Europe

Grenadier Guards flank the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in London on Wednesday. The Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four full days before her funeral on Monday.

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Queen Elizabeth II lies in state after a solemn procession from Buckingham Palace

5:27pm September 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

Her coffin left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession to Westminster Hall.

Nearly 100 are dead as Azerbaijan and Armenia's territory fight renews

5:25pm September 14, 2022

by Charles Maynes

There have been fresh clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, two former Soviet republics, in recent days. They've clashed with each other for decades over a long-running territorial dispute.

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Some anti-monarchy activists face repercussions after protesting royal events

4:43pm September 14, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Some people who oppose the British monarchy have staged protests in recent days. They've been questioned, detained or even arrested by police.

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Backup power lines to Ukrainian power plant are now restored, but other issues remain

4:43pm September 14, 2022

by Kat Lonsdorf

All three of the backup power lines to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine have been restored, but the situation at the plant is still worrisome.

Local residents gather on Tuesday to receive humanitarian aid in Balakliia, a town recently liberated by the Ukrainian military as part of its counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region.

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Their town now freed from Russian occupation, Ukrainians feel shock and joy

2:21pm September 14, 2022

by Ashley Westerman

Ukrainian forces liberated the town of Balakliia in a swift counteroffensive against Russia in the east, where retreating Russian troops left behind tanks, captives and an untold number of casualties.

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A 1952 portrait of Greek actress Irene Papas taken in Paris. Papas died Wednesday at age 96.

Irene Papas, celebrated Greek actress from 'Zorba' to 'Iphegenia,' has died

11:19am September 14, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Papas catapulted to international fame in such films as Zorba the Greek, Z and The Guns of Navarone. She also earned acclaim for her work in classical Greek plays. She died Wednesday at age 96.

Politics & Government

News brief: looming rail strike, Trump's political future, Sweden's far-right party

7:59am September 14, 2022

Freight railroad workers threaten to strike. What legal probes may mean for Donald Trump's political future. A far-right party is expected to play a central role in Sweden's next coalition government.

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A far-right party in Sweden has grown more influential in recent years

7:20am September 14, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to correspondent Charlie Duxbury of Politico Europe, about the rise of the Sweden Democrats, from a neo-Nazi group to an influential political party after Sunday's elections.

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Mourners are asked to stop leaving marmalade sandwiches outside Buckingham Palace

6:02am September 14, 2022

As part of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, she appeared in a skit with an animated Paddington Bear. Both said they kept a marmalade sandwich on hand for emergencies.

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Ukrainians in a recently liberated area talk about their life under Russian control

5:13am September 14, 2022

by Ashley Westerman

The rural town of Balaklia was liberated as part of Ukraine's recent counteroffensive against Russia in the east. NPR was among the first group of journalists to go there.