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UK to mark coronation with street parties and a concert

Britain on Sunday celebrates the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla with street parties around the country and a concert at Windsor Castle.. - 'Celebration and friendship' "From a cup of tea with a neighbour to a street party, a Coronation Big Lunch brings the celebrations to your neighbourhood and is a great way to get to know your community a little better," Buckingham Palace said.

Prilepin, a Russian writer who backs the Kremlin's Ukraine campaign

Zakhar Prilepin, who was wounded in a car blast on Saturday, paints himself as a warrior writer -- once praised by Western critics before he put his pen and his Kalashnikov to the service of the Kremlin in Ukraine.. Once a critic of Putin, he became a supporter of the Kremlin and appeared frequently on Russian television in between fighting missions to Ukraine.

Car blast wounds pro-Kremlin writer

A car explosion wounded pro-Kremlin writer Zakhar Prilepin on Saturday and killed one other person, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks that Russia has blamed on Ukraine.. There have also been two previous killings of nationalist figures which Russia has blamed on Ukraine.

54 dead after ethnic clashes in India's remote northeast

The death toll after ethnic clashes in India's remote northeast rose to 54 on Saturday, with fresh violence overnight despite authorities rushing in troops to restore order.. Manipur is part of India's remote northeast, a region linked to the rest of the country by a narrow land corridor that has seen decades of unrest among ethnic and separatist groups.

'All to blame': Serbia takes stock after mass shootings

The arrival of spring is usually a festive, carefree affair in Serbia's capital Belgrade. . On Wednesday, the first shooting saw a 13-year-old gun down eight fellow classmates and a beloved security guard at an elementary school in an upscale neighbourhood in downtown Belgrade.  

UK royals greet crowds from Buckingham Palace balcony

King Charles III and Queen Camilla greeted rain-drenched crowds Saturday with smiles and waves, in two appearances alongside other British royals from the balcony of Buckingham Palace shortly after their coronations.. The balcony appearances by Charles and Camilla are their last scheduled public events Saturday.

Pacific Island tribe celebrates Charles's coronation

A remote South Pacific island boomed with song on Saturday as hundreds gathered for King Charles's coronation, a momentous occasion for villagers who believe his father was a local deity.. A world away from the pageantry at Westminster Abbey, some 1,000 islanders gathered in the lush, rugged highlands to feast on local delicacies and drink shells full of kava -- a peppery, mildly intoxicating root drink that is a key part of Pacific culture.

Floral headpieces replace tiaras at Charles's dress-down coronation

Prince William's wife Catherine on Saturday chose a floral headpiece instead of a tiara for the coronation of Charles III, in line with the "green" tone set for the coronation by the king.. - Floral motifs - Catherine's daughter Princess Charlotte, a granddaughter of King Charles, wore a headpiece that matched her mother's while her dress was also by Alexander McQueen and featured similar floral motifs.