Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
Apia, Samoa: Britain’s King Charles faced calls to reckon with his country’s colonial past Friday, as a summit of Commonwealth allies turned into a factious debate about the legacy of slavery and empire. Leaders from the 56-nation Commonwealth — made up mostly of British ex-colonies — gathered for a summit in Samoa, hoping to prove…
Read More “Commonwealth Presses UK’s King Charles To Compensate For Brutal Past” »
Apia, Samoa: King Charles III took part in a traditional kava-drinking ceremony before a line of bare-chested, heavily tattooed Samoans and was declared a “high chief” of the one-time Pacific island colony Thursday. The British monarch is on an 11-day tour of Australia and Samoa, both independent Commonwealth states — the first major foreign trip…
Read More “King Charles Sips Kava, Becomes Samoan “High Chief”” »