Before London, Britons rush to Edinburgh to say a heartfelt goodbye to the Queen

By the tens of thousands, Britons flocked to the coffin of Elizabeth II in Edinburgh on Tuesday before her transfer to London, where a grandiose goodbye to the ultra-popular sovereign with record longevity in the history of the United Kingdom is being prepared. For several hours, thousands of anonymous people have been praying, bowing, bowing, bowing, signing, or wiping away a tear in front of the oak casket that rests in the cathedral of the Scottish capital.

Placed on a stage and covered with the yellow, red, and navy blue Scottish flag, a wreath of white flowers and Scotland's solid gold crown placed above, the coffin remained accessible to the population all night, guarded by four royal archers placed around, and protected by a wide cord that keeps the public at a distance from several meters.

The Ukrainian military says it will continue to succeed under Russian bombardments of the conquered areas

Ukraine announced new military successes on Monday, saying it had reached the Russian border and regained the equivalent of seven times the size of Kiev in a month from the Russian army, which responded by bombing some reconquered areas. The Ukrainian army initially announced a counteroffensive in the south, before making a swift advance in the Kharkiv region (north-east) over the past week.

In the east, “the liberation of localities from Russian invaders is continuing in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions,” the Ukrainian army proclaimed. And in the Kherson region (south), it has claimed the reconquest of 500 km² in two weeks, its first numerical estimate of its progress in the south. In total, “since the beginning of September, our soldiers have already liberated 6,000 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in the east and south, and we are continuing to advance,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday evening.

Emmy Awards: “Succession” Best Drama Series

"Succession”, a production that already won awards two years ago for its chronicle of a powerful family whose members plot and tear each other apart, was crowned best drama series on Monday night at the Emmy Awards, overcoming “Squid Game.” The HBO juggernaut, largely inspired by the struggles within the family of billionaire Rupert Murdoch according to numerous critics, led the way with 25 nominations.

"Squid Game”, produced by Netflix, failed to become the first non-English language production to win the major award, but its lead actor, South Korea's Lee Jung-jae, won the Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. On the female side, American Zendaya, who plays a teenage drug addict in the HBO series “Euphoria”, won the award for best actress in a drama series.

The quirky series “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+), which follows an American football coach who is completely lost when he takes over an English soccer team, was voted best comedy on Monday, and “The White Lotus,” a satire about the luxury industry in Hawaii, was voted best mini-series on Monday.

Champions League: OM is already a result requirement

Good performances are no substitute for points: having a solid match last week on Tottenham's field, the Marseillais came back defeated and already have little room for error on Tuesday against Frankfurt at the Velodrome, which is under close surveillance for fear of incidents between fans. Marseilles' successes in the Champions League are a rarity, only one in the last 16 matches, compared with 15 losses. The statistic should be put into perspective because three of these losses were recorded in the eighth and then in the quarterfinals in 2012, but it illustrates how difficult OM is to exist in C1. But with Frankfurt and Sporting Lisbon in addition to Tottenham, Pool D seems on the right scale for Igor Tudor's group, who must confirm it against the Germans on Tuesday.

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Armenia and Azerbaijan reported large-scale border clashes on Tuesday that killed Azerbaijani troops, during the latest outbreak of violence between the two enemy countries.

Five years after the June 2017 fire in Pedrogao Grande, the deadliest in Portugal, the country is awaiting a verdict, expected Tuesday, against the eleven accused of negligent homicide.

The launch of NASA's new mega-rocket to the Moon, already aborted twice due to technical problems, will take place no earlier than September 27, the American Space Agency announced on Monday.

Stadiums under surveillance in France: overtaken by the violence during Nice-Cologne, French football is tackling the week's European posters between caution and “reinforced action”, fearing new clashes at Marseille-Frankfurt on Tuesday, Rennes-Fenerbahçe and Monaco-Ferencvaros on Thursday.