all his siblings were at the balmoral castle. prince here is on the way and according to sources, megan is not joining him. other royal family members are there as well and just yesterday the queen canceled a virtual meeting because doctors advised her to rest. the palace at this, upon further evaluation the doctors are concerned for the majesties health and recommended she remain under medical supervision here are the queen remains comfortable and at balmoral castle. the queen s 96 years old, the longest-serving monarch having celebrated platinum jubilee three months ago. but the last couple of years have been difficult for the queen. she lost the president prince f prince philip in 2021 d her son prince andrew and grandson and most recently recovered with a belt of covid. martha, you have followed this family and the platinum jubilee but i think it is very difficult to overstate the importance of queen elizabeth in world history. going back to world war ii, 25 years old the
thank you all for your enthusiasm to mark and celebrate these 50 years. gratitude, respect, and pride. these words sum up how i feel about the people of this country and the commonwealth and what this jubilee means to me. i wondered whether i should start this saying when i was here in 1776. [laughter] in my lifetime, the united nations has moved from being a high-minded aspiration to being a real force for common good. that in itself has been the signal achievement. but we are not gathered here to reminisce. in tomorrow s world, we must all work together as hard as ever if we are truly to the united nations. neil: just a sampling is a look back over 70 years, through seven posts, 15 prime ministers, and 14 u.s. presidents. she has been an unstoppable force over decades. the constant anna world i was constantly changing. and now, britain s longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii, is dead. she died in scotland earlier today. her son is now king charles iii. fast-movin
weissmann who will join us in a few minutes, but we begin with the news that has made today one of those days that we will simply never forget around here. a global outpouring of grief after queen elizabeth ii passed away earlier today at the age of 96. the queen, who has reigned over the united kingdom and 15 other countries all over the world for 70 years die at balmoral castle, that s her summer home in scotland. all four of the queen s children were by her side in her final moments. these pictures show princes andrew and edward along with her grandson arriving at balmoral earlier today. her son charles is now the king taking the throne as king charles iii. he calls the death of his mother, a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family, adding this, quote, during this period of mourning and change my family and i will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect ask deep affection in which the queen was so widely held. it is difficult t
and maxijazz, lead singer of the band faithless, dies at the age of 65. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died due to icy roads and high winds uprooting trees. here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into subzero temperatures. from coast to coast, it has bought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to stay indoors but some are trying to tackle the snow. you need to clear your sidewalks in the 2a hours after the storm, so i m out here doing it with a s
welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. the kremlin admits it made mistakes in the way it mobilised reservists to fight in ukraine as protests against the pound has a roller coaster day on the financial markets as the uk government and the bank of england try to offer reassurance. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. the kremlin admits it made mistakes in the way it mobilised reservists to fight in ukraine as protests against the call up continue. it s six in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in moscow where the kremlin has admitted it made mistakes in the way it tried to mobilise hundreds of thousands of reservists to fight in ukraine. the call up triggered widespread protests and there were reports that people with no military experience or who are too old or disabled were being handed draught papers. draft president putin s spokesperson acknowledg