The crisis talks between Prince Harry, the Queen, Prince Charles, and Prince William regarding the future roles of the Sussexes in the Royal Family did not include Meghan Markle. Despite being in Canada with their son Archie, it was initially believed that Meghan participated in the discussions over the phone. However, a senior palace source has confirmed that she was not involved in the conversation. According to the source, the decision for Meghan not to join the talks was made by the Sussexes themselves. Queen Elizabeth, in a meeting at Sandringham on Monday, allowed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to step down as senior members of the Royal Family, enabling them to pursue a new life as a young family. A subsequent statement described the meeting as "constructive," with the senior roya...

A bus and pedestrians were swallowed by a massive sinkhole in the city of Xining in Qinghai province in China, resulting in at least six deaths and 16 injuries.   Emergency workers, totaling more than 1,000, responded to the scene around 5:30pm on Monday. Rescuers have been searching for four missing individuals, while the injured have been transported to hospitals for treatment.     Images of the road collapse outside a hospital depict the vehicle almost entirely submerged near a bus stop as people flee to safety.   The cause of the incident is under investigation, as stated by the state-run broadcaster, CCTV.     This is not the first sinkhole tragedy in China. In 2016, three people fell into a massive sinkhole in central Henan province, which sw...

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has declared that the downing of the Ukrainian plane in Tehran was an "unforgivable error" and assured that "all those involved will be punished." In a televised speech on Tuesday, Rouhani emphasized that the "tragic event" would be thoroughly investigated and stressed that "one person cannot be solely responsible for the crash." Without providing further details, he expressed the need for an honest expression of the multiple factors involved. He acknowledged the Iranian armed forces' admission of their mistake as a positive first step and acknowledged the accountability of the Iranian government to the lives lost, both Iranian and from other nations. Additionally, he has ordered the establishment of a special court with a ranking judge and numerous ...

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has addressed the downing of the Ukrainian plane in Tehran, labeling it an "unforgivable error" and assuring that "all those involved will be punished." The declaration was made during a televised speech on Tuesday, with Rouhani emphasizing that the "tragic event" will be thoroughly investigated and that accountability extends beyond a single individual responsible for the crash. "There are others, too, and I want that this issue is expressed honestly," he stated, without providing further details. Rouhani also stressed the admission of mistake by the Iranian armed forces as a positive initial step and emphasized the government's accountability to both the Iranian and other affected nations. He has ordered the establishment of a special court, compr...