Reuters20d
Commonwealth leaders say 'time has come' for discussion on slavery reparations
Commonwealth says time has come for discussion on slavery New secretary general supports reparations for slavery, colonialism British PM Starmer rejects calls for financial compensation APIA ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore20d
Commonwealth offers new ways of cooperation that can benefit Singapore: PM Wong
SINGAPORE: The Commonwealth offers new ways of cooperation – from trade to climate response – that can benefit Singapore, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Saturday (Oct 26). Mr Wong ...
Daily Express20d
Keir Starmer loses reparations battle as Commonwealth demands justice over slave trade
Sir Keir Starmer failed to exclude language on slavery reparations from a joint statement signed by Commonwealth countries at the end of a summit. The Prime Minister downplayed the prominence of ...
CNN20d
Commonwealth leaders say ‘time has come’ for discussion on UK slavery reparations
Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in the transatlantic ...
Reuters20d
Commonwealth leaders say sinking nations should keep their maritime boundaries
Oct 26 (Reuters) - In a boost for Pacific Islands such as Tuvalu under threat from rising seas, Commonwealth nations agreed on Saturday that a nation's maritime boundaries should remain fixed even ...
MyJoyOnline21d
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey elected Secretary-General of Commonwealth
Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been elected secretary-general of the Commonwealth at the ... During this period, she championed Ghana's foreign policy and actively ...
The Punch Newspapers21d
Tinubu congratulates new Commonwealth Secretary-General
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Botchwey, on her election as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
Al Jazeera English21d
Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery?
Commonwealth leaders have gathered in Samoa for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week. This is the first time the summit has taken place on a Pacific Small Island ...
The Roanoke Times21d
Montgomery Museum/Commonwealth Senior Living collaborate on exhibit
The Montgomery Museum of Art & History’s collaborative “Museum Members’ Art Show,” hosted by Commonwealth Senior Living at Christiansburg, will have an opening reception Oct. 30.
Los Angeles Times21d
King Charles tells summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — King Charles III told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former ...
The Mirror21d
'The Commonwealth faces controversy, decline and irrelevance - unless Charles and Keir can unite'
King Charles and PM Keir Starmer will have their work cut out to unite a fractious 56-nation Commonwealth. The international organisation created out of Empire is dear to the heart of the monarch ...
The Hindu21d
King Charles tells Commonwealth countries’ summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery
King Charles III told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa on Friday (October 25, 2024) that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s ...