LONDON (AP) — Britain’s King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Less than 18 months into his reign, the 75-year-old monarch will suspend public engagements but will continue with state business, and won’t be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state.The palace didn’t disclose
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Monday at the start of his fifth visit to the Middle East since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, hoping to press ahead with a potential cease-fire deal and postwar planning while tamping down regional tensions.But on
Camila Lange, who is 7-months-pregnant, on Monday sat with her husband and dog in what used to be their home in Vina del Mar, Chile. Hundreds of homes in the central coastal area of the South American nation have been destroyed in fires that have killed at least 112 people.Weather and climate extremes — wildfire
MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has called himself the “world’s coolest dictator” or as his X profile read on election day, the “Philosopher King.”Now he’ll likely have five more years to provoke, surprise and raise concerns, after appearing to win a landslide reelection as the Central American country’s president. Preliminary and partial
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has returned to the Middle East on his fifth urgent diplomatic mission since Israel’s war with Hamas began in October. Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, with planned stops in Egypt, Qatar, Israel and the West Bank. (Feb 5.) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has returned to
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LONDON (AP) — The announcement Monday that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer has come as a shock to many in Britain, largely because the 75-year-old monarch has generally enjoyed good health through the years.Palace officials did not specify what kind of cancer the king has, or how serious his condition is. They
LONDON (AP) — Royal officials said Monday that King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment.Here is the statement from Buckingham Palace in full:“During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Lawyers for Cambodia’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party filed a lawsuit Monday at the order of the party’s leader, former Prime Minister Hun Sen, accusing a leading rights activist of defamation and seeking damages of half a million dollars.The complaint was filed in Phnom Penh Municipal Court against Soeng Sen Karuna
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris Monday from neighborhoods devastated by wildfires over the past several days, as officials raised the death toll to 122. Hundreds of people remain missing.The fires appeared to have diminished by Monday morning after burning intensely since Friday
