Queen Elizabeth II, the nation`s longest-reigning sovereign, died Thursday at her summer retreat in the Scottish Highlands

The two leaders said they looked forward to meeting in person in the near future. `The Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon, following the death of Her Majesty The Queen,` Downing Street said in a readout of the phone call

He was joined by his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, and his son and heir Prince William - the new Prince of Wales, who added their signatures to the formal proclamation documents

In his message, the Dalai Lama said, `I am confident that you will fulfil this great responsibility with kindness and affection, dedicated to the service of others`

Here is the new king`s declaration to the Accession Council, a centuries-old body of senior British royals, and political and religious leaders, says `My Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen. It is my most sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the queen`

The US District Court for the District of Columbia has issued summons to all these leaders, along with several others, which were served on them in India earlier this year

Information is tightly controlled in the autocratic nation, which imposes stiff penalties on sharing footage or content that could harm the UAE`s reputation as a safe haven in a turbulent region

Gorbachev, in power between 1985 and 1991, helped bring US-Soviet relations out of a deep freeze and was the last surviving Cold War leader

"The court is ordering that the temporary seal remain, Lilly-Spells said, inviting written arguments by Sept. 6 from attorneys for Ronaldo, the woman, Kathryn Mayorga, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper.