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Anti-monarchy group says its members were arrested ahead of planned coronation protest

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:58:55 GMT

The anti-monarchy group Republic says several of its members have been arrested as they prepared to protest the coronation of King Charles III.The group plans to hold placards and chant “Not my king” during the monarch’s procession to Westminster Abbey. It says police were informed in advance of its plans.But on Saturday morning several of the group’s members were stopped near Trafalgar Square and led to police vans.Others managed to protest along the route, dressed in yellow and waving placards with slogans including “king parasite” and “abolish the monarchy.”Police have said they will have have a “low tolerance” for people seeking to disrupt the day, sparking criticism that they are clamping down on free speech.More than 1,500 protesters had planned to gather beside it to chant “Not my king” as the royal procession goes by. “We’ll try and keep the atmosphere light, but our aim is to make it impossible to ignore,” said Gra...

Iran hangs Iranian-Swedish man over 2018 attack killing 25

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:58:55 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran executed an Iranian-Swedish dual national Saturday accused of masterminding a 2018 attack on a military parade that killed at least 25 people, one of several enemies of Tehran seized abroad in recent years amid tensions with the West.Farajollah Cha’ab, also known as Habib Asyoud, had been a leader of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz, an Arab separatist movement that has conducted oil pipeline bombings and other attacks in Iran’s oil-rich Khuzestan province. That group had claimed the 2018 attack in its immediate aftermath. Cha’ab’s execution comes as a Swedish court last year sentenced an Iranian to life in prison over his part in the 1988 mass executions in Iran at the end of its war with Iraq. Tehran, which has used prisoners as bargaining chips in negotiations with the West, reacted angrily to that sentence. Meanwhile, tensions also remain high between Iran and the West over its rapidly advancing nucl...

WATCH LIVE: The coronation of King Charles III

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:58:55 GMT

Journalists Lisa LaFlamme Cynthia Mulligan are in London, England for the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.Watch the in-depth coverage in the live video above.

Indian troops kill 2 rebels in Kashmir in ongoing operations

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:58:55 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian soldiers killed two suspected militants in ongoing counterinsurgency operations in Kashmir on Saturday, officials said, a day after rebels fighting against Indian rule killed five soldiers in the disputed Himalayan region. Joint army, paramilitary and police teams “spotted and pinned down” the militants before killing one of them in a forested area in the southern Rajouri sector, an Indian army statement said. It said soldiers recovered an automatic rifle and some ammunition and grenades and noted another militant was “likely to be injured.”There was no independent confirmation of the incident.Separately on Saturday, government forces killed another militant in a gun battle in western Kunzer area, police said.On Friday, rebels triggered an explosive device during an encounter with the Indian army, killing five soldiers, the military said. That fighting erupted after soldiers tracked a group of militants involved in an ambush of an army vehicle on April ...

Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank raid

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:58:55 GMT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during a military raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. A local armed group said the pair were militants.The deadly raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the city of Tulkarem was the latest in Israeli-Palestinian violence that has surged since last year.The ministry and Tulkarem’s branch of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militant group with connections to President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, identified the pair as Samer El Shafei and Hamza Kharyoush, both aged 22 years.The Israeli military said the two gunmen were suspected of carrying out a shooting attack at a nearby Israeli settlement earlier this week. An Israeli civilian was injured and vehicles were damaged during the shooting at the Avnei Hefetz Jewish settlement.Videos circulated on social media purportedly showed the lifeless bodies of the two gunmen lying on a tin roof as two Israeli soldiers searche...

