King Charles III faces an uphill battle to match his late mother's popularity
Attention in Britain will soon turn to King Charles III, as he tries to guide the monarchy into a new, uncertain era.
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Ukraine's president says a new mass grave is found near a recaptured city
Ukrainian authorities found a mass burial site near a recaptured northeastern city previously occupied by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced.
Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactors won't restart until Russians leave, its operator says
Europe's largest nuclear plant will remain shut down until Russian forces leave, the head of Ukraine's atomic energy agency tells NPR. Under Russian occupation, he says, "staff cannot operate freely."
Ukrainian ballet dancer Oleksandr Shapoval is killed on the battlefield
The 48-year old Shapoval volunteered to fight after Russia invaded Ukraine. His unit was recently sent to one of "the hottest zones" in the country, according to The National Opera of Ukraine.
No, King Charles III won't pay any inheritance tax on his massive gain
Under a government agreement, King Charles III won't have to pay the U.K.'s standard 40% inheritance tax on the massive wealth he inherits from his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Struggling with its past, Germany's 1,000-year-old choir admits girls for the 1st time
Since its founding over 1,000 years ago, this Catholic music school and song group in Regensburg, Germany, has been boys only. Until now.
Fastest 'was' in the West: Inside Wikipedia's race to cover the queen's death
Within seconds of the news of Queen Elizabeth II's death, an army of Wikipedia editors rushed to update her page on the site. It was chaos.
News brief: Putin-Xi meeting, railway labor deal, migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard
The presidents of China and Russia will meet on Thursday. A tentative railway deal has been struck, averting a strike. Unannounced, Florida pays to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan as the Ukraine war dominates
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to meet on the sidelines of a summit in Uzbekistan, a group formed by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence.
Xi-Putin meeting will happen on the sidelines of a security forum in Uzbekistan
The leaders of China and Russia join other world leaders for meetings at the Eurasian summit — dealing with security and trade. Top of the agenda: regional security and Russia's war in Ukraine.