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Queen Elizabeth is featured on several currencies. So what happens next?

Queen Elizabeth II has been depicted on British banknotes and coins for decades. Her portrait also has been featured on currencies in dozens of other places around the world

Allies push for more US weaponry after seeing impact in war-torn Ukraine

US has to both replace the HIMARS systems it sent to Ukraine at a projected cost so far of about USD 33 million but also predict the future demands in foreign sales

After Queen's death, King Charles hints his reign will offer change of tone

Charles looked more like a US president on the campaign trail than the latest steward of a 1,000-year-old hereditary monarchy

Judge restores oil lease on land sacred to Native Americans in US, Canada

A federal judge ordered the Biden administration to reinstate a drilling lease that has been in dispute for decades on land near the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

Burger King to invest $ 400 mn in US revamp over next 2 yrs to boost sales

Burger King plans to invest USD 400 million in its US restaurants over the next two years to update its stores and boost flagging sales.

Here's what's next for the UK as King Charles III starts his reign

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has triggered a series of carefully structured ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and heralds the new King's reign

US sanctions Iran intelligence over malicious Albania cyberattack

US government imposed sanctions on Iran's intelligence agency and its leadership in response to malicious cyberattacks on Albanian government computer systems in July

Poland says Ukraine ready to offer electricity as coal alternative

Ukraine is ready to supply Poland with electricity and help reduce the use of coal for power generation in light of an anticipated energy crisis, the Polish prime minister said

US stocks rise broadly, remain on track to break 3-week losing streak

Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street on Friday, keeping the market on track to break a three-week losing streak

UK Parliament holds special session to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Everyday politics was put on hold in UK with lawmakers set to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in Parliament over two days, which began with a special session at noon

German court keeps hearing farmer's climate case against Volkswagen

The group accused VW of relying on the arguments of climate change skeptics to avoid bringing forward its current deadline for ending the sale of combustion engine vehicles from 2040

King Charles III leaves Balmoral Castle to address nation from London

Britain's new king prepared to meet with the prime minister and address a nation mourning Queen Elizabeth II

Amid heat wave, California faces weather threats from wildfires to floods

Firefighters on Thursday struggled to control major wildfires in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada that have grown explosively

North Korea says it will never give up nuclear weapons to counter US

Kim also criticised South Korea over its plans to expand its conventional strike capabilities and revive large-scale military exercises with the United States to counter the North's growing threats

Mexico: State-owned oil company admits releasing huge methane plume

Mexico's state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos oil company acknowledged on Thursday it released a huge plume of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in the Gulf of Mexico late last year.

Trump documents probe: US Justice Dept is appealing special master ruling

The Justice Department has said it was appealing a judge's decision granting the appointment of an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from Trump's Florida home.

Fleeing civilians drown amid new attacks in South Sudan, hundreds dead: UN

Frantic civilians are drowning as they flee a new eruption in fighting in South Sudan and perhaps hundreds have died in the attacks, the United Nations said on Thursday.

US govt revokes Trump-era immigration rule to expand healthcare benefits

The Biden administration has officially undone a Trump-era rule that barred immigrants from gaining legal residency if they had utilized certain government benefits

Greece signs deal to recover 161 ancient artifacts from US billionaire

Greece has ratified a complex deal for the return, over coming decades, of 161 striking ancient Greek artifacts from a US billionaire's collection

US announces sanctions against Iranian firms for selling drones to Russia

The US Treasury Department has announced that it is levying sanctions against four Iranian companies that it says were involved in sending drones to Russia last month for war against Ukraine.