Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine reported heavy casualties on Tuesday after a second day of fighting with government forces, as authorities in Kiev vowed to continue the military offensive "until not a single terrorist" was left.
"We are leaving Downing Street for the last time after 11 and a half wonderful years and we are very happy that we leave the United Kingdom in a very, very much better state than when we came here," Thatcher said with tears in her eyes.
US Secretary of State John Kerry mourned the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, hailing her as "a dear friend" of the United States and a "transformative leader" in the world.
Baroness Thatcher will be remembered as a "towering figure" and a "strong and committed leader", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said following the news of the death of the former British prime minister, known as the " Iron Lady."
Margaret Thatcher had "laid the foundation of the successful relationship between Britain and China," former British foreign secretary Geoffrey Howe told Xinhua on Monday after the announcement of the former British prime minister's death.
Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady of British politics who died on Monday at 87, played a key role in China’s relationship with the United Kingdom.
Fond farewells for 'Iron Lady'
British former PM Thatcher dies after stroke
I was eating lunch when I learned that former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had passed away.
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper mourned the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday following a stroke at the age of 87.
US President Barack Obama mourned the death of Margaret Thatcher, calling the first female British prime minister "a true friend" of the United States.
The British government said a ceremonial funeral with military honours would be held for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 87, who died on Monday.
A fresh debt crisis may break out in the short or medium term, economic experts have warned at the Boao Forum for Asia, which opened on Sunday in South China's Hainan province.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday it was with great sadness he had learnt of the death of Margaret Thatcher.
British former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her spokesman announced Monday. Britain has lost a great leader: Cameron
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