Driving the news: The late queen will begin lying in state on Wednesday, Sept. 14, and the public will have the opportunity to pay their respects, the palace said.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that it had removed forces away from areas outside the major Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, a major development in the ongoing war.
Why it matters: Ukraine may have taken thousands of square miles of territory in what might have been the fastest breakthrough in months.
A surprise two-pronged offensive by Ukrainian forces is reshaping the battlefield and forcing the Russians to scramble for reinforcements.
Driving the news: Ukraine launched its long-awaited push on Kherson in southern Ukraine last week, before following up with arapid advance near Kharkiv in the northeast that seems to have caught Vladimir Putin's troops by surprise.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on Friday called for a safety protection zone around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Driving the news: Grossi said shelling on Thursday cut the nuclear power plant off from its only reliable source of offsite power and left Enerhodar, the Ukrainian city nearby the plant, in a power blackout and without running water.
King Charles III remembered his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as an "inspiration" who showed "love, affection, guidance and understanding" during her reign in televised remarks from Buckingham Palace Friday.
The big picture: It was Charles' first address to the United Kingdom since the death of his mother and his ascension to the throne, which set in motion a carefully choreographed mourning period.
North Korea is toughening its nuclear policy with a new law saying the country will preemptively strike the United States or South Korea if they attempt to remove Kim Jong-un from power, state media reported Friday, according to the New York Times.
Why it matters: The law, passed by North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament on Thursday, declares the country to be a nuclear weapons state and rules out any future talks of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
Driving the news: Famine is expected in parts of southern Somalia between October and December unless urgent assistance gets to those most in need, the UN said. Humanitarian groups are urging the international community to act now, saying waiting for a formal famine declaration will be too late.
CIA director Bill Burns said Thursday it's "hard to see" Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine "as anything but a failure" six months into the invasion, per the New York Times.
The big picture: Burns' comments come as Ukrainian forces wage counteroffensives in the south and northeast and after Secretary of State Tony Blinken on a visit to Kyiv announced more military aid for Ukraine and 18 other European countries "potentially at risk of future Russian aggression."
