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Prime Minister attends State Funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe

SEP 27, 2022 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the State Funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan, Tokyo. Representatives from over 100 countries, including more than 20 Heads of State / Government participated in the State Funeral. Prime Minister honoured the […]

World leaders head to London for Queen Elizabeth II funeral

LONDON — Thousands of police, hundreds of troops and an army of officials made final preparations Sunday for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II — a spectacular display of national mourning that will also be the biggest gathering of world leaders for years. U.S. President Joe Biden and other […]

Requiem praise for South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was remembered at his funeral Saturday for his Nobel Peace Prize-earning role in ending South Africa’s apartheid regime of racial oppression and for championing the rights of LGBTQ people. “When we were in the dark, he brought light,” […]

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