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The head of anti-monarchist campaign group Republic has been arrested at a protest in Trafalgar Square ahead of the Coronation. Footage shows protesters in “Not My King” t-shirts being detained, including Republic’s CEO Graham Smith. https://youtu.be/iHZObge4KPs Six demonstrators, including Mr Smith, were arrested by police while unloading placards near the Coronation procession route, the group said. “So much for the right to peaceful protest,” the group said, adding the officers would not give the reasons for their arrest and confirmed their CEO was among them. Matt Turnbull, one of those arrested, said the straps holding the placards had been “misconstrued”…

London : Crowds from across Britain and the world gathered on Saturday in London where Charles III will be crowned king in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. 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. The church buzzed with excitement and was abloom with fragrant flowers and colorful hats as guests began to arrive two hours before the ceremony. Streaming into the abbey were celebrities such…

The Indian Community Relief Fund (ICRF) arranged a meeting of social workers and volunteers with the visiting Union Minister of State for External Affairs Sri V Muraleedharan.     Honourable Minister addressed more than 50 social workers and volunteers gathered at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 5 May 2023. Further, Honourable Minister interacted with the members and responded to various questions raised by them. His Excellency the Ambassador of India to Bahrain Sri Piyush Srivastava, Second Secretaries Mr Ihjas Ahmed and Mr Ravishankar Shukla were also present during the meeting. ICRF Chairman Dr Babu Ramachandran briefed ICRF’s objective and activities, Adviser…

London : King Charles greeted excited crowds gathering for his historic coronation this weekend as world leaders gathered on Friday for what will be the biggest ceremonial event to be staged in Britain for 70 years Charles, 74, and his wife Camilla will be crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey in a glittering but solemn religious ceremony with traditions dating back some 1,000 years, followed by a procession, resplendent with pomp and pageantry. https://youtu.be/iHZObge4KPs Royal fans have already begun camping out on The Mall, the grand boulevard that leads to Buckingham Palace, and they were rewarded when Charles and his eldest…

London : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today attended the reception hosted on the eve of the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Head of the Commonwealth. Heads of countries’ delegations and royal families attended the reception, held today at Buckingham Palace. https://youtu.be/iHZObge4KPs HM King Hamad exchanged cordial talks with HM King Charles III on the depth of the robust long-standing friendly relations between the two royal families…

At least five Indian soldiers were killed and four others injured on Friday during a gunfight with suspected militants in the Himalayan Jammu and Kashmir region. The soldiers belonged to the Indian Army’s special forces and were part of a team involved in an operation after receiving information about a group of militants in the mountainous Rajouri district of Jammu. The soldiers died when “terrorists triggered explosives in retaliation” during the operation at Kesri Hill in the Kandi area of Rajouri district, an army official said. The army said that there was a possibility the militants had also suffered casualties. The injured…

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the face of Turkey’s six-party opposition alliance, is the symbol of a potential new future and poses a tangible threat to the president. Two weeks remain until Turkey’s most decisive elections in decades will determine the future of its  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr Kilicdaroglu was born in the eastern Tunceli province to an Alevi family, members of a long-persecuted sect, and started his career as a civil servant with the Finance Ministry. He later entered parliament as an Istanbul deputy in 2002 and has led the opposition since 2010. Mr Kilicdaroglu, 74, is the leader of the centre-left Republican…

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the global health emergency Covid-19 “over” on Friday. The announcement marks the end of a pandemic that killed nearly seven million people, devastated economies and triggered nationwide lockdowns. “It’s with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency,” Dr Tedros said. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice.” The announcement is largely symbolic, as most countries around the world have already ended their Covid restrictions as…

Tokyo : An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck off Japan’s western prefecture Ishikawa on Friday, authorities said. No tsunami warning was issued after the 2:42 p.m. quake, which had a maximum seismic intensity of upper 6 on Japan’s scale of 7.

Dubai : Tourism Minister Fatima bint Jaffar Al Sairafi held a meeting with her Indian counterpart  Rohan Khaunte on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market. The Arabian Travel Market is held at the Dubai World Trade Center in Dubai under the slogan “Working towards achieving net zero emissions”, in the presence of global travel industry leaders, decision makers and industry experts around the world. During the meeting, the two sides discussed cooperation to encourage inter-tourism, focusing on the possibility of launching joint programs packages that offer tourists unique experiences, in addition to marketing and joint tourism promotions. They also…