Concert celebrating Gordon Lightfoot set for Orillia, Ont. hometown on Saturday

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:58:55 GMT

Fans of Gordon Lightfoot will gather tonight in his Orillia, Ont. hometown for a concert honouring the late folk singer-songwriter.In what was initially planned months ago as a tribute to a living legend, “Early Morning Rain: The Legend of Gordon Lightfoot” now serves as a celebration of a life well lived, after Lightfoot died Monday at age 84.The two-hour show is being performed at the Orillia Opera House by Leisa Way & the Wayward Wind Band under the direction of Toronto composer Bruce Ley.The program is described as capturing the spirit of Lightfoot’s live performances, with renditions of “Early Morning Rain,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway,” and many other Lightfoot favourites. The musicians will carry the show along with facts and anecdotes about the singer.Organizers say the concert is sold out at the 677-seat venue.The band’s leader Way, who was born in Kitchener, Ont. and grew up in Sudbury, told...

Evacuation alerts expanded as floodwaters rise on some B.C. rivers, creeks

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:58:55 GMT

Hundreds of residents in British Columbia’s southern and central Interior have been warned they may have to leave quickly if floodwaters move in. Flood warnings, watches and advisories cover about half of the province, although the areas most under threat are the Boundary and Thompson regions. Heavy rain on Friday and today following a week of record-setting temperatures that melted the snowpack has swollen rivers and creeks and set off mudslides. Evacuation alerts have been issued for almost 900 properties in the village of Salmo and its neighbouring communities of Erie and Ymir, as well as properties in Grand Forks and in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary.The Okanagan Indian Band has issued an evacuation order for a small number of homes along Whiteman’s Creek, where fast-moving water is undercutting the bank. The province says it has deployed more than 200,000 sandbags to communities including Grand Forks and Cache Creek, which has been hit particularly hard,...

Charles and Camilla arrive at Buckingham Palace ahead of coronation

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:58:55 GMT

King Charles III, a man who waited seven decades to become king, will be crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey with all the pomp and pageantry Britain can muster.There will be crowns and diamonds, soaring music, purple robes and magnificent hats – and a rousing cheer of “God Save the King” inside the abbey and in the streets outside.Thousands of people from across the U.K. and around the world camped overnight along the 1.3-mile (2-kilometer) route to catch a glimpse of the monarch as he travels from Buckingham Palace to the medieval abbey where kings have been crowned for a millennium.On the way back, the newly crowned king and Queen Camilla will travel in a 261-year-old gilded carriage accompanied by 4,000 troops, forming Britain’s biggest military parade in 70 years.The LatestKing Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, have arrived in a motorcade at Buckingham Palace ahead of their coronation.Loud cheers erupted among the crowds of wellwishers lining ...

Miss Manners: I warned him against this incendiary line of questioning

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:58:55 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I were invited to a dinner party by a childhood friend of mine, whom we have seen occasionally over the past 50 years.At dinner, the host pulled me aside and asked about my political views, to which I responded, “I believe my views will differ from your own. We don’t see each other often, so let’s just enjoy the evening.”He kept pushing, and I gave him my full opinion. He then asked what my wife’s views were. I responded by saying, “Pretty much like my own.” The host just exploded, freaking out, etc.Before returning to the group, I again requested we just put our views aside and enjoy the evening. The host then entered the kitchen, where my wife was assisting his wife, and asked her if she supports the same political party as me. My wife responded, “Yes!”My wife and I stayed through dinner. Three days later, we sent a respectful thank-you card. How should we have reacted to this attack, both in the ...

Live updates | King Charles III’s coronation

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:58:55 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the coronation of King Charles III:LONDON — King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, have arrived in a motorcade at Buckingham Palace ahead of their coronation.Loud cheers erupted among the crowds of wellwishers lining the Mall, the grand avenue leading to the palace, as the line of cars drove by. Charles and Camilla were seen waving at the crowds from within their Bentley. The couple are expected to depart from the palace in the Diamond Jubilee state coach later this morning to Westminster Abbey, where they will be crowned.Meanwhile at the abbey, many politicians and celebrities have arrived and taken their seats. Musicians have started warming up ahead of the ceremony, which is due to begin at 11 a.m. local time (1000 GMT).___More on the coronation of King Charles III:— Crowns and coaches ready for the king’s coronation— 5 things to look for during the coronation— Royal drama: King’s fractious family on stage— Prince William pours a ...