The … Read more
Don’t blame Tehran, says Foreign Ministry spokesperson According to the novelist, “red lines crossed” for Muslims Rushdie stabbed multiple times on Friday Attack condemned by writers, politicians around the world DUBAI, Aug 15 (Reuters) – No one has the right to bring charges against Iran for Friday’s attack on Salman Rushdie, for which he is … Read more
Aug 14 (Reuters) – U.S. actress Anne Heche will be taken off life support on Sunday, nine days after she was seriously injured in a violent car crash, as a compatible person was found to receive her donated organs, a source said. a spokesperson. Heche, 53, had been legally dead since Friday, but still with … Read more
Aug 13 (Reuters) – Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie remained hospitalized on Saturday with serious injuries a day after he was repeatedly stabbed during a public appearance in New York state as police sought to determine the motive for an attack that drew international condemnation. The accused assailant, Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, pleaded … Read more
