Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
Gun salutes will be fired across Britain on Saturday, marking the death of Prince Philip as there was an outpour of tributes for him, who was a pillar of strength for Queen Elizabeth during her 69-year reign.
Prince Charles paid a personal tribute on Saturday to his “dear papa” Prince Philip. He said the royal family missed him enormously and that the 99-year-old would have been in wonder at the touching reaction across the world to his death.
The late Prince Philip have shared a respectful 50-year relationship with an indigenous group in the island nation of Vanuatu that conducted veneration based on their shared respect for tradition, in contrast to his history of racially insensitive remarks.
French container shipping group CMA CGM is pursuing a plan to rebuild Beirut’s port within three years, despite political deadlock in Lebanon that has prevented decisions on the port since a blast last August, a company executive said.
Reiterating Iran’s commitment to nuclear non-proliferation, President Hassan Rouhani oversaw the launch of advanced centrifuges at the underground Natanz nuclear plant to mark National Nuclear Technology Day.
After more than six years since his arrest in a major corruption investigation, Portugal’s former Prime Minister Jose Socrates will face trial, but only on lesser charges of money laundering and falsifying documents, as per a ruling by a judge in Lisbon.
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