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Liz Truss becomes shortest-serving prime minister in UK history
Scott E Barbour/Getty Images(LONDON) -- It took Liz Truss 12 years in Parliament to reach the pinnacle of British political power. Now, after just 44 days leading the country, she has assumed the titl...
Oct 20, 2022
Anne Sacoolas, wife of US diplomat, pleads guilty in death of British teen motorcyclist
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Anne Sacoolas, 45, the wife of an American diplomat, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to causing the death of 19-year-old motorcyclist Harry Dunn by careless...
Oct 20, 2022
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces resignation
Rob Pinney/Getty Images(LONDON) -- U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday. Truss, who only became prime minister on Sept. 6, will be the shortest serving prime minister in...
Oct 20, 2022
NASA releases stunning star-filled image from Webb telescope
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)(NEW YORK) -- NASA on Wednesday released an image of newly formed stars from the James Webb Space Tele...
Oct 20, 2022
Iran's Elnaz Rekabi returns to Tehran after competing overseas without hijab
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after she garnered global attention for competing overseas without wearing a hijab, which is re...
Oct 19, 2022
How new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss lost her authority to govern
Leon Neal/Getty Images(LONDON) -- It was only six weeks ago that Liz Truss met Queen Elizabeth II and was appointed the new prime minister of the U.K. But six weeks is a long time in British politics ...
Oct 19, 2022
Duchess Meghan calls mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II a 'complicated time'
Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Meghan, the duchess of Sussex, has made her first public comments about the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whom she called the "matriarch" of Br...
Oct 19, 2022
What’s next for Prince William, Kate following Queen Elizabeth II’s death
Charles McQuillan/Getty Images(LONDON) -- After Queen Elizabeth II's death, a new royal era has officially begun. With King Charles III now as monarch, Prince William and Kate have also taken on new t...
Oct 19, 2022
Haitians eye foreign help warily as gangs, cholera outbreak take toll
KeithBinns/Getty Images(PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad) -- As Haiti continues to grapple with gang violence, inflation and rising cholera cases, a proposed U.N. security response is being met with caution by...
Oct 19, 2022
Nord Stream pipeline leaks caused by 'powerful explosions,' Danish police say
picture alliance/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A preliminary investigation of damages to the two Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea shows that the leaks were caused by "powerf...
Oct 18, 2022