Commonwealth

New Zealand may become a republic but not anytime soon, Ardern says

New Zealand will not actively take any measures to become a republic in the short-term after the death of Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, though she expects the Pacific nation…

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UK’s Truss calls for more Commonwealth trade -The Times

(Reuters) - UK leadership candidate and foreign secretary Liz Truss said Britain must trade more with Commonwealth countries to counter China's "grave threat to our values and way of life," The Times…

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Commonwealth ends summit with call for action on climate change, trade

The newly-expanded Commonwealth made broad commitments on Saturday to address climate change and boost trade, concluding a summit aimed at shoring up the relevance of a group that evolved from…

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Why Commonwealth summit in Kigali won’t be the relaunch some were hoping for

Leaders of some 54 countries – from Africa, Europe, Asia and Southern America – are set to converge on Kigali between 20 June and 25 June 2022 for the Commonwealth…

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Does the Commonwealth have a future after Queen Elizabeth?

LONDON, (Reuters) - As Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 70th year on the throne, there are questions about whether the Commonwealth of Nations, which she was instrumental in creating and remains…

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Prince William, Kate try to boost UK bonds on Caribbean trip dogged by protest in Belize

BELIZE CITY, March 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Belize on Saturday for a weeklong Caribbean tour that was marred by a local protest…

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Prince Charles hails ‘courage and creativity’ in Commonwealth’s pandemic response

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles paid tribute to the courage shown throughout the Commonwealth in response to coronavirus in a broadcast that will air on Sunday, hours before Prince…

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Commonwealth General Secretary says that Malta has done the best in the whole of Europe

Patricia Scotland, the Commonwealth General Secretary, through a video hailed Malta for its way of handling the Coronavirus outbreak. She congratulated Malta for doing the best in the whole of…

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Maldives re-joins the Commonwealth

Maldives has re-joined the Commonwealth, bringing the total number of nations in the global organisation to 54, it has been announced. The change came into effect at one-minute past midnight…

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Major international job in Africa being considered for Prince Harry

Buckingham Palace officials are considering a plan to give Prince Harry and his wife Meghan a “major international job" probably in Africa, that will combine some work on behalf…

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UK – Amber Rudd resigns as Home Secretary over Windrush scandal

UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd, who was due to make a statement in Parliament on Monday, resigned under growing pressure to quit over the Windrush scandal. A statement from Downing…

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Prince Charles to lead the Commonwealth

Commonwealth leaders have agreed that Prince Charles will become the next head of the organisation after the Queen, it has emerged, in one of the less surprising diplomatic developments of recent months.…

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Windrush – A dark page in the UK’s Commonwealth history, today.

As the UK is hosting Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) where leaders gathered in London and Windsor to "address the shared global challenges we face and agree actions on…

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