#AFPGraphics chronology showing the planned main events up to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London
VIDEO: Thousands gather to place flowers, messages and balloons in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II in Windsor
VIDEO: Britain's Sunday newspaper front pages focus on the 'Windsor walkabout' by Prince William and his wife Kate with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan. 'Reunited for granny' says the Sunday Mirror, and 'All 4 One' says The Sun on Sunday
Queen Elizabeth II's death in Scotland indelibly associates the nation with the handover to a new monarch, but her passing also reignites the debate over Scottish independence from the UK
Mourners will on Monday get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies in an Edinburgh cathedral where King Charles III himself will mount a vigil
#AFPGraphics on the age of British monarchs and the length of their reign since William the Conquerer in 1066
VIDEO: A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Union Jack flag are projected onto the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building, in memory of Britain's longest-serving monarch
VIDEO: Early hour images of Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth. The late monarch lies in an Edinburgh cathedral prior to the September 19 state funeral in London
"Thank you Ma’am, for everything."
Among the tributes left around the UK for Queen Elizabeth II are countless Paddington Bears - in reference to the hugely popular comedy sketch showing the bear sharing tea with the queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee
Tribute to a queen.
Portraits of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on the streets of London.
The Queen's body will lie in state in Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster from September 14, before her funeral on September 19
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#BREAKING Biden says still considers Xi a 'dictator'
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden said after a summit with Xi Jinping that he still considers the Chinese president a "dictator", after he sparked fury from Beijing by making the comparison earlier this year.
"Well look he is, I mean he's a dictator in the sense that he's a guy who's running a country, a Communist country, that's based on a form of government totally different than ours," Biden said at the end of a news conference when a reporter asked if he would still use the term to describe Xi
#BREAKING China will not begin armed conflict with any nation, President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, after a high-stakes summit with US President Joe Biden.
"China does not seek spheres of influence, and will not fight a cold or hot war with any country," he told a gathering of business leaders in San Francisco
#BREAKING Any compromise with Russia will 'destroy' Ukrainian statehood: presidential aide to AFP
#BREAKING Putin says West used grain deal for 'political blackmail'
VIDEO: Ukrainian firefighters battle flames after a Russian strike on Odesa.
Ukraine's president accused Russia of deliberately targeting grain export infrastructure in the city after Moscow ended a landmark deal and lifted security guarantees in the Black Sea
#BREAKING Putin says situation 'difficult' in Rostov in southern Russia
#UPDATE Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday acknowledged a "difficult" situation was unfolding in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites in an effort to oust Russian military's top brass.
#UPDATE President Vladimir Putin vowed Saturday he would not allow Russia to slip into civil war, after the leader of the Wagner mercenary force seized a key military headquarters overseeing the offensive in Ukraine.
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#BREAKING Titanic sub operator believes passengers have 'sadly been lost': statement
#UPDATE The US Coast Guard now says the discovered debris from the submersible -- which was carrying five passengers down to the wreckage of the Titanic when the small vessel vanished on Sunday -- suggests 'catastrophic loss'
#BREAKING Pakistan offer condolences to family of British-Pakistan nationals on Titanic sub