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London Reuters — The official coronation portrait of Britain’s King Charles was made public on Tuesday, two years after he was crowned, in a tradition dating back more than 400 years to a time when such a painting often became the defining image of a monarch. The portrait of Charles, in his Robe of State standing beside the Imperial State Crown, and one of his wife, Queen Camilla, will go on display in London’s National Gallery for a month before being moved to Buckingham Palace, their permanent home, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Tuesday. Charles, 76, who was…
This rise has naturally thrust a typically reserved teenager into the consciousness of a fan base that stretches all over the globe.Thankfully, any shyness the Reading-born starlet carries falls by the wayside for 90 minutes when taking to a football pitch.”It’s new to me because being at my former club Leicester wasn’t as big as coming here,” Nyoni says. “I didn’t really know what to expect. You see how the fans [are], they are just crazy. “I just take it within my stride. Obviously if I see anyone, I’ll always take my time to be nice to people and stuff…
Rome CNN — Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, meaning that cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first day of the conclave. There is no clear frontrunner to take over leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, and cardinals will continue voting Thursday in a series of highly secretive ballots until they choose a successor to Pope Francis. The 133 voting cardinals are returning to the Santa Marta residence inside the Vatican, where they will remain sequestered. Meanwhile, the rest of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics will have to continue waiting, with…
Mikel Arteta appeared to take a sly dig at Premier League winners Liverpool ahead of his side’s Champions League semifinal second leg against Paris Saint-Germain.The north London side are looking to overcome a 1-0 deficit in Paris on Wednesday as they look to reach only the second Champions League final in their history.The competition has emerged as Arsenal’s only hope winning silverware this season after a disappointing league campaign that sees them trail Liverpool by 15 points with three matches to play.Editor’s Picks1 Related”Winning trophies is about being in the right moment in the right place. Liverpool have won the…
The Israeli army is planning to seize complete control of the Gaza Strip, displace the entire population to a small area of land in the south and provide Palestinians with only enough food so they don’t starve to death, as part of an expanded military operation ominously called “Gideon’s Chariots”. Israel’s security cabinet unanimously approved the plan late on 4 May, hours after the country’s military said it was strengthening its capacity to operate in the besieged Palestinian territory by mobilising tens of thousands of reservists. The plan, aspects of which are already being implemented, will fully commence if a deal isn’t reached on the release of…
At half-time of Saturday’s game with Preston, Bristol City boss Liam Manning prepared the biggest team-talk of his career with his side trailing 2-0 and their promotion house of cards on the verge of collapse.He wasn’t to know at the time that any score would be enough for the Robins to secure a play-off spot, and if results elsewhere had turned against them defeat would have signalled the ultimate anti-climax with a first top-six Championship finish since 2008 on the line. His players had looked nervous, especially in front of goal. They hadn’t managed a single shot on target despite…
Enzo Maresca has said lifting the Conference League this season would signify that “Chelsea are back.”The west London side have one foot in the final after a commading 4-1 win against Djurgarden in their semifinal first leg last week.Chelsea, who had to go through the playoffs to qualify for Europe’s third-tier competition, last played in a European final in 2021 when they beat Manchester City 1-0 to lift their second Champions League trophy.They can now become the first team to win all three European competitions if they add the Conference League to their trophy cabinet later this month.Editor’s Picks1 Related”It’s…
CNN — Netflix is getting its first facelift in 12 years. The streaming giant on Wednesday announced a major overhaul of its home page, the first redesign since it unveiled its current home page in November 2013. Additionally, the streamer announced it will begin testing generative AI-boosted search and a TikTok-like vertical video feed on mobile. While Netflix emphasized that these will initially be considered “small tests,” meaning that not all Netflix users will initially receive the tools, the global scale of the tests suggests a much larger undertaking. The streamer’s sleek new TV home page will move its main…
Stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates. The S&P 500 was trying to avoid a third consecutive day of losses. The Dow was up 180 points, or 0.45%, midday Wednesday. The S&P 500 hovered around the flatline and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.4%. Stocks dipped lower as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, during his annual testimony to Congress, said that trade talks with China this weekend will be preliminary. Investors this week are focused on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks this afternoon and potential updates in trade negotiations between the US and China,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that Russia was “asking for too much” in its initial peace offer as the United States looks to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine.The vice president, speaking at a Washington meeting hosted by the Munich Security Conference, did not elaborate on Moscow’s terms, but said he was not pessimistic about the possibility of a peace deal. That is a more sanguine assessment than President Donald Trump’s recent skepticism that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end the war that begin in February 2022 when Russia invaded.“I wouldn’t say…