Europe

Queen Elizabeth II's death sets a succession apparatus in motion that has been dormant for decades. Here, a youngster leaves flowers outside Windsor Castle on Thursday.

World News

Britain has an intricate plan that maps out the 10 days after Queen Elizabeth's death

3:35pm September 08, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The British government dubbed the protocol of handling Queen Elizabeth II's death "Operation London Bridge." It maps out the steps for accession, public viewings, her funeral and more.

Queen Elizabeth greets leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle on Tuesday. The queen is under medical observation after her doctors became concerned about her health.

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Royal family members gather by Queen Elizabeth's side as health concerns swirl

2:01pm September 08, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The queen, under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, had been in poor health in recent months. Her children were by her side when she passed away Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks with Marina, 6, from Ukraine's Kherson region, during his visit to a children's hospital in Kyiv on Thursday.

Secretary of State Blinken offers big aid package on unannounced visit to Ukraine

11:16am September 08, 2022

by Ashley Westerman

Antony Blinken is on a trip to Kyiv, where he visited a children's hospital and met with U.S. Embassy staff. The U.S. announced nearly $3 billion in aid and weapons for Ukraine and other countries.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss holds her first Cabinet meeting after taking office at Downing St. on Sept. 7 in London.

World News

The U.K. now has its most diverse Cabinet in history thanks to new PM Liz Truss

7:50am September 08, 2022

by Willem Marx

For the first time in British history, none of the four most senior Cabinet posts — prime minister, chancellor of the exchequer, foreign secretary and home secretary — are taken up by a white male.

News brief: Russian filtration camps, Canadian stabbing case, Michigan abortion law

6:46am September 08, 2022

The U.N. general assembly prepares to address the war in Ukraine. The second suspect in the Canadian mass stabbings dies in police custody. A judge strikes down Michigan's strict anti-abortion law.

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U.N. probes charges that Ukrainians are forcibly being deported to Russia

5:11am September 08, 2022

The U.N. Security Council will discuss Russia's so-called filtration camps, where hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have supposedly been detained, interrogated and possibly moved far into Russia.

An image made from a 2017 broadcast by North Korea's KRT shows what was said to be a "Combined Fire Demonstration" in Wonsan, North Korea. North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells — many of them likely from old stock — to its Cold War ally Russia. Russia has called a U.S. intelligence report on the purchasing plan "fake."

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North Korean ammo will stretch Russia's supply, but with clear limits and drawbacks

10:05am September 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

The north's stockpile of bullets and artillery rounds are compatible with Russia's weapons, but may be lower-quality. Transferring anything more powerful would get much more complicated.

National

News brief: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, heat wave issues, Brazil's Independence Day

8:24am September 07, 2022

The latest on a Russian-controlled nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The Western U.S. bakes under historic heat wave. On Brazil's Independence Day, President Bolsonaro plans to flaunt his military ties.

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The IAEA says it's worried about the stability of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

7:21am September 07, 2022

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog says it's concerned about the stability of the plant in Ukraine under Russian control. The IAEA called for a security protection zone to prevent a nuclear accident.

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The U.N. calls for an end to the fighting around a nuclear facility in Ukraine

7:21am September 07, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield about the fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, and the next steps in order to try to secure the plant.

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