This year's gathering of leaders at the U.N. General Assembly is taking place in the shadow of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and as the war in Ukraine heads into a possibly decisive period. VOA United Nations correspondent Margaret Besheer has more.

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In today's special segment of World in Pictures have a look at some impactful images from Britain as Cardiff holds a Service of Prayer & Reflection for the life of Queen Elizabeth II.

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From Floral tribute to Queen Elizabeth II to New Zealand wins Rugby Championship against Australia, here are some impactful images from around the world on 15 September 2022.

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All the royal residences are piled with thousands of flowers in what might be displayed but the non-recyclable tributes are raising concerns. The plastic-covered flowers are polluting the environment and to fight that authorities has urged the mourners to remove the plastic from the floral tributes.

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There are mixed reactions pouring in from the Northern Ireland. The loyalists have moaned the death of the powerful symbol of the union, Queen Elizabeth II. On the other hand, Northern nationalists have shown indifference over the Queen's passing.

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Northern Ireland loyalists laid flowers by a huge mural of a young Queen Elizabeth II, looking back at what they saw as a glorious past, and forward to what they feared was an uncertain future.

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