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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks on during a visit to officially open the new building at Thames Hospice, Maidenhead, England July 15, 2022.

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s monarch for 70 years, dies

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died at the age of 96.

members of a battalion lining up in front of a palace

There are 28 other monarchies in the world

Global Politics
White roses adorn the King Richard III statue at Leicester Cathedral in central England.

Five centuries after his death, Richard III finally gets a royal send-off

Culture
Andy Warhol in Iran

Here’s how Andy Warhol ended up in Iran during the Shah’s regime

Arts, Culture & Media

A Royal Example

Off With His Head! DNA Connects Louis XVI to Gruesome Relic

DNA evidence has connected a gruesome relic to the execution of the French King, Louis XVI, 1793. The report provokes thoughts on the nature of relics. And power.

New Middle East Oil Pipeline Bypasses Strait of Hormuz

Conflict & Justice

Name a new Middle East pipeline that bypasses the strategic Strait of Hormuz is up and running in the United Arab Emirates.

French Entrepreneurs Plan New Napoleon Theme Park

Arts, Culture & Media

Watch out Mickey Mouse, here comes Napoleon Land. Well, at least some French entrepreneurs are hoping a theme park based Napoleon Bonaparte will be more popular than Euro Disney. The World’s Gerry Hadden has our story from Montereau.

A Royal Wedding on the French Riviera

Global Politics

We are looking for a small country, which is decked up for a royal wedding.

What’s on Bhutan’s new independent media?

Conflict & Justice

Three years ago, the King of Bhutan declared that the country would move to democracy and freedom of the press. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad checks in on how Bhutan’s newly free media are faring.