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Graham Smith of the campaigning group republic speaks during an interview in London, Thursday, April 27, 2023. There will be dissenters among the cheering crowds when King Charles III travels by gilded coach to his coronation. More than 1,500 protesters will be dressed in yellow for maximum visibility and they plan to gather beside it to chant “Not my king” as the royal procession goes by on Saturday. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

‘Not my king’: UK republicans want coronation to be the last

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

$A polling station sign is adjusted outside the polling station in Bridlington, England, Thursday, May 4, 2023. Millions of people in England are voting Thursday in local elections, the first test of electoral opinion since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took over a fractious and exhausted Conservative Party six months ago. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)$

U.K. holds local elections Thursday amid storm over new voter ID rules

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

This image from a video shows police leading a man inside a police van outside Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. London police said a controlled explosion was carried out as a precaution outside Buckingham Palace late Tuesday after a man was arrested there on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. (CHANNEL 7 via AP)

Buckingham Palace weapons arrest comes amid security push ahead of coronation of King Charles III

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Workers attach decorative crowns to the ends of the flag poles, outside a building in central London, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. The Coronation of King Charles III will take place at Westminster Abbey on May 6. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Coronation to mix old rites, modern values; King Charles aims to broaden scope of British monarchy

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Chelsea's interim head coach Frank Lampard stands by the touchline during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Brentford at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Chelsea loses a 5th straight game to deepen crisis

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Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands celebrates winning the women's race at the London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 23, 2023.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Kiptum wins London Marathon in second fastest time

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Australia's Sam Kerr celebrates after scoring against England during the women's international friendly soccer match between England and Australia at the Gtech Community Stadium in London, England, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Chelsea hosts Barcelona, Arsenal at Wolfsburg in Women’s CL

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Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort attend the Easter Mattins Service at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Sunday, April 9, 2023. King Charles III will be taking a shortcut and a smoother ride to Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023, trimming the procession route his mother took in 1953 as he aims for a more modest coronation that will include some modern touches. (Yui Mok/Pool via AP, File)

King’s coronation: 3 crowns, 2 carriages and a shorter route

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the Dossier Center, a London-based investigative group funded by Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Gleb Karakulov speaks during an interview in Turkey in December 2022. Karakulov, who was responsible for setting up secure communications for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said moral opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his fear of dying there drove him to speak out, despite the risks to himself and his family. He said he hoped to inspire other Russians to speak out also. “Our President has become a war criminal,” he said. “It is time to end this war and stop being silent.” (Dossier Center via AP)

Elite Putin security officer defects, calls Russian leader a ‘war criminal’

By Erika Kinetz - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the Dossier Center, a London-based investigative group funded by Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Gleb Karakulov speaks during an interview in Turkey in December 2022. Karakulov, who was responsible for setting up secure communications for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said moral opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his fear of dying there drove him to speak out, despite the risks to himself and his family. He said he hoped to inspire other Russians to speak out also. “Our President has become a war criminal,” he said. “It is time to end this war and stop being silent.” (Dossier Center via AP)

Antiwar officer from Vladimir Putin’s elite security team defects

By Erika Kinetz - Associated Press

Activists from the group Just Stop Oil block a road in London, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, demanding to stop future gas and oil projects from going ahead. British climate activists who have blocked roads and splattered artworks with soup said Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, that they are suspending a dayslong protest that has clogged a major highway around London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) **FILE**

Climate protesters who stormed British Grand Prix avoid jail

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

From left, SNP leadership candidates Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes taking part in the SNP leadership debate in Inverness, Scotland, Friday, March 17, 2023. The Scottish National Party is finding out that Nicola Sturgeon is a hard act to follow. Scotland’s governing party is choosing a replacement for a leader who came to dominate Scottish politics but hit an impasse in the campaign for independence from the United Kingdom, and split the party with a transgender rights law. (Paul Campbell/PA via AP)

Scotland to get 1st Muslim leader as SNP elects Humza Yousaf

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, welcomes Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Downing Street in London, Friday, March 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Protesters greet Netanyahu as he meets UK leader in London

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his home, in London, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Under oath, Boris Johnson denies he lied over ‘partygate’

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, inside Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. It is the first visit to the UK by the Ukraine President since the war began nearly a year ago. (Dan Kitwood/Pool via AP)

Britain pledges Ukrainian fighter pilot training during Zelenskyy visit

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. It is the first visit to the UK by the Ukraine President since the war began nearly a year ago. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Ukraine’s leader Zelenskyy tells U.K. ‘freedom will win,’ pushes for warplanes

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

This undated photo released by the Crown Prosecution Service on Friday Feb. 3, 2023, shows a crossbow which Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, was carrying when arrested, after being caught in the grounds of Windsor Castle. Chail pleaded guilty to treason on Friday for planning to attack Queen Elizabeth II. (Crown Prosecution Service via AP)

U.K. man admits treason over crossbow plot against queen

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In this Jan. 20, 2009 file photo, nurses in the Hello Kitty-designed maternity ward at the Hau Sheng Hospital checks on the newborns in the southern Taiwan city of Chunghua. The hospital, located 95 miles (150 kilometers) south of Taipei, is full of Hello Kitty bedding, reflecting its owner's belief that mothers and their newborns will be soothed by the well-known Hello Kitty ambiance. On Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 fans around the world celebrate the 40th anniversary of this global icon of &quot;cute-cool.&quot; That is, Hello Kitty. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)

Student nurse charged with taking bomb to U.K. maternity ward

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Japanese Ground-Self Defense Force (JGDDF) Type 90 tank fires its gun at a target during an annual drill exercise at the Minami Eniwa Camp in Eniwa, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Dec. 7, 2021. Japan warned of escalating national security threats stemming from Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s tensions with Taiwan in an annual defense paper issued Friday, July 22, 2022, as Japan tries to bolster its military capability and spending. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) **FILE**

Regional defense partnerships rise with China’s power

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A customer reads a copy of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" at a book store in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" arrives in bookstores on Tuesday, providing a varied portrait of the Duke of Sussex and the royal family. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

After hype, readers get hands on Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press