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London (AFP) – King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla leave Buckingham Palace in the royal state coach, heading to Westminster Abbey for their coronation.

London (AFP) – UK Prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, arrive at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III. Former prime ministers John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss and their respective partners also arrive at the abbey. 

London (AFP) – Prince Harry, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall enter Westminster Abbey for King Charles III’s coronation. 

London (AFP) – Images of Westminster Abbey on the day Charles III will be crowned king in a solemn Christian ceremony steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain. IMAGES

London (AFP) – Images of Buckingham Palace in London, as Britain’s first coronation in 70 years takes place on Saturday, with Charles III crowned king in an elaborate Christian ceremony steeped in solemn ritual and more than a millennium of history. IMAGES

London (AFP) – Surrounded by tents and flags, royal enthusiasts camp on the Mall, hoping to secure a good vantage point on the route of King Charles III’s coronation this Saturday May 6. 

Unknown (AFP) – Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, blames Russian army chiefs for “tens of thousands” killed and wounded Russian fighters in Ukraine. The losses “are on the conscience of those who did not give us ammunition, and that is Defence Minister (Sergei) Shoigu and Chief of General Staff (Valery) Gerasimov,” Prigozhin says.

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Thousands of Buddhists gathered to celebrate Wesak Day in Malaysia and Nepal, as colourful floats, monks and performers took part in parade through the capitals of Malaysia and Nepal. 

Felicity (United States) (AFP) – In the Sonora Desert, Jacques-Andre Istel, 94, has been building his “Museum of History of Humanity in granite” for nearly four decades. Istel’s ambitious project stretches over 2,600-acre (1,052-hectare) and is not yet complete.

Melrose (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Beloved by the late Queen Elizabeth II, corgis have become an enduring symbol of the British royal family. But there is a new breed on the Buckingham Palace block — the plucky Jack Russell Terrier — with King Charles III and Queen Camilla owning two rescue dogs named Bluebell and Beth.

Geneva (AFP) – UNICEF spokesperson James Elder warns that large numbers of children are dying in the Sudan conflict, pointing to reports indicating that seven children were being killed or injured every hour. He says the agency has received reports from a trusted partner — not yet independently verified by the UN — that 190 children were killed and 1,700 injured in just the first 11 days of the conflict that began on April 15.

Belgrade (AFP) – Police close off areas in two different villages near Belgrade, Serbia, after a shooter killed at least eight people and injured 14 in the country’s second mass shooting this week. Following an hours-long manhunt throughout the nigh, the Serbian police have arrested a 21-year-old man over the shooting. The incident comes on the heels of the worst school shooting in Serbia’s recent history, after a 13-year-old killed nine people, including eight fellow students, at a school in downtown Belgrade on Wednesday. “First those kids in Belgrade, and now this. This is a disaster. Lowest as it gets,” says Dubona resident Zvonko Mladenovic.