The world says goodbye to Elizabeth II, a page of history is turned

The world says goodbye to Elizabeth II on Monday at a grandiose funeral in London, where dignitaries from around the world will pay tribute to a sovereign with an incredible destiny, who devoted her 70-year reign to making the British crown shine. After 10 days of national mourning, tributes and ceremonies at the centennial celebration, 2,000 people are expected for a religious ceremony at Westminster Abbey at 10:00 GMT: among the audience were American President Joe Biden, the Emperor of Japan Naruhito, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan has been announced. After the invasion of Ukraine, Russia was not invited. On the other hand, the Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska made the trip.

Puerto Rico: Hurricane Fiona caused “considerable” damage in several areas

Hurricane Fiona cut off power Sunday in Puerto Rico, dumping torrential rain and causing “considerable” damage on the American island, before heading for the Dominican Republic. Among other things, Fiona caused landslides, knocked down trees and power lines, made roads impassable and caused a bridge to collapse in the town of Utuado, in the mountainous region in the center of the island, Governor Pedro Pierluisi said at a press conference Sunday evening. The entire territory, which has more than three million inhabitants, was without power as the hurricane approached, Pierluisi added, saying the power grid was out of service.

Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: more than 90 deaths during the recent violence

At least 94 people were killed this week in border clashes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, both sides said Sunday, the worst violence in years between the countries that have established a fragile truce. However, the situation on the disputed border of these two former Soviet republics in Central Asia was calm in the evening, according to Bishkek, after an emergency ceasefire was signed on Friday.

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The EU has frozen 14.5 billion the assets of Russian celebrities as part of sanctions adopted in response to the war in Ukraine, but several countries, including Hungary, did not contribute to the effort, asserted the European Commissioner for Justice.

Five years after the death of six middle school students when their school bus collided with a train in Millas (Pyrénées-Orientales), the trial of the driver will begin on Monday in Marseille. The only person notified, she maintains that the crossing was open.

The Swiss courts handed down their verdict on Monday against a young Swiss woman who tried to slaughter two women in a department store in 2020 in Lugano on behalf of the Islamic State (IS) jihadi group.

Israeli archaeological authorities have announced the accidental discovery of an intact burial tomb dating back 3,300 years, from the time of Pharaoh Ramses II, and filled with pottery, bronze objects, and bones.

football: Real Madrid won the Spanish capital's derby 2-1 against Atlético Madrid on Sunday, where Antoine Griezmann was playing his first match of the season as a starter, and thus regained top of the league ahead of FC Barcelona, who won Elche 3-0 the day before.

Spanish basketball players won their fourth European championship title after those of 2009, 2011 and 2015 by handily beating France, 88 to 76, in the final in Berlin on Sunday.