Seoul (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits Seoul’s National Cemetery — where war veterans, including those from the fight against Japanese colonial rule, are buried — to lay flowers and pay his respects. Kishida is making the first official bilateral visit by a Japanese leader to South Korea in over a decade.
Lüdenscheid (Germany) (AFP) – In western Germany, several dozen onlookers witness the demolition with explosives of the A45 Rahmedetal motorway bridge, closed to traffic since 2 December 2021 due to cracks and damage.
Los Angeles (AFP) – The Hollywood writers’ strike broke out this week over pay, but the refusal of studios like Netflix and Disney to rule out artificial intelligence replacing human scribes in the future has only fueled anger and fear on the picket lines. Screenwriter and WGA member Eric Heisserer says “many of us who believe that art cannot be created by a machine, you lose the heart and the soul of the story you’re telling. If you let AI control that, I mean, the first word is artificial, and so it will always feel somewhat artificial”.
New York (AFP) – Furry competitors take over the US Open’s headquarters for the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, with a new fan-favorite competition this year: dog diving. This marks the return of the US’ oldest dog show to New York City after a two-year break, due to pandemic restrictions.
London (AFP) – Charles III was crowned monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth realms on Saturday at Britain’s first coronation since 1953.
London (AFP) – King Charles III arriving by car at Buckingham Palace ahead of the coronation. IMAGES
London (AFP) – Newly crowned King Charles III and Queen Camilla appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with their family and members of the royal household after the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. IMAGES
London (AFP) – King Charles III and Queen Camilla reappear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, greeting rain-drenched crowds with smiles and waves. IMAGES
London (AFP) – Newly crowned King Charles III and Queen Camilla appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with their family and members of the royal household after the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
London (AFP) – Crowds run under Admiralty Arch in London and along The Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in the hopes of spotting the newly-crowned King Charles III and Queen Camilla greeting the public from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
London (AFP) – King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla arrive at Westminster Abbey for their coronation. IMAGES
Just Stop Oil activists are arrested on the day of Charles III’s coronation in London. One protester shouts “I have nothing against the coronation, just to hold up a banner, is all I wanted to do. And that’s because four billion people are watching.”
